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Mass for Europe to Be Held in Strasbourg
Celebration Honors Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Patrons of EuropeSTRASBOURG, FRANCE, May 30, 2013 (Zenit.org) - A "Mass for Europe" will be celebrated on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at 6:30 p.m., in the Cathedral of Our Lady in Strasbourg. The celebration is in honour of Sts.Cyril and Methodius, patrons of Europe, on the occasion of the 1150th anniversary of the arrival of these protagonists ...
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Seine River Walkway Paris Mayor Returns Stretch Of Riverbank To Pedestrians
PARIS -- Paris has given back a stretch of its riverbank to pedestrians – and just in time for summer. Mayor Bertrand Delanoe inaugurated the 2.3-kilometer (1.4 mile) stretch along the Seine River between the Royal and Alma bridges on the Left Bank on Wednesday. Once a road with buzzing traffic, it's now a liberating walkway with athletic activities, restaurants, a floating garden, a ...
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Paris starts campaign to be nicer to tourists
One of the world's most visited cities but also famous for its rudeness, has embarked on a campaign to improve its reputation and better cater to the needs of tourists.Waiters, taxi drivers and sales staff in the French capital all too often come off as impolite, unhelpful and unable to speak foreign languages say local tourism chiefs, who are handing out a manual with guidelines on better ...
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France hit by weather chaos floods claim two victims
A flooded house is pictured one day after the village of Saint-Beat was submerged by flash floods on June 19, 2013. Flash floods in southwestern France claimed two elderly victims in the space of 24 hours as unseasonal storms caused havoc across huge swaths of the country on ...
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France We can start bombing Libya tonight
The French Defence Minister has confirmed that military action against the Ghaddafi regime can start only hours after the UN Security Council approves of ...
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French probe targets EDF contract with former executive
Reuters © People walk past the logo of French state-owned utility EDF during the company's 2012 annual result presentation in Paris February 14, 2013. REUTERS/Philippe ...
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‘Do you speak Touriste’ Paris tries to shed its legendary rudeness
One of the world's most visited cities but also famous for its rudeness, Paris has embarked on a campaign to improve its reputation and better cater to the needs of tourists.Waiters, taxi drivers and sales staff in the French capital all too often come off as impolite, unhelpful and unable to speak foreign languages say local tourism chiefs, who are handing out a manual with guidelines on ...
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Pink Panther suspect arrested near Paris
A suspected member of the notorious Pink Panther gang of international jewel thieves has been arrested near Paris, according to police ...
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French floods claim second victim
FLASH floods in southwestern France have claimed two elderly victims in the space of 24 hours and forced the inundated grotto at Lourdes to remain closed for a second day, officials ...
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Francois Hollande pledge on political transparency watered down by MPs
anti-corruption crusade aiming at publishing MPs' assets has ended in a watered-down compromise after parliament voted for details of assets to be accessible to voters but not made public.The decision sparked criticism concerning the limits ...
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Friends of Syria to meet Saturday in Doha France
PARIS (Reuters) - The main nations making up the Friends of Syria will meet on Saturday in Doha to discuss assistance for the Free Syrian Army following recent successes by government forces, a French foreign ministry official ...
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Paris Exhibit Captures Mandelas Journey
PARIS -- The fragile health of former South African president Nelson Mandela has been making headlines in recent days. But a new exhibition in Paris takes a step back - looking at Mandela's evolution from political prisoner to one of the world's most beloved and respected politicians. Produced by the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, the show kicks off a year of cultural events in ...
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Paris tackles rudeness to tourists with new manual
PARIS, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:29pm EDT PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - One of the world's most visited cities but also famous for its rudeness, Paris has embarked on a campaign to improve its reputation and better cater to the needs of tourists. Waiters, taxi drivers and sales staff in the French capital all too often come off as impolite, unhelpful and unable to speak foreign ...
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The Paris guide to tourists Britons informal Italians impatient Brazilians tactile
British tourists like to be called by their first names", Brazilians are "easily tactile", Italians are "impatient" and the Spanish constantly on the "lookout for ...
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For the modern coffee experience Paris looks to America
Thomas Hamlett, a Virginia native, pours a perfect cup at Paris coffee shop Sugarplum Cake Shop. Cafs are a centerpiece for daily life in Paris, as integral to French culture as a fresh baguette, a glass of wine, or, at least according to Americans, a black beret. Yet somehow, coffee in France is almost uniformly bad. Beans are left out in the open air, machines aren't properly maintained, ...
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Gaming as a force for good – Cannes Lions 2013 video debate
2013 Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity how gaming can be applied to many areas: from education, to PHD's internal office structure, and the treatment of anxiety and depression without resorting to ...
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Boeing and Airbus in Paris sales battle
If Boeing can develop a 777 that can fly for 20 hours, then why bother flying through Dubai? Most EK traffic is transfer passengers. 20 hours nonstop ...
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Florida unveils business deals at Paris Air Show
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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Paris returns stretch of riverbank to pedestrians
PARIS -- Paris has given back a stretch of its riverbank to pedestrians - and just in time for summer.Mayor Bertrand Delanoe inaugurated the 2.3-kilometer (1.4 mile) stretch along the Seine River between the Royal and Alma bridges on the Left Bank on Wednesday. Once a road with buzzing traffic, it's now a liberating walkway with athletic activities, restaurants, a floating garden, a picnic ...
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Obama French President Discuss Afghanistan After Summit
By Claudette RouloAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, June 19, 2013 President Barack Obama held a private meeting yesterday with French President Francois Hollande in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, following the annual G-8 conference. Speaking to the reporters following the meeting, Obama said the two leaders discussed the progress made by Afghanistan's security forces, now in the ...
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Qatar France set to discuss Rafale jet deal
Qatar is likely to launch an international tender to renew its fleet of ageing fighter jets soon and is interested in France's Rafale, a French official said ahead of President Francois Hollande's state visit this week to the Gulf Arab ...
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Attention called to Russian rights record
The International Federation for Human Rights said the U.N. Human Rights Council needs to weigh in on the targeting of civil organizations in Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin backed legislation last year requiring non-governmental organization to register as "foreign agents" if they receive some of their funding from foreign countries. The rights federation, known by its ...
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Statement by Russian US French presidents on Karabakh conforms to Azerbaijan’s position
BAKU, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - The statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement made by the co-chairmen of the OSCE Minsk Group conforms to Azerbaijan’s position, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elman Abdullayev said on Wednesday. Commenting on the G-8 summiteers’ statement on the Karabakh settlement, Abdullayev said, "Azerbaijan reiterated that it opposes the status quo, ...
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Marine Le Pen seeks to strengthen Russian-French relations
MOSCOW, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - Leader of the French opposition party, National Front, Marine Le Pen said she sought to strengthen relations with Russia. Opening the meeting with Le Pen on Wednesday, Russian State Duma speaker Sergei Naryshkin said: "This was your first trip to Russia in such format. The agenda is rather vast and includes meetings with the parliamentarians, political ...
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Floods close Lourdes Catholic pilgrimage site in France
PARIS (Reuters) - Heavy flooding in south-western France killed a woman and forced the closure of the Roman Catholic pilgrimage site at Lourdes on Wednesday, less than a year after flash floods caused millions of euros of damage to the shrine. Video footage showed frothy water a metre (3 feet) deep swirling around the Lourdes grotto, a hillside site where the Virgin Mary was said to have ...
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Mutual importance of Sino-Franco relations
China and France, two major regional powers in Asia and Europe respectively, have long had steady economic relations. Cultural ties have seen a disparity, however, which is perhaps due to the recently unsteady diplomatic relations between the two countries. In the last few months though, there has been a significant improve in this area.
France was one of the first western powers to recognize the People’s Republic of China as a legitimate country and established an embassy in the country before Great Britain, Germany or the United States. Since 2008, however, France has found itself often at odds with the emerging superpower, especially over its One China policy. Read more
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