SARKOZY COMPLETES POLITICAL TAKEOVER IN FRANCE (The Tocqueville Connection)
PARIS, June 17, 2007 (AFP) - His parliamentary majority may not be as big as he hoped for, but over two elections President Nicolas Sarkozy has still redrawn France's political map and laid the ground for the most radical reforms in more than 25 years....more...Boeing-Airbus Dogfight at Paris Air Show (The San Francisco Examiner)
LE BOURGET, France ( Map , News ) - Airbus racked up a series of big orders at the opening Monday of the world's biggest air show, stealing some early limelight from U.S. rival Boeing Co. (...more... Israel's under the radar, but on the map, at Paris Air Show (Market Watch)
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Flying under the radar is helping to put Israel's defense firms very clearly on the map. ...more... 'Wizard of Oz', Mandela files make it onto UNESCO list (INQ7.net)
PARIS -- Records from the trial of Nelson Mandela, a medieval French tapestry, a millennium-old Iranian epic and the Hollywood movie "The Wizard of Oz" are among 38 new items on a UNESCO cultural heritage list, the body said on Tuesday....more... YouTube Expanding Beyond United States (The San Francisco Examiner)
SAN FRANCISCO ( Map , News ) - Unshaken by its legal problems in the United States, online video leader YouTube will attempt to extend its cultural reach and increase its moneymaking opportunities by programming new channels in nine other countries....more... YouTube to program new channels in nine countries outside U.S. (The San Francisco Examiner)
SAN FRANCISCO ( Map , News ) - Unshaken by its legal problems in the United States, online video leader YouTube.com will attempt to extend its cultural reach and increase its moneymaking opportunities by programming new channels in nine other countries....more... L-3's SafeRoute(TM) Set to Certify (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
LE BOURGET, France----L-3 Communications announced today that Aviation Communications and Surveillance Systems , an L-3 Communications & Thales Company, has met all of its development milestones on schedule, since SafeRoute development was announced at the 2005 Paris Air Show, leading to the submittal of technical standard order documentation to the Federal Aviation Administration last Friday, ......more... India Completes Talks On Huge Warplane Deal New Delhi (AFP) June 19, 2007 (Space War)
India has completed negotiations over an order for 126 fighter jets that could cost up to nine billion dollars, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Monday....more... FastBooking announces the launch of Only-Recommended-Hotels.com. (Hospitality Net)
A first in online hotel booking...more... |