Inspectors found that 100 people have been 'slightly' contaminated near the French nuclear plant Tricastin, French media reported Wednesday.
Big News Network.com Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:00:15 -0400

PARIS (AP) -- France's military will slash its ranks by 54,000 personnel and close dozens of air, army and other bases in an overhaul meant to slim forces at home while making it easier and faster to ...
Associated Press Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:29:35 -0400

July 24, 2008 · A legendary French winery is purchasing a famous winemaker in California. The deal comes decades after the same California winery beat French wines in a blind taste test. Debora...
NPR Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:01:38 -0400

Competitors from across the globe are in Senegal's capital, Dakar, for the Francophone World Scrabble Championships. Naomi Schwarz reports from the tournament that Senegal boasts some of the world's b...
VOA Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:29:59 -0400

Dave Brailsford's dream of a British professional team to ride the Tour de France came a step closer yesterday with confirmation of a multimillion-pound deal under which Sky television will become the...
The Guardian Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:53:04 -0400

Watch Portugal in action and your eye will no doubt be drawn to Madjer's soaring scissor-kicks and improbable shots from all angles. But as any beach soccer connoisseur will tell you, one of the m...
FIFA Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:19:42 -0400

P ARIS, July 24, 2008 (AFP) - French construction group Saint-Gobain said Thursday it would cut 4,000 jobs this year, mostly in Britain, Spain and the United States, as part of a cost-cutting drive in...
The Tocqueville Connection Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:45:36 -0400

NEW DELHI: He is accused neither of graft nor of use of force or anything else that would taint his uniform. But the SHO of Kashmere Gate police station, Arun Sharma, is in trouble. Believe it or n...
Times of India Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:09:34 -0400

FRANCE: July 25, 2008 PARIS - Too many French nuclear workers are being contaminated with low doses of radiation, an independent research group on atomic safety said on Thursday, a day after the lat...
Planet Ark Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:38:13 -0400

(07-24) 08:34 PDT PARIS, France (AP) -- French lawmakers took a step toward ending the country's decade-long experiment with a 35-hour work week, passing a bill that gives companies greater latitude ...
San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:40:05 -0400

G ENEVA, July 24, 2008 (AFP) - Crucial WTO talks hung in the balance Thursday, with top negotiators stressing that progress was needed in the next 24 hours to avert another ignominious collapse. ...
The Tocqueville Connection Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:45:36 -0400

The Tour de France has many charms, and one of them is provided each morning by André Puzin, a 62-year-old painter from Paris, who sets up his easel in the temporary village at the starting poi...
The Guardian Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:53:07 -0400

Paris - France on Thursday said it would cut 20 regiments and close military bases across the country from next year as part of plans to modernise the defence sector and help it face threat of terrori...
IOL Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:25:26 -0400

Egypt is to join France as co-president of a body to boost economic and security ties between Europe and the Mediterranean that will be launched in Paris on Sunday.Cairo's role will add diplomatic wei...
Financial Times Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:57:46 -0400

France is to close 83 of its military units in a major shake-up of its defence strategy, the French prime minister has said. Speaking at a press conference, Francois Fillon said money saved would be ...
BBC Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:56:28 -0400

PARIS (Thomson Financial) - French media group Vivendi unveiled a 15.1 percent increase in second-quarter sales, boosted by the first time the consolidation of Neuf Cegetel, and said it its sticking t...
Congoo Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:01:07 -0400

DAMASCUS, (SANA)-Speaker of the People's Assembly Mahmoud al-Abrash underlined the parliament commitment to boost ties with the French National Assembly and activate an agreement on exchanging experti...
SANA Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:17 -0400

French environmentalists sounded the alarm Thursday after the third incident this month at a nuclear plant left 100 employees contaminated. "This new incident shows that nuclear energy, which is prese...
Breitbart Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:34 -0400

French industrialists are the gloomiest about business prospects for three years, a survey by the statistics institute INSEE showed on Thursday, pointing to a sharper economic slowdown in coming month...
Breitbart Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:33 -0400

Paris, (SANA)-French Le Figaro newspaper said Thursday signs of relation development between Syria and France have began to appear after 10 day of President Bashar al-Assad's visit to Paris. "Electric...
SANA Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:19 -0400

Team Columbia rider Marcus Burghardt celebrates victory in the 18th stage of the Tour de France. Photograph: Regis Duvignau/Reuters The Team Columbia rider Marcus Burghardt, who helped Britain's Mar...
The Guardian Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:10:39 -0400

B RUSSELS, July 24, 2008 (AFP) - Cloning can threaten the health of livestock, but there is "no clear evidence" that consuming meat and milk from cloned animals is a risk to humans, an EU scientific r...
The Tocqueville Connection Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:04:57 -0400

French troops part of the United Nations peace keeping forces in southern Lebanon march July 13 during bastille day celebrations at their base in Tiri.
USA Today Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:28:11 -0400

) said Thursday its revenues for the first half of 2008 totaled 11.27 billion euros ($17.7 billion), compared to 10.22 billion euros for the first half 2007, an increase of 10.2% or a 12.3% rise in ...
Market Watch Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:40:13 -0400

Separate business confidence surveys from eurozone economic heavyweights Germany, France and Italy added to fears that Europe will not escape recession as it struggles with record inflation, tight len...
The Tocqueville Connection Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:04:57 -0400

PARIS – French lawmakers took a step toward ending the country's decade-long experiment with a 35-hour work week, passing a bill that gives companies greater latitude to extend working hours. ...
San Diego Union-Tribune Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:58:55 -0400

The result compared with the average forecast of 11.336 billion euros from a Reuters poll of nine analysts. Overall, second-quarter revenues were 5.988 billion euros, undershooting analysts' expect...
San Diego Union-Tribune Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:58:44 -0400

A French nuclear monitoring body has expressed concern at the number of leaks from French nuclear power stations in recent weeks. The director of Criirad, an independent body, said the organisation...
BBC Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:12:38 -0400

Manama, July 24 (bna) The Three Day Workshop On The Paris Principles And Best Practices For The Establishment Of A National Human Rights Institution In Bahrain Concluded Its Activities At The Crowne P...
Bahrain News Agency Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:06:56 -0400

France and UNICEF signed on Wednesday 23 July 2008 in Kinshasa an agreement for 1.1 million dollars for a UNICEF project entitled: "Support to activities of prevention of recruitment of children ...
All Africa Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:05:49 -0400

PARIS: The French parliament adopted a major economic reform that effectively ends the country's mandatory 35-hour work week, in a Senate vote late on Wednesday. The bill was supported by the upper ho...
Channel News Asia Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:59:32 -0400

The meeting which was held this morning between Syrian Foreign Minister , Walid Moalem , and a delegation representing the French Senate headed by Chairman of the French –Syrian Parliamentary Fr...
SANA Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:03:47 -0400

B ATZ-SUR-MER, FRANCE, July 24, 2008 (AFP) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday that France will not sign a WTO trade liberalisation deal currently on the table at talks in Geneva unles...
The Tocqueville Connection Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:02:07 -0400

P ARIS, July 24, 2008 (AFP) - French giant automaker Renault said on Thursday it will cut about 5,000 jobs in Europe among measures to reduce costs by 10 percent as it prepares for a sharp and possibl...
The Tocqueville Connection Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:02:07 -0400

DAMASCUS, (SANA)- Minister of Trade and Economy Dr. Amre Hosni Lutfi underlined that development of the Syrian-French relations in all domains will contribute to increase volume of the trade exchange,...
SANA Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:03:44 -0400

Syrian Deputy Premier for Economic Affairs, Abdullah Dardari, has described the Syrian –French relations in the light of the Syrian –French summit between President Bashar al-Assad and Fre...
SANA Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:03:47 -0400

French automotive group PSA Peugeot Citroen has announced plans to increase the prices of its cars by up to 2.5 percent in 2008 owing to rising raw material prices, the group's president Christian Str...
People's Daily Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:06:30 -0400

The new Liverpool capture David Ngog, who signed from Paris Saint Germain. Photograph Barry Coombs/PA Liverpool have made their sixth signing of the summer with the capture of the French striker Dav...
The Guardian Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:01:08 -0400

PARIS -- Radioactive particles spewed from a pipe at a French nuclear reactor on Wednesday, slightly contaminating 100 employees, a spokeswoman for the national electric company said. It was the f...
Los Angeles Times Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:40:20 -0400

Olympique de Marseille supporters have long insisted that 'impossible doesn't exist in Marseille' and they are currently taking extreme measures to prove their slogan right. The little mat...
FIFA Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:33:47 -0400

DAMASCUS, (SANA)-Minister of Culture Dr. Riad Na’san Agha reviewed with Chairman of the French-Syrian Parliamentary Friendship Group at the French Senate Philippe Marini the cultural relations b...
SANA Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:08:10 -0400

July 24, 2008, 11:30 President Thabo Mbeki will lead a delegation of senior government officials to the inaugural South Africa-European Union Summit scheduled for tomorrow in Bordeaux, France. The hi...
SABC Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:50:58 -0400

ALPE D'HUEZ, France - Carlos Sastre of Spain won the 17th stage of the Tour de France, taking the overall lead Wednesday from CSC teammate Frank Schleck on the hardest ride up three huge Alpine climbs...
Salt Lake Tribune Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:28:23 -0400

P ARIS, July 24, 2008 (AFP) - Shares in French auto group Renault jumped 6.85 percent in initial trading on Thursday after the group announced strong trading figures and a hard drive to support profit...
The Tocqueville Connection Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:05:57 -0400

Radioactive particles escaped from a pipe Wednesday at a French nuclear reactor and slightly contaminated 100 workers, said a spokesman for the national electric company. It was the fourth incident at...
People's Daily Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:00:47 -0400

G ENEVA, July 24, 2008 (AFP) - Leading World Trade Organisation members broke off talks early Thursday morning saying that some progress had been made but not enough to secure a deal to liberalise wor...
The Tocqueville Connection Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:05:58 -0400

In a move to repair defense and military ties, Paris dispatches a high-level ambassador to Ankara to inform Turkish officials of Sarkozy's newly announced White Book. 'Turkey is one of the few countri...
Turkish Daily News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:46:54 -0400

Paris -- France's parliament passed a law yesterday that will allow companies to bypass compulsory 35-hour work-week limits.The move effectively buries one of the flagship reforms of the former Social...
The Globe and Mail Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:17:23 -0400

Cameron van der Burgh, Gerhard Zandberg and Mandy Loots took their preparations for the Beijing Olympics to a different level as the SA swimming team made their presence felt on the second day of the ...
People's Daily Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:06:42 -0400

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Wednesday said dialogue between his country and France helps find suitable solutions to regional problems, the official SANA news agency reported. Assad made the remar...
People's Daily Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:56:46 -0400

Stage winner and new overall leader Carlos Sastre of Spain reacts as he crosses the finish line in l'Alpe-d'Huez during 17th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Embrun and l'Alpe-d'Huez, ...
eTaiwan News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:42:15 -0400

In this July 15 2008 file photo, Riccardo Ricco of Italy of the Saunier Duval-Scott cycling team reacts during a press conference on the rest day of the Tour de France cycling race. Ricco was led away...
eTaiwan News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:40:12 -0400

French Senate President Christian Poncelet will pay an official visit to Vietnam from July 27 to Aug.1 at the invitation of Nguyen Phu Trong, Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, the country'...
People's Daily Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:57:01 -0400

J OHANNESBURG, July 24, 2008 (AFP) - South Africa and the European Union hold their first ever summit in the French city of Bordeaux Friday but divergent positions on ways of tackling the political cr...
The Tocqueville Connection Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:01:53 -0400

Stage winner and new overall leader Carlos Sastre of Spain reacts on the podium after the 17th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Embrun and l'Alpe-d'Huez, French Alps, Wednesday July 23...
eTaiwan News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:39:55 -0400

Saunier Duval will pull its sponsorship of a Spanish cycling team after two of its riders tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs at the Tour de France.Vaillant, a German manufacturer of heati...
eTaiwan News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:39:35 -0400

G ENEVA, July 24, 2008 (AFP) - Leading WTO members continued late-night talks into Thursday searching for the key to unlock blocked negotiations on a new global trade deal, with developed and emerging...
The Tocqueville Connection Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:03:27 -0400

PARIS - The French electric company EDF says that 100 employees have been "slightly contaminated" by a leak at a reactor site in southern France.It was the third incident at a French nuclear site in r...
The New Zealand Herald Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:55:35 -0400

French electric company EDF said 100 employees have been 'slightly contaminated' by a leak at a reactor site in southern France.It is the third incident at a French nuclear site in recent weeks and th...
Breaking News.ie Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:30:47 -0400

Whisper it quietly, but McDonald's is doing rather well in France. In fact, for the last three years "McDo" as the Parisians have it, has posted double-digit growth on average, culminating in profits ...
The Guardian Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:41:26 -0400

Damascus, July 23 (bna) -- Syrian President Bashar Al Assad Said The Syrian-french Dialogue Is Of Great Importance In Seeking Solutions To Regional Causes.
Bahrain News Agency Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:13:15 -0400

LYON, France (AFP) - A French wine could soon change its name before next year's grape harvest to avoid being associated with a uranium leak at an eponymous nuclear power facility.
Yahoo! News Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:12:54 -0400

PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Share prices closed sharply higher after Wall Street rose in early trade, amid falling oil prices, and as Peugeot and STMicroelectronics gained on pleasing second-quarter r...
Congoo Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:09:03 -0400

B RUSSELS, July 23, 2008 (AFP) - The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to ban products made from seals killed in inhumane ways in a measure fuelling tensions with major seal skin exporter Cana...
The Tocqueville Connection Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:15:15 -0400

-- Chateau Montelena, one of two wineries that put Napa Valley on the world stage when it beat out France's top wines in a tasting, is being purchased - by one of France's top vintners. Montelena's ...
San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:09:57 -0400

A former Taliban commander has told RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan that his militia fighters are responsible for the kidnapping of two French aid workers.Commander Sadaqat, an ethnic Hazara militia l...
Radio Free Europe Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:09:06 -0400

The CSC rider Carlos Sastre, left, took over the yellow jersey from team-mate Frank Schleck, right, after winning the 17th stage. Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP The CSC rider Carlos Sastre led a Spanish...
The Guardian Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:19:18 -0400

But then, on July 1, an administrative court, hearing an appeal from 7 of the 11 châteaux declassified in 2006, threw out the entire 2006 classification - and threw Despagne and others who had be...
International Herald Tribune Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:53:46 -0400

Meanwhile, Bulgaria's new vice-premier for EU funds Meglena Plugchieva said the Commission had presented a report of critical solidarity, adding that Bulgaria had already taken some of the measures me...
The Tocqueville Connection Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:15:16 -0400

G ENEVA, July 23, 2008 (AFP) - Key industrialised and developing nations, including China, were locked in "very intensive" trade talks at the WTO late Wednesday with both sides calling for concessions...
The Tocqueville Connection Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:15:15 -0400

Falling car sales dented French consumer spending on manufactured goods in June, amid signs that households are likely to tighten their belts further in the second half of the year.Insee, the French s...
Financial Times Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:26:55 -0400

France's nuclear safety watchdog intends to 'make an example' of the country's first reactor project in 20 years, amid concerns that many of the skills for building nuclear power stations may have bee...
Financial Times Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:26:52 -0400

The French government will on Wednesday announce the sale of a stake in Francaises des Jeux, the world's third largest lottery operator with annual sales of €9.5bn ($14.7bn).It was unclear on Tuesda...
Financial Times Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:26:47 -0400

French citizens living in Canada will elect their own deputy in France's National Assembly during the country's next general election. Several "deputes des Francais de l'étranger," or Foreign French...
CBC News Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:20:17 -0400