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Sarkozy wants Camus in Pantheon

UPI - Tue Nov 24, 3:44 pm ET

PARIS, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy is pressing to re-inter the remains of Albert Camus, one of France's greatest 20th-century writers, in the Pantheon in Paris.

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New York Times - 12 minutes ago
The most popular movies among NYTimes.com readers. An entire household is caught in traffic thanks to the opening of a new super-highway in this satiric comedy drama from Swiss filmmaker Ursula Meier . Marthe ( Isabelle Huppert ) and her husband ( Olivier Gourmet ) live in a small home in rural France with their three children.
Cheap wine leads predicted rise in consumption
San Jose Mercury News - 17 minutes ago
PARIS — Is the world drowning its sorrows in cheap wine? An industry group said Thursday that more wine could be consumed globally this year thanks to crisis-fueled demand for cheaper or discounted tipples.
Commonwealth tries to influence climate change talks
AFP via Yahoo! News - 34 minutes ago
The Commonwealth is trying to shape the direction of upcoming climate talks in Copenhagen by inviting top outside leaders to a weekend summit here, host Trinidad said on Thursday.
France regains top world wine producer spot
AFP via Yahoo! News - 36 minutes ago
France this year returned to its position as the world's top wine producer with an estimated output of 45.7 million hectolitres, the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) said Thursday.
Abu Dhabi Prepares for Louvre With Giant Gorilla, Beirut Jigsaw
Bloomberg - 1 hour 4 minutes ago
The capital of the United Arab Emirates hosted 50 art galleries from 19 countries in its first annual art fair, which closed on Nov. 22. Works by Pablo Picasso and Damien Hirst sat next to David Mach’s “Silver Streak,” a gorilla assembled with wire coat hangers at the Emirates Palace hotel.
Areva T&D Sale to Be Based on Commercial Merits, Official Says
Bloomberg - 1 hour 13 minutes ago
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s government will decide the sale of state-controlled Areva SA’s power-grid equipment unit on commercial grounds and won’t favor the French bidding team, said a government official.
Sharp increase in swine flu deaths in France
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 24 minutes ago
The number of deaths in mainland France from the H1N1 swine flu virus jumped in the last week, according to official data Thursday.
French joblessness rises 52,400 in October
EARTHtimes.org - 1 hour 26 minutes ago
Paris - Unemployment rose by a further 52,400 in October to reach 2.63 million, officials reported Thursday evening, while cautioning that further rises in joblessness were foreseen. The French labour office said the October rise was 2 per cent, and ...
Putin in France to further energy and military goals
AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 46 minutes ago
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin flew to France on Thursday to pursue strategic military and energy goals that have raised concerns among states that were once under the grip of the Kremlin.
Areva to Keep ‘Integrated’ Model, Won’t Be Dismantled (Update1)
Bloomberg - 1 hour 52 minutes ago
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Areva SA , the world’s biggest reactor builder, will continue to operate in all areas of the nuclear supply chain, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said, quashing speculation that the company may be dismantled.
Queen arrives in Trinidad for summit
AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 14 minutes ago
Queen Elizabeth II arrived in Trinidad on Thursday, on the eve of a three-day Commonwealth summit she is to open.
French Minister Sees Mix Of Good, Bad Months For Jobs In 2010
Nasdaq - 2 hours 35 minutes ago
PARIS -(Dow Jones)- It is too soon to declare the economic crisis is over, as employment remains in the grip of a downward trend despite a return to economic growth, France's employment minister said Thursday.
France Counters Speculation That Areva Will Be Broken Up
New York Times - 2 hours 46 minutes ago
The prime minister said Thursday that the nuclear company's integrated business model
Hot Drinks - Global Group Of Eight (G8) Industry Guide - New Report Published
OfficialWire - 2 hours 55 minutes ago
The Hot Drinks - Global Group of Eight (G8) Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Hot Drinks industry in each of the G8 (United States, Canada, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Russia and Japan) countries.
The AER General Assembly, in Cooperation With GE Energy, Empowers European Regions to Take Control of Their Energy ...
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Nov 26, 1:09 pm ET
Until the 27 November, the Assembly of European Regions holds its annual General Assembly, hosted by GE Energy at its European headquarters in Belfort, France, in the region of Franche-Comté .