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Australia name unknowns for Davis Cup tie with Chile
- 2008-09-03
SYDNEY AFP — Australia face a tough challenge as they try to win their way back into the Davis Cup World Group later this month against Chile with a team of virtual unknowns. Australian Davis Cup captain John Fitzgerald on Wednesday named a six-man squad for the September 19-21...
Yakubu to captain Nigeria against S.Africa
- 2008-09-03
LAGOS AFP — English Premiership outfit Everton striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni will captain Nigeria against South Africa in this weekend's 2010 World Cup and African Nations Cup qualifier in Port Elizabeth, officials disclosed on Wednesday. "In the absence of team skipper Nwankwo Kanu and Joseph Yobo, Yakubu is the most...
All Blacks smash century in record romp against Samoa
- 2008-09-03
NEW PLYMOUTH, New Zealand AFP — The All Blacks ran in 15 tries to two in a record 101-14 romp against completely outclassed Samoa in a one-off Test here Wednesday. Samoa were always going to struggle against the top-ranked world side and the absence of their top players due...
Ferguson appoints Phelan as assistant manager
- 2008-09-03
MANCHESTER, England AFP — Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson appointed Mike Phelan as his assistant manager on Wednesday. Ferguson needed a new number two after Carlos Queiroz left Old Trafford to become Portugal coach in July. Phelan, a former United player who has worked his way up through...
Boxer Hatton to be trained by Mayweather senior
- 2008-09-03
LONDON AFP — Ricky Hatton will be trained by Floyd Mayweather senior for his fight against IBF light-welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi in Las Vegas on November 22. Mayweather snr, father to Floyd junior - who beat Hatton in their WBC welterweight title bout last year - will take charge...
Daddy, I'm in love... and he looks just like you!
- 2008-09-03
PARIS AFP — Men tend to wind up with life partners who look like their mother, while a woman is lured to a partner who looks like her father, scientists reported on Wednesday. Heterosexuals are deeply attracted to individuals whose faces are similar to that of their opposite-sex parent,...
Pietersen warns England over complacency
- 2008-09-03
CARDIFF AFP — Kevin Pietersen warned his England team that he won't tolerate them sliding into a comfort zone after wrapping up the one-day series against South Africa. Despite seeing his hopes of a 5-0 whitewash shattered by the Cardiff rain, with only three overs bowled on Wednesday before...
Mediate was a near-miss for US Ryder Cup team
- 2008-09-03
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania AFP — Rocco Mediate suffered another near miss almost as painful as his US Open playoff loss to Tiger Woods when he was a near-miss at being selected for the American Ryder Cup team. Mediate was the lone player that US captain Paul Azinger called to give...
Arab cash and Robinho will transform Man City: Hughes
- 2008-09-02
MANCHESTER, England AFP — Manchester City manager Mark Hughes believes that the cash boost provided by the club's new Arab owners coupled with the signing of striker Robinho will transform the team. The capture of the Brazilian, on a four-year contract for a fee understood to be a British...
Oracle's new yacht for 2009 America's Cup launched
- 2008-09-02
LOS ANGELES AFP — Oracle Racing's new 90-foot multihull yacht, which will lead the US team's bid for next year's America's Cup in Spain, was launched at Anacortes in Washington State on Tuesday. The trimaran, skippered by Frenchman Franck Cammas, had initially set to begin its sea trials in...
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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