New Paris fights to keep lights on WDTN-TV 2 Dayton Sat, 24 Dec 2011 20:33 PM PST DP&L is offering to waive the cost to light the streets of New Paris, which costs the village $17,000 annually, and bundle it with a new, lower rate for residential and small commercial customers. | Interpol seeking CEO of French breast implant maker amid worries about their risk of rupture Washington Post Sat, 24 Dec 2011 20:23 PM PST PARIS â" The chief executive of a French company whose questionable breast implants are under international scrutiny is on the Interpol police agencyâs most-wanted list. Interpolâs website says Jean-Claude Mas is wanted by Costa Rican authorities for crimes involving âlife and health.â It bears a photo of the 72-year-old Mas but does not elaborate on his alleged crimes or link to Costa Rica. Read ... | Austerity strikes hit Europe holiday travel _ trains idled, flights delayed, traffic snarled Washington Post Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:24 PM PST BRUSSELS â" Holiday strikes to protest austerity measures paralyzed ground traffic in Belgium, delayed flights in Paris, and promised days of headaches for Christmas travelers around Europe. Workers were walking off the job to show their ire at budget-slashing measures by their governments to tackle debt and high deficits, and officials were scrambling Thursday to try to mitigate delays and ... | Napoleon and Famous Arches in Paris, France BellaOnline Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:23 PM PST Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of France (1804-1815) commissioned the building of arches in Paris to celebrate his military triumphs; however, one was moved and another had its sculpture replaced. | French auto sector facing 'storm' in 2012 AFP via Yahoo!7 News Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:08 PM PST PARIS (AFP) - It is one of the key engines of the French economy and a historically vital industry, but France's auto sector is heading into 2012 amid dire forecasts for its future and warnings of major job losses. | Water cranks up the heat in chillies The Malaysian Insider Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:32 PM PST PARIS, Dec 25 â" Scientists on Wednesday said they had solved a puzzle over why some wild chilli plants yield red-hot fruit but others have fruit which is mild. The answer lies in exposure to water, they reported in the British journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. The fiery ingredient in chillies is capsaicinoid, which ... | | |
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