Successful implantation of a new type of cardiac pacemaker with wireless remote telemonitoring.

By Anna Willard French unions surprised many when they reached a deal this week with business on more flexible labor rules, but they are gearing up for a fight with President Nicolas Sarkozy over pensions and salaries.

By Doreen Carvajal A crippling national transportation strike appeared to be sputtering to an end Thursday as weary commuters struggled with crowded trains and mobbed station platforms for a ninth day.

By Doreen Carvajal Transit union leaders met with France's state-owned rail operator and the government Wednesday in the opening round of negotiations that came on the eighth day of strikes, a day that was punctuated by arson fires along high-speed rail lines.

By JENNY BARCHFIELD PARIS - France's high-speed train network, crippled by eight days of strikes, fell victim to dangerous sabotage Wednesday just as long-awaited talks got started and rail workers in town after town voted to return to the job.