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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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European center to coordinate hunt for asteroids near Earth
The European Space Agency says a new research hub will strengthen Europe's contribution to the global hunt for asteroids that may strike Earth. Located at the European Space Research Institute near Rome, the center will take part in the search for Near-Earth Objects, or NEOs, asteroids or comets that orbit the sun and whose orbits come close to that of Earth. The NEO Coordination Center ...
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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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Germany France and Britain Push to List Hezbollah as a Terror Group
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U.K. soldier killed in London attack terrorism suspected
A man was killed with a sharp instrument and London police shot and wounded two alleged attackers in what officials said appeared to be a terrorist attack. Eyewitnesses said two men called out "Allahu Akbar [God is Great]" before attacking the victim as he walked along a street in east London, and waved weapons as they dumped his body in the middle of the road, the BBC reported. The ...
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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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Canadas Ryan Gosling misses his Cannes film premiere – which got booed
Only God Forgives: Ryan Gosling plays Julian, a drug-smuggler thriving in Bangkok's criminal underworld who sees his life get even more complicated when his mother compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother's recent death. ...
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Hsieh Niculescu lose in 2nd round at Strasbourg
STRASBOURG, France — Seeded players Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan and Monica Niculescu of Romania were beaten Wednesday in the second round of the Strasbourg International. The fourth-seeded Hsieh lost 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (3) to Misaki Doi of Japan, and fifth-seeded Niculescu fell 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 to Anna Tatishvili of Georgia. Last year's runner-up Alize Cornet downed Magda Linette 6-3, 6-4. At ...
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Africa Competes by the Palme dOr in Cannes
Paris, May 22 (Prensa Latina) African cinematography enters today in competition for the Palme d'Or at Cannes Festival through the filmmaker Mahamat-Saleh Haroun from the Republic of Chad, who projects his film "Grigris", in the French resort. Haroun tells the struggle of a young man for become reality his dream of being a dancer of a shows company, despite suffering from ...
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Cannes In Jimmy P. Benicio Del Toro Acts Again
In Arnaud Desplechin's English-language Jimmy P. (Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian), Benicio Del Toro - freed at last from the tyranny of playing bit-part heavies in American thrillers and action movies - is James Picard, a Blackfoot Indian who has lost his way in post-World War II America. He's a veteran, but he's treated like an outsider in his own country. He suffers ...
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Lionsgate rakes in $250 million in Cannes
While Lionsgate isn't showing the next installments of the "Hunger Games" franchise in Cannes, the studio is making lots of deals at the festival. Lionsgate is raking in the cash in Cannes. The film fest on the French Riviera is underway and the studio that recently merged with Summit Entertainment has sold more than $250 million in territorial rights to nine titles. Lionsgate has ...
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French-Asian consortium announces winning of Canada natural gas project
PARIS--A consortium comprising French, South Korean and Chinese companies has won a contract for a liquefied natural gas project in Canada, the French partner Technip said on ...
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UK and France to join global anti-corruption initiative
oil companies to reveal the taxes paid to national governments and the value of the minerals being extracted.Nearly 40 countries have already signed but the news that France and the UK have joined the initiative represents a breakthrough.The decision to join ...
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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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