This past week, fatigue-related health incidents have caused hospitalizations of the French President Nicolas Sarkozy and NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. Will politicians have to change their daily routines to allow for more 'down' time, or is exhaustion part of...
" French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been taken to hospital after becoming ill while jogging. Mr Sarkozy's chief of staff said the president was "doing well" and talking normally with medics at the military...
Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari got his nickname "Mr. Ten Percent" in the 1994 purchase of Agosta submarines for Pakistan military, worth 800 million Euros. The commission was fixed 80 million Euros, but...
Leader's of the world's eighth largest economies met today. In a joint statement they agreed that the global economy is not stable enough to pull back on massive fiscal stimulus soon. In a statement obtained...
Between 4th and 7th June 2009, the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) will hold its 7th European Parliament elections. About three quarters of the 736 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) will be...
opinion by jnpaquet | 4 years ago 178 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
At the end of the G20 summit last week, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said in a press conference that he was « happy » with the accomplishments made by the 20 leaders, mainly with the new international...
opinion by jnpaquet | 4 years ago 275 views | 4 recommendations | 1 comment
And certainly not one as intelligent and independant as Carla Bruni, President Sarkozy’s wife and heiress to the fortune created by the Italian tyre manufacturing company CEAT. Before she married Sarkozy in...
opinion by Fripouille | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 2039 views | 61 recommendations | 14 comments
" The Anti-Defamation League criticized the French foreign minister for weakening Israel's negotiating position on kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit. Bernard Kouchner, in an interview with the London-based Arabic newspaper Asharq al-Awsat, said he opposes Israel's decision to...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy proposed new measures to end the violence on the Caribbean Island of Guadeloupe yesterday, including aid to poor families, measures to bring down fuel costs and a break from paying...
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Hundreds of thousands of people took part in a general strike in France on Thursday in protest at the government's handling of the economic crisis. Union leaders said 2.5 million people had taken part in protests...
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Via. Uwe Paschen. Devastating Storm hits Europe with rising Causalities. The highest disaster alert has now been issued for the affected areas. The News outlets through out Europe are reporting Storms in South...
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Staff from Radio France Internationale went on strike on Thursday to protest the French government's decision to cut more than 200 jobs or 25% of the workforce. RFI's language services will suffer, with six...
“Time flies when your’e having fun” they say. Well, if that’s the case, French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s last eighteen months haven’t just flown by, they’ve rocketed by!!He’s been everywhere, from...
opinion by Fripouille | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 344 views | 38 recommendations | 13 comments
A helicopter carrying 10 French soldiers has crashed off the coast of Gabon in Central Africa. It is not yet known if there are any survivors.Sarkozy has asked French Defense Minister Herve Morin to go to the scene." French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said in a...
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EUROPE to create GFR Global Finance RegulatorEuropean Leaders discuss Global Financial Regulator. Angela Merkel and Nicholas Sarkozy call for a new economic FBI similar to the U.N. Security Council—and warn the...
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