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FRENCH OPEN 2013 Capsules on women to watch
Major Titles: 15 - French Open ('02), Wimbledon ('02, `03, `09, `10, `12), U.S. Open ('99, `02, `08, `12), Australian Open ('03, `05, `07, `09, ...
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Wolfsburg Shock Lyon to Win Womens Champions League Final
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Rapinoes Lyon Club Upset in Womens Final
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Quebec film wins screenplay prize at Cannes
a movie by Quebec director Sebastien Pilote, has won one of the main prizes of sidebar program Critics Week at the Cannes Film Festival. The film, which translates ...
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Psy Imposter Crashes Cannes VIP Parties
A man pretending to be South Korean pop star Psy has blagged his way into some of the biggest parties at the Cannes film festival, it has emerged. The imposter bears a resemblance to the Gangnam Style singer and had been spotted at VIP events at the world famous festival. He partied with stars, picked up freebies, danced on a French TV show, and even signed a deal to take part in a Monaco ...
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Cannes Bidder Pays $1.5 Million for Trip to Space with Leonardo DiCaprio
A trip to the stars -- with one of the world's biggest -- has sold at a Cannes charity auction for 1.2 million euros ($1.5 million US). The winning bidder at the AmFAR Cinema Against AIDS charity dinner held on Thursday night the Hotel du Cap won an unforgettable journey into orbit on Virgin Galactic, seated next ...
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Cannes Sundance Selects Nabs North American Rights to Clio Barnard’s The Selfish Giant
with the backing of British Film Institute and Film4, made its world premiere in Directors’ Fortnight at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Sundance Selects/IFC Films ...
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The Best Film at Cannes Is the French Lesbian Answer to Brokeback Mountain
Abdellatif Kechiche's film about young female lovers beautifully explores the effects class and upbringing have on romance. Plus: Alexander Payne's new road-trip film is a ...
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A look at weekend Thoroughbred racing
The Memorial Day weekend kicks off summer and, with no Triple Crown hopes to extend the spring, also kicks off a "second season" of racing. There are important turf races at Churchill Downs, Belmont Park, Hollywood Park and Arlington Park. Some of the nation's top steeds will be on display in the Grade I Met Mile at Belmont. Fillies and mares are in action from coast to coast and ...
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Successful conclusion of Abu Dhabi Investment Forum in Paris
WAM PARIS, May 23rd, 2013 (WAM)-- The Abu Dhabi Investment Forum in Paris, organized by Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development with the participation of over 200 businessmen and investors, successfully concluded yesterday in the French capital. The six-panel discussion forum enabled senior officials from a number of government departments, institutions and authorities in Abu Dhabi to ...
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10 Things to Know for the French Open
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IMFs Lagarde questioned over French arbitration case
By Chine LabbPARIS (Reuters) - IMF chief Christine Lagarde was questioned in court by French magistrates on Thursday over her role in a 285-million-euro (242 million pounds) arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy.Lagarde, in court the entire day, risks being placed under formal investigation when the hearing wraps up on Friday for her 2007 decision as ...
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Video Why is Ryan Goslings new film being panned by critics at Cannes
The Globe's film critic Liam Lacey joins Madeleine White from the Cannes film festival to discuss which films are panning and which films are quickly becoming ...
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Rafa Nadal Serena Williams enter French Open as clear favourites
Used to be the French Open was the scene for clay-court specialists and surprise champions.Scan the list of past winners and runners-up. There's Gaston Gaudio and Albert Costa, Guillermo Coria and Martin Verkerk, Andres Gomez and Mariano Puerta. Not so much a "Who's Who." More like a "Who's He?"The women's list features fewer out-of-nowhere names, yet does ...
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Nadal favored but not seeded No. 1 at French Open
FILE - In this April 20, 2013 file photo, Spain's Rafael Nadal plays a return to France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga during their semifinal match of the Monte Carlo Tennis Masters tournament in Monaco. Nadal already owns a record seven titles at Roland Garros. The French Open begins Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, ...
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New Jewelry Theft Reported in Cannes Festival
Paris, May 23 (Prensa Latina) A diamond necklace valued at nearly two million euros disappeared at a party in a hotel during the Cannes Film Festival, it was reported today in the French Riviera. The jewel belongs to the Swiss house De Grisogono and the theft occurred during a gala in honor held on Tuesday in the presence of several movie stars attending the festival. Sources of Cannes police ...
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Thieves make off with $2.62-million necklace in 2nd heist during Cannes film festival
A $2.6-million necklace was stolen from an exclusive French Riviera hotel during the Cannes Film Festival this week. Thieves last week stole about $1 million worth in jewelry from the Riviera’s Novotel hotel, ...
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Imperial and ‘monarchic’ scent–it could only be French
CHARRIOL Royal White eau de parfum formen There's a certain kind of attitude and swagger--the French way of doing things. "The French behave as kings," Philippe Charriol explained the idea behind and the name of his house's new men's fragrance, Royal White, in last week's launch at The Peninsula Manila. "It's very monarchic," he said, enumerating ...
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North Versailles man sentenced in shooting death of friend
An Allegheny County judge on Thursday sentenced a North Versailles man to serve 15 to 30 months in jail for shooting his friend in the kitchen of a Wilmerding ...
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Paris Hilton Signed to Cash Money With Lil Wayne Nicki Minaj Working on New Album
Lil Wayne's mentor Birdman, whose real name is Bryan Williams, announced on Twitter that Hilton, 32, had been signed to Cash Money Wednesday. Within hours, the former reality TV star was trending nationwide on the social networking site."Lil Wayne's Cash Money family has a new member! Paris Hilton: RichgangRichgirl," Birdman tweeted May ...
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Cornet advances to Strasbourg International semis
Alize Cornet and Eugenie Bouchard advanced but two other quarterfinals were rained out Thursday at the Strasbourg international tennis tournament in France. Cornet, seeded No. 3, defeated seventh-seeded Chanelle Scheepers 6-3, 6-1 by amassing seven breaks. Cornet won nearly two-thirds of the points when receiving serve and won in a lopsided score despite dropping serve three times. The ...
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French court questions Lagarde over payout
A PARISIAN court has grilled International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde over her role in a large payout to a businessman in 2008, when she was France's finance minister. Lagarde is suspected of arranging arbitration that led to a compensation payment of more than 285 million euros ($A382.74 million) to Bernard Tapie, former principal owner of Adidas. Including interest, the ...
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France Wants Hezbollah Armed Wing on EU Terror List Soon
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Eugenie Bouchard advance to Strasbourg International semi-finals
Eugenie Bouchard, of Canada, returns to Jelena Jankovic, of Serbia, at the Family Circle Cup tennis tournament in Charleston, S.C., Friday, April 5, 2013. (Mic Smith/The Associated ...
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France approves English language classes
France's lower parliament has approved a proposal to allow universities to teach some classes in English, despite claims that it could turn French into a "dead ...
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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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