http://royal.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for royal en Sun, 06 May 2007 21:12:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1770564 unknown@Netscape.com Conservative Nicolas Sarkozy has won France's presidential election, beating his Socialist rival Segolene Royal by a comfortable margin, television projections said. Sun, 06 May 2007 21:12:24 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1770564francesarkozypresidentfrenchelectionroyalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1759030 unknown@Netscape.com The right's candidate could canter home in today's election - but that will do little to heal deep divisions still raging in France. As hope for Socialist Segolene Royal slips away, Jason Burke finds a nation polarised Sun, 06 May 2007 03:48:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1759030SegoleneroyalfranceelectionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1718721 unknown@Netscape.com Right-winger Nicolas Sarkozy and socialist rival Segolene Royal staged an often bad tempered televised debate Wednesday that could have a crucial effect on France's presidential vote. Thu, 03 May 2007 03:22:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1718721francepresidentialdebateroyalsarkozyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1647889 unknown@Netscape.com French presidential hopeful Segolene Royal and defeated candidate Francois Bayrou have held a televised debate in which they vowed to seek common ground. But both ruled out working more closely together before the final vote next month, stressing their differences. The debate, on a cable TV channel, has dominated recent political campaigning. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:48:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1647889franceBayrouroyalrunoffNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1572096 unknown@Netscape.com Segolene Royal can see it in her mind's eye: She, Hillary Rodham Clinton and German Chancellor Angela Merkel forming a triumvirate of women leading over a big part of the free world. Sun, 22 Apr 2007 23:21:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1572096royalAimingToBeFirstleaderNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1516660 unknown@Netscape.com From the article: "The main candidates in the French presidential election are holding their final campaign rallies on Thursday. A new opinion poll shows centre-right candidate Nicolas Sarkozy still leading with 29%, ahead of the Socialist Segolene Royal on 25%...the centrist candidate Francois Bayrou slipping a few points to 15%. But at least one-third of voters remain undecided ahead of Sunday's first round." Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:28:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1516660francepresidentelectionsarkozyroyalSegoleneFrancoisBayrouNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1222464 unknown@Netscape.com For the vast majority of people who decide to have a spring clean, the most they tend to find is a handful of coppers down the back of the sofa. But when the Queen decided to dust off a couple of paintings from The Royal Collection for a new exhibition, curators discovered the existence of two priceless Old Masters. Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:29:28 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1222464TheroyalcollectionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1155822 unknown@Netscape.com A senior American commander in the Gulf has said his men would have fired on the Iranian Republican Guard rather than let themselves be taken hostage. Mon, 26 Mar 2007 02:53:19 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1155822iranuksoldersbritishnavyroyalerikHornerNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1116846 unknown@Netscape.com Iran captured fifteen British Royal Navy personnel during a "routine boarding operation" in Iraqi waters on Friday, Britain's Ministry of Defence said. Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:37:36 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1116846iranuksoldersbritishnavyroyalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/319221 unknown@Netscape.com Heirlooms once owned by the former Greek royal family sold for $18.4 million, Christie's said Thursday at the end of a two-day auction. Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:10:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/319221Newsgreekartifactssell18.4MHeirloomsroyalFamily http://web2announcer.com/go/207462 unknown@Netscape.com At least one Canadian bank says it won't follow the lead of the Royal Bank and will risk American fines to give U.S. dollar accounts to dual citizens. Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:50:52 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/207462scotiabankroyalbankcanadairaniraqcubaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/188626 unknown@Netscape.com The Royal Bank has refused to open American dollar accounts for people of certain nationalities since April 2006. Canadian citizens with dual citizenship in Iran, Iraq, Cuba, Sudan, North Korea or Myanmar are affected. Tue, 16 Jan 2007 20:58:23 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/188626royalbankcanadairaniraqcubasudanNorthKoreamyanmarNews