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U.S. opposes proposed Ardagh purchase of Saint-Gobain unit
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Monday it had filed a complaint aimed at stopping Ireland's Ardagh Group S.A.'s proposed $1.7 billion acquisition of a unit of France's Saint-Gobain that makes glass containers for the U.S. market.
French funeral operator OGF gets takeover bids: sources
PARIS/LONDON - Three private equity firms have submitted bids to acquire France's leading funeral services firm OGF, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.
France to sell ADP stakes to Vinci, Credit Agricole
PARIS - France will sell stakes in Paris airport operator ADP of 4.69 percent to construction group Vinci and 4.81 percent to Credit Agricole Assurances , Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said.
France to sell ADP stakes to Vinci, Credit Agricole
PARIS - France will sell stakes in Paris airport operator ADP of 4.69 percent to construction group Vinci and 4.81 percent to Credit Agricole Assurances , Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said.
France to seek 14 billion euros in cuts next year: paper
PARIS - France will pursue 14 billion euros ($18.2 billion) in spending cuts next year as it attempts to reduce the public deficit to 3 percent of economic output by 2015, Le Monde reported.
Singer Carla Bruni to tour France, U.S. to promote new album
NEW YORK - Singer-songwriter Carla Bruni, France's former first lady, says she doesn't miss political life, isn't afraid of getting old and is looking forward to touring in France and the United States to promote her latest album, "Little French Songs."
French court upholds life term for Carlos the Jackal
PARIS - Carlos the Jackal, once one of the world's most wanted criminals, lost his appeal of a guilty verdict for deadly bomb attacks in France three decades ago, as a Paris court on Wednesday reaffirmed a life sentence in prison.
French court upholds life term for Carlos the Jackal
PARIS - Carlos the Jackal, once one of the world's most wanted criminals, lost his appeal of a guilty verdict for deadly bomb attacks in France three decades ago, as a Paris court on Wednesday reaffirmed a life sentence in prison.
New French-backed Syrian radio promises independent voice
PARIS - Syrian journalists backed by France launched a Paris-based radio station on Wednesday that will broadcast deep into Syria, aiming to provide what they said would be independent coverage of the civil war.
Tour de France starts and ends at the table
PARIS - Like most things French, the Tour de France starts and ends around a lunch or dinner table. | Video
Ethiopia and Eritrea: An elusive peace on the cards?
Ethiopia and Eritrea are still at each others’ throats. The two neighbours fought hammer and tongs in sun-baked trenches during a two-year war over a decade ago, before a peace deal ended their World War I-style conflict in 2000. Furious veRed Sea, UNrbal battles, however, have continued to this day.
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