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Liberte Inegalite Fraternite Is French elitism holding the country back
John Lichfield has been The Independent's man in Paris since 1997, covering French news. Before that, he was the paper's Foreign Editor and he has also worked in Brussels and ...
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Paris Hilton and boyfriend River Viiperi get their PDA on at Cannes party
You know what, she might have had to give up her sex-tape-reality-star-crown to Kim Kardashian (not sure that's such a great loss), but we're kind of loving Paris Hilton right now. Not only has she ...
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World Briefing | Europe Frances Same-Sex Marriage Legislation Ruled Constitutional
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French shipbuilders join forces
French naval shipbuilders Piriou and DCNS have started a joint venture to build government agency ships to civil standards. The joint venture, for French and international markets, is Kership. Piriou holds 55 percent of the company while DCNS the remainder. "The ambition of Piriou and DCNS is to develop a world leader in ships built to civil standards intended mainly for State action at ...
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Aid Group Condemns Attack on Civilians in Eastern DRC
NAIROBI -- The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym MSF, has condemned a brutal attack on civilians living in Mpeti village in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. MSF says frequent attacks by armed groups in the villages and towns of North Kivu province have made it difficult for the group to provide medical assistance. The village in North Kivu ...
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Cuban Painting Music On Display in France
Paris, May 17 (Prensa Latina) Cuban music and painting converged on the same stage during the opening here of an exhibition of visual artists from the Caribbean country, which also featured a performance by trova singer Tony Avila. A dozen works by three painters from Pinar del Rio: Humberto Hernández, Pablo Fernández and Quisbel Blanco comprise the exhibition at the Alejo ...
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European stocks rebound as Paris tops 4000 points
LONDON (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets rebounded on Friday, with Paris jumping above 4,000 points for the first time since July 2011 as traders went bargain-hunting after earlier losses, dealers said.Paris's CAC 40 index climbed 0.56 percent to close the day at 4,001.27 points.Meanwhile in Frankfurt the DAX 30 index closed with a fresh record high after gaining 0.34 percent to ...
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Dont let strangers in even in Paris
When a man in work clothes showed up at her door, the Monitor's Europe bureau chief let him inside. But fortunately, he didn't get a chance to pull off a well-known Parisian ...
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Coloccini French recruits will blossom with time
However, captain Coloccini, who has been linked with a departure from the club at the end of the season, believes the French contingent will only get better with more time in the English top ...
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Mass killings threat in France
Strasbourg, France - Police on Friday deployed across high schools in the eastern French region of Strasbourg following Internet threats by a young man to stage mass killings and shoot himself, a day after a gruesome suicide at a Paris primary ...
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Beckham to Retire After Paris Saint Germains Final Game
LA Galaxy soccer player David Beckham attends a news conference to announce the Herbalife World Football Challenge 2011 soccer tournament in Los Angeles July 12, 2011. Real Madrid will play in a friendly soccer match against LA Galaxy on Saturday ...
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France Top Politician Cleared Over Asbestos
A leading French politician has been cleared on appeal of a manslaughter charge connected with thousands of deaths caused by exposure to asbestos. The court's decision on Martine Aubry, who led the ruling Socialist party before the court proceedings, clears the way for her to return to top-level politics. The politician - who had stood against Francois Holland in the primary to become ...
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IHT Rendezvous France Fights Racism By Outlawing ‘Race’
its drafters said had no scientific basis , but which could be seen as giving judicial legitimacy to racist ideologues. From now on, the word ';racial';, as well as ';race';, will be dropped from relevant articles of the French penal code, or replaced by the word ';ethnic.'; Skeptics in the Assembly and beyond suggested the measure was mainly symbolic and was ...
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KOD unveils new live French show Mana - A Cirque Spectacle from France
After experiencing great success with their still running shows Zangoora, Jhumroo, and The Legend of Kong Fu, which has completed its run, Gurgaon's live entertainment hub Kingdom of Dreams has introduced a new stunning show 'Mana - A Cirque Spectacle from ...
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France’s Trierweiler tours Gao
France's first lady Valerie Trierweiler began a tour of Mali on Thursday with a visit to Gao, one of several northern cities liberated by a French-led military operation against an Islamist ...
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IFA brings in fodder from France for hard-hit farmers
A load of fodder has arrived into the country today from France this morning, to alleviate the burden on Irish farmers.IFA President John Bryan welcomed the arrival of the fodder this morning and said his organisation will begin directing it to the west and border counties, where it is needed most.Mr Bryan has called on all co-ops to continue to source fodder wherever possible to assist the ...
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Frances ID Logistics eyes acquisitions in 2013
wants to make acquisitions as early as this year to reach new clients at home and abroad and maintain its double-digit sales growth, its head said.The group, which aims to make half of revenue abroad in 2015 compared with 41 percent currently, is targeting companies in France, Brazil and Spain and could also look at China, Taiwan and Poland in one or two years, Chief Executive Eric Hemar ...
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France and Spain join to save bears
ENVIRONMENTAL groups from France and Spain have joined together to present the first cross-border petition to save the bears of the Pyrenees.The collectif ours ...
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France Must Decide on Energy Mix Before Reactors Close ASN Says
France must accelerate a decision on its future energy mix before aging nuclear plants are halted permanently, according to the country's atomic-power regulator. Lawmakers must also ensure electricity producers have sufficient generation capacity to keep the lights on should multiple reactors shut at once for safety ...
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Leicester sign French prop
Leicester Tigers have signed Perpignan prop Jerome Schuster to replace the departing Martin Castrogiovanni. After seven successful seasons at Welford Road during which time he gained cult status, Castrogiovanni has agreed a move to Toulon, leaving a hole in Richard Cockerill's squad, one which Schuster has been tasked with filling.The Perpignan native has been capped twice by France, ...
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France deserts the sinking ship of Europe
A few days ago the news emerged that France might be preparing to leave the EU. Marine Le Pen, head of "National Front" party, argues that France has no future in the EU, and if the country wants to develop further, it should seriously consider the option of self-navigation. Is this the case and what could France expect if it is no longer a member of the ...
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French finance minister sees growth returning in H2 2013
Reuters © France's Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici reacts as he visits a leather goods maker during a one-day visit focused on employment in rural areas at Avoudrey, eastern France, May 3, 2013. REUTERS/Charles ...
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Man shoots himself in front of a dozen of kids at Paris private school www.privateofficer.com
A 50-year-old man with a history of mental problems has killed himself with a sawn-off shotgun in front of a dozen children at a Paris school. The man, who was not associated with La Rochefoucauld school, shot himself in front of a group of children aged six and seven. It happened just before noon, as children were leaving school premises for their lunch break. He forced his way into the ...
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Susan Sisko Carter Scuse Me While I Kiss the Paris Sky
"If I were you," the French Genius says, "I would not get your computer fixed now. I would wait until you get back home." I lean across the Genius Bar at the Apple Store in Paris, inside Carrousel du Louvre. ...
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Olympic champion Ma Lin crashes out in Paris tournament
/enpproperty--> PARIS - Former Olympic champion and four-time World Cup winner Ma Lin became the biggest name to fall at the World Championships as he was upset by Japan's Kenta Matsudaira in the second round on Thursday. Ma was joined by fellow Chinese Hu Limei to exit on the day's competition. But Hu has nothing to complain because she was eliminated by teammate and defending ...
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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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