UN PROJET TITANESQUE DANS LES CARPATES • Rosia Montana et ses tonnes d’or

Un fabuleux gisement d’or, une societe enregistree aux Caraibes, des travaux gigantesques deplacant des villages entiers et l’emploi massif de cyanure : le projet de Rosia Montana, en Roumanie, a tout pour dechainer les passions. Transylvanie. D’Oradea jusqu’a Rosia Montana, la route serpente sur 180 kilometres. Un paysage superbe de montagnes et de forets. Dans […]

Le resume de l’actu : la France en bref a 19h00

-LA REFORME DES RETRAITES VA AVOIR SON CALENDRIER : Les retraites seront lundi le sujet le plus sensible du sommet social a l’Elysee, ou se dessinera le calendrier d’une reforme deja vivement debattue alors que les syndicats redoutent de plus en plus un passage en force du gouvernement. Le gouvernement attend de la reunion annuelle […]

Torres keeps Liverpool’s CL push alive

Fernando Torres marked his first English Premier League start of 2010 by hitting the winner as Liverpool triumphed 2-1 in a bruising encounter with Blackburn at Anfield on Sunday. Torres has endured an injury-interrupted season but the Spain striker made a telling contribution as Rafa Benitez’s side maintained their push to qualify for next season’s […]

Ligue Europa (16emes de finale retour): Marseille en position de force, Lille en danger

Vainqueur a l’aller sur la pelouse du FC Copenhague (3-1), l’Olympique de Marseille sera en position de force a l’heure de recevoir la formation danoise, jeudi soir en 16emes de finales retour de la Ligue Europa. La tache s’annonce, en revanche, beaucoup plus compliquee pour Lille qui, de son cote, devra defendre sa courte avance […]

FRANCE: L’actualite en bref – 11 fevrier

LE POINT SUR L’ACTUALITE – AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE LA REFORME DES RETRAITES VA AVOIR SON CALENDRIER – Les retraites seront lundi le sujet le plus sensible du sommet social a l’Elysee, ou se dessinera le calendrier d’une reforme deja vivement debattue alors que les syndicats redoutent de plus en plus un passage en force du […]

Reds rocked by Skrtel blow

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has suffered another injury blow after it was confirmed defender Martin Skrtel has broken his foot. The Slovakian centre-back was injured in Thursday night’s 3-1 victory over Romanians Unirea Urziceni, which helped the Reds reach the last 16 of the Europa League. Benitez feared the worst and x-rays at the club’s […]

Champions League Preview: Stuttgart – Barça

It’s back to the Champions League tomorrow night with the first leg of the last 16 at Stuttgart. Pep Guardiola has taken twenty players on the trip though that includes Xavi Hernandez and Dani Alves who still haven’t received medical clearance and seem unlikely to start the game. We are still without Eric Abidal and […]

Torres on bench for European clash

Striker Fernando Torres is likely to be on the bench again for Thursday’s Europa League last 32 second-leg tie against Unirea Urziceni in Bucharest. The Spain international made his comeback against Manchester City on Sunday after five weeks out with a knee injury which required surgery. However, with Liverpool leading 1-0 from last week’s tie […]

Ceausescus move to keep name from advertising

BUCHAREST, Romania – What’s in a name? The Ceausescus think a lot. Late Communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu is the best-known Romanian of the last century, but his notoriety isn’t the first thing you’d think ad makers would swoop on when promoting a brand. Surprisingly, Ceausescu has been used in recent years to sell products from […]

Baru, grand prix d’Angouleme

Une consecration pour cet enfant du rock lorrain, grand dessinateur engage de la classe populaire, porte-crayon 
des gosses de prolos, auteur de l’Autoroute du soleil. Blouson noir de 
rigueur pour celui qui aurait volontiers choisi la voie d’un chanteur de rock s’il n’avait pas ete rattrape par le dessin. Provocateur et engage, Herve Barulea, a […]