Lyon v LiverpoolStade GerlandKick Off 19:45 GMTCritical game for Liverpool in this seasons Champions League, Benitez is under pressure and Livelpool must overcome Lyon to keep their chances of qualification to the...
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According to a new survey released by wealth management firm UBS, French work fewer hours than others, yet they are one of the most productive countries in the world. The UBS survey compares the purchasing power in 73 cities, and when compared with the nations' GDP per...
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Spanish giants Real Madrid has zapped in two big goals with the world whopping transfer of soccer stars Christiano Ronaldo and Brazilian playmaker Kaka within days.The Real Madrid's world record 94 million euros...
opinion by WisdomMountain | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago 157 views | 12 recommendations | 0 comments
Why pay to get into an art gallery when art is everywhere? On the pavement and electrical substations, on trucks and houses, all over the place. This is a collection of ten photos. They represent what can be seen in...
created by Fripouille | 36 wks ago | updated 36 wks ago 348 views | 52 recommendations | 17 comments
France is well-known for its wonderful achievements in many fields of human endeavour, and one of its most outstanding “successes” must surely be its capacity to churn out enormous quantities of...
opinion by Fripouille | 36 wks ago | updated 36 wks ago 141 views | 34 recommendations | 3 comments
People hide in them, escape into them, enter them to be alone, they make love in them, pee in them, read a book in them, and also, for some...live in them.Houses? Nope. Old trains in a siding? Nah. Abandoned...
opinion by Fripouille | 37 wks ago | updated 37 wks ago 1160 views | 36 recommendations | 15 comments
I knew an old man who lived in the same apartment building as me, here in Lyon. He had no money and he had no friends and he had no family,and he had no food.He was polite and discreet.Every night he would go down...
Air pollution in large cities represents a major health risk, and much of it is caused by cars. At the same time, and I don’t think I’m playing Cassandra here, we probably shall run out of usable oil in the...
opinion by Fripouille | 37 wks ago | updated 37 wks ago 592 views | 20 recommendations | 11 comments
Around 5% of French students try to commit suicide each year, and hundreds of them succeed. I was on a bus a short while ago. A sad looking young woman got on and sat down next to me. After a few moments she asked...
opinion by Fripouille | 38 wks ago | updated 38 wks ago 4506 views | 84 recommendations | 37 comments
Major portion of the world live in poverty. Unequal distribution of economic growth led to limiting purchasing power to limited people in the world. Whereas number of industries grew created heavy competition to attract limited number of customers by...
opinion by sadashivan | 40 wks ago 166 views | 9 recommendations | 1 comment
Help me here, Erfurt (Germany) hosted the 22nd IKA /Culinary Olympics in October 2008. Now I see that the Bocuse d'Or which took place on January 27 and 28 is also being reported on by the some media outlets under the same title. Elaine Sciolino's article (January 28)...
Before the Food Network's prime time offerings of Iron Chef and Top Chef there was the Bocuse d' Or Culinary Competition. Starting Tuesday chefs from around the globe will meet in Lyon, France to cook towards...
created by Karenke4 | 41 wks ago | updated 40 wks ago 1131 views | 24 recommendations | 7 comments
Genocide, war crimes tracked by Interpol training Genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity: Interpol organized a first seminar to train sixty officers from 22 countries in tracking down war criminals,...
created by SOLARLIFE | 42 wks ago | updated 42 wks ago 172 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
People across the world protested today against Israel's airstrikes in Gaza, calling for an immediate end to the violence as Israeli troops have entered the Palestinian region. About 21,000 people rallied in Paris,...
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Iconic lesbian leader passed away today in San Francisco, Martin, 87 died of natural causes. " Today, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community lost an iconic leader and a beloved friend. Del...
created by Criticom | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 400 views | 35 recommendations | 6 comments