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Sports Briefing | Soccer Paris St.-Germain Victory in Last Home Game for David Beckham
Zlatan Ibrahimovic stole some of the spotlight from David Beckham, scoring two goals to lead the French champion Paris St.-Germain to a 3-1 home win against Brest. Beckham, who announced Thursday that he would retire at the end of the season, was given a standing ovation as he left the field in the 81st ...
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Federer to fight against Nadal in Rome final
Second seed Roger Federer beat French upstart Benoit Paire in straight sets on Saturday to set up a tantalizing clash with fifth seed Rafael Nadal.Federer staved off a fierec challenge from Paire 7-6 (5), 6-4, and in the earlier semifinals, six-time Rome champion Nadal defeated sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych 6-2, 6-4.This will be Nadal's eighth consecutive final since his return from an injury ...
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France must take deficit cuts seriously Bundesbank chief
France has a special responsibility as a euro zone heavyweight to take deficit reduction rules seriously, even though its budget deficit is above ...
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Sacre bleu French in uproar over plan for courses in English
So when Higher Education Minister Genevieve Fioraso last week introduced a bill that would let French colleges teach more courses in English, even when English is not the subject, the idea sparked ...
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Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 Brest PSG prevails on emotional night for Beckham
Brest , running out a dominant 3-1 winnersin a result that never looked in doubt. The veteran midfielder rose to the occasion with a corner that set ...
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Soccer star David Beckham earns assist in likely final game
David Beckham assisted on a goal Saturday in what was likely the final game of his career, a 3-1 win by Paris Saint-Germain over Brest. Beckham, who was given the captain's arm band prior to the contest, set up a Paris Saint-Germain score in the 31st minute with an accurate pass to Blaise Matuidi, who fired it into the back of the net. The former England captain helped PSG claim the Ligue ...
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France signs gay-marriage act into law
The rush toward France’s first same-sex marriage officially began Saturday morning, after President François Hollande signed the country’s "marriage for all" act into ...
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Tomic ready to go for French Open
France Australian tennis coach Josh Eagle is confident the lure of grand slam tennis will ensure Bernard Tomic casts aside recent drama and fronts up at the French Open.Tomic's participation at Roland Garros remains in some doubt after his father and coach John Tomic indicated at a Madrid court last week he was unlikely to compete.Australia's top-ranked man has not played a match ...
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David Beckham walks off pitch in tears after last home game for Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint Germain's midfielder David Beckham's wife Victoria Beckham and her daughter Harper, arrive to attend the French League One soccer match between PSG and Brest, at the Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris, Saturday, May 18, 2013. Paris Saint-Germain hopes to strike a deal with David Beckham in the next two weeks in which the former England captain will work with the French club ...
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France legalises same-sex marriages
PROTESTING: People hold placards during a sit-in protest called by Act Up gay organisation in front of a 'Wall of homophobs' displaying portraits of national and international public personalities stamped by the organisation as homophobic in Paris. -- AFP photo PARIS: France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage yesterday after President Francois Hollande signed the ...
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France Needs Observation Drones Urgently Defense Minister Says
France is looking to buy unmanned surveillance aircraft to strengthen its reconnaissance capabilities, the country's Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said today at a news conference in a Washington. Le Drian, who was in Washington to meet U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel as well as lawmakers and White House officials, said France had an "urgent need" for such drones. ...
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French and Lebanese Ambassadors call on Water Works and Housing Minister
Accra, May 18, GNA - Mr Frederick Clarier, French Ambassador and Mr Ali Halabi, the Lebanese Ambassador to Ghana on Friday paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Water Resources, Works and ...
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Marquez on pole in France
France Spain's championship leader Marc Marquez will start on pole in the French MotoGP on the Bugatti circuit at Le Mans after coming out on top in Sunday morning's qualifying.Marquez, on a Honda, claimed the 30th pole position of his career, his second in the sport's elite category, by coming in 0.03 seconds faster than compatriot Jorge Lorenzo on his Yamaha.Andrea Dovizioso ...
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Tearful Beckham makes Parisian farewell
France A tearful David Beckham left the pitch to a standing ovation as he bid an emotional farewell to French champions Paris St Germain following a fine performance in the 3-1 home win against Stade Brest on Sunday morning.Beckham, who announced on Thursday he would retire at the end of the season, was made PSG captain for his final home match.The former England skipper was replaced by ...
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David Beckhams Tearful Farewell In Paris
A number of Beckham's teammates from United's famous 'Class of '92' youth team - including Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt, Gary and Phil Neville - went on to join him as a established first team members at the club. Here they celebrate the 1997 Premiership title, with others including Roy Keane and Eric ...
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Sore Losers Cant Accept That France Legalized Gay Marriage
the Council disagreed . They ruled same sex marriage "did not run contrary to any constitutional principles", and that it doesn't violate "basic rights or liberties or national sovereignty." So there you have it: France finally joined the elite club of countries where gay marriage is legal. Hollande campaigned on bringing gay marriage ...
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Will the UAE follow Frances foootsteps and let science determine Ramadan
ABU DHABI // The wait for the start of Ramadan is always an anxious one. After weeks of guesses and rumours about what the date will be, astronomers haul their telescopes to the highest point in their emirate and watch for the new crescent moon to usher in the Holy Month. But last week the French Muslim Council voted to do away with that, basing the start of Ramadan on astronomical calculations ...
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France detains suspect in Toulouse killings probe
PARIS - French anti-terror judges ordered the detention on Saturday of a man on suspicions he aided an al-Qaida-inspired gunman prepare for a shooting spree last year, a judicial source said.Mohamed Merah killed four Jews and three soldiers in and around the southern city of Toulouse in March 2012 before he was shot dead by ...
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Paris police ban pork street party in Muslim area
French police have banned a street party whose organizers planned to serve alcoholic cocktails and pork sausages in a heavily Muslim neighborhood of Paris, authorities said in a statement ...
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Rafael Nadal Roger Federer to face off for Italian Masters title
French Open tuneup in Rome. Nadal broke Berdych's serve twice in the first set and again in the ninth game of the second, improving his career record at Foro Italico to 40-2. He goes on to face Swiss superstar Federer, who secured his place in the final with a 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 decision over Frenchman Benoit Paire. Federer saved 5-of-6 break points in the win, and will face Nadal for the ...
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Monaco go to French courts to contest ruling forcing them to pay tax
Monaco have launched legal proceedings against the French football authorities after rival clubs threatened to refuse the Ligue 2 champions admission to the country's top flight next season.Having won promotion from the second tier last week, Monaco, in whom the Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev took a majority stake in December 2011, may be prevented from taking their place ...
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French first lady tells of huge feelings for Mali
BAMAKO--France's first lady Valerie Trierweiler said at the end of a 48-hour tour of war-torn Mali on Friday that the experience had brought up "huge" feelings in ...
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France accused of favouring Malis Tuareg rebels
A senior Mali army officer accused France Saturday of picking favourites among the country's warring militias after its troops attacked Arab rebels who had captured a village from armed Tuaregs. The intervention came on Friday after the Arab Movement of Azawad (MAA) took the northern desert settlement of Anefis from the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), a Malian and ...
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Movie starring Depardieu Hurley filming in Chechnya
Elizabeth Hurley began filming Saturday in Chechnya, Russian officials said. "Turquoise," or "Biryuza," features Depardieu as a man who travels to Russia after his son is killed there, RIA Novosti reported. Hurley plays Depardieu's former girlfriend, who becomes involved in his quest. Depardieu, 64, recently received a Russian passport after giving up his French ...
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Its Official France Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
signed the country's same-sex marriage and adoption bill into law on Saturday, almost one month after its passage in Parliament that prompted a legal challenge in the country's Constitutional Council by the conservative ...
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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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