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Treasures go down with quake // Damage to Italian art `irreplaceable'
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ASSISI, Italy The Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, one of the
most popular shrines in Christendom, draws millions of tourists each
year to pray at the tomb of the saint and admire Gothic frescoes
painted in his honor.
Friday, the 20 visitors inside the medieval church near midday
were there to inspect the damage from a 5.5-magnitude earthquake that
hit the town. They couldn't have chosen a worse time.
At 11:42 a.m., a second and slightly stronger quake sent two
chunks of the basilica's vaulted ceiling crashing down. Four people
were crushed to death under the rubble of a 13th century ...
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The fishy heart of the Entente Cordiale The agreement over the lobster symbolised the genuine affection between Britain and France. Yet with this closeness grew familial opportunities for misunderstanding and rancour
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London
; ...the 100th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale between Britain and...central to the creation of the Entente - indeed, it was probably...chanting "Vive notre Roi!" The Entente was signed the following year...influence: yet it none the less adds an extra edge to Anglo...
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Travel: Nights to Remember The Entente Cordiale, Dordogne
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London
; ...Bandiat. Push the door of the Entente Cordiale hotel/restaurant...hearts throb for conkers, the Entente Cordiale being the national...of the village's affable little main street. The bedrooms...life into the deadly phrase entente cordiale. The plan runs on...locals would tolerate nothing ...
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The Anglo French Entente 1904: Philip Pedley sees fateful flaws in a famous agreement.(Talking Points)
Magazine article from: History Review
; ...April Britain signed the 'Entente Cordiale' with France. A...the extreme right-wing, 'Little England' press, but such...In reality, however, the Entente proved disastrous both for...German relations but amounted to little more than mischief-making...
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ANALYSIS: U.K. MULLS ENTENTE CORDIALE
News Wire article from: United Press International
; ...2004 Analysis: U.K. mulls Entente Cordiale LONDON, Jan 13...confrontation with the signing of the Entente Cordiale the two nations have...The 100th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale, he said, was a...to advance these values in less fortunate parts of the world...
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The radical entente: new threat to U.S. (collaboration of anti-Western radicals in North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Serbia and Russia) (Column)
Magazine article from: Insight on the News
; ...expected a few weeks ago." Put less diplomatically, it would appear...reality is sinking in with at least some in the administration...calling it "the radical entente." Today, such an entente is a reality with the active...direction for others in the radical entente. Working with the ...
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Analysis: U.K. mulls Entente Cordiale.
News Wire article from: United Press International
; ...confrontation with the signing of the Entente Cordiale the two nations have...The 100th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale, he said, was a...to advance these values in less fortunate parts of the world...exchanges over the summer; Entente Cordiale Day at the Farnborough...
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 "The Economist (US)")
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Of entente, understanding and Verstandnis; French foreign policy.(The centenary of the entente cordiale)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US)
; ...jamboree to mark the centenary of the entente cordiale lie some awkward choices for...festivities to mark the centenary of the entente cordiale, a colonial-era deal between...s links with Britain grab relatively little attention. Even in warm moments, the...
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PFSweb Broadens Entente Suite with Supply Chain Management Tool.
Business Wire
; ...enhance PFSweb's current Entente Suite(SM) offering of supply...Latyon added. The PFSweb Entente Suite of collaboration tools...existing systems of records. Entente is a powerful technology platform...so implementations are far less disruptive and time-intensive...
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 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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Conker matches, British pudding... Entente Cordiale is alive and well in the Dordogne.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
; ...up next to me and shouted 'Entente Cordiale!' to the mostly...than 10,000), it makes up less than two-fifths of the foreign...now where there isn't at least one British family.' Before...love with the messy, dark little bar they had found in Abjat...French people French drinks.' Little by ...
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ANALYSIS: QUEEN URGES ANGLO-FRENCH ENTENTE
News Wire article from: United Press International
; ...Queen urges Anglo-French entente WASHINGTON, Apr 06, 2004...French agreement known as the "Entente Cordiale," or friendly understanding...would be dull indeed, not least for the rest of the world, if we did not allow ourselves a little space to live up to our national...difference mais (but) vive ...
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