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Britney Spears's kid sister has baby: report
- 2008-06-19
LOS ANGELES AFP — The teenage younger sister of pop star Britney Spears has given birth to a baby girl, sources close to her family told People magazine early Thursday. Jamie Lynn Spears, who was 16 when she announced her pregnancy last December, provoking a tabloid firestorm in the...
Amish bury children after school killings
- 2006-10-05
NICKEL MINES, United States AFP — Amish families in mournful parades of horse-drawn buggies took part in the funerals of four schoolgirl victims of a gunman who went on a sexual-fantasy-fuelled killing rampage at their school. As four of the five young girls killed Monday were laid to rest, tales...
Pope enjoys private time after criticising Islam
- 2006-09-13
REGENSBURG, Germany AFP — Pope Benedict XVI knelt in prayer at the graves of his mother, father and sister in the emotional highpoint of his six-day visit to his native Bavaria. The private prayers at the tiny Ziegetsdorf cemetery outside Regensburg came on the penultimate day of the pontiff's trip,...
Chinese baby girl dies after surgery to separate her from twin
- 2006-07-10
BEIJING AFP — An 11-month old Chinese conjoined twin has died, four days after being surgically separated from her sister, state media quoted the hospital treating the two as saying. The girls, joined at the torso, underwent 13 hours of surgery at Fudan University's Children's Hospital in Shanghai Thursday,...
French Guiana finds case of disabling mosquito-borne disease
- 2006-03-16
CAYENNE, French Guiana AFP — French Guiana has confirmed its first case of chikungunya, a disabling mosquito-borne disease, in a woman who had returned from Madagascar, health authorities said. Two sisters were suspected last week of carrying the disease after returning to this French overseas department in South America...
Brother of Indonesian bird flu victim dies
- 2006-01-17
JAKARTA AFP — A three-year-old boy suffering symptoms of bird flu died, days after his sister passed away and tested positive for the virus, a health official said. Initial tests on the boy were not conclusive and will be repeated, health ministry official Hariyadi Wibisono told AFP. "The...
Sperm from dead man destroyed in Taiwan amid controversy
- 2005-12-22
TAIPEI AFP — A Taiwanese woman's controversial plan to bear the child of her dead fiance by using his conserved sperm has been thwarted when the sperm was destroyed on orders of his family. "We have made the decision to destroy although with much regret," said a sister of...
Bedside vigil as Best fights for life
- 2005-11-20
LONDON AFP — George Best's family were maintaining a bedside vigil as the football legend remained unconscious and fighting for his life in intensive care. Best has been visited by his father, sisters, brothers and son as he struggles to survive on a life support machine in London's Cromwell...
Zsa Zsa Gabor out of hospital following stroke
- 2005-07-11
LOS ANGELES AFP — Larger-than-life Hollywood personality Zsa Zsa Gabor was released from hospital, five days after suffering a stroke at the age of 88, her husband said. The nine-times married sometime movie actress, former Miss Hungary and one-time wife of Hilton Hotel empire founder Conrad Hilton underwent emergency...
Zsa Zsa Gabor in critical condition following stroke: report
- 2005-07-07
LOS ANGELES AFP — Legendary Hollywood personality Zsa Zsa Gabor was in critical condition in a Los Angeles hospital after suffering a stroke, a local television channel reported. The 88-year-old actress and former Miss Hungary was rushed to hospital and underwent four hours of surgery after collapsing at her...
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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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