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Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- A strike by French museum workers widened today with the Louvre and Versailles Palace joining a host of other tourist attractions to shut down as employees protested against planned job cuts.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday hailed President Barack Obama's speech defining the new U.S. strategy in Afghanistan as "courageous, determined and lucid" and pledged France's full support for the effort.
PARIS (AP) — The Louvre Museum and the royal palace at Versailles were closed Thursday because of a French museum workers' strike that appears to be gathering steam.
A striking employee, seen, outside the Louvre museum in Paris, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. The royal palace at Versailles was closed to visitors because of a museum workers' strike that has disrupted the Louvre and other French tourist attractions.
A striking employee, seen, outside the Louvre museum in Paris, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. The royal palace at Versailles was closed to visitors because of a museum workers' strike that has disrupted the Louvre and other French tourist attractions. An official at the Louvre said the museum opened late Thursday as a result of the strike and only part of its vast collection was accessible. (AP Photo ...
PARIS -(Dow Jones)- French President Nicolas Sarkozy Tuesday said the French recession will likely incorporate a fall in gross domestic product of between 2% and 2.1% in 2009, and the government will not adopt fiscal austerity policies.
British bankers slammed French President Nicolas Sarkozy Wednesday for trumpeting France's new EU commissioner, fuelling a row over regulation even as Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling sought calm.
The British Bankers' Association slammed French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday for remarks trumpeting France's new EU single market commissioner, saying they damage confidence in the EU.
Washington, 3 December (WashingtonTV)—Israeli opposition leader, Tzipi Lvini, discussed Iran’s nuclear program and the Middle East peace process with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris on Thursday.
Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni said Thursday she had discussed the need for a quick resumption of Middle East peace talks during her meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Paris - The question of whether France will contribute more troops to operations in Afghanistan remains wide open, reported daily Le Figaro Tuesday, noting that French President Nicolas Sarkozy could reverse himself and back the troop deployment. The...
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- A possible meeting between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Prime Minister Gordon Brown's office in London this week has been scrapped, Brown's office said Thursday, amid signs of tension between the two governments.
PARIS — European leaders and top diplomats hailed President Barack Obama's speech defining the new U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, but few countries were forthcoming Wednesday with pledges of fresh troops.French President Nicolas Sarkozy commended the speech as "courageous, determined and lucid" but stopped short of offering more soldiers from France, the fourth largest contributor to NATO's ...
PARIS (AP) — The royal palace at Versailles is closed to visitors because of a museum workers' strike that has disrupted the Louvre and other French tourist attractions.
Thousands of visitors find famous Paris museums shut by strike
Paris - The Louvre Museum, the most visited museum in the world, was closed Thursday as a strike called by trade unions to demand more state funds and personnel for cultural institutions went into a second day, France-Info radio reported. The Versail...
