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Top Stories:  | Icy weekend for Christmas travel
 Friday, December 18, 2009
TRAFFIC conditions across France will be difficult this weekend as the Christmas getaway coincides with icy weather.
Road monitor Bison Futé has issued an "orange" warning for today and Saturday, adv... (read more...) |  Cafes ignoring smoking ban
Friday, December 18, 2009
BARS and restaurants are continuing to flout the ban on smoking in public places, an anti-smoking group has claimed.
Droit des Non-Fumeurs has submitted a report to the Health Ministry to coincide wi... (read more...) |  €3k fine for man sleeping under TGV
Friday, December 18, 2009
A DRUNK music festival-goer who survived a TGV running over the top of him as he slept has been ordered to pay the SNCF €3,000.
The 19-year-old was returning from a concert in Saint-Nolff in the Morb... (read more...) |  Snow disruption for 50 departments
Thursday, December 17, 2009
ABOUT 50 departments across the north and west of France are preparing for up to two inches of snow today.
Météo France has given out an "orange" weather alert - its second highest level - and is w... (read more...) |  Orly and Eurostar Christmas strikes
Thursday, December 17, 2009
CHRISTMAS flights out of Orly airport in Paris and Eurostar services could be disrupted in the coming days due to a strike.
Alysia Sûreté, the private contractor responsible for checking passengers' ... (read more...) | | | | | |
The only passenger rail link between Britain and the rest of Europe has been shut down indefinitely. Big News Network.com Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:14:11 -0500Trains were left stranded in the Channel Tunnel between France and England over the weekend. Big News Network.com Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:16:14 -0500London, Dec. 20 : Manchester United could make a five-million-dollar surprise move for Marseille winger, Hatem Ben Arfa, in January. ANI Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:00:28 -0500London, December 20 : The face off between French President's wife Carla Bruni and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's spouse Sarah may not happen soon. ANI Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:40:18 -0500He was the product, he discovered, of a shame-tainted liaison between his French kitchen servant mother and an officer in the German army occupying France — one of an estimated 200,000 such children... MSNBC Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:41:53 -0500After three years of investigation, the French financial market regulator AMF cleared Airbus' parent EADS executives of insider trading in a multimillion-dollar scandal on Thursday. Small shareholders... People's Daily Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:56:32 -0500City of Industry, CA --(www.FinancialNewsUSA.com)-- 12/20/2009 - Financial News industry news provided by Financial News USA. First, his office had changed a little bit since I was there a couple of y... Financial News USA Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:43:49 -0500He was the product, he discovered, of a shame-tainted liaison between his French kitchen servant mother and an officer in the German army occupying France — one of an estimated 200,000 such children... MSNBC Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:33:43 -0500PARIS - Eighteen-year-old sensation Eden Hazard scored a goal and set up two in Lille's 3-0 victory over Le Mans on Sunday in the French league. The victory allowed Lille to leapfrog Montpellier and ... TSN Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:13:58 -0500Lille´s midfielder Mathieu Debuchy (R) is challenged by Le Mans´ defender Ludovic Baal during the French L1 football match at the Lille-Metropole stadium in Villeneuve-d´Ascq, northern France. Lill... soccerway Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:11:56 -0500LOSC Lille Métropole hauled themselves up into third spot in France courtesy of their fifth straight league success, a 3-0 triumph over Le Mans UC 72, with Olympique Lyonnais unable to unseat them as... UEFA Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:37:05 -0500BEIJING (AFP) - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon arrived in China Sunday for a visit aimed at pushing forward relations between the two countries following a rift over Tibetan issues that lasted ... West Australian Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:36:17 -0500A used book or nearly-new kitchen gadget may not be at the top of every Christmas wish list, but hard economic times coupled with a new green awareness are changing attitudes about gift-giving in Fran... Breitbart Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:36:09 -0500Munster recorded one of the finest away victories in Heineken Cup history with a thrilling 37-14 bonus-point win at Perpignan. The French champions had won 16 successive European ties at the Stade A... Ananova Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:35:33 -0500Christmas , studies show. About 30 percent of French consumers will give second-hand items as gifts to stretch out their tight budgets but also to do their little bit for recycling, according to a ... Yahoo! News Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:32:23 -0500Christmas , studies show. About 30 percent of French consumers will give second-hand items as gifts to stretch out their tight budgets but also to do their little bit for recycling, according to a ... Yahoo! News Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:32:18 -0500The only passenger rail service between Britain and mainland Europe has been suspended indefinitely as Eurostar investigates a series of train breakdowns that trapped thousands of people in the Channe... SBS Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:31:58 -0500VAL D'ISERE, France (AP) -- Lindsey Vonn capped a successful weekend with a third-place finish in a super-G that helped her to reclaim the sole lead of the overall World Cup standings barely two month... Tampa Bay Online Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:30:30 -0500VAL D'ISERE, France (AP) -- Lindsey Vonn capped a successful weekend with a third-place finish in a super-G that helped her to reclaim the sole lead of the overall World Cup standings barely two month... Tampa Bay Online Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:30:25 -0500Munster recorded one of the finest away victories in Heineken Cup history with a thrilling 37-14 bonus-point win at Perpignan. The French champions had won 16 successive European ties at the Stade A... Ananova Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:09:04 -0500The only rail link between Britain and France has been closed indefinitely as Eurostar investigates a series of train breakdowns that trapped thousands of people in the Channel Tunnel for hours. SBS Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:05:45 -0500Paul O'Connell believes Munster answered their critics in the best possible way with a stunning 37-14 bonus-point victory against Perpignan. The two-time European champions had been under fire foll... Planet Rugby Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:38:22 -0500Leeds Carnegie maintained their pursuit of a quarter-final place in the Amlin Challenge Cup following a convincing 47-0 home win over Bucuresti Oaks on Sunday. The Guinness Premiership side romped ... Planet Rugby Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:38:21 -0500Sale director of rugby Kingsley Jones is targeting a Heineken Cup quarter-final spot after his side proved they are a team for all seasons with a hard-fought 21-17 win over Harlequins in driving snow.... Planet Rugby Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:38:21 -0500PARIS — Efforts to digitize French culture, from Marcel Proust’s manuscripts to the first films of the legendary Lumière brothers, have been bogged down by the country’s relucta... International Herald Tribune Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:12:50 -0500PARIS — Efforts to digitize French culture, from Marcel Proust’s manuscripts to the first films of the legendary Lumière brothers, have been bogged down by the country’s relucta... International Herald Tribune Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:12:26 -0500Despite fierce resistance to Google's plans to digitise the world's books, observers say it is well placed to start scanning Europe's cultural treasures -- beginning in France, where the US giant got ... The Independent Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:04:10 -0500At age 12, a furtive glance at a medical record deepened Jean-Jacques Delorme's doubts about who he was. Throughout adulthood, he unearthed relics of his long-hidden history.He was the product, he dis... Gadsden Times Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:50:42 -0500Munster recorded one of the finest away victories in Heineken Cup history with a thrilling 37-14 bonus-point win at Perpignan. The French champions had won 16 successive European ties at the Stade A... Ananova Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:44:27 -0500CAEN, France (AP) - Ugly words on the playground were his first hurtful clue. At age 12, a furtive glance at a medical record deepened Jean-Jacques Delorme's doubts about who he was. Throughout adulth... Find Law Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:39:48 -0500This Nov. 28, 2009 photo shows Jean-Jacques Delorme holding a photo of himself with his German half-sister and half-brother in Caen, France. Delorme was born in October 1944 in a Normandy town freshly... Sign on San Diego Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:17:22 -0500Gloucester head coach Bryan Redpath hopes his side will gain some much-needed confidence from their 19-6 Heineken Cup victory over Glasgow Warriors that avenged a thumping in Scotland last weekend. ... Planet Rugby Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:09:05 -0500A fabulous performance from Munster has all but ended Perpignan's Heineken Cup campaign on Sunday, with a 37-14 win at the Stade Aime-Giral. As with last week, the French did most of the running ea... Planet Rugby Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:09:04 -0500CAEN, France -- Ugly words on the playground were his first hurtful clue.At age 12, a furtive glance at a medical record deepened Jean-Jacques Delorme's doubts about who he was. Throughout adulthood,... The Miami Herald Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:06:27 -0500By ANGELA CHARLTONAssociated Press Writer CAEN, France (AP) - Ugly words on the playground were his first hurtful clue. At age 12, a furtive glance at a medical record deepened Jean-Jacques Delorme&... KTNV Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:05:41 -0500Munster recorded one of the finest away victories in Heineken Cup history with a thrilling 37-14 bonus-point win at Perpignan.The French champions had won 16 successive European ties at the Stade Aime... Independent.ie Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:04:04 -0500Gareth Thomas takes on the Toulouse defence. Photograph: Pascal Pavani/AFP/Getty Images Helped by a superb individual performance by the France half-back Frédéric Michalak,... The Guardian Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:03:10 -0500(AP Photo/David Vincent)This Nov. 28, 2009 photo shows Jean-Jacques Delorme holding a photo of himself with his German half-sister and half-brother in Caen, France. Delorme was born in October 1944 in... Examiner Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:02:12 -0500This Nov. 28, 2009 photo shows Jean-Jacques Delorme holding a photo of himself with his German half-sister and half-brother in Caen, France. Delorme was born in October 1944 in a Normandy town freshly... Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:53:53 -0500He was the product, he discovered, of a shame-tainted liaison between his French kitchen servant mother and an officer in the German army occupying France - one of an estimated 200,000 such children, ... Associated Press Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:45:02 -0500This Nov. 28, 2009 photo shows Jean-Jacques Delorme holding a photo of himself with his German half-sister and half-brother in Caen, France. Delorme was born in October 1944 in a Normandy town freshly... Sun-Sentinel Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:40:33 -0500CAEN, France (AP) - Ugly words on the playground were his first hurtful clue. At age 12, a furtive glance at a medical record deepened Jean-Jacques Delorme's doubts about who he was. Throughout adulth... Breitbart Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:16:39 -0500Hôtel Particulier Montmartre , a two-year-old boutique hotel in a 19th-century town house. Somewhere in the five suites, presumably, there were guests performing activities unrelated to art —... International Herald Tribune Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:52:25 -0500Munster can push reigning French champions Perpignan to the brink of Heineken Cup elimination on Sunday - and underline their own credentials for a possible third European title. The Irish giants he... Ananova Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:23:54 -0500FILE - In this May 30, 2007 file photo, a Google sign inside Google headquarters is seen in Mountain View, Calif. A Paris court has convicted Google Inc. Friday, Dec. 18, 2009, in a copyright infringe... SINA Sun, 20 Dec 2009 07:53:35 -0500Embattled Wallabies centre Quade Cooper has promised to do whatever it takes to win the back the confidence of the Australian Rugby Union. Cooper has made a desperate plea to the ARU not to tear up... Planet Rugby Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:04:11 -0500French Prime Minister Francois Fillon arrived in Beijing Sunday afternoon to start his first official visit to China since he took office. Chinese President Hu Jintao, top legislator Wu Bangguo, Premi... People's Daily Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:42:24 -0500According to the News of the World, contact has been made between Olympique de Marseille and Manchester United over the availability of Ben Arfa, 22, who has struggled to gain a regular place in the F... New Kerala Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:19:15 -0500David Bellion powered Bordeaux to a 4-1 victory over Lorient on Saturday and helped his team consolidate first place in the French league.Bordeaux tops the standings with 40 points from 18 matches, ni... eTaiwan News Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:16:39 -0500Former French President Jacques Chirac is called in by a judge over more allegations that he used public funds while mayor of Paris to pay political allies for jobs that didn't exist. Los Angeles Times Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:52:31 -0500PARIS, Dec 20 (IPS) - They huddle in the doorways of buildings with their few belongings, trying to keep warm. Or they sleep in covered shopping centres, accompanied by their pets - usually dogs. Some... IPS Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:57:47 -0500 |
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