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Eiffel Tower's first stairs sold at Paris auction

AP - Mon Dec 14, 2:30 pm ET

A section of the Eiffel Tower's original staircase has sold for euro105,400 ($154,380) in an auction of Paris memorabilia.

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Plane Insurers Post Third Annual Loss on Air France (Update1)
Bloomberg - Mon Dec 14, 4:26 pm ET
Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Airline insurers, a group led by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Allianz SE , may lose money this year on costs from the Air France crash, forcing the industry to raise prices, broker Aon Corp. said.
Plans to start 2012 Giro d'Italia in Washington DC
Biking Bis - Mon Dec 14, 4:05 pm ET
As strange as it may seem, a move is afoot to bring the Giro d'Italia bike race to Washington DC in 2012. The Giro characteristically has begun the 3-week bike race for a few days in other countries before relocating to Italy for the bulk of the miles. The Tour de France also will visit adjacent countries during its three-week run. But never before has one of these races included a ...
Cyclist Lance Armstrong has a new passion: diabetes
WTSP-TV Tampa - Mon Dec 14, 4:00 pm ET
Anyone who has heard of him - and millions have - knows Lance Armstrong is all about cancer advocacy. Now the seven-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor is directing his star power and reputation for vitality at another disease: diabetes.
Berlusconi in pain, will remain hospitalized
AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 14, 3:53 pm ET
Premier Silvio Berlusconi is in pain and will remain hospitalized until at least Tuesday with a fractured nose and two broken teeth from an attack by a mentally disturbed man who hit him in the face with a statuette, doctors and aides said.
FlightSafety Promotes Patrick Dulac to Manager, Paris-LeBourget Learning Center
Aircraft Maintenance Technology - Mon Dec 14, 3:53 pm ET
LaGuardia Airport, New York (December 14, 2009) – FlightSafety International is pleased to announce that Patrick Dulac has been promoted to Manager of the company’s Learning Center located at the Paris-LeBourget airport in France.
Sky adds Courtney Paris via WNBA dispersal draft
Daily Herald - Mon Dec 14, 3:39 pm ET
The Chicago Sky selected former All-American center Courtney Paris with the fourth pick in the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft on Monday.
Times are tough but not tough enough to stop push for global tax
World Tribune - Mon Dec 14, 3:38 pm ET
With President Barack Obama attacking “fat cat bankers on Wall Street,” left-wing non-governmental organizations (NGOs) see a great opportunity to pass a global tax on financial transactions that could generate at least $700 billion a year from the U.S. and other “rich” countries.
Eiffel Tower's first stairs sold at Paris auction
Newsday - Mon Dec 14, 3:12 pm ET
Section of Eiffel Tower's original staircase sold at Paris auction for $150,000
News State sales tax declines
The Paris News - 23 minutes ago
The City of Paris, along with most other Lamar County municipalities, saw a significant drop in December sales tax checks from a year ago. Investigation of Paris teen death continues IDABEL, Okla. — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the Idabel Police Department continue to seek information surrounding the death of a Paris teenager.
EDF May Get Back $1.75 Billion After Court Ruling (Update1)
Bloomberg - 31 minutes ago
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Electricite de France SA may reclaim more than 1.2 billion euros ($1.75 billion) in state aid it had returned to the French government after a ruling by a European Union court faulted a decision ordering repayment.
Air France A380 New York-Paris Flight Canceled on Fuel-Tank Woes
Bloomberg - 41 minutes ago
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- An Air France A380 flight from New York to Paris was canceled last night, after problems with its fuel tanks, Marina Tymen, a company spokeswoman said.
EDF Wins EU Court Ruling Over $1.75 Billion in French State Aid
Bloomberg - 1 hour 8 minutes ago
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Electricite de France SA won a court ruling over as much as 1.2 billion euros ($1.75 billion) in state aid and interest the European Union sought to force the company to repay to the French government.
EDF Wins EU Court Ruling Over $1.75 Billion in French State Aid
Bloomberg - 1 hour 16 minutes ago
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Electricite de France SA won a court ruling over as much as 1.2 billion euros ($1.75 billion) in state aid and interest the European Union sought to force the company to repay to the French government.
News State sales tax declines
The Paris News - 1 hour 37 minutes ago
The City of Paris, along with most other Lamar County municipalities, saw a significant drop in December sales tax checks from a year ago. Investigation of Paris teen death continues IDABEL, Okla. — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the Idabel Police Department continue to seek information surrounding the death of a Paris teenager.
French Consumer Prices Increase for First Time in Seven Months
Bloomberg - 2 hours 18 minutes ago
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- France’s inflation rate turned positive in November for the first time in seven months, lifted by higher food and energy prices.