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Today in Paris and in the presence of Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of France François Fillon Gazprom Management Committee Chairman Alexey Miller and EDF СЕО Henri Proglio signed a Memorandum of understanding on the possibility of EDF participating in the construction of the offshore section of the South Stream pipeline.

Recognizing that communication service providers, including voice, data, content and mobility companies, today are obliged to offer more innovative and value-based services, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), the world's leading provider of business software, announced that the signing of the acquisition of privately-held Highdeal, the leading provider of real-time billing solutions for telecommunications, occurred on May 4, 2009. Highdeal delivers sophisticated pricing and charging solutions designed to support today's new service economy.

To mark this occasion, a number of events have been taking place over the course of the past week across Britain, including a roadshow, where you can try out different sports, the creation of a giant number five using people on the Olympic Park.

Since the Paris Air show last month, there has been renewed interest in provisioning Internet connections to commercial airliners, particularly with in-flight entertainment systems advancing beyond basic audio and video services.

Elton John, Rod Stewart, and the English National Ballet were just some of the dozens of performers who paid tribute to Britain's late Princess Diana in London Sunday on what would have been her 46th birthday.

Airbus ends the 47th Paris Air Show with new momentum for its leading product range, the A380, the A350 XWB, the A330/A340 Family, as well as the A320 Family.

Two Picasso paintings valued at 50 million euros ($66 million) were stolen this week from the Paris home of the Spanish painter's granddaughter, police said on Wednesday.

Paris Hilton and her former boyfriend Joe Francis, of Girls Gone Wild fame, are considering legal action against the operator of the website www.parisexposed.com.