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Top Stories:  | TGV ticket prices to rise 2% in Jan
 Thursday, December 24, 2009
TGV ticket prices will rise nearly 2% in January.
The 1.9% increase, announced in Le Figaro is said to compensate for a rise in charges to use the railways and dropping ticket sales.
While Réseau f... (read more...) |  Air chaos follows Eurostar blockage
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
BRITONS trying to visit family in the UK for Christmas faced new setbacks yesterday as low-cost firm easyJet cancelled around 200 flights, including many to and from France, and Luton airport closed b... (read more...) |  Limited Eurostar service resumes
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
A EUROSTAR train has left Paris for London for the first time in four days.
The train left at 8.10 as a limited service starts up again after technical problems caused trips to be suspended from Frid... (read more...) |  France calls probe on Eurostar faults
Monday, December 21, 2009
TRANSPORT secretary Dominique Bussereau has demanded an inquiry into the Eurostar service after 2,000 people were left stuck in the tunnel for 11 hours and 120,000 people were stranded on either side ... (read more...) |  Icy weekend for Christmas travel
Friday, December 18, 2009
TRAFFIC conditions across France will be difficult this weekend as the Christmas getaway coincides with icy weather.
Road monitor Bison Futé has issued an "orange" warning for today and Saturday, adv... (read more...) | | | | | |
Saracens travel to the Madejski Stadium on Sunday as first meets second in the Guinness Premiership. England Saxons centre Brad Barritt returns to the starting line-up after a spell on rotation whi... Planet Rugby Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:12:49 -0500MARSEILLE faces complete gridlock as taxi drivers block roads while public transport workers go on strike.While the taxis are protesting against the rising price of fuel, drivers on trams and buses ha... The Connexion Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:02:45 -0500Four libraries in Paris have turned off their wi-fi internet connections after staff claimed they were causing health problems.The latest to shut down its wireless network is the wireless Sainte-Genev... The Connexion Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:02:43 -0500Parliament has voted for a law that will see radical reform to government in France, including a measure limiting the number of presidential terms to two.The text, presented to the assembly two weeks ... The Connexion Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:02:42 -0500PARIS (Reuters) - The elderly French heiress to the L'Oreal fortune has refused to take court-ordered psychological tests to determine whether a photographer extorted her for gifts worth 1 billion eur... The Star Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:57:48 -0500Published Date: December 23, 2009 BEIJING : France doesn't want to interfere in Chinese affairs, but Beijing must show more tolerance for the European country's democratic values, the French prime mi... Kuwait Times Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:27:04 -0500LOSC Lille Métropole and Montpellier Hérault SC won, 4-0 at AS Nancy-Lorraine and 2-1 at Olympique Lyonnais respectively, to move second and third in Ligue 1 but FC Girondins de Bordeaux marched on ... UEFA Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:13:25 -0500London, Dec 24 : Roman Polanski has made up his mind to drag two French magazines and a newspaper to court for allegedly publishing pictures of him serving house arrest in Switzerland. New Kerala Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:05:16 -0500Bonne Maman is offering you the chance to have a New Year's Eve you will never forget! You and three friends will be whisked to Paris for four magical days. Sip champagne and relax in Eurostar's new a... The Independent Thu, 24 Dec 2009 03:53:38 -0500LONDON -- International ratings agency Fitch on Tuesday urged Britain, France and Spain to put forward “more credible” plans aimed at reducing state debt or risk “pressure” to their top credit... The China Post Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:35:50 -0500AstraZeneca and Forest Laboratories are collaborating on development of two experimental antibiotics in a deal that centres on Astra's $350m (£219m) acquisition of Novexel, a privately held Fren... The Independent Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:44:55 -0500Bordeaux beat Toulouse 2-1 and increased its lead to nine points halfway through the French league on Wednesday. "We can be satisfied of what we have achieved but let's not relax," Bordeaux coach Lau... CBC News Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:29:41 -0500Le Monde reported in Wednesday’s editions. French officials said in October that they had found syringes and other suspicious medical equipment used in infusions among medical waste at the 2009 ... International Herald Tribune Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:23:09 -0500Veteran French rocker Johnny Hallyday has been released from a Los Angeles hospital where he underwent a back operation earlier this month, his publicists said. "The doctors judged that Johnny Hallyd... ABC Australia Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:49:17 -0500The British armaments firm British Aerospace Systems (BAE) has won a contract to supply the French armed forces with up to 129 armoured vehicles, it was announced on Tuesday. BAE Systems said in a sta... People's Daily Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:44:03 -0500Britain has overtaken France and Italy in the number of cheeses it manufactures. According to Juliet Harbutt, a global authority on cheese who organises the British Cheese Awards, about 700 varieties ... People's Daily Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:43:56 -0500END: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> A Tehran court has ordered that a teacher from Lille must remain under house arrest at ... Times Online Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:51:34 -0500Lyon´s Argentinian forward Lisandro Lopez reacts after his team´s 2-1 loss to Montpellier in French L1 football match at Gerland stadium in Lyon. PARIS (AFP) - Lyon and Marseille went into the Chr... soccerway Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:56:45 -0500The amendments eliminate source-country withholding taxes on certain direct dividend payments on all royalty payments. They also call for mandatory binding arbitration in certain disputed cases. -B... Morning Star Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:37:38 -0500Konate also called for essential reconciliation in the country after the killings at Conakry stadium on September 28, which the UN has described ascrimes against humanity and have led to sanctions bei... The Tocqueville Connection Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:46:50 -0500The new effort to outlaw the full-length veil - niqabs and burqas - in public trumps earlier efforts to ban it only in some official buildings. The move comes at a time when French Muslims say they ar... Christian Science Monitor Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:32:37 -0500A dispute between Switzerland and France over stolen bank data and tax evasion is threatening to undermine diplomatic relations between the two countries. Swiss Info Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:27:04 -0500Gloucester could lose one of their longest-serving stars next season after James Simpson-Daniel hinted at a possible exit from Kingsholm. The struggling English outfit have lost six of their first ... Planet Rugby Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:24:17 -0500U NITED NATIONS, Dec 23, 2009 (AFP) - France's deputy UN ambassador pressed the Security Council Wednesday to take swift action to bring those responsible for "crimes against humanity" in Guinea befor... The Tocqueville Connection Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:44:19 -0500Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland said on Wednesday there were positive indications that Russia would give the green light to the reform of the Strasbourg Court by ratifying the 14... RIA Novosti Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:11:34 -0500Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca on Wednesday said it had agreed to buy French antibiotics manufacturer Novexel for $350 million(R2.7 billion). "AstraZeneca has agreed to acquire 100... Business Report Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:51:31 -0500Scotland will tour Argentina next summer for the second time in three years, it was confirmed on Wednesday. The two-match series mirrors that from last year, which was drawn 1-1 after the tourists ... Planet Rugby Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:01:04 -0500Paris - The Astana cycling team of 2009 Tour de France Alberto Contador and seven-time Tour champ Lance Armstrong broke the law during this year's running of the race, the daily Le Monde reported Wedn... Earth Times Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:51:46 -0500ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Comments by French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner that President Laurent Gbagbo is expected to win Ivory Coast's election next year have provoked an angry reaction from Ivorian ... The Star Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:44:55 -0500France's parliament has passed a law to compensate victims of nuclear tests in Algeria and the South Pacific. After decades of complaints by people suffering from radiation-related illnesses, France'... Al Jazeera Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:55:02 -0500 |
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