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Women's downhill in Aspen cancelled
- 2007-12-07
ASPEN, Colorado AFP — The women's World Cup downhill event, scheduled here on Friday, has been cancelled because of heavy snowfalls, the International Ski Federation FIS announced. "Due to heavy snow falls in Aspen the ladies' downhill had to be cancelled for today," the FIS said. "A decision...
Third slalom win for Schild
- 2006-12-21
VAL-D'ISERE, France AFP — Austria's Marlies Schild has maintained her unbeaten record in the slalom this season by winning the women's alpine skiing World Cup event. Schild clocked 1min 46.15sec to claim her third slalom win after Levi, Finland and Aspen, Colorado ahead of Germany's Annemarie Gerg, at 0.21sec, and...
Schild win underlines World Cup credentials
- 2006-11-26
ASPEN, United States AFP — Austria's Marlies Schild moved closer to the overall women's Alpine World Cup skiing points lead with her second slalom triumph of the season. Schild won the season's opening race at Levi, Finland, ahead of compatriot Nicole Hosp and the same Austrian duo went 1-2 again...
Zettel claims first career World Cup win in Aspen giant slalom
- 2006-11-25
ASPEN, United States AFP — Austrian Kathrin Zettel conquered her own nerves as well as her rivals to claim the first World Cup victory of her career in a giant slalom. "I was really nervous," admitted the 20-year-old Austrian, who had appeared on the World Cup podium eight times before...
Former Enron chief Ken Lay dead: media
- 2006-07-05
WASHINGTON AFP — Former Enron chairman and chief executive Kenneth Lay, awaiting sentencing after being convicted of fraud and conspiracy charges, has died, US media reported. "Ken Lay passed away early this morning in Aspen," said a family statement read out on CNN. "... Out of respect for the...
French hairdresser gets probation in theft from Kevin Costner
- 2006-04-04
DENVER, United States AFP — A French hairdresser has been sentenced to two years' probation for stealing movie star Kevin Costner's laptop computer containing wedding photos, prosecutors said. Pascal Bensimon, who runs a luxury hair salon in the ritzy ski resort of Aspen in the western US state of...
Hunter Thompson's ashes fired from cannon
- 2005-08-21
DENVER, United States AFP — US writer Hunter Thompson got the send-off he wanted when his cremated ashes were shot into the sky at his Colorado home amid fireworks and cheers in a ceremony befitting his over-the-top journalistic career. The "gonzo journalist" and gun lover had been in failing...
Johnny Depp to help fire "gonzo journalist" Hunter S. Thompson from cannon
- 2005-05-27
DENVER, United States AFP — The ashes of legendary "gonzo journalist" Hunter S. Thompson will be fired from a cannon housed in a giant fist-shaped monument paid for by movie star Johnny Depp, a friend told AFP. Depp, who played the counter-culture icon in the 1998 film "Fear and...
Johnny Depp to help fire 'gonzo journalist' Hunter Thompson from cannon
- 2005-05-27
DENVER, United States AFP) - The ashes of legendary "gonzo journalist" Hunter S. Thompson will be fired from a cannon housed in a giant fist-shaped monument paid for by movie star Johnny Depp, a friend told AFP. Depp, who played the counter-culture icon in the 1998 film "Fear and...
Hunter S. Thompson's wife heard husband shoot himself
- 2005-02-25
LOS ANGELES AFP — Anita Thompson was talking on the phone with her husband, "Gonzo" journalist Hunter S. Thompson, when she heard the trigger click in the gun that the renowned US author used to kill himself. Anita Thompson recounted her last conversation with the author of "Fear and...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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