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Traveling around Western Europe for a month, I often felt that I was walking around an Arab city. Arabic, usually North African dialect, can frequently be heard on the...
made popular Jun 30 2009
It appears John Buchanan is already having his effect on the England dressing room. But no, they are not running away, not yet anyway.
The England team, it is learnt,...
made popular Jun 26 2009
In collaboration with Duende Studio, a French designer Benjamin Graindorge, has created a unique water filtration system for aquariums. This filtration system is a...
made popular Jun 25 2009
Is business a bad word? What will be your opinion while watching this commercial supporting Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize winner who has been imprisoned in...
made popular Jun 24 2009
Nowadays, cupids seem to be a bit aggressive and hot, rather than being soft and enchanting. For example, see this ad. These cupids are not so cute.
I think these...
made popular Jun 15 2009
Do you have a habit of snoring while you are sleeping? Or, are you a person who is suffering from this habit from others? Then, this spot may amuse you.
This...
made popular Jun 14 2009
When you look at this ad, while watching the old mermaid at the head of the ship, another image may creep into your mind-an image of a gorgeous mermaid. If you can see...
made popular Jun 10 2009
Conceived by the Fing Foundation under the program Cities 2.0 of Fing (Fondation internet nouvelle génération), the “Green Watch” is an innovative timepiece that...
made popular Jun 4 2009
The Gucci Group fashion houses along with Alexander McQueen, Sergio Rossi, Bottega Veneta, and Yves Saint Laurent have announced their support for the unique...
made popular May 27 2009
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The French are living up to their image as lovers of food and can add a new love to the mix, sleep, according to a survey released Monday. In fact, the French excel at...
made popular May 4 2009
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The French certainly know how to live: A new study says they sleep more than anyone in the world’s most economically developed countries, and eat more, too.
made popular May 4 2009
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European workers feeling the pinch of the economic crisis rallied at May Day protests Friday from Moscow to Berlin to Istanbul.
made popular May 1 2009
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The family of a Jewish man tortured and killed in 2006 walked out of a tense Paris trial Thursday in anger over comments by the man accused of murdering him, the...
made popular Apr 30 2009
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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says a French and a Canadian aid worker held hostage in Darfur have been freed.
made popular Apr 30 2009
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French legislators reconsidered a bill Wednesday that would punish people who illegally download music and films by cutting off their Internet connections.
made popular Apr 29 2009
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy has decorated concentration camp survivor and political icon Simone Veil as an officer in the Legion of Honor.
made popular Apr 29 2009
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy has unveiled an ambitious, costly new plan to rethink the structure of Paris and its troubled suburbs.
made popular Apr 29 2009
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The presumed leader of a group of 27 young people charged with participating in the torture and killing of a young French Jew took his seat in juvenile court Wednesday...
made popular Apr 29 2009
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Societe Generale chairman Daniel Bouton said Wednesday he will resign from the French bank, saying repeated attacks on him were a threat to the bank’s health.
made popular Apr 29 2009
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French oil giant Total SA said Tuesday that its cash offer for UTS Energy Corporation had failed as too few shareholders in the Canadian oil sands took up the offer.
made popular Apr 28 2009
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U.S. regulators approved on Thursday an offer by French power giant EdF to buy nearly half of U.S.-based Constellation Energy’s nuclear operations for $4.5...
made popular Feb 19 2009
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Electricite de France SA said Friday it has agreed to buy a 25 percent stake in Switzerland’s leading energy company Alpiq Holding SA for about euro705 million...
made popular Jan 16 2009
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The European Union on Monday placed several conditions on the proposed takeover of British Energy Group PLC by Electricite de France SA, including the sale of two...
made popular Dec 22 2008
AP, Columbus
Constellation Energy will sell half of its nuclear power business to French state-controlled nuclear power company EDF, scuttling a $4.7 billion offer from a unit of...
made popular Dec 17 2008
AP, Baltimore
Constellation Energy Group Inc. said Monday its board has given the energy supplier permission to discuss Electricite de France SA’s $4.5 billion proposal, but...
made popular Dec 8 2008
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Electricite de France SA said Monday it has raised its stake in British Energy Group PLC to 88.67 percent following its public takeover offer announced last month.
made popular Dec 8 2008
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Electricite de France SA said Thursday it will invest up to euro50 billion with its partners over the next 12 years to build next-generation nuclear plants in Europe,...
made popular Dec 4 2008
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Electricite de France SA said Wednesday it will challenge famed investor Warren Buffett’s planned takeover of U.S. wholesale power generator Constellation Energy...
made popular Dec 3 2008
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Electricite de France SA said Wednesday it’s offering $4.5 billion to buy half of the nuclear power business of U.S. wholesale power generator Constellation...
made popular Dec 3 2008
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France’s state-controlled energy giant Electricite de France SA said Wednesday its sales rose 8.3 percent in the third quarter as its German and Italian...
made popular Nov 12 2008
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French power provider EdF agreed Wednesday to buy British Energy Group PLC for about $23.2 billion in cash, betting big on the prospects for Britain’s nuclear...
made popular Sep 24 2008
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French power provider EdF said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire British Energy Group PLC for about $23.2 billion in cash in a deal that would create a powerhouse in...
made popular Sep 24 2008
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French power giant EdF said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire British Energy Group PLC in a cash offer valued at 12.5 billion pounds ($23.18 billion), creating a...
made popular Sep 24 2008
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French nuclear power giant Electricite de France SA said Tuesday it has nearly doubled its stake in electric utility Constellation Energy to almost 10 percent in a move...
made popular Sep 9 2008
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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...
made popular Jul 23 2008
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The French utility Electricite de France SA has had exploratory talks with the Spanish construction company ACS and is interested in the Spanish energy market, a...
made popular Mar 21 2008
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