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Europe the week ahead
Tax dodgers will get an earful this week in Brussels. With public outrage soaring over the perceived failure to pay their dues by the likes of Amazon, Eric Schmidt's Google and other squillion-dollar transnationals, European leaders will feel bound to berate and deplore, bemoan and declare. And that will pretty much be that.An EU summit on Wednesday in Brussels will declare combatting tax ...
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Former French finance minister Cahuzac withdraws candidacy
Disgraced ex-finance minister Jrme Cahuzac has bowed out from by-elections in France. Contesting his own constituency after a scandal involving secret Swiss bank accounts forced him to resign, his decision was welcome by socialists as it would spare his party further ...
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All Blacks Tuning up for France
Prop Owen Franks works out in the gym during the first day of the All Blacks' training camp in Mt Maunganui. The three-day camp is preparation for the test series against France in June. All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said while the bulk of the test squad would come from the 38 players at the camps, players' form would be continually monitored up until the announcement of the squad on June ...
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Chopard 2013 Red Carpet Collection at Cannes
The British fashion model and actress wears a diamond necklace and earrings from Chopard's 2013 Red Carpet Collection during the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival opening ceremony and 'The Great Gatsby' ...
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British Skier Dies In French Alps Fall
A British skier has died while tackling a famous off-piste glacier in the French Alps, local police have said. The man was out with another skier when they were caught in a bad storm as they descended the challenging Vallee Blanche near Chamonix. The British man, who has not been identified, fell down the north face of the Aiguille du Midi mountain after the pair decided to return to a ...
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Battling Lyon keep Nice at bay
Ten-man Olympique Lyonnais fought back to post a 1-1 draw at OGC Nice that leaves them needing a win next week to clinch third place and France's final UEFA Champions League ...
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Coen brothers’ brand of humour on full display at Cannes
, which is perhaps the most eagerly anticipated film at this year's Cannes Film Festival and is slated for a December release. A German reporter referred to Nazism and the Holocaust before inquiring if the Coen brothers could define "Jewish ...
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Cannes New Dardenne Brothers Movie Starring Marion Cotillard Goes to Sundance Selects
Golden Globe Fashion: Marion Cotillard and Jennifer Lawrence Wear Orange Dior Couture In addition to writing and directing, the Dardennes, Palme d’Or winners, will produce for Les Films Du Fleuve along ...
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Lyon Close to Champions League Spot After Nice Draw
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The new superstar at Cannes a ginger tom cat
The ginger cat, a male, provides a running theme throughout the film, which is a tale of a young folk singer struggling to make it in 1961 Greenwich Village, New ...
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Briton arrested in France over deaths of his two children say reports
A British man has been arrested after two children were found with their throats cut, and he was seen fleeing on rollerskates from his flat on the outskirts of Lyon, France, according to reports.The bodies of the children, a girl aged five and her brother, 10, were found on Saturday in their father's second-floor flat at Saint-Priest, a south-eastern suburb of the city.The man, who is ...
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Brands Advertise Full-Force at Cannes
CANNES, FRANCE--The Cannes Film Festival is in full swing, and the key players from the film industry have jetted off to the south of France for 12 days of screenings, meetings and parties. But it's not just Hollywood A-listers who have made the trek out to the South of France. Brands from Belvedere to Magnum ice cream have ubiquitous presences during the festival. They pay to sponsor ...
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Briton arrested after childrens throats slit in France
The Foreign Office said today it is 'urgently' investigating reports that a British Man is being questioned on suspicion of slitting the throats of his two ...
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The Hunger Games Catching Fire At Cannes Sequel
CANNES, France -- Little could lessen the fever-pitched excitement for "Hunger Games: Catching Fire," but heavy rain nevertheless dampened the film's lavish Cannes party. Stars of the "Hunger Games" sequel, Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Sam Clafin, arrived Saturday at the Cannes Film Festival. "Catching Fire," perhaps more than any other film not ...
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Eva Longoria Wardrobe Malfunction Exposes Actress Lower Half At Cannes
Eva Longoria experienced the weather's challenges firsthand, as the petite actress' dress dragged when she made her ascent to the red carpet. Eva's seafoam ...
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France must lead breakuup of euro
LONDON - France played a decisive role in shaping not only the euro system but the entire European project. This history has predisposed French leaders to the goal of preserving the euro at all costs. Those costs, as we explained in Part 1 of this article, have become quite insupportable. A new strategy is needed, and France’s role in shaping it will once again be pivotal. France sits on ...
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Boy not killedIsrael Government Review France 2 Al-Durrah Report
Contrary to the report's claim that the boy is killed, the committee's review of the raw footage showed that in the final scenes, which were not broadcast by France 2, the boy is seen to be alive. [For a copy of the complete report: http://bit.ly/15YM5zS ] Publication of the Report of the Government Review Committee Regarding the France 2 Al-Durrah Report, its Consequences and ...
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Cannes Russias Glavkino Backs Pyotr Buslovs Flip-Out
Russian Government Sets Admissions Target for Producers Getting Funding Speaking at an event in the Russian pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival hosted ...
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Cannes Sony Classics Likely Wins U.S. Rights to The Past
UPDATED: Michael Barker and Tom Bernard's specialty unit is a natural fit for Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's new film, which made its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last ...
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Seduced and Abandoned Cannes Review
CANNES -- "The trouble with movies as an art is that it’s a business, and the trouble with movies as a business is that it’s an art," is ...
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Cannes Alexandra Maria Lara Joins All-Star Cast for German Kids Book Adaptation
) will direct the movie for Fox International Productions, the studio's German production unit. The book from Andreas Steinhofel tells the story ...
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Cannes Phase 4 Takes Free Ride Starring Anna Paquin
Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer Welcome Twins In the crime thriller set in the 1970s and based on Betz’ own life story, Paquin plays a single mother who moves to Florida with her daughters in search of a better life only to get pulled into the high-stakes drug-trade ...
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Pedrosa on Top With French GP Win
(Reuters) - Spain's Dani Pedrosa claimed top spot in the world championship MotoGP standings when he won his maiden French Grand Prix on a wet Le Mans course on Sunday. The Honda rider took the lead midway through the race to beat Britain's Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha) and Spanish rookie Marc Marquez (Honda), who were second and third respectively. Pedrosa has 83 points after the fourth ...
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Devilish Dutch drama Borgman debuts at Cannes
Director Alex Van Warmerdam poses for photographers during a photo call for the film Borgman at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel ...
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Pedrosa back on top with French GP win
Honda MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa (C) of Spain celebrates on podium celebrates on the podium between Yamaha Tech 3's Cal Crutchlow of Britain and Honda's Marc Marquez (R) of Spain after winning the French Grand Prix in Le Mans circuit, central France May 19, 2013. REUTERS/Benoit ...
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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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