French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday announced guarantees
on interbank loans of up to 320 billion euros to shore up the financial sector.
Additionally, 40 billion euros would be set aside to recapitalise French banks,
he said.
Europa Film Treasures, a website launched last summer, offers
free access to a collection of rare flicks from various European film archives.
It spans a wide diversity of genres, from French classics to original western
movies.
Lancé cet été, le site Europa Film Treasures donne accès,
gratuitement, à une collection de films rares issus de nombreuses cinémathèques
européennes. Des classiques français aux origines du western, il y en a pour
tous les goûts.
On his maiden visit to France as pope, Benedict XVI hailed
Nicolas Sarkozy's controversial idea of "positive secularism" as a "beautiful
expression". The French president said that "it would be madness" not to have a
dialogue with religion.
Barack Obama, accepting the presidential nomination in
Denver, fired the first salvo of the official Democratic campaign with a
combative speech focusing on welfare and the US economy.
A three-day protest outside the office of Thailand's PM,
by thousands of opponents asking for Premier Sundrajev's resignation, has not
secured popular backing. The government has issued arrest warrants against nine
of the movement's leaders.
The Constitutional Court begins deliberating on Monday on
whether the ruling AK Party has engaged in Islamist activities and should be
dissolved, a move that could plunge Turkey into political crisis.
Marathon
WTO trade talks finally saw some hope after a long stalemate, when WTO chief
Pascal Lamy put forward new proposals to facilitate the more contentious
subjects such as agriculture.
Alors que les discussions entamées semblaient proche de l'échec,
Pascal Lamy a fait de nouvelles propositions. Les négociations entre les sept
grandes puissances commerciales pourraient, selon un diplomate, déboucher sur
une percée.
Trade
ministers from around 30 countries will meet in Geneva from July 21 in a bid to
end deadlocked WTO negotiations aimed at lowering global trade barriers. Cuts
in tariffs and agricultural subsidies are the main sensitive issues on the
table
Les
ministres du commerce d'une trentaine de pays se rencontrent à Genève à partir
du 21 juillet. Leur objectif : sortir de l'impasse des négociations destinées à
lever les freins au commerce international.
A campaign about the Beijing Olympics produced for Amnesty
International France was considered so aggressive by its creators that they
decided to call off its release. Yet web users caught a glimpse of it and the
debate is raging on.
La section française d'Amnesty International avait commandé une
campagne de communication sur la Chine à une agence de pub. Elle a finalement
annulé la campagne, jugée trop agressive, mais n'a pas pu empêcher que la
polémique déborde sur l'Internet chinois.
A gun battle outside the US consulate in Istanbul left six dead,
including three policemen and as many attackers. Turkish broadcaster CNN Turk
later cited police sources saying the gunmen were suspected members of al
Qaeda.
Une fusillade a éclaté devant le consulat américain à Istanbul.
Six personnes, trois assaillants armés et trois policiers, ont été tuées.
Parallèlement, trois touristes allemands ont été enlevés par le PKK.
Comments started to pour into France 24's website as soon as
French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt was rescued from the Farc, While
they all express satisfaction at her release, some point out that many other
hostages are still held in the Colombian jungle.
On June 12, Ireland holds the only popular consultation on
the Lisbon treaty on EU reform. Although all leading political parties support
the text, its opponents have led a strong campaign and a victory for the "no"
camp cannot be ruled out.
Le 12 juin, l’Irlande organise un référendum sur le Traité de
Lisbonne. Bien que la majorité des partis soutiennent le texte, la campagne
menée par ses opposants a reçu un écho non négligeable. Une victoire du "non"
ne peut être exclue.
More than 22,000 people have been killed and 40,000 are left
missing in the widespread destruction caused by last weekend's powerful
cyclone, Burmese state television announced.A propos de l'auteur/About the author
Thomas Hubert est correspondant de la BBC à Kinshasa, RD Congo. Il a auparavant travaillé comme pigiste au Congo et en Europe. Ce blog présente une sélection de ses travaux et des notes sur la vie quotidienne à Kinshasa.
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Thomas Hubert is the BBC's correspondent in Kinshasa, DR Congo. He was previously a freelance journalist in Congo and in Europe. This blog showcases a selection of his stories and some notes on daily life in Kinshasa.
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