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Hollande, Merkel, Putin, Poroshenko Stress Importance of Minsk Protocol Full Implementation
Dec 31, 2015Leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine stressed Wednesday the importance of the "full implementation" of the Minsk Protocal in 2016. French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir ...
Tags: Minsk Protocol
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Historic Climate Pact Adopted at COP21
Dec 18, 2015From L-R, Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, French Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius, President-designate of COP21 and French ...
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China Urges Implementation After Historic Climate Deal Sealed
Dec 18, 2015China called for implementation on Saturday after a historic deal was sealed in Paris on global efforts to combat climate change. The Paris agreement on climate change was adopted with no objection by the 196 Parties of the United Nations ...
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Chinese President Calls for Effective Implementation of Global Climate Deal
Dec 17, 2015Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that China and France should work with all parties to effectively carry out the historic climate accord reached in Paris. During a telephone conversation with his French counterpart Francois ...
Tags: global economic growth, climate change, Paris climate conference
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France's Areva Opens Possibility of Minority Stake Buy by China's CNNC
Nov 4, 2015Areva and China National Nuclear Corp, or CNNC, signed a memorandum of understanding in Beijing Monday involving the "possible" acquisition of a minority stake by CNNC in the French nuclear company's capital, Areva said in a statement. ...
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Art This Year Became Something Everyone Talks About
Dec 23, 2014Art this year, became something everyone talks about, not just highbrows any more. From the chicken cup to Van Gogh's painting, rich Chinese rich are showing a robust purchasing power on the art market at home and abroad. Let's have a ...
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South Africa's Electricity Provider Eskom Signed a Loan Agreement
Oct 18, 2013South Africa's electricity provider Eskom has signed a loan agreement of more than 100 million U. S. dollars to build a 100 MW solar power plant, the state-run company said on Wednesday. In a statement released in Johannesburg, Eskom ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Clean Energy, solar power plant
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France Is to Reduce Fossil Fuel Consumption by 30% by 2030
Sep 25, 2013France is to use profits from nuclear power plants along with a new carbon tax to help fund growth in renewable power and energy efficiency, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayraut said Saturday. In a speech in Paris marking the end of France's ...
Tags: Nuclear Tax, Carbon Tax
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Francois Hollande Will Not Allow Shale Gas Exploration During His Presidency
Jul 18, 2013French President Francois Hollande will not allow shale gas exploration during his presidency, he said on national television Sunday. France currently has a ban on shale gas exploration using hydraulic fracturing, the only current ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Gas Drilling
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Google Created a Euro 60 Million Fund Designed to Settle Disputes with French Publishers
Feb 5, 2013Google has created a euro 60 million (US$81 million) fund designed to settle disputes with French publishers over lost revenues, providing an alternative to a proposed “link tax” that would have charged the company for posting ...
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Google Has Created a €60m Fund Designed to Settle Disputes with French Publishers
Feb 1, 2013IDG News Service - Google has created a €60 million (US$81 million) fund designed to settle disputes with French publishers over lost revenues, providing an alternative to a proposed "link tax" that would have charged the company for ...
Tags: Google, Copyright Dispute, French Publishers
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The Attacks on Islamist Positions Marked a Decisive Intensification
Jan 16, 2013The attacks on Islamist positions near the ancient desert trading town of Timbuktu and Gao, the largest city in the north, marked a decisive intensification on the third day of the French mission, striking at the heart of the vast area ...
Tags: attacks, French mission, Islamist positions
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The Lighting on The Eiffel Tower Is Now Swiched off at 1.00 Am
Jan 10, 2013The lighting on the Eiffel tower is now swiched off at 1.00 am Paris's standing as the City of Light may come under threat later this year if a decision to switch off the French capital's lights gets the go-ahead. The French ...
Tags: Eiffel tower, lighting, neon light, energy
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General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroen Scrapped Plans for a Joint Mid Size Car Program
Dec 24, 2012Reuters reported that General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroen scrapped plans for a joint mid size car program, narrowing the scope for vehicle sharing within their nascent alliance while adding engine cooperation. The automakers in a ...
Tags: General Motors, PSA Peugeot Citroen, plans, car program
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Mr Francois Options to Mr LN Mittal to Save Jobs at Florange in North Eastern France
Nov 30, 2012Bloomberg reported that French president Mr Francois Hollande presented options to ArcelorMittal CEO Mr LN Mittal to save jobs at Florange in north eastern France, not taking its nationalization off the table. Mr Hollande, who met with Mr ...
Tags: Francois Hollande, ArcelorMittal, LN Mittal, Montebourg