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Frances Air liquide wins gas contract in China
/enpproperty--> PARIS - French energy company Air Liquide announced on Friday a long-term deal to supply industrial gas to the private Chinese group Fujian Shenyuan. "Under the terms of the contract, Air Liquide will invest in an industrial gases complex of eight units including an Air Separation Unit of 2,000 tons of oxygen per day, a Gasification unit, a Purification unit of synthesis ...
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Canadas Eugenie Bouchard falls just short in Strasbourg semifinals
Third-seeded Alize Cornet of France edged Eugenie Bouchard of Canada 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-3 on Friday to reach the final of the Strasbourg International. Cornet broke the Canadian teenager twice in the last set of the French Open clay-court tuneup and saved six break points. Bouchard, 19, had reached the semifinals of a WTA event for the first time in her career. She was looking to become the first ...
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On the Runway Blog In Cannes Fashion Is Anything but ‘Indie’
Nicole Kidman and Ang Lee, the director. After rounding up the latest red-carpet culprits in Cannes, you begin to wonder if there is real fashion, or, indeed, a real person. Of course you expect a drag queen element -- tired cleavage, blue-hued ruffles, an expertly kicked-out leg -- but what I don't get is why so many women surrender to mannequin glamour. At Cannes, strangely, pleasure and ...
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Period dramas premiere on day 10 of Cannes film festival
Cast members Marion Cotillard (C) and Jeremy Renner (R) sign autographs after a news conference for the film ''The Immigrant'' during the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 24, ...
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France and Germany team up for a New Deal on youth unemployment
Germany and France are to tackle mass youth unemployment gripping southern Europe with a ‘New Deal’ aimed at curbing the mounting anger that is threatening to tear the eurozone ...
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Cannes The Selfish Giant Wins Europa Cinemas Labels Best European Film Nod
time the Label has been awarded in Cannes. The prize means the Europa Cinemas Network, a exhibitors association which represents over 3,000 screens in Europe and elsewhere, will provide additional backing to exhibitors to exhibit the film. This year's Europa Cinemas jury in Cannes consisted ...
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Cannes Sony Pictures Classics Acquires The Lunchbox for North America
, a mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together by leaving notes in a lunchbox, but their fantasy gradually threatens to overwhelm ...
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Emirates Opens Luxury Refurbished Lounge in Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
WAM PARIS, May 24th, 2013 (WAM) -- Emirates, has inaugurated its refurbished Paris Charles de Gaulle Lounge for First Class and Business Class passengers as well as Platinum and Gold members of Emirates Skywards - the airline's frequent flyer programme. It is the first of the airline's existing worldwide network of lounges to be refurbished in the new interior design, originally ...
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Boy not killedIsrael Government Review France 2 Al-Durrah Report its Consequences and Implications
Contrary to the report's claim that the boy is killed, the committee's review of the raw footage showed that in the final scenes, which were not broadcast by France 2, the boy is seen to be alive. [For a copy of the complete report: http://bit.ly/15YM5zS ] Publication of the Report of the Government Review Committee Regarding the France 2 Al-Durrah Report, its Consequences and ...
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Psy look-alike crashes Cannes soirees and dupes celebs
New York Post was first to break the story on "Fake Psy" who they have nicknamed "Psych!" (groan if you must, but at least agree it's fitting). Not only did he party crash exclusive soirees, he also appeared on French television and appeared at various venues with a security detail.On May 22, the real PSY acknowledged his doppelganger in ...
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Rocket propelled mountain bike beats land speed record
The mountain bike was powered by hydrogen peroxide and broke the previous record of 150 mph on a track near Mulhouse in eastern ...
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Gerard Depardieu too drunk to understand drink driving charge
A lawyer for the Gerard Depardieu has claimed that his prosecution for drink driving was illegal – because the French actor was "not completely sober" when he was told about ...
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French help Niger to kill last jihadist bombers
Twisted metal lies at the site of a morning car bomb attack inside a military camp in Agadez, in northern Niger, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously on Thursday, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit at a French-operated uranium mine, killing a total of 26 people and injuring 30, according to ...
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Cornet reaches final in Strasbourg
STRASBOURG, France -; Third-seeded Alize Cornet of France edged Eugenie Bouchard of Canada 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-3 Friday to reach the final of the Strasbourg ...
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Forget Michael Douglas Liberaces poodle is top dog at Cannes
By Alexandria Sage and Rob Lang CANNES | Fri May 24, 2013 11:48am EDT CANNES May 24 (Reuters) - A white poodle with cataracts stole the limelight from Hollywood star Michael Douglas by winning the Palm Dog award during the Cannes film festival on Friday. Critics at the prestigious festival on the Mediterranean coast may have hailed Douglas for his performance as Liberace in Steven ...
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Hamilton Watches to Close the Cannes Film Festival with Zulu by Jerome Salle
CANNES, France, May 24, 2013 /CNW/ - Hamilton, pioneering Swiss watch brand with a long history in aviation and cinema, has partnered with the French film Zulu by Jerome Salle, to be screened on Sunday 26th May to close the Cannes Film ...
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EU Lawmakers Back French Demands to Limit U.S. Trade Talks
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 favor and 105 against with 28 abstentions to limit Brussels’ room for maneuver in talks on a deal that ...
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Psy of disappointment Gangnam Style imposter caught living the high life at Cannes film festival
A man pretending to be South Korean rapper Psy talked his way into glitzy parties at the Cannes film festival and posed with fans until he was spotted drinking champagne by the real Psy's ...
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French troops stage Niger raid
FRENCH special forces and local troops have raided an army base in northern Niger, ending a hostage seizure by Islamist fighters who had staged twin suicide bombings that killed at least 20 people. Friday's dawn raid came after Signatories in Blood, a jihadist group that claimed the previous day's blasts, threatened to continue attacking Niger until the country withdraws its forces from ...
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Redford gets an ovation Gosling booed at Cannes
Robert Redford's portrayal of a sailor lost at sea in "All is Lost" received a standing ovation at Cannes. The Cannes film festival is winding down and a winner has emerged among the glitz, the celebrities and the crime sprees. The festival has been marred by a series of high-stake heists, leaving festival goers minus some expensive jewels, laptops and gowns. The first to be ...
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French special forces intervene in Niger amid Al-Qaeda attacks
Terrorism French special forces assisted Nigerien troops in an operation at an army base in Niger to flush out Al-Qaeda-linked militants suspected of a string of deadly attacks Thursday in the West African country. At least 21 people were killed and dozens more wounded in coordinated car bombings and assaults on a uranium mine run by French company Areva in the town of Arlit, and at a ...
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2013 French Open Seeds
Defending champion Rafael Nadal, whose world ranking slipped to No. 4 after he spent seven months recovering from a knee injury, is seeded third in the upcoming French ...
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Serena soars after Paris flop
Serena Williams shock first round loss in Paris last year may have been one of the best things that has happened to her. Photo by: Riccardo De ...
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Dabba earning plaudits at Cannes
An unhappy housewife (Nimrat Kaur) and a lonely government official (Irrfan) nearing retirement connect through a wrongly delivered dabba. It becomes the carrier of not just wholesome meals but also notes. Romance brews. The plot of debutant writer-director Ritesh Batra's Dabba (The Lunchbox) is sweet and judging by the reception that the film has received at Cannes it is also highly ...
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Djokovic Adopts Head in Sand Approach for French Open
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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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