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One more French soldiers killed in Mali Elysee
PARIS, April 29 (Xinhua) -- A French soldier was killed on Monday in northern Mali, bringing the total death toll of French servicemen in the conflict-torn country to six since French forces started a military operation in January, the Elysee Palace said. French President Francois Hollande expressed in an online statement "his great sadness" for the death of one more French soldier in ...
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Far-right figure commits suicide in Paris’ Notre Dame to protest gay marriage
Just after 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Dominique Venner, 78, a prominent figure in French far-right circles, shot himself dead in front of the altar in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.In a blog posted that day, headlined "The May 26 demo and Heidegger", referring to an upcoming anti-gay marriage protest, Venner exhorted demonstrators not to ignore "the reality of African and North African ...
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Cheer up youre in Cannes This years movies have lots of things going for them but a cheery view of humanity is not one of them
You couldn't say Cannes film festival wasn't fun. Who wouldn't want to sit in the Lumire Theatre after a screening of Nicolas Winding Refn's flamboyantly violent Only God Forgives - of which I greatly approved - while one half of the auditorium cheers and the other boos? Normally you have to attend professional "wrestling" to encounter that level of audience ...
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Marion Cotillard attends premiere of The Immigrant at Cannes
French actress Marion Cotillard (C) attends the premiere of "The Immigrant" with director James Gray (L) and actor Jeremy Renner at the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, May 24, 2013. (Xinhua/Zhou ...
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Georges Moustaki French Singer and Songwriter Dies at 79
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Forlan Lodeiro named in Uruguay squad
Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez has included Brazil-based players Diego Forlan and Nicolas Lodeiro in his squad for June internationals against France and Venezuela in addition to the Confederations Cup.Midfielder Lodeiro, 23, was rewarded for his impressive form for Botafogo,for whom he top-scored with eight goals during the club's triumphant 2013 Campeonato Carioca campaign, while Forlan has ...
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Cannes Hollywood Gives Back at Star-Filled AmfAR Gala
In her latest Film Files column, Sharon Swart gets an auction scoop from Harvey Weinstein and catches up with Jessica Chastain, who says of the fundraiser's growth from last year: "I was hoping we'd double it, and we made even ...
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French man Cedric A arrested on suspicion of chopping eating 95-yr-old grandma
French news site Le Point reported that the man, named Cedric A., had chopped his relative into pieces and spread most of them around her property and buried in the ...
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Nadal complains about cold weather in Paris
Seven-time champion Fafael Nadal said that he is maintaining good shape for the this year's French Open but the only problem might be the cold weather."When I came back, I played well," said the Spaniard. "I had a very good few tournaments. I am here back another year and just be there is a very positive news for me. The only negative thing is this cold weather."Nadal, ...
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World Briefing | Europe France Investigators Tie I.M.F. Chief to Fraud Inquiry Involving Sarkozy
Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, was made an ...
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Golden era of French popular song closes with death of singer Georges Moustaki
Franco-Greek singer and songwriter Georges Moustaki plays the piano at his home in Paris in 2008. Photograph: Stephane de ...
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Christine Lagarde not charged in embezzlement investigation
Christine Lagarde , the head of the International Monetary Fund, has not been charged after two days of questioning by French judges over alleged complicity in the embezzlement of state funds.But she has not been completely cleared in the investigation over her authorisation of a controversial out-of-court settlement for the maverick French businessman Bernard Tapie when she was finance minister ...
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Cannes Sony Classics Nabs Jim Jarmuschs Only Lovers Left Alive
). "It would take a stake through the heart to keep Barker, Bernard and Leiner away from a good movie," said Jeremy Thomas about Sony Pictures Classics' ...
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Bollywood hopes Cannes will can the ‘B-word’
Sealed: Indian star Aishwarya Rai arrives for the screening of 'Blood Ties' at the 66th international film festival in Cannes, on France's Mediterranean coast, on Monday. | ...
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Cannes Dern a leading man again in ‘Nebraska’
From right, actors Bruce Dern, Angela McEwan, director Alexander Payne, June Squibb and Will Forte pose during a photo call for the film "Nebraska" at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 23, 2013. AP photo CANNES, France-- For the aging, gruff patriarch of his father-son road trip ';Nebraska,'; Alexander Payne tried to lure Gene ...
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Rafa Nadal dismayed with cold wet Paris ahead of French Open
France Making his comeback after missing the last two grand slams, Rafa Nadal probably expects a warm reception next week when he returns to Roland Garros, an event which is supposed to be one of the summer highlights of the French sporting calendar.Yet the Spaniard, in pursuit of a record-extending eighth title, is likely to be greeted by cold, grey and damp weather and few would blame him if ...
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Aussie James Duckworth books spot in French Open draw
France Australian James Duckworth has won through to the main draw of the French Open.The New South Welshman booked a qualifying spot on Friday to take the number of Australians in the tournament to seven.In the final qualifying round at Roland Garros, Duckworth posted a 6-1, 6-4 win over Croatian Dusan Lajovic, who had knocked Australian Matthew Ebden out of qualifying.World number 185 ...
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French Niger troops kill Islamists holding out at Niger base
NIAMEY (Reuters) - French special forces and Niger troops shot dead on Friday the last two Islamists involved in a twin attack on a military base and a French uranium mine in Niger claimed by the mastermind of January's mass hostage-taking in Algeria. Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a one-eyed veteran of al Qaeda's North African operations, said in a statement that his Mulathameen brigade ...
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French Government Considers Banning Same-Sex Marriage Opposition Group
With a major protest against same-sex marriage coming up on Sunday in Paris, France, the country's Interior Minister Manuel Valls said Thursday that he is contemplating banning the opposition group French ...
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IMF chief avoids charges in French arbitration case
Christine Lagarde says she has been named a witness, not a suspect, in a French case involving alleged misuse of funds. Lagarde faced two days of questioning before being made an "assisted witness" in the case, The Financial Times reported. Supporters feared she would be placed under investigation in the case. Lagarde told reporters Friday she was not surprised by the court's ...
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Cornet Hradecka reach final in Strasbourg
STRASBOURG, France -; Third-seeded Alize Cornet of France beat Eugenie Bouchard of Canada 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-3 on Friday to reach the Strasbourg International ...
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How the French Connection Helped This Is the Kit
To listen to the alternative folk songs of Kate Stables, aka This Is The Kit, is to be reminded of a long line of quintessentially English artists, from Sandy Denny to Beth Orton and Laura Marling. Something in the folk melodies, rustic instrumentation and Stables' pure-accented voice just conjures the English countryside. It may come as a surprise, therefore, to learn that Stables has ...
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Liberaces poodle is top dog at Cannes
Source: Reuters A white poodle with cataracts stole the limelight from Hollywood star Michael Douglas by winning the Palm Dog award during the Cannes film festival. Critics at the prestigious festival on the Mediterranean coast may have hailed Douglas for his performance as Liberace in Steven Soderbergh's Behind the Candelabra, but it was the flamboyant pianist's blind Baby Boy who ...
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Lavrov Kerry to Meet in Paris on May 27 - Source
MOSCOW, May 24 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet with US Secretary of State John Kerry on May 27, a source in the Russian Interior Ministry told RIA Novosti on Friday. It will be the sixth meeting between top Russian and US diplomats this year. Lavrov and Kerry last met in mid-May in the northern Swedish city of Kiruna. The meeting is expected to focus a ...
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Television wins new respect from movie elite at Cannes Film Festival 2013 as HBO moves in
Actors and directors gathered for the world's leading movie showcase in Cannes this week said television was increasingly luring top talent and should no longer be seen as artistically inferior to the big ...
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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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