Massive size of cruiseliners a safety risk
Channel NewsAsia Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:19 PM PST
PARIS: Stricken luxury liner Costa Concordia may have been big enough to house swimming pools and restaurants but its very size might have complicated evacuation and rescue efforts, industry experts said. |
France could be AAA again in 5 yrs: BNP Paribas CEO
AsiaOne Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:24 PM PST
PARIS - France could regain its top-notch triple-A credit rating in five years with sustainable growth of 2 per cent and a sound budgetary policy, the head of France's biggest listed bank, BNP Paribas, told Le Journal du Dimanche newspaper. |
Regus Business Lounge Opens at Shell Motorway Station
Business Wire Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:05 PM PST
PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shell and Regus announce the trial of a joint programme that could see Regus business lounges open at Shell petrol forecourts on motorways across Europe. The business lounges are designed specifically to meet the needs of a growing number of mobile workers. The first business lounge has opened at a Shell station just south-west of Paris, on the A10 autoroute, at the ... |
Sexy undies yes, G-strings no, say French women
The Malaysian Insider Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:34 PM PST
PARIS, Jan 16 â€" Men may find it the ultimate turn-on, but the G-string is on its way out in France, ditched by droves of women who have found comfier â€" and more flattering â€" ways to look sexy, a study showed Thursday. "Back in the 1990s, the G-string was the key lingerie item for French women, but its star has faded," said Cecile Guerin, ... |
'VIP' Chinese pandas arrive for new life in France
Straits Times Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:26 PM PST
PARIS (AFP) - Two Chinese pandas got a red-carpet welcome on Sunday when they arrived in Paris for a new life in a country zoo after Beijing put aside its differences with France and extended the hand of bear diplomacy. |
Rupert Murdoch goes on Twitter rant, attacking President Obama and Google
TheCelebrityCafe.com Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:24 PM PST
Daniel S Levine News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch attends the eG8 forum in Paris May 24, 2011. The eG8 forum will gather "leaders of the Internet" to consider and discuss the future of the Internet and society. REUTERS/Lionel Bonaventure/Pool (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS SCI TECH BUSINESS) read more |
DAKAR: Peterhansel and de Rooy stand on top step for Car and Truck in Lima
Motorsport.com Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:13 PM PST
Peterhansel nabs 10th Dakar legend status; de Rooy takes his first Dakar legend status The 2012 Dakar race started in Argentina and for the first time in its history, it ended in Peru. The historic rally-raid has completed another chapter in its long history after the first Paris to Algiers to Dakar in 1979. The race was cancelled only once and that was the last minute decision in 2008 due to ... |
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