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- Vivendi: no comment on Zain Africa bid
Vivendi chief Jean-Bernard Levy declined on Saturday to say whether the French media and telecom group was interested in acquiring the African operations of Kuwaiti telecom group Zain. 'I have no comment to make on this,' Levy told the news agency
- Comoros president calls for calm
Paris - The Comoros president on Saturday called for calm in the aftermath of a plane crash that killed 152 people, as Yemenia cancelled all flights to the islands and thousands rallied in France. President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi in a statement urged the
- Pentagon warns US arms may be obsolete
America's traditional means of projecting power abroad is growing increasingly obsolete and its billion-dollar military hardware could be as ineffectual against future threats as the heavily fortified Maginot line was in defending France against the
- Swiss star Cancellara wins first stage of Tour de France
Switzerland's Olympic time-trial champion Fabian Cancellara won the first stage of the Tour de France on Saturday in a time of 19 minutes 32.14 seconds to claim the yellow jersey. The 28-year-old showed his class with an impressive performance on the
- Echenique leads as Monty mounts charge
Rafa Echenique of Argentina holds a slender one-shot lead over Germany's Martin Kaymer going into the final round of the French Open with European Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie also in title contention.
- REPEAT-Total, CNPC to bid on Venezuela oil blocks-WSJ
(Repeats to widen distribution) NEW YORK, July 4 (Reuters) - France's Total SA (TOTF.PA) and China National Petroleum Corp plan to bid for two large oil blocks being auctioned in Venezuela, instead of one in which they had already shown interest, the
- Total, CNPC to bid on Venezuela oil blocks: paper
NEW YORK (Reuters) - France's Total SA (TOTF.PA) and China National Petroleum Corp plan to bid for two large oil blocks being auctioned in Venezuela, instead of one in which they had already shown interest, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people
- Comoros begins 30 days' national mourning over crash
MORONI: Comorans began 30 days of national mourning yesterday for the victims of the Yemenia Airbus crash as France threatened to blacklist the airline over safety concerns. 'From today, our country is in a period of mourning for 30 days,' President
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Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Since 1958, it has constructed a presidential democracy resistant to the instabilities experienced in earlier parliamentary democracies. In recent years, its reconciliation and cooperation with Germany have proved central to the economic integration of Europe, including the advent of the euro in January 1999. Today, France is at the forefront of European states seeking to exploit the momentum of monetary union to advance the creation of a more unified and capable European defense and security apparatus.
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AP - Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong went out early and put up a solid time in the opening stage of the Tour de France on Saturday, then was upstaged by Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland.
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