France to push Arab Syria plan at U.N.
Pretoria News Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:20 AM PST
Paris - French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe will address the U.N. Security Council in New York on Tuesday in an effort to push through an Arab-backed resolution for political change in Syria. |
'The Cleaner' takes on Carrefour challenge
Business Times Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:13 AM PST
PARIS: Georges Plassat was known as "The Cleaner" when at the helm of French retail group Vivarte, with a reputation as a ruthless cost-killer who could at times be harsh with the troops. |
Extending French reactors would cost least -report
Reuters via Yahoo! News Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:07 AM PST
PARIS (Reuters) - France's EDF expects extending the life of its nuclear plants to cost up to 860 million euros ($1.1 billion) per reactor, making this the cheapest option for providing power to 2040, according to a draft government report leaked to media. By comparison, building a new-generation reactor such as Areva's 1,600 megawatt reactor would cost roughly 5 billion euros. ... |
LEAD: French governnment halves 2012 growth forecast, hikes taxes
Europe Online Magazine Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:55 AM PST
Paris (dpa) - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon on Monday halved the government‘s 2012 economic growth forecast from 1 per cent to 0.5 per cent, but ruled out another austerity plan.The International Monetary Fund said last week it expected the French economy to grow by 0.2 per cent and that the eurozone as a whole will fall into a mild recession.Fillon said the revised forecast took into ... |
Thales and Safran acquire Areva’s stake in Sofradir
Defence Professionals Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:53 AM PST
Paris | Safran and Thales have acquired Areva’s 20% stake in Sofradir, their jointly owned subsidiary and a world-class centre of excellence in infrared detector technology. ... |
France's Juppe to push Arab Syria plan at U.N.
Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:36 AM PST
PARIS (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe will address the U.N. Security Council in New York on Tuesday in an effort to push through an Arab-backed resolution for political change in Syria. "The minister will be in New York on Tuesday to convince the Security Council to meet its responsibilities as the crimes against humanity committed by the regime get worse," Foreign Ministry ... |
Arab League bid to condemn Syria can go to UN vote
San Francisco Chronicle Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:34 AM PST
(01-30) 07:52 PST PARIS, France (AP) -- A French official says that the Arab League text of a new Security Council resolution on Syria has support from at least 10 members, meaning it can go up for a vote. A text needs... |
Watch D'Angelo Cover Bowie's "Space Oddity"
Pitchfork Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:22 AM PST
D'Angelo continues to prove that his 2012 comeback is for real as he makes his way across Europe in his first tour in forever. We already saw him playing new material in Stockholm , and now there's footage of a remarkably faithful acoustic cover of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" in Paris from this weekend. Watch that video, along with a stunning high-quality clip of the iconic "Untitled (How Does ... |
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