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Paris Hilton to release second album on Cash Money Records
Paris Hilton is venturing into the music industry once again. The hotel heiress is currently working on her sophomore album, the follow-up to 2006's ...
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France frustrated over Syria joins push to label Hezbollah a terrorist group
PARIS - France has joined the push for the European Union to declare the militant group Hezbollah a terrorist organization, switching tack amid frustration with Hezbollah's support for Syria's military. France's move could prove pivotal, after Germany joined a British effort to name Hezbollah terrorists this week. The U.S. has long pressured Europe add Hezbollah to its terrorist ...
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U.N. mine clearing work under way in Mali
An anti-land mine advocacy group said it would work with a U.N. stabilization mission in Mali to clear unexploded ordnance from the country. The U.N. Mine Action Service said it was preparing to deploy an African-led mission to work with the U.N. stabilization mission in Mali on mine abatement. UNMAS set up an office in Mali in January, the same month the government called in French support to ...
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Al-Qaida ally takes responsibility for Niger attack
Security officials in Niger are on the lookout for assailants tied to the bombing Thursday of a military camp, Niger Defense Minister Mahamadou Karidjo said. Karidjo said a car bomb was detonated at a military base in Agadez in central Niger, near the site of a French mining operation. Authorities in Niger told the BBC that several attackers died in the attack, though a fifth insurgent was ...
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Sorrentino serves up a cinema banquet at Cannes
From second left, actress Sabrina Ferilli, director Paolo Sorrentino and actor Toni Servillo arrive for the screening of The Great Beauty at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel ...
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Hamm on Wolfsburg-Lyon final Rapinoe
World record international scorer Mia Hamm will be at tonight's final at Stamford Bridge and expects a "hard-fought match" as she talked up Alex Popp and fellow American Megan ...
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EU lawmakers back French push to limit U.S. trade talks
By Claire Davenport and Robin EmmottBRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union lawmakers voted on Thursday to limit the scope of a proposed free-trade deal between Europe and the United States, backing French demands to leave out culture and potentially irritating Washington.The European Parliament, which can veto EU trade accords, voted 460 in favour and 105 against with 28 abstentions to limit ...
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France the home of haute cuisine concerned at food ignorance among young
A third of schoolchildren in France – reputedly the land of the refined palate – are unable to identify a courgette or a leek, with some even believing pasta grows on trees, a new study has ...
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Fama-French Three Factor Model
The Fama-French Three Factor Model provides a highly useful tool for understanding portfolio performance, measuring the impact of active management, portfolio construction and estimating future returns. The Three Factor Model has replaced Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAP-M) as the most widely accepted explanation of stock prices in the aggregate and investor ...
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E.U. Backs French Push to Limit U.S. Trade Talks
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France wants Hezbollah armed wing on EU terror list by end-June
Supporters of Hezbollah and relatives of Hezbollah member Hussein Ahmad Abu Hasan carry his coffin during his funeral in Beirut's suburbs May 21, ...
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Cannes documentary makers focus on Jackie Stewart Pele and Ali
Thu May 23, 2013 8:58am EDT * Polanski's Stewart documentary resurrected 40 years later * Frears focuses on Ali's court battle over Vietnam War * Pele plans film on his life to "inspire new generation" By Mike Davidson CANNES, May 23 (Reuters) - Three years after "Senna", the hit film biography of the late Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna, sporting documentaries about ...
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Preview Toulouse v Toulon
Newly-crowned European champions Toulon face defending French champions Toulouse in the first Top 14 semi-final at Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes on Friday in a rematch of last year's final. For the second time in as many weekends, Toulon's armada of stars must travel to a neutral venue as they continue their quest for a historic Heineken Cup-Top 14 double after their narrow win ...
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Kill Mittal French video game lets players attack Indian billionaire Lakshmi amid factory battle
A French video game is offering players the chance to become a virtual employee of steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal battling to keep a factory ...
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Special Report French Open A Puzzler in Paris French Open or Roland Garros
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Cannes NonStop Takes Selfish Giant Stone Roses Trip to Italy
Swedish distribution indie NonStop Entertainment returns from the Cannes market with a full suitcase of titles, having picked up Scandinavian rights for a dozen titles, among ...
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Legendary French composer wishes to visit Baku
Legendary French composer, performer and music producer Jean Michel Jarre has given an interview to 1news.az. "I am a Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO since 1993 and I try to give full attention to this public work. Music is a true envoy of good will. It awakens in people perfect feelings which sometimes are very difficult to wake up even by words. Incidentally, during my activity I was ...
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Fake Psy parties with stars in Cannes
Cannes - A man impersonating South Korean entertainer Psy - famed for his dance song ';Gangnam Style'; - ate, drank and partied with the stars in Cannes for two days, The Hollywood Reporter said on ...
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Womens Champions League final Lyon look to avoid Wolfsburg upset – video
Favourites Olympique Lyon and Wolfsburg speak ahead of the Uefa Women's Champions League final, played at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge on Thursday. Lyon are on the cusp of a record third successive Champions League crown, although underdogs Wolfsburg are confident of upsetting their ...
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Menez ruled out of France friendlies
France 's two friendlies in June due a back injury, the French Football Federation has confirmed. The Paris St Germain winger was called into the squad to face Uruguay and Brazil last week but has not featured for PSG since their match against Lyon on 12 May. And, after discussions ...
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Frances Trade Minister to Visit Algeria on Tuesday
Algiers, May 23 (BNA) - French Minister for External Trade Nicole Bricq is to pay a two-day visit to Algeria on Tuesday , May 28 with the aim of enhancing trade partnership between the two countries, the Algerian Commerce Ministry has announced . The ministry said in a statement issued here last Wednesday that during her visit, Bricq will meet with a number of Algerian officials and will also ...
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Too much bling for Bollywood at Cannes
Just when will Bollywood ever get it right? As the world celebrates 100 years of Indian cinema, Indian stars, it seems, went a little overboard in projecting the ethnic, oriental look at the Cannes red carpet that saw Sonam Kapoor, Vidya Balan and Sherlyn Chopra either going big on bling or heavy on jewellery and embroidery.Aishwarya Rai, who has been a regular at Cannes for 11 years, ...
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Ameesha Patel is the newest desi girl at Cannes
A new Miss India has arrived at the Cannes Film Festival to dislodge Vidya Balan from her position as top desi girl. Ameesha Patel made her Cannes debut at the screening of All Is Lost, resplendent in Manish Malhotra. Ameesha, who is in Cannes to promote her upcoming film Shortcut Romeo, cut an elegant figure in a dark blue and coral lehenga with pale gold long choli and dupatta. Coral lips and ...
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Niger bomb attacks target army base and French uranium plant
Niger detonated two car bombs on Thursday, one in the city of Agadez where a military barracks was targeted and one in Arlit, where a French company operates a uranium mine, injuring more than a dozen people.Paris-based nuclear giant Areva said in a statement that 13 employees were hurt in the attack in Arlit, in the northern part of Niger where in ...
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Cannes Norwegian Oil Thriller Pioneer Sells Wide
Cannes: Lars Von Trier's 'Nymphomaniac' Releases First Cast Photo With Shirtless Shia LaBeouf TrustNordisk racked up a pack of international deals for the title, which screened as a work in progress at the Marche, signing agreements with Arrow Films in the U.K., Lumiere in Benelux, Focus & Company for South Korea and Japan's Nettai Museum. Magnolia, whose U.S. release ...
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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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