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Brazil lukewarm over 'Hulk''s Rio trip
- 2008-06-13
SAO PAULO AFP — The movie "The Incredible Hulk", released worldwide this week, has received a lukewarm welcome in Brazil, where some of the scenes were filmed. The newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo highlighted the fact that the 150-million-dollar production shot action in the Rio de Janeiro slum of...
Actor Edward Norton withdraws from political thriller: report
- 2007-12-19
LOS ANGELES AFP — Edward Norton has become the second actor to withdraw from an upcoming political thriller and is set to be replaced by Ben Affleck, it was reported Wednesday. Entertainment industry daily Variety reported that Norton had pulled out of "State of Play" after filming was delayed...
Dual role for Edward Norton in thriller
- 2007-12-05
LOS ANGELES AFP — Edward Norton is to play identical twins in a comic thriller about a respected university professor and his cannabis-smoking career criminal brother it was reported today. The 38-year-old star of "Fight Club" (1999) and "The Illusionist" (2006) is to begin work on the film --...
US judge dismisses bid to reclaim Nazi loot
- 2007-10-19
LOS ANGELES AFP — A Los Angeles judge has turned down a legal bid to recover two prized paintings from the Norton Simon Museum of Art that were seized by the Nazis during World War II, US reports said Friday. Judge John Walker did not reveal his reasons for...
Brad Pitt, Edward Norton to spar again in 'State of Play'
- 2007-09-12
LOS ANGELES AFP — Brad Pitt and Edward Norton are to star in their first film together since their appearance in the critically acclaimed "Fight Club," it was reported on Wednesday. Pitt, who will next be seen in western "The Assassination of Jesse James," will play a journalist probing...
Beckham splits with sponsor ahead of MLS debut
- 2007-07-07
BOSTON, United States AFP — England football star David Beckham has split from sponsor Gillette just ahead of his American debut with the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. Beckham has had a three-year endorsement agreement with Gillette but the Proctor and Gamble company brand of grooming products...
Faulty Norton update may have hit millions of computers in China: report
- 2007-05-24
BEIJING AFP — Millions of Chinese computers may have been paralysed by a faulty anti-virus update from Symantec, the world's largest security software provider, state media reported Thursday. An automatic update to the Chinese version of the Norton anti-virus software sent out last Friday identified two critical files of...
Top BBC presenter in trouble for praising drugs
- 2006-10-07
LONDON AFP — Graham Norton, one of BBC television's top presenters, was in hot water after he revealed he had taken "loads of drugs" and hailed ecstasy as "just fantastic". The broadcasting corporation, which recently signed up Norton on a new multi-million-pound (-dollar, -euro) three-year contract, defended the 43-year-old's comments,...
Magician Edward Norton opens Deauville Film Festival
- 2006-09-01
DEAUVILLE, France AFP — US star Edward Norton opens the 32nd festival of American cinema in the French seaside resort of Deauville with a showing of his film "The Illusionist". The story of a magician in early-20th-century Vienna who falls in love with a woman of higher social status kicks...
Australians tearful but proud as Italian penalty ends Cup fairytale
- 2006-06-26
SYDNEY AFP — Shellshocked Australian football fans watched in disbelief as Italy ended the Socceroos' World Cup dream in the cruellest possible fashion with a penalty goal in stoppage time. "I'm shattered, absolutely shattered," supporter Michael Rhys-Jones told AFP after watching Australia's second-round clash against the Azzurri in the...
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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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