Intact buys AXA's Canada-based operations
Washington Examiner Tue, 31 May 2011 14:13 PM PDT
The Associated Press The Associated Press TORONTO Canada's Intact Financial Corp. has agreed to buy the Canadian insurance operations of the Paris-based AXA Group for $2.7 billion. Intact said Tuesday the acquisition of AXA Canada â€" the sixth-largest home, auto and business insurer in Canada â€" will boost the value of its direct premiums in Canada by $2 billion to more than $6.7 billion. Intact ... |
Bartoli fuelled by crowd support
Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Tue, 31 May 2011 14:10 PM PDT
PARIS (Reuters) - Marion Bartoli turned the pressure of playing at her home grand slam into a driving force on Tuesday as she became the first Frenchwoman to reach the Roland Garros semi-finals since 2005. |
Sports briefs: Murray rebounds, beats Troicki at French Open
Fort Bend Herald Tue, 31 May 2011 14:04 PM PDT
PARIS - Lethargic at times and brooding at others, Andy Murray worked his way into the French Open quarterfinals by coming back to beat Victor Troicki 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 on Tuesday in a match that started a day earlier. |
French Open 2011 Schedule: 5 Key Storylines to Watch Wednesday
Bleacher Report Tue, 31 May 2011 14:02 PM PDT
Four of the eight semi-finalists have been determined for the 2011 French Open thus far ( Roger Federer , Novak Djokovic , Francesca Schiavone and Marion Bartoli). This means that the champions of the event are just a few days away from being crowned. The other four singles quarterfinal matches are set to be played on Wednesday in Paris. The following is a look at five key storylines for Day 11 ... |
Federer to face unbeaten Djokovic at French Open
Greenwich Time Tue, 31 May 2011 14:00 PM PDT
Maria Sharapova of Russia returns against Chan Yung-Jan of Taipei in her third round match at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Saturday May 28, 2011. Sharapova won in two sets 6-2, 6-3. |
Washington State U.S.A. to Exhibit at Paris Air Show 2011, Jun 20 - 26, 2011
Business Wire Tue, 31 May 2011 13:55 PM PDT
OLYMPIA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Press Kit Materials are Available at: http://www.tradeshownews.com/events/Paris-Air-Show-2011/WashStateDeptofCommerce/ Company: Washington State U.S.A. Event: Paris Air Show 2011Jun 20 - 26, 2011Paris, FR Web: http://www.choosewashington.com Washington State, USA is a global center for aerospace innovation and ... |
Sharapova keen to rise to challenge of completing grand slam set
Kiama Independent Tue, 31 May 2011 13:54 PM PDT
PARIS: The French Open has proved elusive for Russian Maria Sharapova. The 24-year-old won Wimbledon in 2004, the US Open in 2006 and the Australian Open in 2008 but has never made it past the semi-finals in Paris. |
Federer reaches semifinals, Djokovic is next
The Times Herald Tue, 31 May 2011 13:52 PM PDT
PARIS â€" Roger Federer made his way back into the French Open semifinals on Tuesday, and he’ll now get a chance to end Novak Djokovic’s perfect season. |
Cellphones are possibly carcinogenic, says international panel
The Star-Ledger Tue, 31 May 2011 13:46 PM PDT
Loic Venance/AFP/Getty ImagesThis 2009 file photo in Paris, shows a man presenting an iPhone. LONDON â€" An international panel of experts says cellphones are possibly carcinogenic to humans after reviewing details from dozens of published studies. The statement was issued... |
Investigating the Problem of Time in "Midnight in Paris"
Broward-Palm Beach New Times Tue, 31 May 2011 13:45 PM PDT
A nebbishy screenwriter who longs to publish a novel, Gil (Owen Wilson) is tentatively working on a book set in a nostalgia shop â€" much to the open frustration of Inez (Rachel McAdams), his all-too-modern, rich-girl fiancée, who has a tendency to talk about him in catty, judgy tones ... |
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