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Murray pulls out of French Open
US Open and Olympic champion Andy Murray Tuesday announced he will skip the French Open tennis due to a back injury. The World No.2 retired with the back problem in his second-round match against Spain's Marcel Granollers at the Rome Masters last week, which posed as a bad sign for his withdrawal from the second tennis Grand Slam of the year. Scotsman Murray will now aim to be fully fit for ...
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Michael Douglas fights back tears at Cannes
Michael Douglas wept here Tuesday as he recounted how director Steven Soderbergh waited for the Oscar-winning actor to recover from throat cancer so he could star as flamboyant pianist Liberace in "Behind the Candelabra". "For me this it was right after my cancer. This beautiful gift was handed to me. I'm eternally grateful to Steven, Matt and Jerry," a tearful Douglas said, referring to ...
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French educators divided over use of English in universities
.The National Assembly on Wednesday was taking up an education-reform bill that would allow public universities to hold some courses - like science or economics classes - in English, a plan that has alarmed language purists and the political far-right ...
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Cannes Film Festival 2013 review Only God Forgives review - Ryan Gosling and Nicolas Winding Refn reunite for this underwhelming revenge thriller
Watching Nicolas Winding Refn's lurid, ultra-violent and frequently preposterous Bangkok-set revenge thriller, you can't quite believe that he once directed an episode ...
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Wartime MI6 had secret plans for liquidation or kidnapping of targets
August 1945: British wartime prime minister Clement Attlee, seated right, with US president Harry Truman, and Stalin. Foreign secretary Ernest Bevin stands behind, centre. Photograph: Yevgeny ...
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Stacy Keibler Paul Wesley Stella Artois Suite At Cannes
Stacy Keibler and Paul Wesley hit up the Stella Artois Suite during the 2013 Cannes Film Festival held at Radisson Blu on Wednesday (May 22) in Cannes, France. The 33-year-old entertainer looked gorgeous at the De Grisogono Party the evening ...
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Cannes Foursome Team Up for Chicago Crime Boss Film Hubris
Charles Gillibert, Scott Stuber, Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert are joining forces for the thriller, which will mark French director Olivier Assayas' first film shot in the United ...
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Cannes-Fashion Photos Robert Redford Suits Up and Sports Illustrated Model Irina Shayk Bares Skin on the Croisette
Even though they did not have premiere tickets, the same pesky rain clouds that reigned over the Cannes Film Festival's first weekend stormed back into the coastal town on Wednesday. And while they succeeded in showering the red carpet, they could not dampen the day's glamour. Robert Redford, Jessica Chastain, a gaggle of designer-clad models, and even Roman Polanski still swept down ...
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French Open loses another star as Juan Martin del Potro withdraws
France World number seven Juan Martin del Potro has become the second high-profile men's player to pull out of the French Open.The former US Open champion, who made the quarter finals at Roland Garros last year, has decided to withdraw due to a virus.World number two Andy Murray will also not compete in Paris after aggravating a back injury during the Rome Masters last week.The French ...
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France seeks to brand Hezbollah as terrorist group
Laurent Fabius said on Wednesday. "Because of the decisions that have been taken by Hezbollah and the fact that they are fighting very harshly the Syrian population, we have decided to ask that the military branch of the Hezbollah would be considered as a terrorist organisation," Fabius told reporters in English. The United States has long designated the Lebanon-based militant group, ...
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France wants Hezbollah on terror blacklist
FRANCE will call for the military arm of Hezbollah to be added to an EU terror blacklist due to its backing of the Syrian regime, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius says. "Because of the decisions that have been taken by Hezbollah and the fact that they are fighting very harshly the Syrian population, we have decided to ask that the military branch of the Hezbollah would be considered as ...
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Ambitious mixed-use project rises in Parisian suburbs
With the Eiffel Tower on the horizon, here is a portion of the the 133-acre Clichy Batignolles project. For the inner-ring suburbs, or banlieues, of Paris the mixed-use project is revolutionary. ...
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French Open 2013 tournament preview
France As the start of the 2013 French Open approaches, we bring you the rundown of everything you need to know about the second major of the ...
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UPDATE 1-UK France to join resource transparency initiative
Wed May 22, 2013 5:22pm EDT * Britain accused of hypocrisy for not signing up * Body agrees tougher disclosure measures in Sydney By Emma Farge and William James GENEVA/LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - The UK and French governments will join a global initiative that will require oil and mining firms to comply with new disclosure measures aimed at tackling corruption, British Prime Minister David ...
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France boosting security at facilities abroad amid shifting terrorist threats
PARIS - France's Foreign Ministry says it is strengthening security measures, hiring more guards and buying new equipment to help protect French facilities abroad amid shifting threats. Ministry spokesman Philippe Lalliot said Wednesday that the measures are being applied primarily in Africa and the Middle East, but did not name a specific threat as a reason for the move. France has been ...
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Mais non French in uproar over English in the classroom.
The French Parliament is considering a new bill that would allow university science classes to be taught in English. Politicians and academics across the spectrum are ...
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Abu Dhabi Investment Forum opens in Paris
WAM ABU DHABI, 22 May, 2013 -- Nasser Ahmed Alsowaidi, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) opened the Abu Dhabi Investment Forum in Paris today, in the presence of a high-level Government delegation from the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and more than 200 senior French officials, businessmen and investors. In his speech, Nasser Alsowaidi said that the Forum represents ...
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Kesslers Wolfsburg aim to parry Lyon punch
Having already beaten Olympique Lyonnais in the 2010 final, VfL Wolfsburg captain Nadine Kessler says they have a plan to upset the favourites but "don't want to focus on defending ...
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Personal glory second for Lyon midfielder Abily
Player of the match in the last two finals, Camille Abily told UEFA.com she would settle for someone else taking the personal glory - as long as Olympique Lyonnais earn a third straight ...
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Video Paris Hilton Sharon Stone attend jewelry designer De Grisogonos party
Swiss jewelry designer De Grisogono celebrated the brand's 20th anniversary with a glamorous party in Cannes. Among the attendees were Paris Hilton, Sharon Stone, and Victoria's Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio. (May ...
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Henri Dutilleux Leading French Composer Dies At 97
Henri Dutilleux, a leading French composer and unique voice in new music, has died at age 97. Henri Dutilleux, a leading French composer who wrote music of luminous perfection, died Wednesday in Paris at age 97. His family announced the death, which was reported by one of his publishers, Schott Music, and the Agence-France Presse. Throughout his career, which took off after World War ...
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Cannes Scott Thomas glorious dip into darkness
CANNES, France -- To convince Kristin Scott Thomas to play the bloodthirsty matriarch of "Only God Forgives," director Nicolas Winding Refn appealed to Scott Thomas - how else? - with the flattery of his own mother."That's how he got me to do the film," Scott Thomas said in a beachside interview Wednesday. "He said, 'You're my mother's favorite ...
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France to wave start flag at 24 hours of Le Mans
Le Mans sports car endurance classic, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) today announced that GRAND-AM Road Racing founder and NASCAR Vice-Chairman Jim France will wave the French flag to start the race on Saturday, June ...
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Report Missing St. Cloud soldier Kelli Bordeaux declared dead
U.S. Army have declared missing St. Cloud soldier Kelli Bordeaux dead so her family could get her military benefits, wral.com is reporting. However, a statement from Fort Bragg does not presume she is dead and her duty status was listed as missing. To read the full story, ...
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Stellar Lyon challenged by Wolfsburg in final
Olympique Lyonnais are aiming for an unprecedented third straight final win at Stamford Bridge on Thursday, but VfL Wolfsburg hope to take the title at the first attempt with their team ...
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Paris has one of the largest and most emulated bike-sharing systems in the world
Paris is becoming ever more eco-friendly with bike-sharing becoming the major fad of daily commuters and public transport users. The system is so popular, major expansion plans have been announced.
Paris is already home to the largest bicycle-sharing system in the world, but the corporation set up to manage the city’s most eco-friendly form of public transport, Velib, has extensive expansion plans for the network, which is also one of the most copied in the world. Read more
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