Football: Au Revoir to a golden era; Platini: Now is the perfect time for...

The Mirror (London, England);  June 28, 2002 ;     694 words ...Byline: MARC MANN FORMER France captain and manager Michel Platini believes...French newspaper Le Parisien this week. France, the world and European champions, suffered...media reported that Platini, former France manager Aime Jacquet and federation...

Why Lebanon tugs at France. (International)

The Economist (US);  September 2, 1989 ;     700+ words ...Why Lebanon tugs at France FRANCE'S courage and sense of duty have to be admired. But why did it stride...Israel) have burned themselves in Lebanon's 14-year civil war. France's present show of force off the Lebanese coast, which President...

Italy 13 France 56 France do enough to push the margins

The Sunday Telegraph London;  March 20, 2005 ;     700+ words ...TYPICAL FRANCE. Contrary to the last. The statisticians told us France had to win this match by at least 42 points to have...wooden spoon. The match was marred by a serious injury to France wing Christoph Dominici, who was knocked unconscious...

Winners of Tour de France since 1903

Xinhua News Agency;  June 30, 2003 ;     333 words ...Winners of Tour de France since 1903 PARIS, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Following are the winners of Tour de France cycling race since 1903: 1903 Maurice Garin, France 1904 Henri Cornet, France 1905 Louis Trousselier, France 1906 Rene Pottier, France 1907...

Tour de France winners since 1903

Xinhua News Agency;  July 27, 2003 ;     333 words ...Tour de France winners since 1903 PARIS, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Following are the winners of Tour de France since 1903: 1903 Maurice Garin, France 1904 Henri Cornet, France 1905 Louis Trousselier, France...

List of Tour de France cycling winners

Xinhua News Agency;  July 2, 2007 ;     376 words ...List of Tour de France cycling winners PARIS, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Following are the Tour de France winners since the event was first staged in...during the World Wars): 1903 Maurice Garin (France) 1904 Henri Cornet (France) 1905 Louis Trousselier...

Fertile France is not so conservative after all ; Our Man in Paris

The Independent - London;  January 22, 2007 ;     664 words ...France is a happy country, confident about the future. It is a...startling statistic of my own - they defy the standard image of France as a country basking in gloom and resistant to change...average number of babies born to women of childbearing age in France last year. France now has the highest ...

FRENCH REVOLUTION: France is booming, but strikes are spoiling the party...

The Independent - London;  March 16, 2000 ;     700+ words ...FRANCE IS booming. It was announced yesterday that risk investment, mostly in hi-tech start-ups, tripled in France last year, the biggest increase of any large country in the world. But France is grumbling. Tens of thousands of teachers and tax inspectors will take to the...

Tour de France winners

Xinhua News Agency;  July 24, 2006 ;     360 words ...Tour de France winners PARIS, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Following are the winners of Tour de France since the event was first staged in 1903 (no...during the two World Wars): 1903 Maurice Garin (France) 1904 Henri Cornet (France) 1905 Louis Trousselier...

France and Africa: dangerous liaisons.

The Economist (US);  July 23, 1994 ;     700+ words ...FRANCE and Africa, we are like an old couple, reflects Bruno Delaye...special adviser on Africa to President Francois Mitterrand of France. We argue, we disagree, but in the end we cannot separate...seems to view much of Africa as being beyond hope or help, France still lays claim to special relationships ...

TOUR DE FRANCE WINNERS

Chicago Sun-Times;  July 27, 2003 ;     395 words ...Tour de France WINNERS 2002 Lance Armstrong, USA 2001 Lance Armstrong, USA 2000...Stephen Roche, Ireland 1986 Greg LeMond, USA 1985 Bernard Hinault, France 1984 Laurent Fignon, France 1983 Laurent Fignon, France 1982 Bernard Hinault, France 1981...

FRANCE

Young Students Learning Library;      550 words ...00-00-0000 France is a beautiful and pleasant country famous for its rich cultural life. France's cooking, delicious cheeses, and fine wines...Many well-known composers have been French. France is the largest country in western Europe. The...

Eric Le Boucher: Witnessing the decline of Old France.

Financial News;  September 14, 2003 ;     700+ words ...France is in a similar situation to that of the UK in the 1970s, says Nicolas Bavarez, whose provocative statements...and political polemics appear regularly in French newspapers Le Monde and Le Point. His latest book, La France qui Tombe (The Fall of France), has become required reading. Its runaway ...

France and Algeria: A History of Decolonization and Transformation

The Middle East Journal;  October 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...France and Algeria: A History of Decolonization and Transformation...49.95. For the 132 years that Algeria formed the core of France's overseas holdings, the North African territory assumed a crucial role in shaping France itself-as an imperial entity, an economic power, and a...

Vive la difference: Europe's future is in Chirac's hands.(President...

The Economist (US);  November 25, 1995 ;     700+ words ...FRANCE'S difficulties are in many ways much like other rich countries...grappling with these issues, but none in quite the same way as France. That is partly because the implementation of the franc fort policy has added a few points to the unemployment rate in France, and so helped to make immigration a ...