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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:00 GMT

Air France's first superjumbo A380 leaves for JFK

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:00 GMT

Vivendi stake sale in NBCU hinges on price, timing

NEW YORK/PARIS (Reuters) - Talks on the sale of Vivendi SA's NBC Universal (NBCU) stake to General Electric Co hinge on when Vivendi would get paid as well as how much, people familiar with the matter said on Friday. The two sides are up to $1 billion
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:44:00 GMT

BNP Paribas, Societe Generale among managers of Spanish Abengoa's EUR 250m bond issue

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:44:00 GMT

France knew Hitler was "not an idiot," note reveals

PARIS (Reuters) - A rarely seen French secret report on Adolf Hitler is among thousands of documents on 1920s Germany that are about to emerge from obscurity as part of a major overhaul of the French National Archives. The yellowed, hand-written note
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:44:00 GMT

Ireland asks FIFA for France World Cup replay

Angry Ireland called on FIFA Thursday to allow its World Cup playoff with France to be replayed, as a dispute over Thierry Henry's blatant handball
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:43:00 GMT

Vivendi Rewarded for Its Initiatives to Promote Employee Share Ownership

Regulatory News: PARIS (Business Wire) -- Vivendi received the second CAC 40 award, the Employee share ownership schemes award, and the Communications with employee shareholders award, at the Actionaria fair1. These three awards, presented under the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:43:00 GMT

UPDATE: Any AXA Deal May Need Foreign Investment OK - Australia Min

CANBERRA -(Dow Jones)- Australian wealth manager AMP Ltd. (AMP.AU) and French insurer axa SA's (axa) A$12 billion takeover proposal for axa Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd. (axa. AU) faces another potential hurdle even if the pair can win over axa Asia
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:42:00 GMT

FM Liberman Meets With French FM Kouchner

(Communicated by the Foreign Minister's Bureau) Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Liberman met this afternoon (Wednesday 18 November 2009) with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner in Jerusalem. The two ministers discussed
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:42:00 GMT

Air France's first superjumbo A380 leaves for JFK

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:41:00 GMT

Tainted Victory: French Feel Shame Over Ireland Match

To the great sorrow of Irish soccer fans, the fat lady of their sport sang on Friday, dashing what little hope Ireland had left of reviving its vanquished World Cup dreams. On Friday, soccer's international governing body, FIFA, rejected Ireland's
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:41:00 GMT

Air France's first superjumbo A380 leaves for JFK

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:39:00 GMT

Model blogger commits suicide in Paris

South Korean model Daul Kim wears a creation by British designer Alexander McQueen during a runway show in Paris / File
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:37:00 GMT

Sarkozy, Ban Ki-moon to attend Commonwealth meet

Port-of-French President Nicholas Sarkozy and UN chief Ban Ki-moon will be attending the Commonwealth of Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in the Trinidad and Tobago capital Nov 27-29 as special guests, Prime Minister Patrick Manning said. Danish Prime
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:37:00 GMT

Airbus: First Air France A380 Transatlantic flight

Interactive graphic on the Airbus A380, the world's largest civilian airliner, as an Air France super-jumbo makes its first Transtlantic flight with production and delivery delays still plaguing Airbus.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:36:00 GMT

Syria Firmly Denies Israeli Allegations of a Paris Meeting between Foreign Minister and Maariv's Correspondent

www.sana.sy/eng/31/2009/11/16/256341.htm Damascus, (SANA- Syrian news agency)- Syria categorically denied allegations made in the Israeli Maariv newspaper that a meeting took place in Paris between Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem and the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:36:00 GMT

Vivendi stake sale in NBCU hinges on price, timing

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:35:00 GMT

Alcatel-Lucent completes first 800MHz live LTE call

NETWORKING FIRM Alcatel-Lucent has reported it successfully completed the first data call on a live LTE network using the 800MHz spectrum band set aside as part of the European Digital Dividend (EDD). The call was made from Alcatel-Lucent's 4G/LTE
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:35:00 GMT

Vivendi may exit merger with NBC Universal

Client News Release City of Industry, CA --(www. FinancialNewsUSA.com)-- 11/19/2009 - Entertainment industry news provided by Financial News USA. Vivendi Cheif Financial officer has hinted that the company could exit from U.S. media group NBCU Universal.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:34:00 GMT

Air France's first superjumbo A380 leaves for JFK

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:34:00 GMT

Irish Justice Minister calls for Ireland-France replay

Dublin, Nov 20: Irish Justice Minister Dermot Ahern has called on FIFA to order a replay of the controversial World Cup play-off between Ireland and France. Ahern's call came as Ireland is still raging at the double handball by France striker Thierry
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:33:00 GMT

Swedish Securitas makes French buy

- Swedish security services group Securitas AB (STO: SECU B) said today it has bought French sector player Ferssa Group at an enterprise value of EUR4m. Ferssa Group, with some 900 employees, had sales of EUR17m in 2008. The company operates mainly in
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:33:00 GMT

FIFA: No replay for France-Ireland WCup qualifier

FIFA rejected Ireland's request to replay its World Cup qualifier against France on Friday, but Thierry Henry said a rematch would be 'the fairest solution' to resolve the furor over his extra-time hand ball that set up the deciding goal. Turning down an
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:00 GMT

UPDATE 1-France poised to head EU financial services-diplomats

BRUSSELS, Nov 20 (Reuters) - A former French foreign minister is expected to be put in charge of financial services in the European Union, diplomats said, a move that will unsettle bankers worried he may take a hard line with the industry. EU diplomats
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:00 GMT

Ireland's failure to qualify for World Cup set to trigger diplomatic row with France

London, Nov. 20 : Ireland's failure to qualify for the World Cup finals due to a blatant French handball has threatened to trigger a diplomatic row between the two countries. Following a statement by Irish premier Brian Cowen that he would discuss his
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:00 GMT

Alcatel Lucent: Alcatel-Lucent completes the world's first data call on a live LTE network in the 800 MHz 'European Digital Dividend' spectrum band

(M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext and NYSE: ALU) successfully completed the worldwide first long term evolution (LTE) data call on the 800 MHz 'European Digital Dividend' (EDD) spectrum band in a live network. The call was completed
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:29:00 GMT

Barco Selects Wind River for Military Display and Management System Used by French Armed Forces

VxWorks 653 Powers First EASA DO-178B Certified Display for Next-Generation Aircraft MAIDENHEAD, UK November 5, 2009 Wind River today announced that Belgium-based Barco, an international leader in high-performance display systems for aerospace
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:28:00 GMT

Air France's first superjumbo A380 leaves for JFK

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:28:00 GMT

UPDATE 1-France poised to head EU financial services-diplomats

BRUSSELS, Nov 20 (Reuters) - A former French foreign minister is expected to be put in charge of financial services in the European Union, diplomats said, a move that will unsettle bankers worried he may take a hard line with the industry. EU diplomats
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:25:00 GMT

UPDATE 1-France poised to head EU financial services-diplomats

EU diplomats said a deal struck to install Britain's Catherine Ashton as the bloc's foreign affairs chief foresaw Frenchman Michel Barnier as its commissioner for internal markets, a powerful role that covers financial services. The job carries
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:25:00 GMT

Top model found dead in Paris apartment

A top model who was a fixture at fashion week in Paris and London has been found dead at her apartment in Paris, an official said today. Daul Kim, 20, from South Korea, was found dead yesterday by French police, a Foreign Ministry official in Seoul said.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:25:00 GMT