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Former Oasis singer Liam Gallagher to carry on |
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 |
Former Oasis singer Liam Gallagher to carry onFormer singer for Oasis Liam Gallagher says he intends carrying on with the remaining members of the band but without his brother Noel. He says the group should have new songs released next year.
37-year old Gallagher told MTV Italy: "We've been demoing some songs that we've had on the quiet. After Christmas we might go in the studio and record it and hopefully have an album out in July."
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French minister Bernard Kouchner praises President Mahmoud Abbas |
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 |
French minister Bernard Kouchner praises President Mahmoud AbbasFrench Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has done what he can to persuade Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to think again about standing for re-election in 2010.
Mr Kouchner is reported to have described Mr Abbas as "indispensable" and to have indicated that he thinks that the president has an important function in the stalled Middle East peace process.
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French airline Air France-KLM to make job cuts |
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 |
French airline Air France-KLM to make job cutsThe French airline company Air France-KLM has revealed that it is going to make 1,700 job cuts in 2010. This decision follows a quarterly loss reported that was a lot worse than the company had been expecting.
Air France-KLM, which is the air company with the largest revenue in all of Europe, is planning to introduce the cuts by asking staff to take voluntarily quit their posts. The airline was already proposing to make job cuts in the lead up to 31 March 2010.
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French rugby union issue apology over South African anthem |
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 |
French rugby union issue apology over South African anthemThe French rugby union has issued an apology because of how the South African national anthem had been spoiled by reggae singer Ras Dumisani ahead of the Test match in Toulouse last Friday.
Dumisani, who lives in France but was originally born in Durban, ruined the anthem with his unusual version of Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika many people had thought at the time. French union president Pierre Camou went as far as to call what had happened a "debacle".
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