Unorthodox Figaro takes on a few modern twists

Tue, May 14 2013 Le Figaro reported that GDF Suez SA is to sell a 20% stake in the hydroelectric dam project in Jirau, Brazil to Mitsui. Up until this point, GDF Suez SA has held a 60% stake in the project. The financial terms of the deal were

Behind the scenes at the Cannes Film Festival:PRETENTIOUS, MOI? Veteran French actor Alain Delon, 77, tells Le Figaro that he nearly missed out on the title role in "Plein Soleil", Rene Clement's 1960 adaptation of "The Talented Mr Ripley".A ...

1:00am BST Le Figaro reported that Veolia Environnement SA's Veolia Transdev has sold its central and eastern European public transport business to Deutsche Bahn AG. The financial terms of the deal were

Despite France's decrease its spending deficit, European authorities are pushing Paris to undertake major reforms. Le Figaro EU authorities, which recently granted France an to rein in its spending deficit, are nonetheless pressing Paris to push ...

The number of jobless reached 3.224 million in March, the equivalent of 10.2 per cent of the workforce. Le FigaroUnemployment has increased by 11.5 per cent in a year exceeding the record set in 1997."Moreover, although it cannot admit it, the ...

The French government plans to cut the country's armed forces by 20 million people in the period from 2016 to 2019, Le Figaro newspaper said. According to the paper, the strategy was described in the annual report of the Ministry of Defense, the ...

Le Figaro reported that the SUD trade union has decided to stop the strike by its members at Peugeot SA's Aulnay-sous-Bois plant. The SUD plans to continue to fight against the closure of the plant in the courts. The SUD attributed the decision to a ...

Carlos Ghosn and Osamu Masuko CEO of Mitsubishi Renault chief Carlos Ghosn is reaching out, forging foreign alliances with a heavy emphasis on emerging markets. Faced with the slump in the European markets, writes the French Figaro, Renault is ...

Three people were killed and 13 injured in a building fire near Paris, French newspaper Le Figaro reported Sunday.Residents reported disputes in the apartment building in Aubervilliers, Seine-Saint-Denis. The fire broke out Saturday night on the third floor ...