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Mafia blamed for 70 million litres of tainted Italian wine: report
- 2008-04-04
ROME AFP — Italy produced and sold at least 70 million litres of cheap wine containing acid, manure and fertiliser, Italian weekly L'Espresso said on Friday, largely blaming organised crime in the south. It said bottles sold at less than two euros around three dollars a litre contained very...
Aussie voters ride election wave of froth and frivolity
- 2007-10-31
SYDNEY AFP — Wine, women and song have joined forces against conservative Prime Minister John Howard as Australia rides a wave of froth and frivolity towards November 24 elections. -- The wine is labelled "Howard's End" and displays a cartoon of the beleaguered prime minister hurtling towards a rubbish...
Swiss teens caught with cocaine disguised as wine
- 2007-07-31
ZURICH AFP — Two Swiss teenagers were arrested at Zurich airport after their attempt to smuggle cocaine hidden in wine bottles was foiled when one of the bottles broke, police said Tuesday. The 18-year-old man and 19-year-old woman tried to avert suspicion by declaring the 11 bottles to customs...
Japan's Abe pursues "Happyness" with Will Smith
- 2007-01-18
TOKYO AFP — Actor-rapper Will Smith has presented the Japanese prime minister with two bottles of wine on a visit to Tokyo -- only to find out Shinzo Abe was teetotal. Abe accepted the gift of red and white bottles of wine from Smith, who met with him on a...
Bottle of Romanee-Conti wine hits record at Swedish auction
- 2006-11-29
STOCKHOLM AFP — A bottle of 1985 Romanee-Conti Burgundy wine fetched 87,000 kronor (12,610 dollars, 9,571 euros) at a Swedish drinks auction this week, auction officials said. The sale price was a record for a single bottle of wine sold in Sweden, beating out the 37,000 kronor (5,368 dollars, 4,074...
Pernor Ricard to launch 1000 euro bottle of wine
- 2006-11-07
PARIS AFP — French drinks group Pernod Ricard is to launch the most expensive champagne in the world, a Perrier-Jouet retailing at nearly 1,000 euros (1,280 dollars) a bottle, company chief executive Patrick Ricard told shareholders. Only a few thousand bottles will be sold every year, mainly in export markets...
Wine doggie bags becoming more popular in US
- 2006-09-26
WASHINGTON AFP — Taking leftover food home from restaurants in the United States is an age-old practice, but nowadays diners are also asking that their partially drunk wine bottles be put in a doggie bag. The practice has grown steadily in the last few years and some 34 states, including...
Glut makes Australian wine cheaper than water
- 2006-07-18
SYDNEY AFP — Australian wine is being sold off cheaper than water, as a glut of grapes pushes the cost of a bottle to below two dollars. Bumper harvests for three straight years have led to a massive oversupply, with up to a billion litres of unsold wine in...
42,000 Russians die a year from bootleg alcohol
- 2006-06-23
MOSCOW AFP — Poisoning by bootleg alcohol amounts to a "national tragedy" killing some 42,000 people a year, Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev has said, according to Russian news agencies. "Poisoning of Russians from faked drinks has taken on the dimensions of a national tragedy and we must do...
Wine shipment sparks diplomatic row between Spain and Bosnia
- 2006-05-15
SARAJEVO AFP — Sarajevo customs authorities recently seized some 1,300 bottles of wine destined for the Spanish ambassador to Bosnia, reportedly provoking a protest by the chief of mission. According to a Bosnian national television report, Sarajevo customs officers inspected 09 May several trucks in which they found 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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