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Car sharing programs are nothing new to the automobile world and in the recent years, they have proven to be extremely effective, especially in cities such as New York and other European countries including the Netherlands. However, now a company by the name of Autolib that is owned and operated by Vincent Bollore, who is said to be close to the French [...]

French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced on Wednesday that aims to bring together representatives of the G20 to discuss the issue of intellectual property on the web. Sarkozy hopes the meeting will occur before the annual meeting of the G20, scheduled for November in Cannes, France. According to the French President, countries need to “move [...]

The beginning of the year 2010 was welcomed with open arms by people across the world, as millions immersed themselves in jubilant celebrations marking the onset of the new year that has brought with numerous special events across the spectrum of politics, science, sports technology etc. The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France was decorated with gorgeous [...]

The internet search engine giant, Google Inc. has been imposed with a $14,300 or Euro 10,000 per day fine by a Paris court for copyright violations by Google in regards to its digital library initiative. The fine is supposed to be applicable for each day, the portions of books in question are displayed by Google. The French publication group, La Martiniere [...]

The French president Nicolas Sarkozy was busted with 400 illegal copies of DVDs. The disks contained a documentary on the own president and they were produced by the service of audiovisual of the Presidency of the Republic. Initially, 50 legitimate DVDs were given to political and personalities, but the demand was very larger. According to The Inquirer, [...]

France’s recent decision to abolish the Burqa, that is the traditional attire of Muslim women has now brought it into the crosshairs of Al-Qaeda. In a recent statement posted on a radical Islamist website, the terrorist organization has threatened to “take revenge” on France “by every means and wherever we can reach them.” According to [...]

On June 22, Nicolas Sarkozy declared the burqa as not welcome in France. The French president regards the Muslim dress not as a religious symbol but a sign of subservience and degradation of women. The al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has threatened to take revenge against France after Sarkozy banned the wearing of the burqa in the country. These [...]

It is but 18 months away from the G8′s self-imposed deadline for promises pledged to aid Africa but only $7 billion out of the $21.5 billion in aid, promised at the Gleneagles summit in 2005, have actually been delivered. This means that a paltry one-third of the total pledges made by the G8 group of industrialized countries has actually benefited [...]

The French President Nicolas Sarkozy has found himself a new hobby, however a hobby not new to many. In a bid to take his mind off his busy schedule, Sarkozy has taken up collecting stamps. Fellow head of the sates including the Queen have made quite a few contributions to his stamp album. Sarkozy was also gifted a leather album filled with stamps by [...]

Sexy Carla Bruni is a lady who has done it all. She set the ramps on fire and quickened heartbeats by posing in the nude, then quit the fashion world to take the music industry by storm. After making men sigh to songs like Quelqu’un m’a dit and Rafael, she broke their hearts by marrying French president, Nicolas Sarkozy. And if you still haven’t [...]