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Pariss Notre Dame evacuated after man shoots himself dead
PARIS (AFP) - A far-right writer and activist shot himself dead in front of the altar of Paris's famed Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday, shortly after calling for "spectacular" action to protect France's identity.Police and his publisher confirmed the man's identity as Dominique Venner, 78, a long-time essayist and activist linked with France's far-right and ...
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French military rebuild bridge blown up by Islamic fighters in Mali
TASSIGA, Mali - French soldiers in Mali have rebuilt a bridge which was dynamited in January by fighters from an al-Qaida-linked Islamic extremist group. The bridge in the village of Tassiga is close to the Niger border. Fighters from the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa destroyed the bridge to stop the arrival of African troops stationed in Niger, who were entering to help French ...
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Mystery of French submarine disasters can never be unveiled
The death, or rather, sudden disappearance of Eridis submarine of the French fleet stirred heated debate in the world. The tragedy occurred early in the morning on March 4, 1970. Despite the fact that the site of the tragedy was found almost immediately, it took specialists almost two months to find the submarine itself. This is not the only mysterious detail about the ...
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Algerian PM President Recovering in France
ALGIERS -- Algeria's prime minister, reacting to reports that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is seriously ill, said the 76-year-old was recovering in France but had been ordered to take complete rest by his doctors. Since he was rushed to hospital in Paris on April 27 with what was officially described as a minor stroke, Bouteflika has been neither heard nor seen in public, raising ...
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France Drugmaker on trial suspected in deaths
NANTERRE, France -- A French drug company and its founder are on trial on charges of misleading the public about a diabetes drug marketed as a weight loss method and suspected in hundreds of deaths.But after years of delays in one of France's biggest recent health scandals, the proceedings could still be pushed back further.Between 1976 and 2009, around 5 million people took Mediator, ...
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France to Open Visa Centers in 5 Russian Cities
MOSCOW, May 21 (RIA Novosti) - France will open visa centers in five Russian cities by the end of June 2013, the French Consulate General in Russia reported Tuesday. "During his visit to Moscow in February 2013, French President Francois Hollande pledged to simplify as much as possible the visa application conditions for Russian nationals," the consulate said in a statement. "In ...
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How to Do Paris in Spring
With flowering public gardens and boulevards made for strolling hand-in-hand, this is the perfect time of year to visit the City of Light. Here, we share our favorite tips for finding the perfect views, affordable meals, and making Paris your own. The famous song "April in Paris," written by the Tin Pan Alley composer Vernon Duke and recorded by Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, and a ...
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Review French Montana debuts with enjoyable album
On his debut album, "Excuse My French," French Montana lives up to the hype mostly generated by his mentors Diddy and Rick Ross, who executive-produced his ...
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France slides into recession Germany ekes out growth
France's economy hasn't grown significantly in over a year and was last in recession at the beginning of 2012. Slow growth is plaguing many European ...
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French car orders fall 0.5 in April Survey
French car orders slowed to 0.5 percent last month, showing signs of stabilisation in the auto market, helped by the launch of several new models, according to a dealership survey by trade publication La Lettre Auto ...
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ISHKQ IN PARIS Would lucky charm of Paris bring success back for Preity Zinta
Paris as a city is the epitome of romance and whenever one wants to create an everlasting saga of romance there is no better city than Paris to do it. Who can forget such wonderful romantic sagas like THE ROMAN HOLIDAY, DA VINCI CODE, or for that matter one of the most successful Hindi films shot in Paris AN EVENING IN PARIS. Paris indeed has a setting that injects and induces romance, and with ...
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Does France have right plan to revive its economy
Unionists employees of Arkema Kem One chemical company and employees of other petrochemical sites, burn flares as they block the Arkema plant in Marseille, southern France, Tuesday, May 14 , 2013. Kem One, the maker of vinyl products announced last July it may cuts jobs. CGT stands for General Work Confederation. (AP Photo/Claude ...
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How the French economy compares to Germanys UKs
PARIS -- Here's how the struggling French economy stacks up compared to Germany's and Britain's.GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (2012)France: 2 trillion euros ($2.7 trillion) Germany: 2.6 trillion euros ($3.3 trillion)Britain: 1.9 trillion euros ($2.4 trillion)MANUFACTURING AS A PERCENT OF GDP (2009)France: 10.7 percentGermany: 19.3 percentBritain: 11.0 percentGROWTH RATE (2012)France: ...
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CORRECTED-Darty revenue falls market share in France improves
Tue May 21, 2013 4:30am EDT (Removes incorrect profit and revenue figures in paragraph 5 and replaces them with FY expectations) * Fall in like-for-like revenues in three months ended April * Darty France outperformed the market for the quarter * Profit before tax for the year in line with expectations LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - Darty Plc reported a fall in like-for-like revenues in the three ...
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Celestial Halo returning to France
Celestial Halo will return to France for a crack at the French Champion Hurdle at Auteuil in three weeks after his thrilling victory in the Prix La Barka at the weekend. Trainer Paul Nicholls is quite happy to keep last season's World Hurdle runner-up on the go in a bid to repeat the feat of Thousand Stars, who won both French races last year but could finish only fourth on Sunday. ...
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Forget Paris Stymied by Socialist Policies the French Start to Quit France
Paris in spring as a time when "there were no problems except where to be happiest." Clearly Hemingway did not foresee the springtime of 2013. For many of Paris's residents right now -- in fact, for many French in general -- the answer to the question of where to be happiest is: Pretty much anywhere ...
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France leads international wine competition
LONDON, May 21 - France has emerged the early leader at a major wine awards competition, winning the most regional trophies, followed by Italy and Australia. Preliminary results were released yesterday for the 10th ...
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Paris drizzles as Moscow sizzles in Europes warped spring
12/03/2013 17:15 CET Spring in the Pyrenees ';arrives early and quickly feels like the summer';, according to one tourist website. Not this year. Tourists usually come to cycle, hike, and marvel at wildflowers in the meadows. On Monday at the Col du Tourmalet (altitude 2,115 metres) they contemplated 10 metres of snow. France and much of western Europe are experiencing the coolest ...
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French regulator opens inquiry into Natixis ownership overhaul
PARIS | Tue May 21, 2013 1:35am EDT PARIS May 21 (Reuters) - French financial markets regulator AMF has opened an inquiry into an ownership overhaul at French bank Natixis, French daily Les Echos said on Tuesday. An AMF spokeswoman said she could not immediately comment. Natixis and BPCE were not available for comment. The paper said the regulator is looking into a project, announced in ...
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Paris Hilton Makes Out With River Viiperi on 1-Year Anniversary
Instagram May 18. "Happy one-year anniversary to the gorgeous, beautiful, perfect, most amazing and most caring girl on this planet," he wrote in the caption. He then referred to Hilton as "my girlfriend, my future wife, my ...
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France deports Moroccan accused of calling for acts of murder
France is continuing a crackdown on suspected Islamic radicals with the expulsion of a 24-year-old Moroccan man who allegedly called for "acts of murder." French Interior Minister Manuel Valls announced Friday the man, living in La Rochelle, France, had been deported for "repeated acts and calls for murder" posted in French on a "jihadist website." Valls said the ...
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UPI Sports Calendar for Tuesday May 21
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France must reform or face punitive measures EU
India will mandate that all firms offering internet telephony, including Skype owned by software giant Microsoft, must set up a server in the ...
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Lebanon praised for efforts to enhance French relations
BEIRUT: An international general assembly of "Legion d’Honneur" recipients commended the Lebanese club for its efforts to enhance Lebanese-French relations. During a meeting in Paris, the French chapter of the club, which brought together figures who were honored with the prestigious French Legion d’Honneur decoration, expressed its readiness to collaborate with the ...
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Nadal Serena set out stalls for French Open
/enpproperty--> Roland Garros favorites hitting their peak form at the right time Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams fired warning shots to their French Open rivals with comprehensive victories over Roger Federer and Victoria Azarenka respectively in Rome on Sunday. Nadal has produced some blistering tennis since returning from a seven-month injury absence and his seventh victory in ...
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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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