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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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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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Gosling Film Booed At Cannes Film Festival
booed by the audience. Gosling couldn’t attend the festival this year because of a commitment to ';How To Catch A Monster';, which he’s directing right now in Detroit. Luckily, he wasn’t there to hear the bad reaction, because I’m willing to bet there’s nothing sadder than a sad Ryan Gosling. "Can't believe I'm not In Cannes," Gosling ...
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Ryan Goslings Drive Follow-Up Is the Most Divisive Film at Cannes So Far
Radius-TWC The rumor had been spreading on Twitter the past few days, leaving red-carpet photographers and more than a few female festival-goers miffed: Ryan Gosling would not be attending Cannes for the competition entry he headlines, Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn's Thailand-set thriller Only God Forgives. Lo and behold, the heartthrob was absent during the press conference after ...
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Doi Tatishvili advance on upsets at Strasbourg International
Misaki Doi and Anna Tatishvili claimed upset wins Wednesday in second-round play of the Strasbourg International tennis tournament in France. Doi ousted fourth-seeded Hsieh 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3). Doi won three more points (119-116) than Hsieh in the match, fewer than the four point-difference by which she won the tiebreaker. Tatishvili took out ...
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IMF Chief Lagarde to Appear Before French Courts
Paris, May 22 (Prensa Latina) International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde will be grilled Thursday by prosecutors investigating her alleged involvement in a corruption case occurred during her time as French finance minister. Lagarde will appear before the Court of Justice of the Republic (CJR), which probes cases of ministerial misconduct, to explain her 2007 handling of a row that ...
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Cannes Diary Delusions Of Gatsby
which writer Raj Ranade says has set a high bar for other contenders at this year's Cannes Film Festival. It's true enough that ...
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Behind the Candelabra gets raves at Cannes
Steven Soderbergh’s ';Behind the Candelabra ,'; made through the premium cable channel after Soderbergh couldn’t find an interested U.S. distributor, screened last night at Cannes to a enthusiastic reception ...
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France May Allow English-Language Courses In Universities
Demonstrators hold placards as they rally from the Pantheon square towards the National Assembly on May 22, 2013 in Paris, during a protest against a draft law by the French government for higher education. (JACQUES DEMARTHON/AFP/Getty ...
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Cannes Sundance Selects Nabs Blue Is the Warmest Color From Wild Bunch
centers on a 15-year-old girl named Adèle who dreams of finding the love of her life. When she meets Thomas -- a dark, handsome, friendly stranger who falls for her instantly -- her dream seems to have come true. But an unsettling erotic reverie upsets the romance before it begins. Adèle imagines that the mysterious, blue-haired girl she encountered in the street slips into her bed ...
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The Cannes Festival means its party-time on the French Riviera
20/05/2013 05:44 CET The magic of the Cannes Film Festival lies of course with the red carpet and the movies, but there are also secret places for the privileged where only the favoured have access. Euronews reporter Frederic Ponsard managed to bag himself an invitation to one of the top soirees. While glamour, a jewel heist and of course the movies have been grabbing the headlines this week ...
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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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