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French Alcatel-Lucent cuts costs plans asset sales
IP networking products and very high-speed broadband in both fixed and mobile. These promising new products will be managed to maximise growth, while other older fixed and mobile products will be "managed for cash", the company said. Alcatel-Lucent competes with ...
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Sufouh Tram test run held in France
Trials of Al Sufouh Tram to be operated in Dubai were held in France on a 700-km-long test track.Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), watched the technical test in the facilities of Alstom Company in France. During the trial run, which was done at various speeds, tests on the safety system, electric propulsion of the coaches, ...
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Soccer Stars Are at Center of Paris Prostitution Case
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Paris Jackson testifies in AEG case by video
Paris Jackson -- who is still the hospital recovering from her recent suicide attempt -- testified via videotape today in the trial over her father's death four years ago. The 15-year-old, who is suing AEG live along with her granmorher and her siblings, was questioned under oath last October about her former nanny, Grace Rwaramba. Lawyers for the Jackson family had hinted Rwaramba had been ...
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French amphibious assault vessel visits Vietnam
The French Navy's most modern amphibious assault vessel, Tonnerre, docked at Baria Serece port in Vietnam's southern coastal Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on Tuesday, Vietnam's state-run news agency reported.Tonnerre along with the anti-submarine frigate Georges Leygues, which docked at Ho Chi Minh City's port, are visiting Vietnam as part of activities to mark the 40th ...
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Ads that make a difference honored in Cannes
Advertising ad nauseam can be annoying, but sometimes it's good for society. These marketing campaigns took top honors at the Cannes Lions International Festival of ...
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JTF Frees French Sailor In Bayelsa
By SaharaReporters, New York The Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta today revealed that its operatives had freed a French sailor kidnapped on June 13 in the Ekeremor local government area of Bayelsa State. The 28-year old sailor, Benjamin Élan, was among 15 missing crewmen of a tanker, MT Adour, which was attacked by suspected pirates on June 13 thirty nautical miles off Lome, the ...
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Deals of the week - Budget chic hostel Lake Garda Biarritz
Safestay, the budget-chic hostel in Elephant & Castle, London, is celebrating its first birthday by releasing dorm beds for 1 per person, per night. The deal is valid for Sunday stays in July; the first batch of bookings is released on Sunday 30 ...
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Paris St-Germain turn to Capello after failing to secure Villas-Boas
Fabio Capello is Russia's head coach but PSG have reportedly paid his EUR3m release clause to secure his services on a one-year contract. Photograph: Mario ...
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Leos Coke peacemaker most divisive for Cannes juries
Leo Burnett Sydney’s attempt to unite Indians and Pakistanis with a vending machine is the most divisive in Cannes, hailed by some and derided as "utterly exploitative" by others. The Small World Machines activation for Coca-Cola is stirring a debate on whether the agency is right to use the brand’s clout to try and heal the ancient rifts, or if they are just using the ...
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France to reinforce Chinese safety
/enpproperty--> PARIS - France pledged to further secure Chinese safety after a violent attack on Chinese students in southwest France, a government official said Tuesday. At a daily briefing, Foreign Affairs Ministry's spokesman Philippe Lalliot said "French authorities ...
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Assad warns Britain and France against arming rebels
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has warned Britain and France against arming rebels fighting his government, which he said would turn the Middle East, Europe's backyard, into a "hub for terrorism and chaos". He claimed this in turn would result in terrorism being exported back to Europe. "Terrorists will gain experience in combat and return [home] with extremist ...
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The Best in Innovation Creativity Evolving Software Wins New Cannes Category
"Innovation" is a perennial white-hot business buzz word, and at this year's Cannes Lions Festival, it's also the subject of a new awards category. At first blush, this new grouping seems like a lesser-defined catch-all for work that falls outside the established awards status quo. But according to jury president David Droga, chief creative officer at agency Droga5, the new ...
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Cannes Hey Douche Bag
other has a zero tolerance policy for them. They say pretty much anyone who walks in their door has the qualifications to do the job, but claim it's much tougher to weed out non-douches. Charlie McKittrick, Andrew Deitchman and Angie Vieira Barocas shared their thoughts on 'how not to be a douche bag in this industry' with a crowd brimming with ironic tee shirts, trucker caps and ...
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Obama Hollande hold private meeting after G8
Obama said. The two leaders had a private conversation after the Group of Eight meeting at the Lough Erne Resort in Northern Ireland. Obama, describing France as the "oldest ally" of the United States, said he and Hollande discussed a wide range of issues. On Afghanistan, they discussed the announcement that local authorities are now taking the lead on security. And they talked about ...
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Defending champ David Ferrer falls to Malisse in Netherlands upset
Xavier Malisse in an upset. Ferrer, ranked fourth in the world, tumbled to the Belgian grass court specialist 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 in the opening round at Autotron Rosmalen. The Spaniard was seeking to repeat in the Netherlands after downing German Philipp Petzschner in last year's finale. Malisse, meanwhile, notched just his 16th win 57 all-time matches against Top 10 players. Elsewhere ...
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Ireland U20s pipped by France at JWC
Ireland have lost 9-8 to hosts France in their fifth place play-off semi-final at the Junior World Cup. Number 8 Ryan Murphy crossed for a try in the first half while Rory Scannell also landed a penalty kick. However, three penalties from France scrum-half Baptiste Serin won it for the home side in La ...
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French company coming to Florida
MELBOURNE, Fla. -- A French company is expanding its operations in Florida.Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who is on a week-long trade mission in Paris, announced on Tuesday that Vision Systems would create its first U.S. subsidiary in Melbourne.Scott said that the company will eventually hire 40 people over the next three years. The company based in Lyon, France, is a supplier for the aeronautics, ...
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Judge Sentences French Citizen in Airplane Incident
PHILADELPHIA-Philippe Jeannard, 61, of La Rochelle, France, was sentenced today to time served for one count of fraud in connection with an identification document. Jeannard has been in federal custody since March 21, 2013. He was arrested after he boarded a commercial airplane, on March 20, 2013, at Philadelphia International Airport, using a fraudulent Air France identification card of a ...
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Microsoft Makes A Few Advertising Announcements At Cannes Lions
Microsoft has some advertising news today out of Cannes Lions. Last year at Cannes, Microsoft Advertising’s Yarn announced it would be working in partnership with creative agencies and brands on some new ad experiences. Today, they announced a new wave of prototypes they developed with agencies like BMB, Razorfish, Rooster Worldwide, UM, and VML and brands like All Saints clothing, ...
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Russias purchase of French Mistral-class warship
Russia will base its French-made Mistral-class amphibious assault ships in the Far East ports of Vladivostok and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky when they enter service, a senior Defense Ministry official said in an ...
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Vermont town luring Quebecers with French signage
The state of Vermont wants to say bonjour to more Canadian tourists by posting signs in French in one of its busiest border towns. After the city council in Burlington, Vt., passed a "resolution of French friendliness," the Alliance Francaise put about 700 stickers on parking meters in the downtown area over the weekend displaying instructions in both French and English, reports ...
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Florida unveils deals in Paris
French connections to Florida. Scott, who traveled to France on Friday as part of a weeklong Enterprise Florida trade mission, has made three business-related announcements: •Lyon, France-based Vision Systems, which supplies aircraft and automotive components, intends to spend $1.2 million to open a subsidiary ...
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Wine war fears already slowing French exports to China
Asian buyers discuss with a French wine producer during the Vinexpo trade fair in Bordeaux, southwestern France, on June 17, 2013. Chinese wine importers have already started putting orders from France and other European countries on hold over fears of a hike in tariffs being triggered as part of a broader EU-China trade dispute, say leading figures in the ...
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French man found in cockpit of US plane to be released from prison and deported
PHILADELPHIA - A French man who gained access to the cockpit of a plane at Philadelphia International Airport by impersonating an airline employee has been sentenced to time served and will be deported. Sixty-one-year-old Philippe Jeannard was sentenced Tuesday in federal court after pleading guilty to fraud. Jeannard is from La Rochelle, France. He's been in custody since March 21, one ...
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Mutual importance of Sino-Franco relations
China and France, two major regional powers in Asia and Europe respectively, have long had steady economic relations. Cultural ties have seen a disparity, however, which is perhaps due to the recently unsteady diplomatic relations between the two countries. In the last few months though, there has been a significant improve in this area.
France was one of the first western powers to recognize the People’s Republic of China as a legitimate country and established an embassy in the country before Great Britain, Germany or the United States. Since 2008, however, France has found itself often at odds with the emerging superpower, especially over its One China policy. Read more
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