Travel ::
PARIS, FRANCE – The new Dijon-Mulhouse TGV train line in France was inaugurated Thursday 8 September by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The line, which will open to travelers in December 2011, will cut nearly 1.5 hours from the route, which will take just two hours instead of 3.5.
Sports ::
Besancon, France (GenevaLunch) - The 14th stage of the Tour de France was overshadowed by the death of a 61-year-old woman who was struck by a police motorcyclist as she crossed the road during the passage of the race. It is the first death of a race spectator since 2000. The accident took place near Wittelsheim. Two other spectators, injured when the bike slid into them, were taken by helicopter to a hospital in Mulhouse.
