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Fab Four take aim at women's top tennis ranking
- 2008-09-01
NEW YORK AFP — Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic lead a four-woman assault upon the world number one ranking at the US Open, a fight that could come down to Saturday night's Grand Slam title showdown. Dinara Safina and Elena Dementieva, each hoping to become the second Russian woman...
Nadal and Djokovic on course as Williams' suffer French slump
- 2008-05-30
PARIS AFP — Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic stayed on course for a French Open semi-final showdown on Friday as Serena and Venus Williams both crashed out of Roland Garros at the third round stage. While the American sisters, with 14 Grand Slam titles between them, were packing their...
Ivanovic up to second in women's tennis rankings
- 2008-01-28
PARIS AFP — Australian Open runner-up Ana Ivanovic has reached a career-high second in the ATP world rankings behind Justine Henin of Belgium. The 20-year-old Serb moves clear of Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia with her Serbian compatriot Jelena Jankovic staying in fourth and the winner in Melbourne, Maria Sharapova,...
Sister act wins Aussie Open women's doubles title
- 2008-01-24
MELBOURNE AFP — Unseeded Ukrainian sisters Alona Bondarenko and Kateryna Bondarenko made their breakthrough on the doubles circuit by storming to the Australian Open women's title Friday. The Kharkov-based duo came back from a set down to overwhelm Israel's Shahar Peer and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, the 12th seeds,...
Walking wounded to do battle at US Open
- 2007-08-24
NEW YORK AFP — Women's tennis will be looking for a much-needed shot in the arm when the US Open starts at Flushing Meadows on Monday. The year so far has seen the three Grand Slam titles in Melbourne, Paris and Wimbledon fall flat in disappointingly lopsided finals reigniting...
Venus backs sister tennis act to keep on running
- 2007-07-07
LONDON AFP — Venus Williams believes her fourth Wimbledon title could herald the start of a new period of dominance for herself and her sister Serena in women's tennis. Both sisters endured injury-blighted years in 2006 and there were plenty of pundits willing to predict that their time at...
Genital mutilation mars life of Sudanese women
- 2006-04-04
KHARTOUM AFP — Ilham could not hold back the tears as she recounted how her six-year-old sister Eglal bled to death under the knife of a traditional midwife circumcizing her, even though it happened way back in 1980. Twenty-six years later, young girls in the poverty-stricken African country --...
Third-seeded Hewitt hangs tough in five-set win over Dent
- 2005-09-04
NEW YORK AFP — Lleyton Hewitt needed all his fighting spirit to defuse the weapons of big-serving American Taylor Dent and reach the last 16 of the US Open. The Australian third seed tamed Dent and tricky breezes for a 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (2/7), 6-2, 7-5 victory over Dent,...
Sky is the limit for Queen Maria
- 2004-07-04
LONDON AFP ? Wimbledon may have fallen, but its does not end there for the new star of women's tennis. Maria Sharapova wants the world. The 17-year-old Siberian-born, Florida-trained champion admitted after her 6-1, 6-4 demolition of Serena Williams that she had not expected success to come to her...
Sharapova stuns Serena to win Wimbledon
- 2004-07-03
LONDON AFP ? Russian 17-year-old Maria Sharapova pulled off one of the biggest ever Wimbledon upsets when she dethroned top seed and two-time defending champion Serena Williams 6-1, 6-4 in a stunning women's final. She is the second youngest Wimbledon winner in the Open era behind Martina Hingis who...
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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 |
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| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| 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 |
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| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| 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 |
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| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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