France
Prost pessimistic on French GP future
MONACO - France's sole Formula One champion Alain Prost fears the chances of the country hosting a grand prix again in the near future have receded.
Motor racing-Prost pessimistic on French GP future
MONACO, May 26 - France's sole Formula One champion Alain Prost fears the chances of the country hosting a grand prix again in the near future have receded.
Making France's "Intouchables" bankable in the U.S.
LOS ANGELES - Last year around this time of France's Cannes film festival, movie producer Harvey Weinstein pondered how to turn a silent black-and-white film, "The Artist," into Oscar gold. His answer was to charm the socks off audiences with a simple tale of old Hollywood romance.
Early Euro 2012 exit would be disaster for France - Mvila
PARIS - A third consecutive early exit at a major tournament would be a "complete disaster" for France, midfielder Yann Mvila said on Friday.
Air France outlines plans to return to growth
PARIS - Air France said it will reduce staff numbers and its short-haul and medium-haul fleet in an effort to cut costs and return the airline to growth in the face of rising competition and fuel bills.
INTERVIEW-Al Jazeera seeks to build global brand in sports
PARIS, May 24 - Al Jazeera, best known for its Middle Eastern news coverage, aims to become a global powerhouse in sports broadcasting over the next five years, its director told Reuters. The Qatar-based broadcaster will launch its new sports channel dubbed 'beIN Sport' in France next week and plans for two more channels in the United States in August.
UPDATE 1-Air France outlines plans to return to growth
* Air France to detail "excess staff" in June (Adds detail from Air France statement, background)
Moody's restates French AAA, negative outlook
PARIS - Moody's restated its negative outlook on France's top-notch credit rating on Thursday, saying after Francois Hollande's May 6 presidential election win that it needed more time to assess how France will manage its public finances in a time of anemic growth.
Air France outlines moves to cut costs - union
PARIS, May 24 - Air France plans to consolidate short- and medium-haul regional operations and beef up its Transavia low-cost airline to cut costs in the face of rising competition and fuel bills, a union representative said on Thursday.
Euro top jobs tussle to leave ECB Board seat empty
FRANKFURT - A power struggle between Germany, France and Spain is set to leave a seat vacant on the European Central Bank's six-member board in the middle of a potentially devastating crisis for the currency that the bank was created to oversee.
Full Coverage: French Election 2012
Results graphics, prediction calculators, candidate profiles, economic data, and all the latest news, features and analysis from France's Presidential Election. Full Coverage
Greek debt – remember the goats
Greece's creditors have essentially let it off the hook by overwhelmingly agreeing to take a 74 percent loss. So what better time to remember one of the first times Athens got in trouble with paying its debts.
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