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Welcome to Bavaria's 'thousand-star' hotel
- 2008-09-02
BAD KISSINGEN, Germany AFP — Welcome to the Bad Kissingen hotel: No room service, no bed, no wi-fi -- no room at all in fact. Here in what is officially one of Germany's weirdest hotels, you sleep in a field. It is laid out like a labyrinth in a...
Germany's Ballack out of opening World Cup qualifiers
- 2008-09-02
FRANKFURT, Germany AFP — Germany captain Michael Ballack has pulled out of forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Liechtenstein and Finland, the German football federation said on Tuesday. Ballack's bruised and inflamed left foot means he will have to miss the September 6 clash against Liechtenstein and the game in...
Oliver Kahn bids adieu
- 2008-09-02
MUNICH AFP — Former Bayern Munich and Germany goalkeeper Oliver Kahn bowed out of the game on Tuesday after 20 years as a professional, his testimonial at Bayern's Allianz-Arena finishing 1-1 between Bayern and a German select XI. Kahn, 39, made 557 appearances in the Bundesliga for Dortmund and...
Commerzbank shares drop 10 pct on news of Dresdner takeover
- 2008-09-01
FRANKFURT AFP — Shares in Germany's second biggest bank, Commerzbank, fell 10 percent on Monday after it announced a near 10-billion-euro takeover of number three Dresdner Bank. Investors pushed the share price down by 10.20 percent to 18.04 euros at the close on the Frankfurt stock exchange, while the...
Germans call up Hinkel
- 2008-09-01
FRANKFURT, Germany AFP — Germany coach Joachim Loew on Monday called up Celtic defender Andreas Hinkel to his squad to face Liechtenstein and Finland in upcoming World Cup qualifiers. Loew is without veteran midfielders Torsten Frings and Michael Ballack and so Hinkel gets a chance three years on from...
Oliver Kahn not missing the game
- 2008-09-01
BERLIN AFP — Former Bayern Munich and Germany goalkeeper Oliver Kahn insisted Monday he was not missing the game after hanging up his gloves following 20 years as a professional. "There aren't many things I miss. They say you can fall into a hole after playing such a long...
Ballack in doubt for World Cup qualifiers
- 2008-08-30
FRANKFURT, Germany AFP — Germany captain Michael Ballack is doubtful for next month's 2010 World Cup qualifiers against Liechtenstein and Finland because of a niggling foot injury, the German Football Federation DFB said on Saturday. "Ballack spoke by telephone on Friday with Joachim Loew Germany coach to tell him...
Gerdemann wins first stage of Tour of Germany
- 2008-08-30
HOCHFUGEN, Austria AFP — Germany's Linus Gerdemann of the Columbia team won the first stage of the Tour of Germany on Saturday from Kitzbuhel to Hochfugen. Gerdemann lived up to his status as favourite on the most difficult stage of the race with two category one climbs at 1463m...
Germany hit by 'pronounced slowdown': economist
- 2008-08-30
BERLIN AFP — Germany's economy is undergoing a "pronounced slowdown" that could drag on to 2010, the chief economist at Deutsche Bank, Norbert Walter, said in an interview released Saturday. Recession could be averted with "happy accidents" such as a fall in energy and food prices, an improved economic...
Bayern bid farewell to Jansen, welcome Oddo
- 2008-08-28
BERLIN AFP — Germany defender Marcell Jansen has joined Hamburg for a reported fee of eight million euros (11.8 million US dollars) and been replaced at Bayern Munich by Italian World Cup winner Massimo Oddo. Less then 24 hours after German tabloid Bild reported left-back Jansen had signed for...
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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