Paris is the capital city of France. Situated on the banks of the river Seine in north-central France, it is also the capital of the Île-de-France région (also known as "Paris Region"), which encompasses Paris and its suburbs. Paris had an estimated mid-2004 population of 2,144,700. The Paris urban area, extending well beyond the city boundaries, has an estimated population of 9.93 million. The Paris metropolitan area stood at 11.5 million in 1999 and is one of the most populated urban areas in Europe.
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Reuters' regional company diaries, covering earnings, shareholder meetings, news conferences and analyst meetings can be found by clicking on for Western Europe. This diary is updated daily: new listings or amendments are marked with an asterisk. P ...
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Aston Martin unveiled One-77 2 door sports coupe back in 2008 at the Paris Motor Show while it was fully revealed a year later at the Geneva Motor Show. Powered by a 7.3L naturally aspirated V12, Aston Martin One-77 is ...
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Source: Salt Lake Tribune
French Open » Venus wins first Grand Slam match since diagnosis. Paris • Easy to understand why Andy Roddick never enjoyed playing on red clay all that much. First and foremost, the footing is tricky as can b ...
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In his latest lobbying for a third runway at Heathrow, Colin Matthews argues that all possible solutions must be examined in any analysis of how Britain maintains a hub airport. The Government has so far ruled out a third runway, wit ...
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INVESTIGATOR Resources will raise up to $15 million to progress its Paris silver project on the Eyre Peninsula. The company has raised $6.4 million via a placement of shares to institutional and sophisticated investors, and w ...
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Source: The New York Times
PARIS — Irina Falconi of the United States roared back from a faltering first set to defeat Edina Gallovits-Hall of Romania, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, in the first round of the French Open. Falconi, 22, broke her oppon ...
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Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch
May 28, 1912 The Senate Commerce Committee issued its report on the sinking of the Titanic; it cited a "state of absolute unpreparedness" as being among the causes of an "unnecessary tragedy." 1863 The 54th Mas ...
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Paris: French Open dangerman Juan Martin Del Potro shrugged off a knee injury scare as well as sweltering 30-degree heat to reach the French Open second round on Sunday. The ninth seeded Argentine, who made the semi-finals in 2009 before go ...
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Paris: Battling to be in top-10 before the 11 June cut-off mark for the London Olympics, Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna were today drawn against French team of Marc Gicquel and Edouard Roger-Vasselin in their men's doubles openin ...
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