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The article discusses the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund, in New York City on several charges including sexual assault, and its implications. Details of the alleged assault are described. Strauss-Kahn had been a leading Socialist Party candidate to run for the presidency of France.

This section reviews several cafeterias, including the Grumpy Coffee in Manhattan, New York, the Les Deux Magots and Café de Flore in Paris, France, and Swan Restaurant in Toronto, Ontario.

The article offers information on several homes that are located near opera houses. They include a 2.75 million U.S. dollar-apartment on the Upper West Side, about 10 blocks away from the Metropolitan Opera and the other halls of Lincoln Center in New York City, a 1.68 million euro-apartment next to the gardens of the Palais Royal in Paris, France and a 2.65 million dollar-row home in the East Lincoln Park neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois.

The article reports on the decision of British Airways PLC's subsidiary premium class subsidiary OpenSkies to suspend its service between Amsterdam, Netherlands and New York starting August 16, 2009. The company cited that the move was due to a drop in demand, and instead plans to focus on the Paris, France-to-New York route.

The article offers information on several wine events in July 2009, including the Finger Lakes Wine Festival which will be held at Watkins Glen in New York from July 17-19, the Week of Wines at Eguishelm and Wettolsheim, France from July 21-26, and the International Pinot Noir Celebration at McMinnville, Oregon from July 24-26.

This section offers news briefs related to the real estate business. Billionaire entrepreneur, philanthropist and art collector Eli Broad has decided to reduce the price of his home in New York City and took it off the market. An apartment in New York City is being sold by businessman and philanthropist Eric Hotung for $3.99 million. A real estate developer and his wife are selling their newly built modernist on the French Riviera for $54 million.

The article recalls the challenges on the selection of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, which was built by engineer Gustave Eiffel, as the centerpiece of the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1889. It cites several notable people who signed in a letter which calls the tower as a dishonor of Paris including painter Ernest Meissonier, writer Guy de Maupassant and architect Charles Garnier. The tower's height at 1,000 feet was reportedly surpassed in 1929 by Chrysler Building in New York City at 1,046 feet.

The article presents the top five high end communities to build homes including Bordeaux, a city in France famous fort its wineries where a renovated four bedroom home can cost € 1 million. Kenoza Lake in New York is a community in western Sullivan county and Geyserville 75 miles north of San Francisco in California. In Japan, Shizuoka offers a view of Mount Fuji with its cold climate and orange plantation.

The article offers information on Trium, the executive Master of Business Administration (MBA) program for global business operators. The collaboration among the Leonard N. Stern School of Business of New York University, London School of Economics and Political Science and HEC School of Management in Paris, France is the brain behind this unique program that holds classes in five countries over a period of 16 months.

The article announces the decision of British Airways PLC (BA) to buy upscale French carrier L'Avion that will deepen its commitment to its new Continental European subsidiary. The $107.3 million deal will merge L'Avion into OpenSkies, a new BA owned airline that is flying between Paris, France and New York. With the purchase, OpenSkies will expand from one flight to three flights daily and will allow it to use L'Avion's space and landing slots at Orly Airport outside Paris.

The article reports on the plan of Air France-KLM SA to delist its shares from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The NYSE and Euronext Paris are both included in the NYSE Euronext. The airline stated that the additional costs associated with dual registration are not justified considering that most of its shares are traded on Euronext Paris. The airline decided to keep its American depositary receipts.

Comments on the power of labor unions of General Motors and those in France and in New York.