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Islam in Europe (Free subscription) | yesterday
France: Companies confronted by religious demands A third of French companies say they are concerned by demands from their employees regarding wearing the headscarf, holidays and prayers. "Managing Eid is a real headache,' says the manager of a transport company. "Half of the bus-drivers are Muslim. When they all ask to be absent on that day, how do you assure 100% service?" To anticipate...
Captain Ranty (Free subscription) | yesterday
My fellow bloggers, many of them, have tributes to our fallen today. This is my contribution, and my recognition of the sacrifices made down the years. We will remember them. CR.
Connecting the Dots in the New World Order (Free subscription) | yesterday
The General Assembly "requests the secretary general to transmit the report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza conflict to the Security Council," the resolution said. The new resolution urged Israel and Palestine to launch investigations that "are independent, credible and in conformity with international standards" within three months. According to Israeli sources,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
It is a question worthy of a nation that prides itself on its philosophers, but the reasons why it was asked at all have merely deepened political and racial divisions It is a debate that has divided the country, cut through party lines, and united arch-rivals in a bid to define the nation. But if the controversy it has provoked is unusual, it is because this is no ordinary debate. Ever since its...
AppleInsider (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Thousands flocked to The Carrousel du Louvre on Saturday, the scene of France's first Apple Store opening.
Luxist (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Good things come in small packages. Like the Fiat 500 Abarth. Sure, it's just a little hatchback, but the car that's taking European markets by storm can be ordered as a venerable fire-breathing little monster courtesy of the Italian automaker's performance division. Abarth has churned out no shortage of special editions , but here's one actually undertaken by one of its importers. The SpeedGrey edition...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Centre Michael Jennings scored a hattrick of tries on debut as Australia secured their place in the Gillette Four Nations final.
The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday
The books that first brought Juliet Barker renown were moving studies of the Brontës' lives and letters, and an immense life of Wordsworth. Her reinvention as a medievalist with her last book, Agincourt, seemed extraordinary, but in fact the interest in heraldry and chivalry predated her appointment as curator at the Brontë Parsonage Museum. Agincourt was a thrilling read, immensely informative...
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | yesterday
PARIS (AP) -- The city of romance got a lesson in love's hard knocks Sunday, as thousands flocked to the French capital's first divorce fair....
News.com.au (Free subscription) | yesterday
France's Aravane Rezai won the Bali Tournament of Champions when top seed and compatriot Marion Bartoli retired with a thigh injury.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
France 4-42 Australia Centre Michael Jennings scored a hat-trick of tries on his debut as Australia turned on the style in Paris to secure their place in the Four Nations final. Josh Morris, Australia's other debutant, scored twice, while twin brother Brett also grabbed two to take his total to four in just three appearances as the Kangaroos, who led only 8-0 at half-time, cut loose after the break....
This French Life (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
THE evangelical church is gaining a growing influence in France with more then 400,000 believers according to the Fédération Evangélique de France. The Guardian newspaper reports from a service in...
Chicago news (Free subscription) | yesterday
The city of romance got a lesson in love's hard knocks Sunday, as thousands flocked to the French capital's first divorce fair. In France, nearly one out of two marriages ends in divorce, according to the country's National Institute of Demographic Studies. More than 130,000 divorces were registered in 2007, as compared to just 50,000 three decades ago.
WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New Yor (Free subscription) | yesterday
The city of romance got a lesson in love's hard knocks Sunday, as thousands flocked to the French capital's first divorce fair. In France, nearly one out of two marriages ends in divorce, according to the country's National Institute of Demographic Studies. More than 130,000 divorces were registered in 2007, as compared to just 50,000 three decades ago.
MaldivianDigital® :: Forum (Free subscription) | yesterday
*France TV keeps Roland Garros for €13m Pascale Paoli Lebailly 08-11-2009 Following a call for bids for broadcasting rights to the Roland-Garros Tennis Tournament (French Open) for the...
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wposteruk | 06/11/2009
Jacques Chirac said he would "explain himself in court with serenity and determination"
ifp | 05/11/2009
Around 40 gang members believed to have been involved in highway robberies of tourists on autoroutes in the South of France have been arrested by French police. Gang members posing as policeman duped their victims into thinking that a routine check was being carried out. The looters were equipped with cars bearing police insignia and a revolving amber light. Favourite targets of the gang were foreign
ifp | 05/11/2009
The fall in French house prices slowed in the last quarter, and estate agents forecast prices will stabilise over the remainder of 2009. In their regular review of the housing market, FNAIM, the French estate agents association, report that house prices fell by 1.3% in the three months ending September 2009 compared with the second quarter. Over the past twelve months, French house prices have therefore
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