France Rejects Chinese Pressure Over Dalai Lama (Deutsche Welle) bi2360047 French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday, July 10, reacted defiantly to Chinese threats of reprisals he met the Dalai Lama

Short-haul planes railroaded by trains (The Australian) bi2360047 THE lounge was thronged bleary-eyed and grumpy suits looking vain for seats. The endless queue for coffee snaked past whimpering children and inconsiderate backpackers

France's SNCF Gets More Short-Haul Traffic On High Oil - Pepy (Nasdaq) bi2360047 AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France -(Dow Jones)- French state-owned railway company Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer beating automobiles on short urban journeys thanks to expensive gasoline, Guillaume Pepy, the chairman of the company, said Saturday

Gravy train goes deluxe for MEPs' Strasbourg trips (Independent) bi2360047 A gleaming new, high-speed train solely for MEPs launches today. The service, linking Brussels the French city of Strasbourg, being inaugurated by France the hope of stamping out criticism of the "travelling circus" that sees the entire European Parliament, uproot to the capital of the Alsace region for one week a month at a cost of ?200m (£158m) a year

Cargo version of TGV to court air traffic (Financial Times) bi2360047 The company that designed and built France?s high-speed TGV trains developing a cargo version that could see short-haul air cargo shifted to Europe?s growing high-speed rail network

France: Stretch your euros Paris (Miami Herald) bi2360047 PLEASE PUT A BASIC HEAD ON TOP, 6-42-1like A euro was worth $1.25 when I moved to Paris 2004. Now it's nearly $1.60. So, am I happy I don't live there anymore? Not at all, but I'm much more careful my money when I pass through

Japan Consortium Pushing Shinkansen Tech for Brazil (Japan Corporate News) bi2360047 Sao Paulo, June 18, 2008 (Jiji Press) - A consortium of Japanese companies are stepping up efforts to persuade Brazil to choose Japan's Shinkansen bullet train technology for a planned 500-kilometer high-speed train line connecting Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Campinas

China does not set my agenda, Sarkozy says (EARTHtimes.org) bi2360047 Strasbourg - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday reacted defiantly to Chinese threats of reprisals he met the Dalai Lama. China neither sets my agenda nor makes my appointments for me, Sarkozy told lawmakers at the European Parliam..

Europe's rail renaissance on track (Guardian Unlimited) bi2360047 Head of SNCF sees risks as well as opportunities as he celebrates the centenary of the reborn Mont Blanc Express..

French President Sarkozy to attend Olympic opening ceremony - Summary (EARTHt bi2360047 Tokyo/Paris - The office of French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday that he would attend the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, putting an end to the threat of a boycott over China's reaction to Tibetan protests earlier th..

Dr Latitude : French countryside was made for cycling (The New Zealand Herald) bi2360047 We are planning to spend four or five weeks France at the end of August and want to take our bikes to do some nice riding a few areas of the country. We use public transport to get to different areas and then spend three or four days cycling. We plan to stay hostels or similar

Utah's schedule puts a position to make the tourney - SportingNews.com bi2360047 Utah's puts a position to make the tourney SportingNews.com - 1 hour ago Utah's athletic department calls the toughest the Utes have put together "intentionally" -- meaning there might have been other years ..

Boeing Says Damaged 787 Forces Schedule Re-Evaluation (Update2) - Bloomberg bi2360047 Boeing Says Damaged 787 Forces Re-Evaluation (Update2) Bloomberg - 4 hours ago ``We resolved it, but we have to look at the and what that means'' for the fourth plane as well as the program's timetable, Leach said. 787 Fuselage Section Suffers Damage At Supplier Aero-News Network Damage to Boeing 787 fuselage piece at SC plant may delay flight tests Seattle Times Alenia wraps up 787 horizontal stabilizer testing HeraldNet Charleston Post Courierall 17 news articles..

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