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Cannes James Franco builds a bookish filmography
But this week at the Cannes Film Festival, he premiered his version of William Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying," a novel of fractured perspectives and enormous cinematic challenges. Having earlier screened at Cannes a short film he made as a student at New York University ("The Clerk's Tale"), coming to the festival in the Un Certain Regard section - for innovating or ...
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Karl Lagerfelds Fendi fountain photos to be exhibited
Photographs taken by Fendi's creative director Karl Lagerfeld as part of the brand's 'Fendi for Fountains' initiative will be showcased in Paris this ...
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Frances Hollande says EU seeks automatic tax data sharing
BRUSSELS | Wed May 22, 2013 11:43am EDT BRUSSELS May 22 (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande said on Wednesday that European countries would start working in June on an automatic exchange of tax information, in a bid to recoup some of the billions of euros lost in tax evasion each year. Hollande told a news conference following a four-hour summit of European leaders that the ...
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German-French plan to help jobless
unemployment has become a pressing problem in many countries as economic belt-tightening continues.The German-French initiative comes at a time when both governments are under pressure: Germany faces criticism of its austerity-heavy remedy for Europe's debt crisis, while France has gone ...
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German-French plan to tackle EUs youth unemployment
Germany and France are preparing to launch a drive to combat the problem of high youth unemployment in Europe.Germany's labour minister said that she and her French counterpart will meet in Paris next week along with the countries' finance ministers and European industry representatives to discuss the initiative. Officials in Berlin say the jobs drive will focus on putting already ...
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Suicide on Paris cathedral altar stirs Frances far right
(Facebook) The public suicide in Paris of Dominique Venner, a 78-year-old right-wing French historian and essayist, has stirred a strong political reaction in the country. Some 1,500 visitors were cleared out of Notre Dame Cathedral after a man put a letter on the altar of the 850-year-old monument Tuesday, then pulled out a gun and shot himself in the head, three days after a law legalizing ...
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Canadas Eugenie Bouchard rolls into 3rd round in Strasbourg
Canada's Eugenie Bouchard smiles as she looks over at her coach while facing Bouchard Shahar Peer from Israel during first round of play at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament Wednesday, August 8, 2012 in Montreal. Bouchard beat Peer 3-6, 6-2, 7-5. (Paul Chiasson/Canadian ...
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Does France have right revival plan
PARIS - The man charged with reviving France’s shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest there is gaining a reputation for doing the opposite. As the country’s first-ever minister for industrial renewal, Arnaud Montebourg has told the world’s largest steelmaker it is not welcome in France; exchanged angry letters with the head of an American tire company he was ...
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Del Porto withdraws from French Open
Juan Martin del Potro, shown at last year's U.S. Open, on Wednesday withdrew from next week's French Open because of a viral illness. UPI/John ...
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Del Potro joins growing list of players out of French Open
Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina hits a return to Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus during their men's singles match at the ATP Dubai Tennis Championships, February 26, 2013. (MOHAMMED ...
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Ryan Gosling’s violent new crime movie booed at Cannes
Ryan Gosling Photo by Ruben V. Nepales CANNES, France -- Boos rang out at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday for a blood-spattered revenge tale starring Ryan Gosling as a US fugitive running a Bangkok drugs racket and Kristin Scott Thomas as a cross between ';Lady Macbeth and Donatella Versace.'; ';Only God Forgives'; left many in the auditorium wincing or unable to ...
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Mardy Fish Edina native out of French Open due to heart issue
Mardy Fish celebrates his victory over Gilles Simon of France in the third round of play at the 2012 U.S. Open, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams) PARIS -- Edina native Mardy Fish has pulled out of the upcoming French Open because of a heart condition, tournament organizers said Wednesday. The former top 10 player had returned to the ATP Tour in March after a ...
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British defense secretary arrives in Mali
British Defense Secretary Phillip Hammond said he's seen key improvements in the ability of Malian forces to take on Islamic militants. Hammond arrived in Mali to visit British forces deployed to help Malian forces ensure territorial integrity from threats by foreign rebels and al-Qaida fighters. Nomadic fighters and al-Qaida militants took control over parts of Mali after a 2012 coup. ...
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Campaigner against gay marriage in France kills himself in Notre Dame
The protests against the legalization of same-sex marriage in France has been surprisingly passionate and may have included yesterday's suicide in the symbolic heart of French ...
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French director Guillaume Canet had to make New York dirtier for Blood Ties
The problem with New York these days is there's just not enough litter. At least, that's French director Guillaume Canet's experience. He had to supply his own rubbish to recreate the grubby streets of 1970s Brooklyn for his debut English-language ...
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English invades French universities
22 May 2013 France is considering an education reform bill that would allow public universities to hold some courses in English, a plan that has alarmed language purists and the political far-right ...
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France weighs smartphone tax as culture subsidy
Who should pay for culture? France has long supported hefty state subsidies, like boosting filmmakers' budgets and paying artists unemployment benefits. Now in the digital age, France is adjusting its ...
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France beefs up Africa Middle East embassy security
PARIS, May 22 (Reuters) - France will invest about 20 million euros ($25 million) to increase security for diplomats and embassies in the Middle East and Africa after its mission in Libya was targeted by a car bomb in April, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. Spokesman Philippe Lalliot confirmed an email sent by Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius to staff on Tuesday saying the measure ...
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French humiliate Indian tycoon Mittal in game
(54 mins ago) A new French online game is allowing players to step into the shoes of an ArcelorMittal worker by fighting police and a robot version of Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal to keep a factory open. Players throw barrels and beams at police in the ‘Kill Mittal’ game inspired by the long-lasting – and ultimately unsuccessful – struggle in France's ...
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Economic Fact Book France
The French economy is the fifth largest in the world measured by nominal GDP and accounts for about a fifth of euro area GDP. France weathered the global crisis better than most advanced economies. This is partly explained by the economy ...
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Cannes Mandela Long Walk to Freedom Sells to U.K. Other Markets
Cannes Film Festival 2013 Latest sales will bring the film to the U.K. and France via Pathe, Germany (Senator), Australia (Village Roadshow), Scandinavia (Scanbox), the Benelux countries (Paradiso), Brazil (Vinny Films), Hong Kong (Golden Scene), Israel (Shani), the Middle East (Gulf Films) and Singapore (Shaw). Deals with several additional territories are currently being negotiated. At an ...
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Cannes Michael Douglas Gets Emotional at Behind the Candelabra Event
to play Thorson. "Matt said, 'It sounds great,'" Douglas recalled. "And so for me …" Suddenly, his voice choked with emotion. Collecting himself, he continued, "Sorry, because it was right after my cancer, and this beautiful gift was handed to me, and I'm eternally grateful for Steven and Matt and Jerry for waiting for ...
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IMFs Lagarde to be quizzed in French arbitration case
The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, arrives at the G7 Finance Ministers meeting in Aylesbury, southern England May 10, ...
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Sacre bleu Proposal to legalize English-language courses at French universities stirs debate
PARIS - France's National Assembly is taking up an education reform bill that would allow public universities to hold some courses -- like science or economics classes -- in English, a plan that has alarmed language purists and the political far-right alike. President Francois Hollande's Socialist-led government is pushing the idea to better prepare French students for the global job ...
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Andy Murray withdrawn from French Open Tennis May 26 to June 9
Sports News: The late Tuesday decision, which Andy Murray hinted at last week in Rome when he had to quit his opening match in pain, means that the 26-year-old now has just over a fortnight to try and be fit for the Queen's club grass event from June 10, where he is top ...
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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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