Peugeot quit Le Mans for cost reasons
Reuters via Yahoo! India News Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:08 PM PST
PARIS (Reuters) - Former winners Peugeot will not enter this year's Le Mans 24 Hours race after announcing on Wednesday that they had pulled out of the new FIA world endurance championship for financial reasons. "This decision has been taken in the context of a difficult economic environment in Europe," the French carmaker said in a statement on the company website. "Peugeot has chosen to ... |
Boreal forest UNESCO bid heading to Paris
Brandon Sun Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:05 PM PST
A bid to get a huge area of northern Manitoba designated a United Nations world heritage site will be in the mail next week. |
Brake problems ground Sarkozy
UPI Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:01 PM PST
PARIS, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- A plane carrying French President Nicolas Sarkozy made an emergency landing Tuesday in Toulouse due to a problem with the braking system, officials said. |
Employees at Just One Paris Hospital Are Owed 2 Million Vacation Days
The Atlantic Wire Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:01 PM PST
Exemplifying a problem created by France's generous vacation and overtime rules the employees of the Hopital Vaugirard in Paris have accumulated 2 million days off, reports NPR's Renée Montagne on Morning Edition . French workers get comped vacation time added to their base five weeks of annual leave if they work longer than the mandated 35-hour work week and apparently even the French can't ... |
Win It: An HBO Luxury Lounge Gift Bag!
Extra TV Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:42 PM PST
Before the stars partied with "Extra" at the 2012 Golden Globes, they got an invite to be pampered at the HBO Luxury Lounge featuring L'Oreal Paris and New Era Cap -- and now you can, too! "Extra" is giving... |
UPDATE 1-Motor racing-Peugeot quit Le Mans for cost reasons
Reuters via Yahoo! News Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:37 PM PST
(Adds Le Mans reaction) PARIS, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Former winners Peugeot willnot enter this year's Le Mans 24 Hours race after announcing onWednesday that they had pulled out of the new FIA worldendurance championship for financial reasons. "This decision has been taken in the context of a difficulteconomic environment in Europe," the French carmaker said in astatement on the company website ... |
Football: Kaka denies PSG move
sportal.com.au Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:33 PM PST
Real Madrid playmaker Kaka says he has no interest in moving to Paris Saint-Germain in January. |
Mugler's 'supermen' open Paris fashion shows
AFP via Yahoo!7 News Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:33 PM PST
PARIS (AFP) - Supermen strode the catwalk on day one of the Paris menswear shows Wednesday as Mugler sent out sharp, futuristic suits for autumn-winter, worn under giant-shouldered jackets and military-style capes. |
Kaufman & Broad S.A.: 2011 Annual Results
Business Wire Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:15 PM PST
PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Kaufman & Broad S.A. (Paris:KOF) today announced its results for the 2011 fiscal year (from December 1, 2010 to November 30, 2011) and fourth quarter 2011 (September 1 to November 30, 2011). KEY CONSOLIDATED DATA (€ million) 4th quarter2011 4th quarter2010 Change Fiscal2011 Fiscal2010 Change Revenues (excluding VAT) 365.3 331.1 +10.3 % 1,044.3 935.7 +11.6 ... |
Paris Hilton gets twitter abuse from Joey Barton
Heat Magazine Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:04 PM PST
Joey Barton caused quite a stir last month when he engaged in a twitter war with the cast of The Only Way Is Essex. This time, however, we’re sure the QPR football player’s tweets will slip by with no comment... |
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