Video portrait of mankind on display in Paris

PARIS -- What does Hollywood movie star Martin Sheen have in common with an Afghan farmer, a Brazilian fisherman, a Bolivian miner, a German artist, and a Rwandan refugee?

They all took part in the latest project of French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand, "6 Billion Others," a video portrait of mankind currently showing at Paris' Grand Palais, and with ambitions to travel the globe.

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Luxury goods maker LVMH 2008 profit stagnates

PARIS - LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the Paris-based luxury goods empire, said full year net profit stagnated as the economic crisis crimped sales of Moet & Chandon champagne and TAG Heuer watches.

But sales of Louis Vuitton's Damier Graphite handbags and popular scents such as J'Adore and Dior Homme Sport continued to resist the gloom and led to a growth in fourth-quarter revenue.

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