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BRICs call for end of European dominance at IMF
PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Developing countries said on Tuesday it was time to end the "obsolete" tradition of the International Monetary Fund always being led by a European, though France's finance minister appeared to strengthen her lead in the race to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn. | Video
Pao de Acucar and Carrefour in merger talks: report
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - France's Carrefour and Brazilian retailer Grupo Pao de Acucar have been talking for more than a month about merging their units in Latin America's biggest economy, the newspaper Valor Economico said on Tuesday.
World Bank to lend $6 billion to Egypt and Tunisia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Bank President Robert Zoellick on Tuesday unveiled $6 billion in fresh funding for Tunisia and Egypt ahead of a meeting of Group of Eight industrial powers in France starting on Thursday.
Factbox: What G8 leaders will discuss in Deauville
(Reuters) - Leaders from the Group of Eight top industrialized nations -- the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Russia and Canada -- meet from Thursday in the French seaside resort of Deauville for a two-day annual summit on global issues.
Factbox: What G8 leaders will discuss in Deauville
(Reuters) - Leaders from the Group of Eight top industrialized nations -- the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Russia and Canada -- meet from Thursday in the French seaside resort of Deauville for a two-day annual summit on global issues.
No need to ban shale gas in UK: parliament committee
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain does not need to impose a moratorium on drilling for unconventional gas sources, a parliamentary committee said on Monday, two weeks after France recommended making a freeze on shale gas drilling permanent. There is no evidence that fracking, a process that involves injecting water, sand and chemicals into shale rock formations to extract trapped gas, is directly harmful to the environment, the Energy and Climate Change Committee said in a report published late on Mond
EU slams Yemen's Saleh for refusal to sign peace deal
PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union berated Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Monday for refusing to sign a transition agreement that would see him cede power, while France accused him of being irresponsible.
France, NATO to deploy helicopters in Libya: source
PARIS (Reuters) - France and other members of the NATO-led coalition plan to deploy attack helicopters in Libya, a French diplomatic source said on Monday, a move aimed at ramping up pressure against Muammar Gaddafi's forces.
France to deploy helicopters in Libya: media
PARIS (Reuters) - France plans to deploy attack helicopters in Libya, the first to be used in the coalition against Muammar Gaddafi's forces, a French newspaper reported on Monday.
Ash could hit Scotland Tuesday, airlines warned
PARIS (Reuters) - Ash from an erupting Icelandic volcano could reach northern Scotland by Tuesday and parts of Britain, France and Spain by Thursday or Friday if the eruption continues at the same intensity, airlines were warned on Sunday. | Video
Ash to hit northern Europe, but volcano dying down
LONDON/REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Northern Europe is set to again bear the brunt of air traffic disruption from Icelandic volcanic ash on Wednesday after 500 flights were canceled on Tuesday, but experts said the eruption was rapidly dying down. | Video
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