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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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New Airbus plane takes off at Paris Air Show
View Photo Airbus's next-generation A350 plane takes off from Toulouse-Blagnac airport, southwestern France, on its first test flight on June 14, 2013. The A350 has now taken off commercially at the Paris Air Show, winning multi-billion-dollar deals and the European manufacturer says that more deals are in the ...
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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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50th International Paris Air Show
The Le Bourget Air Show has witnessed aerobatic maneuvers by pilots flying the Yak-130 combat trainer, while visitors were offered a glimpse of the new Sukhoi Superjet 100 with its Italian-style interior ...
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VOD Shows Steady Growth in France for 2013
PARIS – As physical DVD sales continue to fall in France, the VOD market is expected to grow 17 percent in 2013, according to a study released Wednesday by international market research firm GfK conducted for French television station ...
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Judge sentences Frenchman who impersonated airline pilot
A judge in Philadelphia sentenced a Frenchman to time served for pretending to be a commercial airline pilot and entering the cockpit of a U.S. Airways jet. Philippe Jeannard, 61, of La Rochelle, France, was arrested March 20 after using the fraudulent identification card of a former Air France employee to board the U.S. Airways plane, Philly.com reported. No one was injured or endangered by ...
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Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood CCFC Praises France Baby TV Ban Urges FTC Action in the US
CCFC Praises France Baby TV Ban; Urges FTC Action in the US WASHINGTON - August 19 - Yesterday, ...
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UPDATE 1-Apax LBO France in talks to sell Maisons du Monde - sources
Wed Jun 19, 2013 9:26am EDT * Deal could be finalised in the coming weeks - sources By Matthieu Protard PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - Private equity firms Apax Partners and LBO France have started exclusive talks to sell French furniture store chain Maisons du Monde to Bain Capital, two sources close to the matter said on Wednesday. "LBO France, Apax Partners, and Nixen are in exclusive ...
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First Mistral helicopter carrier for Russia’s Navy to be fully built in France
LE BOURGET, France, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - The first Mistral helicopter carrier for Russia’s Navy will be fully built in France, Russian Deputy Defence Minister Yuri Borisov said on Wednesday. Speaking at the Paris Air Show currently underway at Le Bourget, Borisov told journalists, "The after end of the first Mistral helicopter carrier will be built in France and not in Russia as it ...
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Reed Expositions France Deploys Violin Memory for an In-Memory Infrastructure
Reed Expositions France purchased additional Violin Memory Arrays to enhance its core IT infrastructure. Following considerable performance improvements in its billing application from its first Violin deployment, Reed added Violin 6000 Series Memory Arrays to consolidate more applications. Eighteen months after the installation of the first Violin Array, a second was added to support a new ...
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France eyes higher recovery from tax dodgers in 13
PARIS: France's cash-strapped government hopes to net up to 2.5 billion euros ($3.35 billion) this year as it hunts down tax dodgers who stash cash in secret bank ...
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Floodwaters in southern France kill 70-year-old woman
A 70-year-old woman died after being swept away by floodwaters in southern France, officials said Wednesday. The woman and her husband tried to escape from their car and were caught in floodwaters uphill from Lourdes in Pierrefitte-Nestelas. Emergency personnel rescued the husband. New thunderstorms hit towns along the foothills of the Pyrenees, worsening floodwaters plaguing the region this ...
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Piracy forces Comoros into French military coop
After an 11-year suspension, France and Comoros have signed a new military cooperation agreement in response to the ever-approaching Somali pirates. At the same time Comoros condemned France in the ...
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Obama says US not spying on German French US emails
BERLIN (AFP) - President Barack Obama said Wednesday that US spies were not "rifling" through emails of Germans, French or American citizens, in a defence of National Security Agency surveillance programmes.Obama defended the sweeps of global phone and Internet data during a visit to Germany, where they have caused concern, and said a balance must be struck between ensuring the ...
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Air France-KLM orders 25 wide-body Airbus A350s
Visitors walk among planes displayed at the 50th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, Wednesday June 19, 2013. Visible at foreground is a Bombardier Global 6000 jet.(AP Photo/Remy de la ...
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Paris Jackson testifies in Michaels wrongful death trial
Conrad Murray sends audio letter to Paris Jackson from cell Paris Jackson has testified in her father Michael Jackson's wrongful death lawsuit via video link. The 15-year-old aspiring actress is currently recuperating in hospital following a failed suicide attempt earlier this month, but was still required to give evidence in the legal battle that the Jackson family have brought against ...
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Chris Froome on the Tour de France Free from pain in neck after Bradley Wiggins exit
Chris Froome believes the injury-enforced absence of Bradley Wiggins from the Tour de France leaves Team Sky with a "clarity" of leadership that will benefit their bid for another British yellow jersey, describing the frequently tense debate over which of the two riders would lead the race as a "pain in the ...
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Elderly woman killed in French floods
FLASH floods in southwestern France have killed an elderly woman as the inundated grotto at the Roman Catholic pilgrimage site of Lourdes remains closed for a second ...
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Innovation Beyond Advertising Software Wins New Cannes Category
Innovation is a core business mandate, and at this year's Cannes Lions Festival, it's also the subject of a new awards category. At first blush, this new grouping seems like a lesser-defined catchall for advertising work that falls outside the established awards status quo. But according to jury president David Droga, chief creative officer at agency Droga5, the new category gives the ...
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Report French military training Syrian rebels
French military officials are training rebels fighting to bring down the Assad regime in the current Syrian conflict, according to a report by Army Radio.The army-run radio station reported that French officers stationed in Jordan and Turkey are currently training the rebels in warfare tactics and weapons usage. Army Radio quoted "experts with access to the information" in their ...
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Paris in bid to improve image
PARIS tourist chiefs are trying to rid the city of its reputation for being rude, overbearing, unpleasant and ...
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Lyon looking to offload striker Bafetimbi Gomis
Lyon see Lisandro Lopez as the leader of their line in 2013-14, not Bafetimbi Gomis Gomis, 27, has just a year left on his contract and Lyon have reportedly already tried to recoup some of the estimated €15 million they paid Saint-Etienne for the striker in 2009 in the last two transfer windows. He has been linked with a €10 million switch to Swansea City and Cardiff City this ...
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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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