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GE, Vivendi talks over NBC Universal stretch on
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A deal for Comcast Corp. to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media companies in the world is taking longer than expected as the current owners tussle over price.
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Korean supermodel found hanged in Paris: embassy
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PARIS (AFP) - Twenty-year-old South Korean supermodel Daul Kim was found hanged in her central Paris apartment after an apparent suicide, the South Korean embassy said on Friday. Kim -- a regular on the
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Fugitive murder suspect who gripped France captured
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PARIS (Reuters) - A French murder suspect who caused a media sensation after escaping from prison in a cardboard box and evading a huge manhunt during weeks on the run, has been recaptured, the interior
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Tainted Victory: French Feel Shame Over Ireland Match
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To the great sorrow of Irish soccer fans, the fat lady of their sport sang on Friday, dashing what little hope Ireland had left of reviving its vanquished World Cup dreams. On Friday, soccer's international
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Ex-Vivendi CEO: I made mistakes but never misled
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NEW YORK -- Vivendi's former CEO says he made mistakes in his troubled bid to turn a French water company into a global media giant but never misled shareholders about the risks involved. Jean-Marie Messier
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ANALYSIS-France faces tough choices on Areva T&D sale
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faces tough choices on T&D sale - Forbes.com nology Enterprise Personal Emerging nology All Forbes nology & The World nology alertsList Reuters ANALYS-France faces tough choices on T&D sale 11.20.09,
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Ex-Vivendi CEO Messier testifies: Losses not fraud
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* Former Vivendi chief takes stand as defense starts * Messier denies doing anything fraudulent NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Former Vivendi CEO Jean-Marie Messier told a U.S. jury he 'never, never, never'
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Tainted French soccer win angers Irish
- 20 Hours ago
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In the 2002 World Cup quarterfinals, the United States cried foul when German Torsten Frings' hand appeared to keep a ball out of the net. American midfielder Gregg Berhalter's shot looked as if it crossed
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Vivendi, GE agree to interim payment on NBCU stake
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NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Vivendi SA (VIV.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) and General Electric (GE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) have agreed that Vivendi will be paid close to one-third of the value of
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Vivendi, GE agree to interim payment on NBCU stake
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By Jui Chakravorty and Quentin Webb NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - General Electric Co (GE.N) and Vivendi SA (VIV.PA) disagree on a valuation for the French company's 20 percent stake in NBC Universal, and
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French Football Federation reject Ireland's appeal
- 3 Hours ago
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French Football Federation rejects Ireland's appeal for replay â?¢ FFF says Fifa's decision must be final â?¢ Body claims to understand Irish disappointment The French Football Federation has rejected
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New Issue-JohnsonDiversey sells $250 mln in notes
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Nov 20 (Reuters) - JohnsonDiversey Holdings Inc on Friday sold $250 million of pay-in-kind notes in the 144a private placement market, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service. Goldman Sachs, Citi, and Morgan
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French jail mail escapee caught
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A French murder suspect who escaped custody in a delivery van after hiding himself in a cardboard box has been recaptured after weeks on the run. Jean-Pierre Treiber had evaded police for more than two
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FAI puts pressure on French Federation
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The Football Association of Ireland has repeated its call on the French Football Federation to join it and request a replay of the controversial world cup play off from FIFA. In a statement the FAI said
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GE, Vivendi talks focus on price, timing - sources
- 8 Hours ago
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NEW YORK/LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Talks on the sale of Vivendi SA's (VIV.PA) NBC Universal stake to General Electric Co (GE.N) hinge on when Vivendi would get paid as well as how much, people familiar
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Volkswagen to invest 19.9 bln eur in 2010 to 2012
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FRANKFURT, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Volkswagen (VOWG.DE) plans automotive capital expenditure of around 19.9 billion euros ($29.55 billion) in the coming three years, half of it in Germany alone, Europe's largest
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Total cleared over France blast
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The blast, equivalent to a 3.4 magnitude quake, levelled the plant A court has acquitted a subsidiary of French energy giant Total over a 2001 explosion at a French chemical plant which killed 30 and
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French prosecutor appeals in Total explosion trial
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TOULOUSE, France, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The prosecution said on Friday it would appeal a French court's decision to drop charges against a subsidiary of oil major Total (TOTF.PA) over a 2001 chemical blast
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Domenech baffled by France's 'guilty' tag
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France coach Raymond Domenech is baffled as to why his side are being portrayed as the guilty party following their controversial World Cup play-off victory over the Republic of Ireland. Les Bleus secured
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DIARY - Today in Belgium/Luxembourg - November 20
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Reuters publishes a Western European company diary covering earnings, shareholder meetings, news conferences and analyst meetings. Click on [WEU/EQUITY] or type in the code and hit F9. Please note: -
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