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Unions seek probe of Qatari buyout of famed French store
PARIS (AFP) - Unions at the French department store Printemps have asked authorities open a probe into what they call opaque finances in the sale of the luxury shop chain to investors from the gas-rich Gulf state of Qatar."We have turned to the prosecutor because we have discovered multiple financial arrangements in the sale specifying exorbitant commissions and intermediaries which also ...
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Emal and Kizad in French link-up talks
The French industrial engineer Fives Group has proposed setting up a new operation within Kizad to provide Emal with state-of-the-art technology to manufacture anodes crucial to the production of aluminium. Rich-Joseph Facun / The ...
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In photos Jerry Lewis in fine form at Cannes
Comedian Jerry Lewis, 87, attends a photo call for the film Max Rose at the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on Thursday.(Lionel ...
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A French filmmaker looks back at his teenaged self
Unlike many French teenagers who would grow up to become filmmakers, 16-year-old Olivier Assayas didn't care much about movies. His principal passions were politics, painting and pop music, and not always in that order. Now 58 years old and one of the world's most celebrated directors ...
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Hines backs Toulouse to stop Toulon
Clermont lock Nathan Hines reckons his Toulon might struggle to back up their Heineken Cup title win in Friday's Top 14 semi-final against Toulouse. The former Scotland second row has urged Clermont to use their European heartbreak to clinch the French title, starting with Saturday's semi-final against Castres but does not expect to be given the chance to avenge their loss in ...
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Payne back on the road with Nebraska at Cannes
CANNES, France -- Shooting the Midwest in monochrome came naturally for Alexander Payne in his father-son road trip "Nebraska."Payne premiered his black-and-white follow-up to "The Descendants" on Thursday at the Cannes Film Festival, where the gentle tale drew largely enthusiastic reviews for both its warmth and its colorless cinematography."It just seemed like the ...
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Holders Lyon still hungry for more
Lyon on the website of Wolfsburg, the French club's opponents in this evening's UEFA Women's Champions League final. It goes without saying that no team can truly claim invincibility in the realm of sport, but ...
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Jerry Lewis plays both straight man and clown at Cannes festival
CANNES (Reuters) - Veteran comedian-actor Jerry Lewis plays a dramatic role in his first movie in 18 years, "Max Rose", which is premiering at the Cannes film festival, but showed on Thursday he had lost none of his talent for playing the ...
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Cannes Weinstein Co. Officially Lands Stephen Frears Dramedy Philomena
Muriel Sauzay negotiated on behalf of Pathe. "I am delighted to be working again with my dear friends Judi Dench and Stephen ...
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Ricoh to cut 13 of French workforce
PARIS (AFP) - Japanese office equipment and digital camera maker Ricoh will cut 338 jobs in France, some 13 percent of its workforce in the country, union officials said Thursday."The management told us it intends to cut 338 posts among the 2,500 the company has in France," said CGT union representative Thang Doan following a meeting with company officials.Hit hard by the 2008-09 ...
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IMF chief grilled in Paris court over 2007 payout scandal
View Photo International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde arrives at the French Republic Justice Court in Paris on May 23, 2013. French prosecutors were grilling Lagarde on Thursday to decide if she should be charged over a state payout to a disgraced tycoon during her time as finance ...
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Cornet Bouchard Reach Strasbourg Semifinals
STRASBOURG, France ...
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Paris hosts First Meeting in 2013 of France-UAE Strategic Dialogue
WAM Paris, 23rd May 2013 (WAM) - The France-United Arab Emirates Strategic Dialogue was convened on 22 May 2013 in Paris, its first meeting of the year, and was co-chaired by Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and Pierre Sellal, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Personal representative of the President of the ...
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France says it will protect its interests following Niger bombings
PARIS // The French president, Francois Hollande, vowed yesterday to help Niger "destroy" the militants who launched deadly attacks against a military base and a French-run uranium mine in the west African country. Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously yesterday, one in a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the town of Arlit inside a ...
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Banned Iranian director Rasoulof coming to Cannes
CANNES, France -; Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, whose movies are banned in his country and who has been sentenced to jail by the Islamic regime, is coming to Cannes for a screening of his latest ...
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Rafa targets super 8 in Paris
Rafael Nadal can become the first man to win the same Grand Slam title eight times at the French Open with few willing to risk talking down the rejuvenated Spaniard's chances.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 ...
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High-priced necklace stolen in second Cannes theft jeweller
Thieves have made off with a high-priced necklace made by Switzerland's De Grisogono in the second jewellery theft at this year's Cannes Film Festival, the company said on ...
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Jewelry stolen a second time during Cannes festival
A "high-value" necklace was stolen overnight from the luxurious resort town PARIS -- A second jewelry theft has been reported in the French Riviera during the Cannes Film Festival, this time an expensive necklace.A police official said Thursday that the "high-value" necklace was stolen overnight from the luxurious resort town of Cap d'Antibes. She gave no further details ...
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Graphic sex in applauded lesbian love story gets Cannes buzzing
Cast members Lea Seydoux (L) and Adele Exarchopoulos (R) kiss director Abdellatif Kechiche (C) as they pose during a photocall for the film ''La Vie D'Adele'' at the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 23, ...
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The French protect their language like the British protect their currency | Andrew Gallix
a new bill , which, if passed, would allow some university courses to be taught in English.Inside the paper (and in French), the editorialists urged their compatriots to "stop behaving like the last representatives of a besieged Gaulish village". The nod ...
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Cannes 2013 The Golden Cage – review
Ken Loach doesn't have a film in competition in Cannes, his influence is still keenly felt. Spanish director Diego Quemada-Diez was a camera assistant on ...
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Eurozone crisis time for France to step up | Kenneth Rogoff
eurozone crisis must involve massive write-downs (forgiveness) of peripheral countries' debt. These countries' massive combined bank and government debt - the distinction everywhere in Europe has become blurred - makes rapid sustained growth a dream.This is hardly the first time I have stressed the need for wholesale debt write-downs. Two years ago, in ...
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IMF head Christine Lagarde in Paris court in fraud probe
Ms. Lagarde , smiling at reporters, left her Paris apartment Thursday morning and appeared at a special court that handles cases involving government ministers. She has denied wrongdoing.At the time of the ...
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French Open preview Nadal dominance to continue
The betting market suggests that there's approximately an 85% probability of either Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic winning the French ...
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Cubas Film School Celebrated in France
3 de mayo de 2013, 10:23 Paris, May 23 (Prensa Latina) The significance of the San Antonio de los Baños International Film School (EICTV) in Cuba, where young filmmakers from many countries have trained, was highlighted in France during an exhibition of films from the school. Founded 27 years ago, the institution is one of the most important of its kind in the world, and its associated ...
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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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