Eurostar bids for Paris-London rail record on high-speed track
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A Eurostar train set off on a Paris-London rail record bid Tuesday, using a new high-speed track on the British side of the Channel Tunnel that shaves 20 minutes off the normal travel time.
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A bidding war involving Europeâs three major exchanges was on the cards today after Paris-based Euronext made an approach to rival Deutsche Boerseâs Â£1.35 billion offer for the London Stock Exchange.
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LONDONâS bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games was submitted to the International Olympic Committee yesterday, along with those from the rival cities of New York, Paris, Moscow and Madrid.
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Madrid-Barcelona link is part of 220mph network taking on the airlines
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Paris widened its lead over its four rivals in the race to host the Olympic Games in 2012, bookmakers said, as the International Olympic Committee prepared to receive the competing bids today.
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Eurostar is expected to set a new Paris-London rail record Tuesday, with the opening of a new high-speed track on the British side of the Channel Tunnel that shaves 20 minutes off the normal time.
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&quot;Love of the Games,&quot; existing infrastructure, cheap ticketing and a smooth transport system will underpin the Paris bid to host the 2012 Olympics, campaign leader Philippe Baudillon said on Wednesday.
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Will attempt Paris-London in 2hrs 15mins Eurostar will this morning try to set a new Paris-London time record during the inaugural run along the recently-completed British "High Speed 1" track to St Pancras International station, Reuters reports.â¦
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The French Group Alstom Saturday will sign contracts worth up to 1 billion Euros (1.23 billion dollars) in China for the delivery of trains and locomotives, French sources with knowledge of the deal revealed to AFP.
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The technical details of London's bid to host the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics are to be unveiled.
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Euronext, operator of the Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels and Lisbon stock exchanges, would be prepared to move its headquarters to London in its bid to buy the London Stock Exchange.
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EURONEXT, one of the two rival potential bidders for London Stock Exchange, has strengthened its team by lining up a heavyweight French bank to help to raise funds.
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The plan for a fast cross-London rail link is to get the go-ahead next week, a newspaper report says.
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The French capital endured new commuter disruption Tuesday as civil servants and teachers said they would join train drivers fighting government plans to cut pension benefits and other cost-cutting measures.
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Eurostar is set to make its inaugural journey from Paris to London via a new 186mph high-speed line.
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LONDON, December 20  - The London Stock Exchange (LSE-GBX) announced today that it has received a purchase offer from the Franco-Belgian stock exchange, Euronext.
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Euronext, the Franco-Dutch stock exchange operator, is this week expected to challenge Deutsche BÃ¶rse (DB) of Germany for control of the London Stock Exchange.