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Sharapova pulls out of Olympics
- 2008-07-31
SINGAPORE AFP — A despondent Maria Sharapova pulled out of the Beijing Olympics on Friday due to a shoulder injury, depriving the Games of one of its biggest stars. The glamorous Russian withdrew from the WTA Rogers Cup in Montreal on Wednesday after a marathon second-round win over Marta...
Yankees catcher Posada to have season-ending surgery
- 2008-07-28
NEW YORK AFP — New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada will have season ending surgery on his injured right shoulder, the major league baseball team said Monday. Posada, 36, has been troubled by pain in the shoulder all season. He was placed on the disabled list last Monday, and...
Blue Jays lose pitcher McGowan for season
- 2008-07-26
TORONTO AFP — Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Dustin McGowan will miss the remainder of the Major League Baseball season to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his sore right shoulder, the team announced Saturday. An operation to repair the 26-year-old hurler's injury will be performed Thursday in Cincinnati, Ohio. McGowan's rotator...
World Series winner Schilling set for season-ending surgery
- 2008-06-20
BOSTON, Massachusetts AFP — Boston pitcher Curt Schilling, who helped the Red Sox win two World Series titles, will undergo right shoulder surgery Monday that will end his season and possibly his career. The 41-year-old right-hander told WEEI radio Friday that he will have the operation in Philadelphia to...
Atlanta Braves hurler Smoltz has shoulder op
- 2008-06-10
ATLANTA, Georgia AFP — Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz, trying to add one more comeback to his resume, had shoulder surgery on Tuesday, the Major League Baseball team said. Doctor James Andrews performed the arthroscopic procedure to repair Smoltz's labrum, which was the most significant problem with the former...
Yankees welcome Posada back to lineup
- 2008-06-05
NEW YORK AFP — Catcher Jorge Posada, sidelined for more than five weeks by a sore right shoulder, returned to the New York Yankees' lineup Thursday. Posada went 1-for-3 with a walk in the Yankees' dramatic 9-8 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. In his first at-bat, in...
Schilling throws off mound for first time this season
- 2008-06-04
BOSTON, Massachusetts AFP — Boston Red Sox hurler Curt Schilling threw off a mound for the first time this season on Wednesday as he continues his rehabilitation from a sore shoulder. Schilling threw 25 pitches off a mound, 22 of them for strikes. "He was excited, justifiably excited,"...
Brewers closer Gagne sidelined by sore shoulder
- 2008-05-22
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania AFP — Milwaukee Brewers closer Eric Gagne will sit out indefinitely after doctors diagnosed tendinits in his shoulder, the Major League Baseball team said Thursday. Gagne left Tuesday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates and on Wednesday consulted team doctor William Raasch, who advised him to return to...
Yankees catcher Posada to miss five weeks
- 2008-05-02
NEW YORK AFP — New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada won't need immediate surgery on his injured right shoulder, but he will miss at least five weeks as it heals, the 14-year Major League Baseball veteran said Friday. Three doctors examined MRI results and concluded that Posada can avoid...
92 SKorean footballers accused of draft-dodging: report
- 2008-02-02
SEOUL AFP — South Korean prosecutors Sunday indicted 92 footballers for deliberately damaging their bodies in a bid to dodge compulsory military service, a report said. The players dislocated their shoulders with dumb-bell exercises to get orthopedic operations which helped them justify their absence from service in 2006 and...
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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