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It costs more to live here than Paris NY London
SYDNEY'S property market has stepped up to the world stage with inner city prices topping those in Manhattan, Paris and London and uninhabitable hovels in the inner west fetching up to ...
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Pedrosa wins French GP with well-judged ride
Dani Pedrosa heads the MotoGP World Championship standings after a well-judged French Grand Prix win, while Britain's Cal Crutchlow picked up a career-best second place at a damp Le Mans. Repsol Honda rider Pedrosa only started the race from sixth on the grid, but made a good start to get away cleanly with the front runners in the tricky conditions. The Spaniard worked his way up to ...
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UPDATE 1-Indian cinema on a mission at Cannes to dispel Bollywood image
Sun May 19, 2013 3:54pm EDT * Bollywood films have struggled at global box office * Four Indian films screened at Cannes film festival * Industry keen to lure investment to India (Adds Bombay Talkies premiere) By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES, May 19 (Reuters) - Indian movie actors and a new wave of directors are on a mission at the Cannes film festival - to show that their industry, which turns ...
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Cannes Hit by Second High-Profile Burglary
Cannes Film Festival 2013 The senior executive first exposed the burglary in a post on his official Weibo account (China’s version of Twitter) on May 16, saying that he got back to his apartment after dinner to find his door ajar and all of his luggage ...
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Cannes Oscar Isaac Greeted as Rising Star at Inside Llweyn Davis Presser
Cannes: Alexandra Maria Lara Joins All-Star Cast for German Kids Book Adaptation When Issac entered the room for the press conference, he was greeted with energetic whoops, hollers and a "bravo." A melancholic comedy set New York City in the ...
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Nice Lyon finish level
Lyon overcame the second-half dismissal of Maxime Gonalons to snatch a 1-1 Ligue 1 draw at Nice and keep themselves in pole position for the final Champions League ...
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Tearful Beckham says farewell in Paris
PARIS--David Beckham bade a tearful farewell to Paris on Saturday as the former England star made his final home appearance for Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint Germain before heading into ...
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Cannes Big Revelation The Coen Brothers Latest Is Fargo-Level Good
starting to feel down about this year's Cannes film festival, the Coen brothers came to the rescue with their gorgeous Inside Llewyn Davis, a razor-sharp deadpan comedy suffused with sorrow about a struggling folk singer in early-1960s New ...
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Coens Llewyn is a hit at Cannes
The Coen brothers' resurrection of the pre-Dylan folk scene in Greenwich Village serenaded Cannes with its period music and melancholy tale of a self-destructive, feline-toting musician. "Inside Llewyn Davis" was met rapturously at the Cannes Film Festival, where it premiered Sunday night, May 19. Joel and Ethan Coen said their primary interest was to recreate the atmosphere of ...
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Vive La France French President Signs Same-Sex Marriage Into Law
How lovely. France has officially become an equal-marriage country. Within days, many French gay couples will finally be able to celebrate legal matrimony. French wedding cake bakers and caterers delight by the news of business ...
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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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Rafael Nadal dispatches Roger Federer for 7th Italian Masters title
Roger Federer in straight sets in the Rome final. Nadal reeled off nine straight games against the second-seeded Swiss superstar to seize control, and then closed out the dominating match with a love service game to notch is sixth title of 2013. Nadal improved to 41-2 all-time on the clay courts of Foro Italico while appearing in his eighth consecutive final since returning from a knee injury ...
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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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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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