Russia France Planning 7 Kourou Launches by 2015

RIA Novosti - Friday 17th May, 2013

MOSCOW, May 18 (RIA Novosti) – Russia and France will carry out seven Soyuz-ST carrier rocket launches from the Kourou space center in French Guiana by the end of 2014, Russia’s Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said. Roscosmos head Vladimir Popovkin and President of France’s Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) Jean-Yves Le Gall reaffirmed the launch schedule ...

Cannes Jewel Heist How to Protect Your Valuables

Hollywood Reporter - Friday 17th May, 2013

Worried about sticky fingers on your jewels when traveling? There are a number of steps jewelry houses and individuals can take to avoid the fate that befell Chopard, when a reported $1.4 million’s worth of its jewelry was taken from an employee’s hotel room in Cannes sometime between late Thursday evening and early Friday ...

The euro zone economy is declining for six consecutive quarters. Nine of the 17 countries are in recession Spain France Italy Finland Netherlands Portugal Cyprus Greece and Slovenia. The austerity policy imposed by the troika and the German govern

Pravda - Friday 17th May, 2013

The euro zone economy is declining for six consecutive quarters. Nine of the 17 countries are in recession: Spain, France, Italy, Finland, Netherlands, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece and Slovenia. The austerity policy imposed by the troika and the German government of Angela Merkel is sinking Europe. Eurostat data was released on Wednesday (15th) and are relative to GDP in the euro area in the first ...

Trove of jewels stolen in Cannes during festival

MSNBC - Friday 17th May, 2013

By Nancy Ing and Erin McClam, NBC News Premiering this year at Cannes: "To Catch a Thief."Someone stole a hotel room safe Friday and made off with hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of gems by Chopard, a Swiss jeweler that decks the stars in its ritzy wares for the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, the most celebrated gathering in cinema. The festival opened Wednesday, ...

Mexican gangland film contends Cannes Palme d’Or

Global Post - Friday 17th May, 2013

MEXICO CITY, Mexico -- The Mexican contender for top honors at this year's Cannes Film festival is a brutal depiction of the country's poverty and the gangland carnage it's helped spawn. The initial signs have been good: Director Amat Escalante's latest film "Heli" received a 15-minute ovation when it was shown in ...

Cannes Film Festival Arrest After Gun Scare

Sky News - Friday 17th May, 2013

A man has been arrested after firing a starting pistol at the Cannes Film Festival, sending actors Christoph Waltz and Daniel Auteuil running for cover. Police arrested a suspect at the scene and found he was also carrying a dummy grenade an a knife. The alert occurred during a live TV broadcast on the resort's waterfront. French station Canal+ was interviewing the two actors when a ...

Harvey Weinstein charms party-goers at Cannes

The Guardian - Friday 17th May, 2013

Harvey Weinstein attractive. But on Friday night here in Cannes, the cyclical business of finding Harvey sexy - for both men and women - began again in a big way as the great man unveiled his slate of upcoming projects at his annual party at the Majestic Hotel.At this same bash last year, things were far more subdued: a few cocktails, a few trailers and we were all back outside, milling about on ...

Arts Briefly Just Like a Movie Jewel Heist at Cannes

International Herald Tribune - Friday 17th May, 2013

Thieves ripped a safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with around $1 million worth of jewelry in a late-night burglary just hours after the screening of a film about break-ins at the homes of Hollywood celebrities, French officials said Friday. The robbery at the Novotel hotel took place in the room of a representative of Chopard, the Swiss-based watch ...

Cannes-Fashion Photos A Victoria’s Secret Angel and a Bespoke Biscuit-Tin Gown Overtake the Riviera

Vanity Fair - Friday 17th May, 2013

investigating a nearby jewel heist , gunshots reportedly rang out over the Promenade on Friday--spurring a French television crew and festival-jury member Christoph Waltz, who was being interviewed, to duck for cover mid-broadcast . The interruption was brief, though. Once police apprehended a suspect, the Riviera revelry resumed and a wave of eye-catching looks--including a sprawling gown ...

Video Jewelry heist shocks Cannes during film festival

The Globe and Mail - Friday 17th May, 2013

More than $1 million dollars worth of Chopard jewels have been stolen from a French hotel room during the famous Cannes film festival. Alicia Powell ...

Banner year for PH indie films in Cannes

Inquirer - Friday 17th May, 2013

LAV DIAZ . INQUIRER FILE PHOTO CANNES--Once a year, this sleepy resort town south of France transforms into a "mecca for cineastes," in the words of internationally acclaimed Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz. Scattered all over the city are giant black-and-white billboards featuring photos of Oscar winners like filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and actress Cate Blanchett taken on the Cannes red ...

Cannes Sonet Film Launches TV Production Company

Hollywood Reporter - Friday 17th May, 2013

The company behind Lasse Hallstrom's "The Hypnotist" will produce TV series together with such Scandi crime authors as Henning Mankell and Lars ...

French court clears way for gay marriage

Euro News - Friday 17th May, 2013

France’s constitutional court has cleared the way for allowing same-sex marriage and adoption. President Francois Hollande has promised to sign the bill as soon as possible raising the prospect of the first gay weddings within weeks. Politicians adopted the law last month after a series of pro and anti street ...

Grace Kelly Mandela Salinger biopics previewed at Cannes

CBS News - Friday 17th May, 2013

Australian actress and member of the Feature Film Jury Nicole Kidman smiles on May 15, 2013 as she arrives for the screening of the film "The Great Gatsby" ahead of the opening of the 66th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes. Cannes, one of the world's top film festivals, opens on May 15 and will climax on May 26 with awards selected by a jury headed this year by ...

Divided Europe veers between urgent growth and bleak austerity

Middle East Times - Friday 17th May, 2013

Angela Merkel 's pro-austerity policies soon after becoming president in May last year, blamed the tough cutbacks regime imposed on troubled economies for much of Europe's economic problems. "What is hitting Europe is a recession provoked by the austerity policy," Hollande said at a Paris news conference. The president was especially keen to pin the blame on European ...

Airbus Boeing will battle for PR at Paris Air Show

Business Journal - Friday 17th May, 2013

Airbus rolled out the first fully painted A350 Monday. With the Paris Air Show just a month away, Airbus may be preparing to try to take the wind away from Boeings resurgent 787 Dreamliner. Airbus rolled out its fully painted and flyable A350 Monday, with engines installed, and this week was starting to run that aircraft through electrical testing. That gives rise to speculation that Airbus will ...

Brief panic as blanks fired during Cannes TV show

Sign on San Diego - Friday 17th May, 2013

CANNES, France -; A live outdoor television broadcast from the Cannes Film Festival was briefly interrupted when what sounded like gunshots sent crew and spectators ...

A Cache of Jewels Stolen from Cannes Hotel Emma Watson Denies Involvement

Vanity Fair - Friday 17th May, 2013

premiered their celebrity heist film, The Bling Ring, at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday, a cache of Chopard jewelry, estimated by police to be worth more than $1 million, went missing at a nearby hotel overnight. Although reports initially stated that the jewels were in Cannes to be loaned out to actresses on the red carpet, a spokeswoman for Chopard, which is an official sponsor of the ...

Video $1-Million in jewels stolen at Cannes film fest

The Globe and Mail - Friday 17th May, 2013

Thieves ripped a safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with around $1 million worth of jewelry, in a brazen late-night burglary, French officials said ...

Dominican Republic’s flag waves high at Cannes

Dominican Today - Friday 17th May, 2013

CANNES, France.- Dominican Republic's flag waves high at its Cannes Film Festival pavilion, where it promotes the country as an international film destination and where contacts and ties with world-renown producers have been forged. Presidency Film commissioner Ellis Perez said the impact on many producers unaware of the country's tax breaks was good, as well as the locations and ...

Cannes loses sparkle after €300000 hotel jewel heist

The Independent - Friday 17th May, 2013

Robbers made off with a haul of jewels worth more than EUR300,000 (250,000) today during a raid on a Cannes hotel, hours after the screening of a film about a gang who stole luxury goods and cash from the rich and ...

Shots fired at Cannes film festival actors flee for cover

Reuters - Friday 17th May, 2013

A view of the deck near the Canal + television studio is seen on the Croisette in Cannes May 17, 2013. A man has been arrested on Friday on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival after shooting twice with a gun near the plateau of Grand Journal de Canal +, local media ...