The myriad smells are completely alluring - there’s the buttery scent of shallots being braised, the sweet smell of chicken being roasted and, from the patisserie kitchen below, the tantalising aroma of tarte tatin wafting up the stairs.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is asking the UN to award French cuisine Unesco humanity heritage status.
A parliamentary fact-finding [...]
The office of Bernard Paniel on the outskirts of Paris has for years been a mandatory stop for many Muslim women nervous about getting married.
An obstetrician-gynecologist for France’s public health system, Dr. Paniel performs an operation to reattach the hymens of women who want to appear as virgins. For such patients, virginity is a prerequisite [...]
Ahead of Japanese-hosted summit, Japan puts ban on nuclear proliferation high on priority list. Other issues include food crisis, Middle East talks, Afghanistan war, Darfur.
The summit of the group of eight industrialized nations (G8) will be held in the Japanese Island of Hokkaido on July 7-9, focusing on the global efforts to prevent the distribution [...]
THE Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) denied yesterday that its South Central St Catherine MP, Sharon Hay-Webster, was planning to resign her seat because of her alleged dual citizenship status, but promised to seek an ‘updated legal opinion on the matter’.
A radio report yesterday said the MP was considering ending her political career, instead of [...]
Crucial to the efficient functioning of modern economies are reinsurance companies that, for a fee, insure policies sold by other insurers, essentially to spread the risk. A founding father of Singapore’s reinsurance industry is Hwang Soo Jin, 72 years old, chairman emeritus and senior adviser at Singapore Reinsurance Corp., or Singapore Re as it is [...]
Due to the persistently high percentage of government student loans in default, Education Minister Carl Bethel said the government is contemplating ‘get-tough’ measures to increase collection.
Due to the persistently high percentage of government student loans in default, Education Minister Carl Bethel said the government is contemplating ‘get-tough’ measures to increase collection.
As of June 30, 2007, [...]
Wishful thinking and guesswork are behind the daft 2am lockout policy.
PREMIER John Brumby probably wasn’t expecting a backlash this big.
Nearly 30,000 distressed drinkers have signed just one of the many Facebook petitions opposing the 2am lockout — the Victorian Government’s new policy that will ban entry to bars, pubs and clubs in the inner city [...]
Hours before the legislature’s 2008 session ended, the state Senate unanimously passed a comprehensive mortgage-relief bill that would help thousands of subprime mortgage holders threatened with foreclosure.
The Senate moved swiftly in bipartisan fashion to help cash-strapped homeowners through programs that would give them more-affordable interest rates, allowing them to remain in their homes. Gov. M. [...]
Detective Inspector Harry Quinn confirmed yesterday that police had ruled out a hacker and said it seemed likely that the emails had been printed out over a period of time.
There are strong indications that the e-mails were in printed form at the time of the theft but with the thefts happening at any time over [...]
Detective Inspector Harry Quinn confirmed yesterday that police had ruled out a hacker and said it seemed likely that the emails had been printed out over a period of time.
There are strong indications that the e-mails were in printed form at the time of the theft but with the thefts happening at any time over [...]
