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- West Africa central bank open to more rate cuts
AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France (Reuters) - West Africa's BCEAO central bank is open to further interest rate cuts and other steps to help stimulate the economy, governor Philippe Henri Dacoury-Tabley said on Saturday. The central bank trimmed its benchmark
- Comoros president urges calm after air disaster
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 Comoran
- Yemenia Air face European airspace ban over plane crash
The airline whose plane crashed in the Indian Ocean killing 152 people faces being banned from European airspace. French authorities have warned that Yemenia Air will have to make 'very big efforts' to avoid being put on the European Union's blacklist of
- More Flights to Tahiti from Europe
Air Tahiti Nui has announced that it will increase the number of flights to Tahiti via Paris for the 2009 summer season. The airline will operate up to seven flights per week from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Faaâ??a International Airport in
- Total, CNPC to bid on Venezuela oil blocks-WSJ
NEW YORK, July 4 (Reuters) - France's Total SA 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
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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 - A Yemeni aviation committee says pieces of wreckage from the passenger jet that crashed off the Comoros islands have been recovered.
AP - Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong has begun his comeback at the Tour de France in the first-stage individual time trial.
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