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The French Senate has approved a measure raising the retirement age for pilots from 60 to 65 despite a four-day strike to protest the change that caused widespread disruption to Air France services.
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The French Senate has debated a bill that would allow salaried workers to retire at 70, instead of the current cap of 65, as of 2010.
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Senate yesterday approved N324.1billion for the execution of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's emergency programme on power.
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BT is seeking changes to its final salary pension schemes, including raising the retirement age from 60 to 65 and basing benefits on the average earned before retirement
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The Argentine Senate on Wednesday approved a budget for 2009 that analysts say exaggerates economic growth, underreports inflation and doesn't account for $23 billion in private pension funds the government may be able to dip into if a nationalization bill passes later this month.
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Argentina's Senate approved a state takeover of $24 billion in private pension funds. President Cristina Fernandez said this would protect workers from the financial crisis but critics have raised concerns about the country's ability to pay debts.
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Argentina's Senate passed a bill to nationalize $23 billion in private pension funds on Thursday in a move that analysts say could protect retirees from short-term stock market chaos but also limit their long-term retirement income.
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Argentina senate approves state pension takeover
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The upper chamber of the Czech parliament on Thursday approved a deal with Washington to accept a U.S. missile defense installation.
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The upper chamber of the Czech Parliament on Thursday approved a deal with Washington to accept a U.S. missile defense installation.
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The Democrat controlled U.S. House of Representatives signed off on a $14 billion auto industry bailout. However, a more evenly split U.S. Senate might stop the bill dead in its tracks.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate unanimously approved legislation on Thursday to help company pension plans and retirees that have been hard hit by the financial crisis.
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"While I'm still young, I often think about where I'd retire—who doesn't?"
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ABC's Jon Karl takes a look at several tight Senate campaigns.
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Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman has decided to pull negative ads, but is it too late to make a difference? (Joshua Roberts/Bloomberg News) The Minnesota Senate race -- already one of the most high-profile statewide contests in the country --...
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France were far from satisfied with the start to their 2010 FIFA World Cup campaign - which is why the return of captain Patrick Vieira and winger Franck Ribéry for Saturday's qualifier in Romania is so welcome.
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Germany 1-1 FranceFrance will take most comfort from a draw in Magdeburg after Younes Kaboul's 23rd-minute header cancelled out Ashkan Dejagah's earlier effort.
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What can be considered as common in the Anglo-saxon countries is not at all usual in France. Christmas records are very few, compared to the English or the American markets. The most famous French Season's song, Petit Papa Noël (recorded
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As part of austerity measures to keep the Northwest Development Authority, MIDENO, alive, its Board members have resolved to slash salaries of workers from top to bottom.
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Senate ad-hoc committee investigating the nation's transportation sector yesterday queried the unauthorized spending of N9.5 billion by the ministry of transport.
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Pavel Kubina, Dominic Moore and Nikolai Kulemin scored, lifting the Maple Leafs to a 3-2 win Thursday night in the opener for both teams. Vesa Toskala made 35 saves — and stood strong against a power play in the final
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Ahead of France's crucial World Cup qualifying match away to Romania, the tension is mounting. Anything less than a win could sign the end of coach Raymond Domenech's four-year reign.
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The French agency devoted to combating discrimination has determined that the burqa inhibits integration into French society.
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Parliament passed a law unlocking Central Bank lending to private banks in a $36 billion bailout, continuing a strategy that has relied on making government oil profits available to banks.
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As the market continued its steep slide, many Americans say they are sensing losses beyond the short-term hits to their portfolios.
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For many Americans, 401(k) plans were supposed to be their own little golden parachutes into retirement.
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The strange story of a royal impostor may not be entirely convincing but it makes a rollicking tale, finds Noel Malcolm
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THE future of France coach Raymond Domenech was left hanging in the balance after a spirited Romania took a share of the spoils in a 2-2 draw with the 1998 World Cup winners.
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Romania 2-2 FranceGoals from Franck Ribéry and Yoann Gourcuff earned Les Bleus a crucial point in Constanta as they came from 2-0 down to draw with Romania.
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The Nigerian government, for through the Ministry of State Energy (Power), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Republic of France's Ministry for Trade, to pave way for French companies and private investors to participate in the development of
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Marina Petrella, a former member of the Italian Red Brigades, will not be extradited from France to Italy, where she was convicted of killing of a police officer, because of her poor health.
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Stressing the need for a unified European financial package during a press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he would meet with British PM Gordon Brown ahead of Saturday's eurozone talks.
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Paris unveils mayor Bertrand Delanoë's latest pet project : a vast art complex called the 'Cent Quatre' (or 104) that will bring studios, show rooms and workshops to the heart of one of Paris's most disadvantaged neighbourhoods.
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France return from Romania with a precious point after a 2-2 draw in a crucial Group 7 qualifier for the 2010 World Cup. Goals by Franck Ribery and Yoann Gourcuff (photo) helped France level the score after the home side raced ahead to a 2-0 lead.
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As the market continued its steep slide, many Americans say they are sensing losses beyond the short-term hits to their portfolios.
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Across the United States, people are tallying their many losses from the relentless rout in the markets. Financial message boards on the Internet are filled with confessions of fear - about hits to savings, job security and scuttled retirement plans.
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The latest test scores show that about 40 percent of the public schools in Connecticut did not make the grade under the No Child Left Behind law.
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Brussels has approved Denmark's emergency guarantee package for the country's banks, saying it was compatible with EU state aid rules.
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France threw coach Raymond Domenech a lifeline by battling back to secure a 2-2 draw against Romania in their World Cup qualifying match in Bucharest on Saturday night.
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Former Arsenal midfielder urges French FA to pay whatever it takes to install Arsene Wenger as new coach.
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The first wave of Baby Boomers are just starting to enter retirement. Over the next 20 years, 76 million people will retire.
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