Cheyrou winner keeps in-form Marseille in chasing pack
Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:04 PM PST
Olympique Marseille stayed among the pack chasing Ligue 1 pacesetters Paris St Germain when a second-half goal by Benoit Cheyrou secured a 2-1 comeback win at Stade Rennes on Sunday. |
French government to cut 2012 growth estimate - source
Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:57 PM PST
PARIS (Reuters) - The French government is set to revise down its estimate for 2012 economic growth in an upcoming revision to its budget bill, a government source said on Sunday. The source told reporters following a televised interview with President Nicolas Sarkozy that the government envisages cuts to spending, rather than further tax rises, to make up for the likely shortfall. Sarkozy's ... |
A 375-Year-Old French Bank Forgives Debts of Paris’ Poorest
Great News Network Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:57 PM PST
Just as France was being chastised for excessive national borrowing with a sovereign debt downgrade, thousands of lucky French people had their financial obligations forgiven after the country's oldest bank decided to simply wipe their slate clean. |
Struggling Sarkozy unveils new taxes in pre-election gamble
AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:57 PM PST
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy gets ready prior to the start of the one hour-long television interview at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris. Sarkozy on Sunday announced plans to introduce a 0.1 ... |
Kristen Stewart: Paris Arrival
Just Jared Jr. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:42 PM PST
Kristen Stewart keeps it cool as she arrives at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, France, on Sunday afternoon (January 29). The 21-year-old actress was spotted at a photo shoot with her Snow White and the Huntsman costars in Los Angeles. No word on which publication it will be featured in, yet. Kristen Stewart In [...] |
Election ahead, Sarkozy announces French tax hike
Washington Examiner Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:22 PM PST
JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press PARIS In a big pre-election gamble, President Nicolas Sarkozy has promised a hike in France's consumption tax to pay for a new measure aimed to lower the high cost of labor and boost job creation. Sarkozy has gone on national TV to say his conservative government will announce a 1.6 percent increase in the value-added tax, to 21.2 percent â€" and raise fees on ... |
French Football Results
AP via Yahoo! Sports Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:01 PM PST
PARIS (AP) -- Results from the 21st round of the French football league (home teams listed first): Saturday's Games Brest 0, Paris Saint-Germain 1 Nice 0, Montpellier 1 Lyon 3, Dijon 1 Toulouse 1, Caen 0 Lorient 1, Sochaux 1 Auxerre 1, Nancy 3 Lille 3, Saint-Etienne 0 Sunday's Games Evian 0, Bordeaux 0 Valenciennes 1, Ajaccio 2 Rennes 1, Marseille 2 |
Kristen Stewart Heads to Paris While Cannes Rumors Swirl
PopSugar Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:58 PM PST
Kristen Stewart was in her standard travel uniform as she arrived at an airport in Paris on Sunday. She was coming from a visit home to California, where she met up with her Snow White and the Huntsman costars for a photo shoot. Kristen posed with Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron for an upcoming magazine spread, though we've yet to learn which publication. Kristen is gearing up for a busy ... |
Sarkozy announces rise in sales tax to 21.2%
Channel NewsAsia Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:37 PM PST
PARIS: French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Sunday announced a hike of 1.6 percentage points in value-added sales tax - to 21.2 percent - as part of new measures to boost France's ailing economy. |
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