SUMMARY

• French scientific researcher awarded Nobel prize for medicine
• Francophonie chief meets in Paris for talks on innovative financing before G20
• France, Morocco launch first high-speed railway in Africa and Arab world
• Roland Celette, Cultural Attaché, Director of La Maison Française of Washington, D.C. at the Embassy of France
• 230 years after Yorktown, French-American ties endure
• Transatlantic commentator joins D.C. think tank
• French "clusters" spark innovation
• In depth - France & the Nobel prizes: an inspiring tradition
• French, U.S. innovators convene for Atlanta conference
• Areva, Public Energy Co., to install wind turbine factory in Le Havre
• New law promotes healthier eating in French school cafeterias
• French car, world's oldest, sells for record bid
• Government aims for "French ivy league"
• Wine online: Burgundy launches web tool for sellers and enthusiasts
• French oscar submission depicts struggle, celebrates life
• D.C. gallery sheds new light on Edgar Degas's dancers
• Nantes brass band brings bling to New Orleans
• National Gallery embraces films of the "fantastique"