France faces unrest in Caribbean

The strikers have blocked roads and supermarkets, which they blame for the rapidly rising prices of everyday goods.

The action has dealt a severe blow to the islands' important tourist industry, with up to 10,000 tourists reported to have cancelled their holidays.

Patrick Lozes, head of the French black rights group Cran, complained that "160 years after the abolition of slavery, the descendants of colonial settlers own 90% of Guadeloupe's wealth, but represent only 1% of the population".

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Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7885683.stm

France faces unrest in Caribbean

The strikers have blocked roads and supermarkets, which they blame for the rapidly rising prices of everyday goods.

The action has dealt a severe blow to the islands' important tourist industry, with up to 10,000 tourists reported to have cancelled their holidays.

Patrick Lozes, head of the French black rights group Cran, complained that "160 years after the abolition of slavery, the descendants of colonial settlers own 90% of Guadeloupe's wealth, but represent only 1% of the population".

While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience.



Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7885683.stm

Italy leads France 2-0 lead in Fed Cup

The Italian contested the decision and received a warning for verbal abuse.

She risked losing the match on a penalty point when she directed a gesture at the chair umpire.Mauresmo lost focus after the call, double-faulting and making an unforced error to give Pennetta another set point that the Italian converted.The 12th-ranked Pennetta rallied from 4-1 down in the third set and broke Mauresmo at 4-4 to serve out for the match.The reverse singles and the doubles are scheduled for Sunday.

The winner of the best-of-five series will play Russia or China in the semifinals on April 25-26.Copyright 2009 by The Associated PressThis story is from ESPN.com's automated news wire.

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