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Heinz to sign with St Etienne
- 2006-09-12
SAINT-ETIENNE, France AFP — Former Czech international striker Marek Heinz will sign a three year deal with Saint Etienne, according to the French first division side. The 29-year-old Heinz, who has already passed a medical, will join on a free transfer having been without a club since being released by...
Swiss composer Wildberger dead at 84
- 2006-08-24
GENEVA AFP — Jacques Wildberger, widely considered the most important Swiss composer of the 20th century, has died aged 84, fellow composer Heinz Hollinger said. Wildberger was born in Basel on January 3, 1922. He died on Wednesday at his home in Riehen, in the Basel canton, Hollinger said. In...
Greenpeace says GM rice found in Heinz baby food in China
- 2006-03-14
BEIJING AFP — Greenpeace said Heinz was selling baby cereal in China and Hong Kong that was contaminated with genetically engineered GE rice, and urged the company to withdraw the product. The environmental watchdog said it was the first time worldwide that illegal GE rice contamination had been detected...
China says cancer-causing red dye Sudan I found in Heinz products
- 2005-03-05
BEIJING AFP — China said that a cancer-causing agent at the center of a European health scare has been found in edible products made by a subsidiary of the American multinational food giant Heinz Company. The red dye Sudan I has been found in a pepper sauce made by...
Heinz Kerry promotes husband for White House, defends herself
- 2004-07-28
BOSTON, United States AFP ? Would-be US first lady Teresa Heinz Kerry plumped for her husband John at the US Democratic national convention, and hit back at critics over her ill-tempered run-in with the press. Kerry took centre stage with US media still abuzz after she told a journalist...
Teresa Kerry makes waves at Democratic convention
- 2004-07-27
BOSTON, United States AFP ? Teresa Heinz Kerry, the wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, was in the spotlight at the party's convention after again revealing her outspoken nature. Hours before addressing the convention, she was unrepentent about telling a journalist to "shove it" on Sunday. While...
Kerry's wife crosses swords with journalist
- 2004-07-26
BOSTON, Massachusetts AFP ? Teresa Heinz Kerry, the normally mild-mannered wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, has raised eyebrows by crossing swords with a journalist and telling him to "shove it." Teresa Kerry, who has won praise for lending a fresh and spontaneous air to her husband's campaign,...
Britain scolds food giants over high salt content: report
- 2004-06-16
LONDON AFP ? The British government has rebuked some high-profile food companies, including Nestle, Heinz and McDonalds, over the salt content in their processed products. The government named and shamed the companies over their failure to draw up adequate plans to reduce salt content in products such as pizzas...
Senator John Kerry tries on presidential look as his campaign surges
- 2004-01-22
EXETER, United States AFP ? Inspired by his surprise victory in Iowa, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry has slipped instinctively and with elegance into the skin of the White House's next resident. When the athletic, six-foot-two Democrat said Wednesday night at an Exeter university, "when I'll be president ...", thousands...
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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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