France’s Tennis Federation (FFT) decided on Sunday to keep Roland Garros as the venue of the French Open, while rejecting the idea of moving the games to the suburbs of Paris in 2016. FTT said in a statement that the modernized and renovated Roland Garros won in front of the historic site at Porte d’Auteuil. [...]
The record floods hitting Australia over the past two months are causing catastrophic damage to the Queensland infrastructure, said Queensland premier on Wednesday. Tweet This Post
In what is being billed as the repeat of Europe’s battle against abuse of market dominance by Microsoft, France has put Google on notice for abusing its dominant position in the field of on-line search advertising. Presently, the European Commission has initiated investigation of Google’s activities. Incoming search terms:dominant client vs dominant regulatorgoogle microsoft abuse [...]
On Sunday, leaders of the Euro Zone discussed the rescue package for Ireland and talked about preventing the spread of debt crisis in Europe. Tweet This Post
German sports officials stated on Monday that the rejection by the 3rd biggest political force of the country, the Greens, will not affect in any way Munich’s bid for the Winter Olympics in 2018. Tweet This Post
Baby bottles containing the chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA) has been banned in Europe as of early next year among growing fears that it could harm the health of children. Tweet This Post
Companies T-Mobile and Orange stated at the beginning of this week that they plan to subsidize Apple’s iPad in the UK and France. Tweet This Post
A team of international scientist are warning people about taking vitamin E supplements regularly, as this may increase the risk of suffering from stroke. Tweet This Post
A message said to be from Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has threatened to kill French citizens as a response to the country’s new law banning face-covering Muslim veils, as well as to France’s support of the U.S.-lead war in Afghanistan. Tweet This Post
Britain and France has come to a defence cooperation agreement that will on Tuesday see them sign a treaty outlining a joint nuclear weapons stock testing facility between the two countries. Tweet This Post