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Horse Whisperer author recovering after poisoning
- 2008-09-03
LONDON AFP — The author of the international best-selling book The Horse Whisperer was recovering Wednesday after falling ill from eating poisonous mushrooms. Nicholas Evans was staying with his wife Charlotte at her brother's estate in western Scotland when he became ill. Evans and his wife, along with...
Thousands pay tribute to late Zambian president Mwanawasa
- 2008-09-03
LUSAKA AFP — Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai put aside their rivalry Wednesday to join African heads of state at the funeral of Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa. The bitter rivals mingled with more than a dozen African heads of state and government, as well as...
Cancer patients to wait longer for diagnoses because of reactor
- 2008-09-03
THE HAGUE AFP — Cancer patients across Europe face a longer wait for their diagnoses after a nuclear reactor in the Netherlands was shut down for safety reasons. Activity at the reactor in Petten was suspended following the discovery of air bubbles in the cooling system, its owners Nuclear...
Palin daughter puts US sex education in spotlight
- 2008-09-03
LOS ANGELES AFP — Revelations that the 17-year-old daughter of Republican vice-presidential pick Sarah Palin is pregnant highlight the difficulties of getting American teens to just say "No," experts say. News that Bristol Palin was expecting her first child thrust the issue of teenage pregnancy into the spotlight and...
Longer wait for cancer diagnoses due to problems with reactor
- 2008-09-03
THE HAGUE AFP — Cancer patients across Europe face a longer wait for their diagnoses after a nuclear reactor in the Netherlands was shut down for safety reasons, its owners said Wednesday. Activity at the reactor in Petten was suspended following the discovery of air bubbles in the cooling...
Legal challenge to French warship dismantling in Britain
- 2008-09-03
LONDON AFP — Environmental campaigners said Wednesday they would go to the courts in a bid to stop an asbestos-contaminated French aircraft carrier from being broken up in Britain. The 32,700-tonne Clemenceau, once the pride of the French navy, has spent the past five years being moved around the...
Hamas moves to break strike by Gaza medics
- 2008-09-03
GAZA CITY AFP — Hamas police dragged doctors back to work and closed private clinics on Wednesday in a bid to break a medical strike that has nearly brought the Gaza Strip's fragile health sector to a halt. "We are taking steps to break the strike," said Khaled Radi,...
Disease fears for flood-devastated India, Nepal
- 2008-09-02
SAHARSA, India AFP — Hundreds of thousands of flood victims huddled into makeshift camps in India and Nepal face major disease outbreaks if help fails to reach them quickly, aid workers warned Tuesday. They said several camps in India's northern Bihar state and across the border in Nepal, areas...
Broadfoot called up for Scotland's WC qualifiers
- 2008-09-02
GLASGOW AFP — Defender Kirk Broadfoot has been selected by Scotland manager George Burley for forthcoming World Cup qualifiers following a number of withdrawals from the squad. Scotland meet Macedonia on Saturday and then Iceland four days later in their opening matches on the way to possible South Africa...
Dalai Lama discharged from hospital
- 2008-09-01
MUMBAI AFP — The Dalai Lama was discharged from a Mumbai hospital on Monday, four days after the Tibetan spiritual leader was admitted with stomach pain, but he still needs plenty of rest, an aide said. The 73-year-old Nobel peace laureate smiled and waved as he emerged from Mumbai's...
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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