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France, Japan uphold auto alliance amid Ghosn scandal

Sat, 01 Dec 2018 10:38:45 +0100

The leaders of France and Japan on Friday stood by the Renault-Nissan auto alliance despite ructions from the arrest of its chief executive, officials said.

World leaders put Italy under watch

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:36:00 +0100

Leaders of the world's top economic powers on Friday pushed Europe into acting to stop Italy following Greece into a debt vortex and undertook measures to boost sluggish global growth.

Sarkozy and Obama to give joint interview

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:19:00 +0100

US president Barack Obama will appear alongside French president Nicolas Sarkozy on both main 8pm nightly news programmes in France on Friday evening for a 15-minute interview.

G20 partners in Cannes warn Europe to fix crisis

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:15:00 +0100

Leaders of the world's top economies urged Europe to put its house in order on Thursday as a G20 summit supposed to be about boosting fragile global growth was hijacked by the eurozone debt crisis.

French Riviera locked down for G20 summit

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:18:00 +0100

The elegant French resort of Cannes is to be transformed into a fortress for this week's G20 summit, while the nearby city of Nice is to host thousands of anti-globalisation protesters.

G20 to meet in Cannes as recession threat looms

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:00:00 +0100

Leaders of the world's biggest economies meet in Cannes this week as Europe tries to convince markets and US critics that its debt bail-out package is serious and urges China to fund it.