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Microsoft Makes A Few Advertising Announcements At Cannes Lions
Microsoft has some advertising news today out of Cannes Lions. Last year at Cannes, Microsoft Advertising’s Yarn announced it would be working in partnership with creative agencies and brands on some new ad experiences. Today, they announced a new wave of prototypes they developed with agencies like BMB, Razorfish, Rooster Worldwide, UM, and VML and brands like All Saints clothing, ...
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Russias purchase of French Mistral-class warship
Russia will base its French-made Mistral-class amphibious assault ships in the Far East ports of Vladivostok and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky when they enter service, a senior Defense Ministry official said in an ...
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Vermont town luring Quebecers with French signage
The state of Vermont wants to say bonjour to more Canadian tourists by posting signs in French in one of its busiest border towns. After the city council in Burlington, Vt., passed a "resolution of French friendliness," the Alliance Francaise put about 700 stickers on parking meters in the downtown area over the weekend displaying instructions in both French and English, reports ...
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Florida unveils deals in Paris
French connections to Florida. Scott, who traveled to France on Friday as part of a weeklong Enterprise Florida trade mission, has made three business-related announcements: •Lyon, France-based Vision Systems, which supplies aircraft and automotive components, intends to spend $1.2 million to open a subsidiary ...
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Wine war fears already slowing French exports to China
Asian buyers discuss with a French wine producer during the Vinexpo trade fair in Bordeaux, southwestern France, on June 17, 2013. Chinese wine importers have already started putting orders from France and other European countries on hold over fears of a hike in tariffs being triggered as part of a broader EU-China trade dispute, say leading figures in the ...
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French man found in cockpit of US plane to be released from prison and deported
PHILADELPHIA - A French man who gained access to the cockpit of a plane at Philadelphia International Airport by impersonating an airline employee has been sentenced to time served and will be deported. Sixty-one-year-old Philippe Jeannard was sentenced Tuesday in federal court after pleading guilty to fraud. Jeannard is from La Rochelle, France. He's been in custody since March 21, one ...
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Pesticides in global rivers and streams said reducing biodiversity
Pesticides commonly used in Europe and Australia are reducing the regional diversity of invertebrates in streams and rivers by up to 42 percent, scientists say. A team of German and Australian researchers analyzed the impact of pesticides, including insecticides and fungicides, on the biodiversity of invertebrates in flowing waters using data from Germany, France and the state of Victoria in ...
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Spacecraft observes mysterious speeding up of winds on Venus
A European spacecraft gathering the most detailed record of cloud motion in the atmosphere of Venus has found the planet's winds are getting faster. The European Space Agency Venus Express has been studying the planet well known for its curious super-rotating atmosphere, which whips around the planet once every four Earth days, while the planet itself only rotates once every 243 Earth ...
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Cycling-Froome ready to meet off-road demands in Tour de France
Bradley Wiggins last year but was promoted to team leader this season even before his compatriot withdrew because of health concerns. With Wiggins out of the picture, Froome will at least be relieved that he does not have to answer the leadership question anymore. "If you look at the team time trial and what he could have brought there and also in the mountains as a support rider he ...
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In Paris Boeing unveils the 787-10 Dreamliner
(Credit: Boeing) Boeing today announced the 787-10 Dreamliner, the third (and longest) plane in the often-troubled 787 family, and an aircraft that the aviation giant said will be the most fuel-efficient in the industry. The unveiling was timed to the Paris Air Show, which is being held this week in Le Bourget, France. That show is the aviation industry's biggest event of the year, ...
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African migrants left to die in dinghy sue Spanish and French military
Two survivors of a dinghy tragedy that killed 63 migrants in the Mediterranean lodged fresh legal complaints today in Paris and Madrid, accusing the French and Spanish military of failing to come to the aid of people in danger.The harrowing case known as the boat "left-to-die" was ...
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50th Paris Air Show
A French Airforce Rafale performs its demonstration flight on the first day of the 50th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, June 17, ...
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Russia advances bill banning adoption by same-sex foreign couples
Russian legislators unanimously approved amendments banning adoption of Russian children by same-sex couples in other countries. The draft law and its related amendments were passed by Russia's lower house, the State Duma, in a first reading April 16 and a second reading Tuesday. A final reading and vote is scheduled for June 21, the Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported. The recent ...
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Boeing says it will build stretch-Dreamliners
U.S. plane maker Boeing Co. said Tuesday at the Paris Air Show it has orders for 102 extended versions of its 787 Dreamliner jet. With fewer than 100 of the original Dreamliners delivered to date, Boeing said it has orders for the stretch version -- called the 787-10 -- worth $29 billion, The New York Times reported Tuesday. The longer jet will have seating for 330 passengers, compared to 210 ...
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Family Associations Presidents Denounces Cannes Film Festival Selections
Francesco Belletti Says Ignoring Pro-Marriage Marches a TransgressionBy StaffROME, May 29, 2013 (Zenit.org) - "The impression one gets from the choices of the Cannes jury is that the world talked about and awarded in these circumstances is the victim of a search for sensationalism, which doesn't stop at anything, and that to win "the spectators must be 'punched' in the ...
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Froome Ready to Meet Off-Road Demands in Tour De France
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US France try to find common ground on Syria
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, US President Barack Obama, and French President Francois Hollande stand for a group photograph at the G8 venue of Lough Erne on June 18, 2013 in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. (Matt Cardy, Getty ...
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France St-Louis named to Canada’s staff for Sochi Olympics
Five-time world hockey champion France St-Louis has joined the Canadian team staff for the 2014 Sochi Olympics.St-Louis was named an assistant chef de mission for the Games, joining chef de mission Steve Podborski and assistant chef Jean-Luc Brassard."What an extraordinary occasion this is for me, an opportunity to be part of the Olympic Movement -- something that I have believed in for ...
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GroOovematic French Jazz Trio Tours Argentina
GroOovematic plays at Notorious Jazz Club (Photo: Avery Kelly) GroOovematic is a dynamic jazz trio from France that combines modern influences from music genres like funk, electro, and hip-hop with traditional sounds to create their own eclectic style. The group is touring through Argentina this month to promote their first album, the self-titled compilation GroOovematic, to be released in ...
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Pregnant Muslim woman attacked in Paris miscarries
A pregnant Muslim woman attacked in a Paris street by skinheads, apparently because she was wearing a veil, has miscarried as a result of the assault, her lawyer ...
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Air France A350 order back on after spat sources
PARIS (Reuters) - Air France (AIRF.PA) looks poised to sign a long-awaited $7 billion deal to buy 25 Airbus (EAD.PA) A350 jets after talks narrowly avoided collapse, industry sources said on Tuesday. Air France has been at loggerheads with its suppliers over issues mainly including maintenance of the plane's Rolls-Royce (RR.L) engines ever since the deal was first mooted in 2011. Further ...
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Kidnapped French sailor freed in Nigeria
French sailor Benjamin Elman, who was kidnapped last week, is pictured after his release on June 18, 2013 in Yenagoa, southern Nigeria. Elman was taken from a tanker in Togo when attackers sought to use him as a ...
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Frances Hollande open to Iranian presence at Syria talks
Paris had previously ruled out Iran taking part in the proposed conference, saying Tehran had no desire for peace and would use the Syria talks to detract from negotiations later in the year with major powers over ...
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World Briefing | Europe Muslim Woman Suffers Miscarriage After Attack in France
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French Footballers Underage Prostitute Trial Adjourned to 2014
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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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