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Dalai Lama baulks at Sharon Stone's 'karma' quake remark
- 2008-06-11
SYDNEY AFP — The Dalai Lama distanced himself Thursday from Hollywood star Sharon Stone's controversial comment that China's earthquake was bad "karma" for its handling of Tibet. Stone cited the Tibetan spiritual leader as her "good friend" when she made the remark at the Cannes film festival last month....
Chinese Internet portal Sina launches English site
- 2008-05-19
BEIJING AFP — Leading Chinese Internet portal Sina.com has launched an English news site, amid intense global interest in China following last week's earthquake tragedy. "We have chosen to launch our English news site now as we would like to provide up-to-minute coverage of the earthquake for overseas people...
China mine blast leaves 40 dead, 74 trapped: government
- 2007-12-05
BEIJING AFP — An explosion at a coal mine in northern China killed 40 people Thursday and trapped another 74 underground, officials said, in the latest tragedy to strike the notoriously unsafe industry. The gas blast happened just after midnight at a mine in Linfen city, a big coal...
No hope for 181 Chinese miners: official
- 2007-08-23
BEIJING AFP — Two coal mines in eastern China that flooded last week have claimed the lives of 181 workers, a senior official said Thursday, confirming for the first time the full extent of the tragedy. "They have no hope of survival," Shandong province vice governor Huang Sheng told...
Chinese AIDS campaigner freed to receive US award
- 2007-02-16
BEIJING AFP — A high-profile AIDS campaigner being held under house arrest in China has said the disease remained "a tragedy for the Chinese people" after the authorities confirmed she would be freed to receive an award in the United States. Gao Yaojie, a retired doctor who exposed the...
US actor Clooney suggests Annan serve as Darfur peace envoy
- 2006-12-15
UNITED NATIONS AFP — Oscar-winning US actor George Clooney suggested that UN chief Kofi Annan should serve as peace envoy to Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region after he leaves office at the end of the month. Clooney, who met Annan here Friday, told reporters that the proposal was made by Egypt...
Trial to begin of lead figure in 'Golden Venture' shipwreck tragedy
- 2005-05-16
NEW YORK AFP — A woman accused of running a massive people-smuggling ring was to stand trial in connection with the deaths of ten immigrants who perished when a ship transporting them from China ran aground off the coast of New York. Chinese native Cheng Chui Ping, 56, faces...
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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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