Facebook could buy Nokia to build 'FacePhone,' expert says
IT World Tue, 29 May 2012 18:20 PM PDT
While a potential Facebook smartphone was ridiculed by analysts, one Paris-based marketing expert predicted a "FacePhone" will happen in 18 months, and the social networking giant will buy Nokia for $10 billion to make it happen. read more |
Historic early exit for Serena
St. Petersburg Times Tue, 29 May 2012 18:06 PM PDT
Times wires Tuesday, May 29, 2012 PARIS â€" For more than a decade, whatever the state of her health or her game, no matter the foe or arena, Serena Williams always won first-round matches at Grand Slam tournaments. Always. Until Tuesday at the French Open. Until she came within two points of victory nine times, yet lost to 111th-ranked Virginie Razzano of France, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3. The 23 ... |
Serena defeat shocks French Open out of a doze
The Malaysian Insider Tue, 29 May 2012 17:56 PM PDT
PARIS, May 30 â€" Former champion Serena Williams shocked the French Open crowd, and herself, by losing to Virginie Razzano in the first round on Tuesday, her earliest exit from a grand slam in the 47 appearances she has made in an outstanding career. Razzano was two points from defeat in the second-set tiebreak but battled back to knock out the ... |
Nations racing to expel Syrian diplomats
Houston Chronicle Tue, 29 May 2012 17:55 PM PDT
Nations racing to expel Syrian diplomats PARIS (AP) â€" France, Britain, Australia and Canada are expelling senior Syrian diplomats, officials said Tuesday, increasing pressure on Damascus after a massacre in which the United Nations says families were shot at close range in their homes. The killings Friday in Houla, a collection of farming villages in Syria's Homs province, were one of the ... |
Court says YouTube not obligated to control content
Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news Tue, 29 May 2012 17:51 PM PDT
A Paris court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit against YouTube filed by French television, saying the video-sharing website was not obligated to control content of uploaded material. |
Serena Williams loses in 1st round at French Open
7 News Boston Tue, 29 May 2012 17:49 PM PDT
PARIS -- For more than a decade, whatever the state of her health or her game, no matter the opponent or arena, Serena Williams always won first-round matches at Grand Slam tournaments. |
New book examines innovative era of music and dance
Scoop.co.nz Tue, 29 May 2012 17:33 PM PDT
A new book has just been published that surveys the groundâ€"breaking collaborations between choreographers, composers, artists and dancers on the pre-war stage in Paris, France. |
French PM cool on German heading Eurogroup
Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Tue, 29 May 2012 17:22 PM PDT
PARIS (Reuters) - France's prime minister was cool on the prospect of Germany's finance minister taking the chair of the group of euro zone ministers on Tuesday, calling for Europe to tack away from austerity measures being pushed by Berlin. Jean-Marc Ayrault, in an interview with L'Express magazine, also said that European leaders should consider the possibility of introducing joint euro zone ... |
Mexico's Slim sticks to offer in raid on KPN
Reuters.co.uk Tue, 29 May 2012 17:20 PM PDT
MEXICO CITY/PARIS (Reuters) - Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim stuck to his bid of 8 euros (6.38 pounds) per share for a bigger stake in Dutch telecom firm KPN on Tuesday as his mobile phone giant America Movil hinted it was moving closer to a tie-up with its European target. Related Stories Companies risk harm from cash glut - survey Illinois sues Wood River, alleging water pollution Sony, Panasonic ... |
| |
|
No comments:
Post a Comment