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Montanes Prepares Nice-Ly for French Open
(Reuters) - Albert Montanes warmed up for the French Open in perfect fashion with a 6-0 7-6 victory over Gael Monfils in the final of the Nice Open on Saturday as he claimed his sixth career title. Only a rain break during the fifth game could interrupt the Spaniard's march to the first set with Frenchman Monfils taking until the second game of the second set to hold serve. Montanes, ...
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Yurt war in rural France as British families find the good life turned sour
in search of the good life, setting up home in a picturesque village deep in the French countryside. Three British families fell in love with the small farming community of Bussière-Boffy, near Limoges, and six years ago decided to settle there, raising their children amid the rolling hills and lush ...
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Williams sisters entered in doubles at French Open
Serena Williams of the United States adjusts her hair during a press conference for the 2013 French Open tennis tournament, at Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Friday May, 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Christophe ...
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French Open officials unveil renovation plans
Spectators at Philippe Chatrier court, or central court, watch an exhibition game between France's Richard Gasquet and Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic for the 2013 French Open tennis tournament, at Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Saturday May, 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Christophe ...
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Is French Open still Nadals to lose
The primary question on the men's side, to my mind, concerns Novak Djokovic and his recent form. Will his early losses in Madrid and Rome, and his ongoing recovery from an ankle injury, carry over to Paris? Judging from his play over the last three years, it won't: No matter what he's done at the Masters events, Djokovic has reached the semifinals or better at the last 11 Grand ...
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Cannes Film Festival 2013 Behind the Candelabra jewel-heists Heli and torrential rain
After a downbeat and water-logged opening, fine films from the Coens, Clio Barnard and Hirokazu Kore-eda lifted the mood at this year's film ...
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Venus in Fur Cannes Review
Cannes Film Festival ReviThe play premiered Off Broadway in 2010 and transferred uptown the following season, making an overnight New York stage star and eventual Tony Award winner out ...
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Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight Cannes Review
Director Stephen Frears' historical drama recreates the inner workings of the 1970 Supreme Court as it determined the fate of Muhammad Ali for refusing to fight in the Vietnam ...
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Russian pays $1.5M to go to space with DiCaprio at Cannes auction
Leonardo DiCaprio arrives at a photocall for the film "The Great Gatsby" during the 66th annual Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 15, 2013. UPI/David ...
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Djokovic Looks to Complete Title Set at French Open
Rafael Nadal with the 2011 French Open Trophy The Roland Garros French Open Tennis tournament begins on Sunday 26th May 2013 and runs for two weeks. All eyes are on Spaniard, Rafa Nadal, who has won 7 out of his last 8 ...
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Hany Abu Assads Omar entertainment with a twist at Cannes
The action starts with the young baker Omar (the newcomer Adam Bakri) climbing over the separation wall - dodging surveillance cameras and bullets in the process -- so that he can see his secret love Nadja (Leem Lubany). Fed up with being constantly harassed, Omar and his joke-spewing friends Amjad (Samer Bisharat) and Nadja's brother Tarek (Eyad Hourani) decide to exact some revenge and ...
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A list of previous Palme dOr winners at Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, France - For 66 years, the Cannes Film Festival's highest prize, the Palme d'Or, has been one of the most prestigious in movies. Winners have ranged from classic American films (Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver," Francis Ford Coppola's "The Conversation") to European classics (Federico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita"). Ahead of ...
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Iranian director facing jail appears in Cannes
Director Mohammad Rasoulof poses for photographers during a photo call for the film Manuscripts don't Burn at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel ...
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PH cineastes celebrate in the French Riviera
MODEL Teresita "Tetta" Agustin and French husband Dr. Christian Baverey welcome the Filipinos to Cannes. CANNES--Delegates from all over the world toasted the Philippines in a party held on Wednesday night in a tent set up beside the home of former Givenchy model Teresita "Tetta" Agustin and her French husband Dr. Christian Baverey in the trs upscale Isola Bella area in this ...
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David Beckham left out of final Paris St-Germain match of the season
Former England football captain David Beckham has played his last competitive match, having been dropped from the Paris St-Germain team to face ...
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Djokovic and Cold Weather Threaten Nadals Paris Bid
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France begins withdrawing from Mali
France began the first stage of a withdrawal from Mali Saturday in what it says is a plan to pull out most of its troops and equipment by the end of the year. A convoy carrying unneeded equipment and vehicles left a French base outside the capital, Bamako, headed for Abidjan ...
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Comoran island Mayotte is now a French department
Despite strong protests from the government of Comoros, the island of Mayotte has officially become the 101st department of France; or an integral part of the French ...
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Mayotte issue to split or join Comoros France
Despite heavy protests from Comoros, the Comoran island Mayotte soon will become a department and an integrated part of France. The move could further divide France and Comoros, or bring them closer ...
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World French army begins Mali withdrawal
Saturday's withdrawal comes just two days after Islamist rebels targeted an army barracks and French-run uranium mine in neighbouring Niger, killing 21 people. French special forces helped Nigerien soldiers end a hostage siege at the barracks on ...
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Mali Conflict French forces begin Mali withdrawal completely Africa News
The convoy according to local reporters headed to the south where it is believe there were on their way to the Ivory Coast. It is however unclear what the troops will be doing in Ivory Coast but there have been suggestions from political analyst that the troops will assist in providing some military advice to the Ivorian military before eventually departing to Paris. But an anonymous French ...
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Djokovic blocks Nadals path to French Open super eight
Having pulled clear of Bjorn Borg's record of six wins at Roland Garros with a seventh championship in 2012, the 26-year-old has already confounded the critics who had written him off during a seventh-month injury absence. Since his return to the tour in February, Nadal has shaken off the heartbreak of missing the Olympics, as well as the US and Australian Opens, to collect six titles from ...
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War Of Words France Debates Teaching Courses In English
On Thursday in Paris, demonstrators protest against a measure to teach more university courses in English. Will teaching English in France's universities undermine the French language? That's up for debate in the country now, and the arguments are heated. The lower house of the French Parliament approved a measure Thursday that would allow courses to be taught in English, ...
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Mom kids die in French chalet fire
Toulon, France - A woman and two children, aged seven and eight, died in a blaze at a chalet in southern France overnight Friday, the local fire chief said, with the cause of the blaze ...
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Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival
Director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun stirred up some emotion and national pride when he premiered his new movie "Grigris," at the Cannes Film Festival 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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