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40 masked raiders steal from shop
40 masked raiders  steal from shopFriday, July 03, 2009
FORTY masked people walked out of a Leclerc supermarket in the Ile-de-France with €9,000 worth of goods. The thieves entered the supermarket in Etampes in the department of Essonne and grabbed electr... (read more...)
Nutella sales are spreadingNutella sales are spreading
Friday, July 03, 2009
NUTELLA sales are spreading and have risen 6% over the past year as it beats the sales crunch. The hazelnut-chocolate spread has grabbed 90% of the market for pâtes à tartiner (spreads) in France. N... (read more...)
Atlantic crash jet fell like a stoneAtlantic crash jet fell like a stone
Friday, July 03, 2009
CRASH investigators say the Air France jet that plunged into the Atlantic off Brazil killing all 228 on board “fell like a stone” and the people on board did not even have time to fix their seat belts... (read more...)
Car scrapping boosts new salesCar scrapping boosts new sales
Thursday, July 02, 2009
CAR sales have been boosted due to the effects of prime à la casse – money paid for scrapping an old car – with sales up 7% in June. The latest rise has meant that over the past six months new car sa... (read more...)
Roaming phone charges choppedRoaming phone charges chopped
Thursday, July 02, 2009
MOBILE phone call roaming charges have been cut due to the European Union’s new maximum tariffs. Making calls now costs a maximum of 43 centimes a minute (down from 46) within the EU while receiving ... (read more...)

· New carbon tax discussed today
Thursday, July 02, 2009

· Restaurants' VAT cut from today
Wednesday, July 01, 2009

· Carrefour starts economy drive
Wednesday, July 01, 2009

· Study reveals police racism
Wednesday, July 01, 2009

· South-east TGV route is picked
Tuesday, June 30, 2009

The second stage of the 2009 Tour de France got underway Sunday in the principality of Monaco, with Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara wearing the leader's yellow jersey and race favourite Alberto Contador in second place.
Big News Network.com Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:00:29 -0400
London, July 5 : The astonishing new pictures showing Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe affectionately hugging and cuddling their two kids Prince and baby Paris can dramatically turn around the custody battle.
Big News Network.com Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:30:24 -0400
BRIGNOLES, France (AP) ? Britain's Mark Cavendish won Sunday's second stage of the Tour de France under a searing sun, as Lance Armstrong finished safely in the trailing pack behind a sprint.
USA Today Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:29:12 -0400
PARIS (AP) -- A submarine scouring the Indian Ocean on Sunday heard the signal beacons of the two black boxes from a Yemenia Airways flight that crashed off the Comoros Islands, the French aviation ag...
Associated Press Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:20:50 -0400
ST QUENTIN, France (Reuters) - German Martin Kaymer won the French Open on Sunday after defeating former European number one Lee Westwood of Britain in a sudden-death playoff.
Reuters Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:19:58 -0400
Plans for a crackdown on illegal cross-Channel immigration will be discussed by Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy at an Anglo-French summit. The UK hopes the meeting, ...
Ananova Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:46:12 -0400
German Martin Kaymer won the French Open Alstom at Le Golf National and again left England's Lee Westwood waiting for his first win since September 2007. The pair were in a play-off after finishing o...
RTE Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:40:41 -0400
Lions legend Ian McGeechan is confident he has established a coaching legacy that will carry the famous touring side into a successful future. After signing off the South Africa series with victory...
Planet Rugby Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:39:44 -0400
Cancellara's team were helping set an easy pace at the front of the bunch, but from around the halfway mark the frontrunners were condemned to being caught after the Colombia team took over the chas...
Times Online Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:44:36 -0400
The US Eagles celebrated Independence Day with a hard-fought 12-6 victory over Canada in Saturday's Rugby World Cup qualifying tie at the Blackbaud Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina. The winner...
Planet Rugby Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:39:42 -0400
Brignoles - Mark Cavendish of Britain easily won the second stage of the 2009 Tour de France Sunday, bursting out of the pack to win a sprint to the finish at Brignoles. The 24-year-old Team Columbia ...
Earth Times Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:31:35 -0400
Monaco - Mark Cavendish of Britain won the second stage of the 2009 Tour de France Sunday, bursting out of the pack to win a sprint to the finish at Brignoles. The 24-year-old Team Columbia rider, wid...
Earth Times Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:31:34 -0400
Churning past the Prince's Palace and famous casino of Monaco yesterday, Ryder Hesjedal of Victoria placed a respectable 44th among the 180 cyclists who began the first leg of the 2009 Tour de France....
Times Colonist Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:20:24 -0400
July 7-Fourth Stage, Montpellier_Montpellier, team time trial, 39 km (24.2) July 8-Fifth Stage, Le Cap d'Agde_Perpignan, plain, 196.5 km (122.0) July 9-Sixth Stage, Gerona, Spain_Barcelona, plain,...
New Jersey Online Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:56:00 -0400
British & Irish Lions lock Simon Shaw has received a two-week ban after being cited for dangerous play during yesterday's third Test victory over South Africa in Johannesburg. The England and Wasps...
Planet Rugby Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:34:05 -0400
Phil Vickery has hailed the "unbelievable experience" of a Lions tour - and warned off those critics who question the viability of rugby's greatest institution. Vickery, who will be 37 when the Lio...
Planet Rugby Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:34:09 -0400
British & Irish Lions doctor James Robson believes the shape of rugby players will have to start changing after the most physical Test series he has ever experienced. Robson has been the Lions doct...
Planet Rugby Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:34:07 -0400
The International Rugby Board (IRB) is investigating South Africa's protest against the suspension of Bakkies Botha during Saturday's third Test against the British & Irish Lions. The Springboks sp...
Planet Rugby Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:34:04 -0400
July 4, 2009 · The Tour de France began Saturday with the first of its 21 stages. And for the first time in four years, Lance Armstrong was among the participants. Guy Raz talks with Joe Lindse...
NPR Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:33:11 -0400
July 4, 2009 · The Tour de France starts today in Monaco, and despite all the turmoil and troubles of recent times, this year's Tour is forecast to be one of the most exciting ever. The organiz...
NPR Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:33:06 -0400
The winning campaign was for the the Hariri Foundation who wanted to address the imbalance of gender roles in Lebanese society through their 'Women Empowerment Program'. The agency chose to tackle ...
AME Info Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:18:57 -0400
(AP) ? CAIRO - Egypt's Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. said Sunday it was dropping its case against France Telecom over ownership stakes in Mobinil, the country's largest mobile phone service p...
New Jersey Online Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:49:39 -0400
Supporters of Olympique de Marseille are in mourning following the news that their majority shareholder, Robert Louis-Dreyfus (63), had passed away in Zurich on Saturday 4 July following a long illnes...
UEFA Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:23:53 -0400
Australia star Lote Tuqiri has revealed his devastation at being dumped by the Australian Rugby Union (ARU). The wing, with 67 caps to his name, had previously been warned over contract breaches an...
Planet Rugby Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:19:00 -0400
Axed New Zealand loose forward Liam Messam has been told to go away and work on cutting down his error rate. Messam was the biggest casualty when Graham Henry named his squad yesterday for the upco...
Planet Rugby Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:18:59 -0400
Marseille owner Robert Louis-Dreyfus died late last night of Leukaemia, the club has confirmed. The 63-year-old, who took charge in 1996, passed away after suffering from the disease for several year...
FIFA Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:12:26 -0400
RAFA ECHENIQUE lost his magic but kept his lead in the French Open Alstom at Le Golf National near Paris yesterday. By adding a 70 to his opening rounds of 65 and 67, however, the 28-year-old from Ar...
IC Wales Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:54:58 -0400
BBC Sport's Phil Sheehan on Twitter: "Blazing hot day in southern France. I rode 90km to the stage finish and I was caked in salt when I arrived. Feel sorry for the real riders!"...
BBC Sport Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:57:48 -0400
SWITZERLAND’S Fabian Cancellara got the better of Tour de France favourite Alberto Contador to win the 15.5km time-trial first stage in the blistering Monaco sun. The 28-year-old Saxo Bank ride...
IC Wales Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:54:55 -0400
During Sarkozy's visit to London, Brown had qualified relations as an entente formidable (marvellous entente), a play-on-words on the 1904 entente cordiale agreements that ended antagonisms between Br...
The Tocqueville Connection Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:41:12 -0400
SSP Chowrasia's game came unstuck when it really mattered and the Kolkata pro stuttered to six-over 77 in his penultimate round to slip to the 77th place in the Open de France Alstom golf tournament h...
NDTV Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:17:51 -0400
7/5/2009, 5:55 a.m. EDT (AP) ? CAIRO - Egypt's Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E. said Sunday it was dropping its case against France Telecom over ownership stakes in Mobinil, the country's largest...
New Jersey Online Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:36:48 -0400
The far-right French National Front (FN) won 39% of votes in the first round of the Henin Beaumont by-election in Northern France on June 28. The by-election, in the Nord Pas-de-Calais department, was...
Green Left Online Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:08:20 -0400
-- Lance Armstrong celebrated the Fourth of July by "wearing" the yellow jersey again for about 15 minutes. Then a young chap who was 14 when Armstrong won the first of his seven successive Tour de F...
San Francisco Chronicle Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:17:00 -0400
Paralympic champions Stephane Houdet and Michael Jeremiasz will aim to add the Wimbledon men's wheelchair doubles to their haul in Sunday's final.The French pair beat Sweden's Stefan Olsson and Peter ...
BBC Sport Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:53:20 -0400
7/5/2009, 4:00 a.m. EDT (AP) ? PHOENIX - Cynthia Mary Roberson is an unemployed mother who police say led her 12- and 14-year-old sons and their friends to commit at least 20 armed robberies an...
New Jersey Online Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:32:43 -0400
7/5/2009, 4:00 a.m. EDT (AP) ? CHICAGO - Credit the recession for staycations and bringing us more game-night parties at home. But also give it a shout for spurring more first dates.
New Jersey Online Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:32:40 -0400
ETA have been arrested in southern France. The trio were reportedly armed and driving a stolen car. Spanish authorities have named them as key suspects, wanted in connection with a series of attac...
Euro News Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:44:37 -0400
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter has rescued a French kayaker who became fatigued in the Bering Sea during his quest to circumnavigate the world.
Gadsden Times Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:25:42 -0400
A Friday train crash near southwestern French city of Limoges left 13 injured, among whom two were seriously injured and are remained in hospital on Saturday, local officials said. The train which der...
People's Daily Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:07:54 -0400
Powerful message delivery on the importance of early detection of breast cancer, through the touch and feel of a real lump, won Impact Plus a silver Lion in the media category for the 'best use of mag...
AME Info Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:54:00 -0400
It's Fourth of July weekend. My wife, Kathy, and I have a bag full of red, white and blue pinwheels, some Stars and Stripes-brand snack cakes, and a packet of mini-flags. We're nearly set for a holida...
Los Angeles Times Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:40:05 -0400
President Nicolas Sarkozy reignites France's long-running battle over Sunday shopping this week as lawmakers begin debate on a bill that would allow more French stores to open on the day of rest. A sh...
Breitbart Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:08:50 -0400
France on Saturday accused the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) of conducting the latest missile test and warned the country to "refrain from any further provocation," said a Fre...
People's Daily Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:01:44 -0400
Squabbles have emerged between Brazil's air authorities and the Agency for Aviation Security and Navigation in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) after investigators said controllers were slow to realize ...
People's Daily Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:01:38 -0400
The fruits of freedom gushed forth from the ground on May 26, 1973, as Waco residents gathered for the dedication of a fountain to commemorate the fight for freedom during the Vietnam War. The Freedo...
Waco Tribune-Herald Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:02:20 -0400
VICTORIA — Churning past the famous casino of Monaco on Saturday, Ryder Hesjedal of Victoria placed a respectable 44th among the 180 cyclists who began the first leg of the 2009 Tour de France.“To...
Vancouver Sun Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:21:47 -0400
New details emerged yesterday of the extraordinary escape of a single passenger - a 12-year-old girl - from the crash of Yemenia Flight 626, writes Jason Burke in ParisDoe Cyrille, a merchant sailor f...
guardian.co.uk Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:17:53 -0400
An unseemly row has cast a shadow over one of the most cherished seaside resorts in France. The little west coast village of St Marc sur Mer has embodied carefree summer holidays for a generation, eve...
guardian.co.uk Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:17:51 -0400
Sunday, July 05, 2009 PARIS: Anti-terror judges leading an inquiry into the 2002 killing of 11 French engineers in Pakistan have asked the French defence minister to open up classified government fil...
The News Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:19:06 -0400
Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara got the better of Tour de France favourite Alberto Contador to triumph in the 15.5km time-trial first stage in the blistering Monaco sun today. The 28-year-old Saxo Ba...
RTE Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:16:07 -0400
Vivendi chief Jean-Bernard Levy declined on Saturday to say whether the French media and telecom group was interested in acquiring the African operations of Kuwaiti telecom group Zain.
Arabian Business Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:01:50 -0400
British & Irish Lions lock Simon Shaw has been cited for dangerous play during his side's 28-9 victory over the Springboks in the third Test. Citing officer Steve Hinds of New Zealand cited Shaw fo...
Planet Rugby Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:11:07 -0400
He was Man of the Match on Saturday, delivering such an accomplished openside performance you were left thinking 'if only he had played before'. Martyn Williams shared similar sentiments, not for h...
Planet Rugby Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:11:06 -0400
AIX-EN-PROVENCE: There is no sign of stabilisation in France’s job market and it may suddenly get worse, the head of the French operations of Adecco, the world’s largest staffing agency, said o...
Times of India Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:38:11 -0400
Cycling: Team-mates will battle this one out MONACO - Switzerland's Olympic time-trial champion Fabian Cancellara won the first stage of the Tour de France this morning (NZT) in a time of 19 minutes 3...
New Zealand Herald Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:56:00 -0400
Switzerland's Olympic time-trial champion Fabian Cancellara won the first stage of the Tour de France on Saturday in a time of 19 minutes 32.14 seconds to claim the yellow jersey.The 28-year-old showe...
NDTV Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:09:43 -0400
Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland won the opening stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, with seven-time champion Lance Armstrong placing a respectable 10th for the start of his comeback to the spo...
Times Online Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:11:17 -0400
A series defeat, but in every other significant statistic, the touring Lions had the beating of the Springboks over three matches after the third Test. They won on aggregate points, on tries scored...
Planet Rugby Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:06:48 -0400
The starting salary for this post is on grade 6 of the UCL salary scales which ranges from £22,765 - £27,183 per annum. London allowance of £2,781 per annum is payable in addition. This post is fun...
guardian.co.uk Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:01:01 -0400
ST QUENTIN, France - Argentine Rafa Echenique birdied the final hole of his third round to edge into a one-shot lead on 11-under-par 202 at the French Open on Saturday.
Khaleej Times Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:18:41 -0400
Switzerland's Olympic time-trial champion Fabian Cancellara won the first stage of the Tour de France on Saturday in a time of 19 minutes 32.14 seconds in the 15.5km time-trial around Monaco to claim ...
Breitbart Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:09:06 -0400
MONACO -- Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong began his comeback at the Tour de France today by briefly taking the lead in the first-stage time trial in Monaco. The 37-year-old Texan set off 18th ...
Los Angeles Times Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:39:56 -0400
Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland speeds downhill to win the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial of 15.5 kilometres with start and finish in Monaco on Saturday.
CBC News Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:48:52 -0400
PARIS (Reuters) - Swiss Fabian Cancellara snatched the Tour de France yellow jersey with a smashing victory in the opening time trial on Saturday, while seven-times champion Lance Armstrong made a res...
Reuters Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:41:45 -0400
South Africa wore white arm bands against the British and Irish Lions in protest to the banning of Bakkies Botha who was suspended for dangerously charging into a ruck in the side's series win in Pret...
Planet Rugby Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:01:26 -0400
British and Irish Lions skipper Paul O'Connell praised his side for digging deep after a tough week to win the third Test against South Africa. The tourists made sure they didn't suffer a first eve...
Planet Rugby Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:01:24 -0400
Springbok captain John Smit said he'll settle for a 2-1 series win over the British and Irish Lions after his side lost the third Test 28-9 to the visitors at Ellis Park on Saturday. The men in red...
Planet Rugby Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:01:21 -0400
The British and Irish Lions notched their first win in eight Tests on Saturday, beating South Africa convincingly 28-9 in Johannesburg. The tourists had been widely-tipped to fall flat on their fac...
Planet Rugby Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:01:18 -0400
Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson has been snapped up by a major French publisher, which will distribute 100,000 copies of the unauthorized biography. In a stroke of synchronicity, the boo...
CBC News Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:42:56 -0400
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