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Unlike the US, whose history compared to that of Europe sometimes seems just weeks old, France boasts a number of businesses over a century old that still bear the family name. Rambaud is one such …
AFP – Having already brought two German World Cup stars, Sami Khedira and Mesut Ozil, to Real Madrid, coach Jose Mourinho now has his sights on a third: Bastian Schweinsteiger, Bild reported on Tuesday.
Mourinho, who …
AFP – Prime Minister George Papandreou reshuffled his government Tuesday to speed up the economic revival of recession-mired Greece, which had been on the brink of bankruptcy, the government spokesman said.
The expanded government, announced nearly …
AFP – The EU executive commission is not providing sufficient support to the European space industry, currently locked in close competition with its US counterpart, the head of French space group Astrium said in an …
One week after the opening of the school year, college and high school teachers across France stayed at home on Monday as part of a one-day strike to protest against working conditions. The move by the …
AFP – Wayne Rooney will travel to Switzerland for England’s Euro 2012 qualifier despite being engulfed by lurid revelations about his private life, the Football Association confirmed on Monday.
The 24-year-old Manchester United star was reported …
AFP – Australia was finally set to learn its new government Tuesday, after more than two weeks of haggling since deadlocked August 21 elections returned the first hung parliament in 70 years.
The three “kingmaker” independent …
AFP – Germany said it would extend the life of its nuclear reactors by 12 years on average Monday after marathon talks on the controversial issue that will shape the energy policy of Europe’s top …
AFP – Pakistan’s cricket team prepared to face England in a one-day match Sunday under the shadow of fresh claims about an alleged betting scam and reports that a fourth player was being investigated.
The …
AFP – Tiger Woods got his US PGA Tour playoff bid back on track Saturday with a six-under 65 in the second round of the Deutsche Bank Championship.
Woods, three shots below the projected cut line …
One week after the official end to France’s legendary month-long summer holiday season, with their sun tans fading and the children back in school, the country now braces for another of its quirky traditions: the …
AFP – Four-time Olympic gold medallist Kosuke Kitajima will spearhead the Japanese swimming team for the Asian Games in November, officials said Friday.
The Japan Swimming Federation announced a team of 29 swimmers, nine fewer than …
AFP – US unemployment jumped to 9.6 percent in August, the Labor Department said Friday, showing the recovering economy is still struggling to create jobs.
In a keenly awaited unemployment report, the department said the …
AFP – Israel’s ambassador to Washington, Michael Oren, warned Friday that Hezbollah has placed around 15,000 rockets along Lebanon’s border with Israel, including some that could hit southern Eilat.
“The Syrian-Iranian backed Hezbollah poses a very …
“Prison Valley” is this year’s worthy winner of the FRANCE24-RFI web documentary award, which will be presented during the Visa Pour l’Image festival in Perpignan.
Created by David Dufresne and Philippe Brault, the striking multimedia …
AFP – Russian sixth seed Nikolay Davydenko, twice a US Open semi-finalist, became the latest high-ranked contender ousted at the US Open, falling 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 Thursday to 38th-ranked Frenchman Richard Gasquet.
Gasquet, among a record …
