Carrefour Rethinks Its ‘Bigger Is Better’ Strategy

The French retailer is preparing to change leadership because of disappointing results from a move to increase store size amid the economic downturn.

Original post by By DAVID JOLLY

27 stycznia, 2012 | Comments are off

The Welsh Economy Slips, but London Cushions the Fall

The British government’s so-called money transfers prop up its poorer regions, keeping them from the kind of collapse suffered in euro zone nations like Greece.

Original post by By LANDON THOMAS Jr.

27 stycznia, 2012 | Comments are off

Costa Cruises Offers Settlement to Shipwreck Passengers

The operator of the Costa Concordia made its first attempt on Friday to limit the legal consequences of the shipwreck, offering a settlement of about $14,400 to each uninjured passenger.

Original post by By GAIA PIANIGIANI

27 stycznia, 2012 | Comments are off

The Lede Blog: Twitter’s New Policy on Blocking Posts Is Attacked, and Defended

Twitter incited anger among its international users on Friday after it announced a new method of blocking individual posts from appearing in certain countries. But some Internet advocacy groups defended it.

Original post by By J. DAVID GOODMAN

27 stycznia, 2012 | Comments are off

France to Speed Troops’ Withdrawal from Afghanistan

President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday said French troops would leave a year early, by the end of 2013.

Original post by By STEVEN ERLANGER

27 stycznia, 2012 | Comments are off

The Wales Economy Slips, but London Cushions the Fall

The British government’s so-called money transfers prop up its poorer regions, keeping them from the kind of collapse suffered in euro zone nations like Greece.

Original post by By LANDON THOMAS Jr.

27 stycznia, 2012 | Comments are off

Former Hostages Brought to American Base

Two hostages rescued in Somalia by Special Operations Forces this week after three months of captivity were recovering at a military base in Sicily, an American military official said Friday.

Original post by By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO

27 stycznia, 2012 | Comments are off

France, Karzai Want Faster NATO Afghanistan Exit

After meeting with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai, the French president said the country’s soldiers in Afghanistan will resume their training mission and withdraw by the end of 2013.

Original post by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

27 stycznia, 2012 | Comments are off

Jean-Claude Mas, Breast Implant Maker, Is Under Formal Investigation

Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of a French company that used substandard silicone in thousands of breast implants, was placed under formal investigation, his lawyer said Friday.

Original post by By DAVID JOLLY and MAÃ

27 stycznia, 2012 | Comments are off

Jean-Claude Mas Is Released on Bail

Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of a French company that used substandard silicone in thousands of breast implants, was placed under formal investigation, his lawyer said Friday.

Original post by By DAVID JOLLY and MAÃ

27 stycznia, 2012 | Comments are off
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