SES Shareholders Hold Annual General Meeting
Business Wire via Yahoo! Canada Finance Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:02 AM PDT
LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESSWIRE)-- At their Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Betzdorf, Luxembourg today, shareholders of SES S.A. (Paris:SESG.PA - News)(LuxX:SESG.PA - News) approved all resolutions put to the meeting. The ... |
Rothschild revamp plan keeps clan in control
Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:00 AM PDT
PARIS (Reuters) - The Rothschild banking dynasty is to consolidate its operations in France and Britain under one holding company to make its capital base look stronger under new tougher regulations whilst maintaining the family's grip on the business. The move shows that even one of the best-known names in banking, whose roots date back to the 18th century, is having to adapt to regulatory push ... |
France urges talks with Mali rebels, unity against al Qaeda
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News Thu, 05 Apr 2012 05:49 AM PDT
PARIS (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Thursday there could only be a resolution to the Tuareg-led rebellion in the north of Mali through a political dialogue and urged regional cooperation to fight al Qaeda's expansion in the area. For long one of the most stable democracies in West Africa, Mali has plunged into turmoil since a widely condemned coup on March 22 that ... |
France not optimistic about Syria
The Wenatchee World Thu, 05 Apr 2012 05:48 AM PDT
PARIS (AP) â€" France's foreign minister says he's not optimistic about a peace plan for Syria and is ready to push for stronger U.N. action if an April 12 deadline for a cease-fire is not met. Alain Juppe says he thinks Syrian President Bashar Assad "is deceiving us" when he promises to abide by the peace plan. It is being negotiated by former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan. |
French borrowing costs up in $11 bln bond auction
San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 05 Apr 2012 05:46 AM PDT
(04-05) 02:37 PDT PARIS, France (AP) -- France saw its borrowing costs rise slightly as it sold (EURO)8.44 billion ($11 billion) in a long-term bond auction. Borrowing costs _ also known as the yield and an indication... |
France says Assad pretending to accept peace plan
Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Thu, 05 Apr 2012 05:40 AM PDT
PARIS (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Thursday he was not optimistic that a plan by international peace mediator Kofi Annan for ending fighting in Syria would succeed, and accused President Bashar al-Assad of merely pretending to be committed to it. Fighting shows no sign of abating even though Assad agreed more than a week ago to a six-point peace plan drawn up by Annan ... |
Punctured lung for Cantwell in Scheldeprijs crash
Cyclingnews Thu, 05 Apr 2012 05:34 AM PDT
Do you like this? Tweet Jonathan Cantwell sufferd a punctured lung in the crash after the finish line in Wednesday's Scheledeprijs . The Saxo Bank rider is out of this weekend's Paris-Roubaix and it is not known when he will ride again, the team said. |
Death of French Academic Richard Descoings Still a Mystery After Autopsy
New York Magazine Thu, 05 Apr 2012 05:28 AM PDT
Richard Descoings, director of the renowned Paris Institute of Political Studies, was found dead Tuesday at the Michelangelo Hotel in midtown, but an autopsy has proved inconclusive and police "haven't determined that there was foul play," according to the NYPD. A medical examiner has called for a toxicology test with ... More » |
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