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Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- A strike at Paris’s major museums to protest against planned job cuts waned as most of them opened their doors today. The Louvre , the world’s most visited museum, and Versailles Palace, the former residence of French kings, opened, although much later than regular opening hours.
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 ...
France's budget minister on Sunday played down talk of a bust-up between Paris and London over banking regulations, insisting there was no "crisis" after a Frenchman won the key post of EU finance chief.
Captain Bill Overstreet, of Roanoke, was named a "Chevalier" in a decree signed by the President of the French Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy.
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.
LAist favorite band, Phoenix , recently played a mini-show in historic Paris. Here they perform "Lizstomania" and "One Time Too Many." With our favorable weather, Los Angeles needs a dose of this live fun.
French President Sarkozy tagged London a big loser after the EU appointed a French finance chief. London fears greater 'meddling' in its financial services industry.
Preliminary charges have been filed against nine employees of Paris' respected Drouot auction house after police found stolen art, including a painting by 19th-century realist master Gustave Courbet, prosecutors said Monday. An auctioneer and eight commission... Paris - Auction - 19th century - Gustave Courbet - France
Guinea's communications minister on Tuesday accused the French secret service of being complicit in an assassination attempt against the West African country's leader. Former colonial power France called the allegations...
PARIS - France's biggest rock star, Johnny Hallyday, has been hospitalized in Los Angeles for an infection following back surgery.
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.
LONDON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's inability to meet with French President Nicolas Sarkozy prompted Sarkozy to cancel his trip to London, diplomats said.
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) - Guinea's communications ministeron Tuesday accused the French secret service of being complicit in an assassination attempt against the West African country's leader. Former colonial power France called the allegations "absurd rumors."
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.
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