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Sacre bleu French in uproar over plan for courses in English
So when Higher Education Minister Genevieve Fioraso last week introduced a bill that would let French colleges teach more courses in English, even when English is not the subject, the idea sparked ...
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Cannes Weinsteins Radius Nabs Blue Ruin
Cannes: 'Only God Forgives' Director Nicolas Winding Refn on Making 'Films Like a Pornographer' (Q&A) The film centers on a man who receives upsetting news and returns to his childhood home to seek revenge. He soon finds himself in a fight to protect his estranged ...
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Rain doesnt ruin red carpet at first weekend of Cannes
Regulars claim rain at Cannes used be rare, but the continual downpours are not stopping the stars from gracing the red carpet. Making an appearance on Saturday night was Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence, who is actually in France promoting Catching Fire, the second Hunger Games film. Old-school Hollywood glamour came from Jane Fonda and Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich was the heavy-metal ...
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Hunger Games sequel’s Cannes promotion gets rained out
From left to right: Hunger Games actors Liam Hemsworth, Sam Claflin and Jennifer Lawrence, and director Francis Lawrence in Cannes for the 66th Cannes Film Festival, May 18, 2013. (Yves ...
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Dockers injury woes part of AFL Lyon
Fremantle's injury woes worsened in Saturday night's AFL draw against Sydney, with Michael Walters unable to finish the game due to an ankle injury. Walters, the Dockers' leading goal-kicker this season with 19, was assisted from the field in the third quarter and played no further part in the match. Scans will confirm the full extent of the damage, but coach Ross Lyon said he ...
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Cannes THR and Jimmy Choo Honor Fan Bingbing at Martinez Fete
's first ever International Artist of the Year award. The event, originally planned for the Mouton Cadet Wine Bar atop the Palais des Festivals, was moved indoors due to the heavy rain that plagued Cannes all of ...
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Soccer star David Beckham earns assist in likely final game
David Beckham assisted on a goal Saturday in what was likely the final game of his career, a 3-1 win by Paris Saint-Germain over Brest. Beckham, who was given the captain's arm band prior to the contest, set up a Paris Saint-Germain score in the 31st minute with an accurate pass to Blaise Matuidi, who fired it into the back of the net. The former England captain helped PSG claim the Ligue ...
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Catching Fire dampened but not drowned at Cannes
From left, actors Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence and Sam Claflin pose for photographers during a photo call for the film The Hunger Game: Catching Fire at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (Photo by Todd ...
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France signs gay-marriage act into law
The rush toward France’s first same-sex marriage officially began Saturday morning, after President François Hollande signed the country’s "marriage for all" act into ...
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Tomic ready to go for French Open
France Australian tennis coach Josh Eagle is confident the lure of grand slam tennis will ensure Bernard Tomic casts aside recent drama and fronts up at the French Open.Tomic's participation at Roland Garros remains in some doubt after his father and coach John Tomic indicated at a Madrid court last week he was unlikely to compete.Australia's top-ranked man has not played a match ...
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David Beckham walks off pitch in tears after last home game for Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint Germain's midfielder David Beckham's wife Victoria Beckham and her daughter Harper, arrive to attend the French League One soccer match between PSG and Brest, at the Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris, Saturday, May 18, 2013. Paris Saint-Germain hopes to strike a deal with David Beckham in the next two weeks in which the former England captain will work with the French club ...
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France legalises same-sex marriages
PROTESTING: People hold placards during a sit-in protest called by Act Up gay organisation in front of a 'Wall of homophobs' displaying portraits of national and international public personalities stamped by the organisation as homophobic in Paris. -- AFP photo PARIS: France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage yesterday after President Francois Hollande signed the ...
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Hilda Koronel Lino Brocka take Cannes by storm once again
Hilda Koronel is reunited with Pierre Rissient, the Frenchman who brought ';Insiang'; to Cannes in 1978. Photo courtesy of Tikoy Aguiluz CANNES--If Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo" had Kim Novak, Lino Brocka's "Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag" had Hilda Koronel. Both vintage films are featured in the world's biggest festival, specifically in the Cannes ...
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David Beckham bids tearful farewell in Paris
Paris Saint-Germain's David Beckham breaks down in tears as he leaves the pitch after being substituted in the 81st minute during his team's match Saturday against Brest. (Gonzalo ...
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France Needs Observation Drones Urgently Defense Minister Says
France is looking to buy unmanned surveillance aircraft to strengthen its reconnaissance capabilities, the country's Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said today at a news conference in a Washington. Le Drian, who was in Washington to meet U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel as well as lawmakers and White House officials, said France had an "urgent need" for such drones. ...
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French and Lebanese Ambassadors call on Water Works and Housing Minister
Accra, May 18, GNA - Mr Frederick Clarier, French Ambassador and Mr Ali Halabi, the Lebanese Ambassador to Ghana on Friday paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Water Resources, Works and ...
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Marquez on pole in France
France Spain's championship leader Marc Marquez will start on pole in the French MotoGP on the Bugatti circuit at Le Mans after coming out on top in Sunday morning's qualifying.Marquez, on a Honda, claimed the 30th pole position of his career, his second in the sport's elite category, by coming in 0.03 seconds faster than compatriot Jorge Lorenzo on his Yamaha.Andrea Dovizioso ...
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Tearful Beckham makes Parisian farewell
France A tearful David Beckham left the pitch to a standing ovation as he bid an emotional farewell to French champions Paris St Germain following a fine performance in the 3-1 home win against Stade Brest on Sunday morning.Beckham, who announced on Thursday he would retire at the end of the season, was made PSG captain for his final home match.The former England skipper was replaced by ...
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David Beckhams Tearful Farewell In Paris
A number of Beckham's teammates from United's famous 'Class of '92' youth team - including Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt, Gary and Phil Neville - went on to join him as a established first team members at the club. Here they celebrate the 1997 Premiership title, with others including Roy Keane and Eric ...
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Australian films test the market in Cannes
ALMOST directly across the road from the manic scenes of the Cannes Film Festival red carpet, a banner unfurled on the fourth floor of a modest building reads simply: "Australia". No, it's not a fan tribute to Baz Luhrmann's festival opener The Great Gatsby, or a holiday-goer's show of national pride. For two weeks this is the headquarters and heartbeat of the Australian film ...
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Sore Losers Cant Accept That France Legalized Gay Marriage
the Council disagreed . They ruled same sex marriage "did not run contrary to any constitutional principles", and that it doesn't violate "basic rights or liberties or national sovereignty." So there you have it: France finally joined the elite club of countries where gay marriage is legal. Hollande campaigned on bringing gay marriage ...
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Cannes Hollywood Finds Global Business Partners at Festival
In her latest Film Files column, Sharon Swart visits Worldview Entertainment's bash and Gaumont's windy party, where WME agent Jerome Duboz says: "the market feels ...
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Will the UAE follow Frances foootsteps and let science determine Ramadan
ABU DHABI // The wait for the start of Ramadan is always an anxious one. After weeks of guesses and rumours about what the date will be, astronomers haul their telescopes to the highest point in their emirate and watch for the new crescent moon to usher in the Holy Month. But last week the French Muslim Council voted to do away with that, basing the start of Ramadan on astronomical calculations ...
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France detains suspect in Toulouse killings probe
PARIS - French anti-terror judges ordered the detention on Saturday of a man on suspicions he aided an al-Qaida-inspired gunman prepare for a shooting spree last year, a judicial source said.Mohamed Merah killed four Jews and three soldiers in and around the southern city of Toulouse in March 2012 before he was shot dead by ...
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Rafael Nadal Roger Federer to face off for Italian Masters title
French Open tuneup in Rome. Nadal broke Berdych's serve twice in the first set and again in the ninth game of the second, improving his career record at Foro Italico to 40-2. He goes on to face Swiss superstar Federer, who secured his place in the final with a 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 decision over Frenchman Benoit Paire. Federer saved 5-of-6 break points in the win, and will face Nadal for the ...
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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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