Shanghai set to step onto world stage with Expo AsiaOne Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:18 AM PDT SHANGHAI - Shanghai will raise the curtain in a month on the biggest-ever World Expo - where China's most cosmopolitan city hopes to stake a claim to being in the same league as London, Paris and New York. | Louvre Museum in Paris world's most visited Sify News Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:17 AM PDT The Louvre Museum here in the French capital, which houses over 600,000 art pieces including Leonardo Da Vici's Mona Lisa, has topped the list of most visited places in the world. | (AFX UK Focus) 2010-04-01 09:29 UPDATE 2-Sanofi settles with Sandoz, Teva on Eloxatin patent Interactive Investor Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:57 AM PDT PARIS, April 1 (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis has settled a patent law suit over cancer drug Eloxatin, putting a block on several other drugmakers selling their generic versions from late June until August 2012. The agreement, announced on Thursday, partially resolved litigation with Teva Pharmaceuticals, Fresenius Kabi and Novartis' Sandoz unit after they launched a cheaper copy ... | European open: Positive start ShareCast Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:29 AM PDT LONDON (SHARECAST) - EuropeĆ¢s leading shares are on the rise with investors seemingly in an upbeat mood ahead of the four-day holiday. Across the markets, the Dax in Frankfurt is up 49 points to 6,203 and the Cac in Paris is 39 points higher at 4,013. The Swiss market has gained 5 points to 6,879. | France wants new bank tax to cover hedge funds Eu Business Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:14 AM PDT (PARIS ) - A proposed new French tax on banks could also apply to hedge funds as part of an effort to ward off reckless behaviour, Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said Thursday. | Job exposure to chemicals 'boosts breast cancer risk' AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:12 AM PDT PARIS (AFP) - Workplace exposure to synthetic fibres and certain oil byproducts before her mid-30s triples a woman's risk of breast cancer after menopause, a study among Canadian patients said Thursday. | Sperian Protection Shares Rise 17% on Cinven Offer Bloomberg Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:50 AM PDT April 1 (Bloomberg) -- Sperian Protection rose as much as 17 percent in Paris trading, after the company yesterday said it received a takeover offer from a company owned by private-equity firm Cinven of 70 euros a share. | GUINEA LEADER VISITS FRANCE, BUT MINISTERS DENIED VISAS The Tocqueville Connection Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:39 AM PDT PARIS, March 31, 2010 (AFP) - Guinea's leader meets France's foreign minister here Thursday ahead of elections in the African nation, but members of his government were denied visas over a massacre of opposition supporters. | FRANCE CALLS FOR 'CREDIBLE ELECTIONS' IN MADAGASCAR The Tocqueville Connection Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:38 AM PDT PARIS, March 31, 2010 (AFP) - France called Wednesday for "credible elections" in Madagascar to end a political crisis caused by the removal of former president Marc Ravalomanana a year ago. | | |
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