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French officials downplay credit rating downgrade
World NowFrench officials tried to calm financial markets Friday evening, declaring that the reported downgrading of France's AAA credit rating is "not good news ... but not a catastrophe."... -
Fiction and fantasy in finance: What's to become of the euro?
Tribune Media ServicesPARIS -- The American rating agency Standard and Poor's warned 15 European nations on Monday, including Germany and France, that unless they solve their currency problems this week, to the satisfaction of S&P, a business corporation, this company will...Tags: Arts and Culture, Foreign Exchange Market, Debt Market, Market and Exchange, Germany
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Iranians worry about possibility of war amid tensions with West
World NowIran, United States, Israel, nuclear, Strait of Hormuz: The deepening standoff between Tehran and the West over Iran's nuclear program has Iranians chatting nervously in butcher shops, grocery aisles and money exchanges.... -
France announcement on Afghan pullout shows alliance divisions
World NowFrance, Afghanistan, NATO, war, Taliban: The announcement by French President Nicolas Sarkozy that his troops would sharply accelerate their departure from Afghanistan cast a harsh light on potential cracks in the U.S.-led military coalition in the... -
France finds a foreign buyer for Rafale fighter plane -- it seems
World NowAfter 30 years of setbacks, France appears to have found a foreign buyer for its Rafale fighter planes. India is in exclusive negotiations with Paris to purchase 126 of the multipurpose aircraft for $11 billion, officials said Tuesday.... -
Shakira honored with France's arts and letters medal
Ministry of GossipSinger Shakira has been honored by France as a Chevalier de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, becoming the first Colombian to receive the honor. Minister of Culture Frédéric Mitterrand presented the Chevalier medal to Shakira, who in addition to... -
Venezuelan presidential campaign already heating up
World NowVenezuelan president Hugo Chavez wasted little time in slamming Henrique Capriles, his main opponent in October's presidential election, as an unpatriotic tool of capitalism and the "Yanquis."... -
Islamist presidential hopeful wants to end U.S. aid to Egypt
World NowA campaign led by ultraconservative Islamist presidential candidate Hazem abu Ismail has called on Egyptians to raise money on their own so their country will not be dependent on $1.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid.... -
China's Xi spars with lawmakers, avoids specifics in speech
World NowREPORTING FROM WASHINGTON -- After getting an earful from U.S. lawmakers on his country's human rights record Wednesday morning, the official expected to be China's future leader faced a friendlier audience at a business-sponsored luncheon in Washington... -
French President Nicolas Sarkozy to seek second term
World NowFrench leader Nicolas Sarkozy, saying it was unthinkable that he would not want to continue as president given the challenges facing the world, announced Wednesday that he would seek a second term in office.... -
Palestinians mourn schoolchildren killed in bus accident
World NowThe Palestinian Authority declared a three-day mourning period and ordered flags flown at half mast throughout the Palestinian territories and outside in mourning of children killed Thursday in a bus accident outside Ramallah.... -
Can this relationship be saved? A German in Greece gives her take
World NowGermany, Greece, euro, European Union, economy: Edit Engelmann might be uniquely suited to sort through the Greek-German discord. Engelmann is a German who came to Greece for love, marrying a Greek man and relocating to Athens four years ago. Her book...
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