SUMMARY

• New contribution for development aid approved
• UNESCO turns 60
• France tackles discontent in "banlieues"
• New natural reserve in French Antarctica
• France, Italy, to jointly develop multi-mission frigates
• First International Networking Forum for Women
• Paris in New York: French exiles during WWII
• Culture Minister meets with New Orleans Mayor Nagin
• Lights! Camera! L'Oréal!
• In depth: Perfume-making: the art of "Les Nez"
• Venus probe launched
• French startup helps make cheaper, cleaner solar panels
• New look for "Le Monde"
• TéléGrenoble launches participatory Television in France
• Médecins du Monde celebrates 25 years
• "Joyeux Noël" Nominated for Oscars
• Buren piece at Tours castle
• New book celebrates women chefs
• Félix Buhot: "Impressions of City and Sea"
• "Adorning the World: Art of the Marquesas Islands"