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Dixon, Wheldon lead rain-shortened final Indy practice
- 2008-05-23
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana AFP — Front-row starters Scott Dixon of New Zealand and Dan Wheldon of England led a rain-shortened final practice session here Friday for Sunday's 92nd Indianapolis 500. Showers halted the "Carburetion Day" session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after 12 minutes with Wheldon topping the speed chart at...
British couple's 22-year motel stop
- 2007-09-11
LONDON AFP — A British couple have shacked up in a budget roadside motel for more than 20 years because they love never having to do the laundry or cooking, they said Tuesday. David Davidson, 79, and his wife, Jean, 70, first tried out a Travelodge hotel while visiting...
Japan revs up Britain's struggling car industry
- 2007-07-21
SUNDERLAND, England AFP — "It's a bit of a feather in the cap," said Nissan's head of European operations, Trevor Mann, of the export of Nissan's British-made cars to Japan for the first time in more than a decade. Mann met AFP earlier this month at the Japanese group's...
British granny faces jail over cannabis crop
- 2007-03-07
LONDON AFP — A 68-year-old British woman faces jail after being found guilty Wednesday of growing and possessing cannabis which she claimed was for medicinal purposes. A jury at Carlisle Crown Court in northwest England took just 15 minutes to return their verdict on grey-haired Patricia Tabram, who claims...
Four-man title fight spices Indy-car season-ender
- 2006-09-07
JOLIET, United States AFP — Brazil's Helio Castroneves carries a one-point lead over Sam Hornish into Sunday's season-ending Indy Racing League event with four drivers capable of taking the title with an Indy 300 victory. Castroneves has 441 points for the narrowest of leads over his American teammate at Penske...
Bourdais still unbeaten in 2006 Champ Car series
- 2006-06-04
MILWAUKEE, United States AFP — France's Sebastien Bourdais remained unbeaten in the 2006 Champ Car season with an impressive victory in the Milwaukee Grand Prix. The 27-year-old reigning two-time Champ Car champion had already posted victories this year in Long Beach, Houston and Monterrey, Mexico. And he erased...
Ex-Gurkhas on peacekeeping duties at British IKEA store
- 2006-04-17
LONDON AFP — A team of former Gurkhas has been deployed on peacekeeping duties in Britain but the front line involves crime prevention measures in the car park of a popular Swedish furniture store. Bosses at the branch of IKEA in Nottingham, east central England, drafted in five ex-members...
England's Wheldon sets record, nearly seals Indy-car crown
- 2005-09-11
JOLIET, United States AFP — England's Dan Wheldon captured a record sixth Indy Racing League victory of the year by winning the Chicagoland Indy 300, a triumph that all-but clinched the season championship. Wheldon edged Brazil's Helio Castroneves by inches for the victory, breaking the one-season win mark he...
Britons paying out billions to park cars
- 2005-06-17
LONDON AFP — British motorists are paying over one billion pounds (1.5 billion euros, 1.8 billion dollars) in soaring parking fines and fees, newspapers reported. Local authorities raked in the sum during 2003-2004, 71 percent up on the 638 million pounds recouped in 1997-1998. Ellesmere Port and Neston...
British motorists paying out billions to park cars
- 2005-06-17
LONDON AFP — Motorists are paying over one billion pounds in soaring parking fines and fees. Local authorities raked in the sum during 2003-2004, 71 percent up on the 638 million pounds recouped in 1997-1998. Ellesmere Port and Neston in northwest England saw the biggest rise over the...
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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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