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IMF chief avoids charges in French arbitration case
Christine Lagarde says she has been named a witness, not a suspect, in a French case involving alleged misuse of funds. Lagarde faced two days of questioning before being made an "assisted witness" in the case, The Financial Times reported. Supporters feared she would be placed under investigation in the case. Lagarde told reporters Friday she was not surprised by the court's ...
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How the French Connection Helped This Is the Kit
To listen to the alternative folk songs of Kate Stables, aka This Is The Kit, is to be reminded of a long line of quintessentially English artists, from Sandy Denny to Beth Orton and Laura Marling. Something in the folk melodies, rustic instrumentation and Stables' pure-accented voice just conjures the English countryside. It may come as a surprise, therefore, to learn that Stables has ...
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Lavrov Kerry to Meet in Paris on May 27 - Source
MOSCOW, May 24 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet with US Secretary of State John Kerry on May 27, a source in the Russian Interior Ministry told RIA Novosti on Friday. It will be the sixth meeting between top Russian and US diplomats this year. Lavrov and Kerry last met in mid-May in the northern Swedish city of Kiruna. The meeting is expected to focus a ...
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Toulon book ticket to Paris
Toulon will have a chance at claiming an historic European-French double after beating reigning champions Toulouse 24-9 in Friday's Top 14 semi-final in Nantes. Toulon will now face either Clermont or Castres in the final at the Stade de France on June 1.The defending champions ensured the clash was a highly entertain spectacle, throwing the ball around like a hot potato in the classic ...
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French lessons help Novak Djokovic navigate road to Paris destiny
Novak Djokovic lost to Rafael Nadal at the French Open last year in a four-set final that spanned two days because of rain. Photograph: Christian ...
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Frigide Barjot The French anti-gay marriage leader under attack
John Lichfield has been The Independent's man in Paris since 1997, covering French news. Before that, he was the paper's Foreign Editor and he has also worked in Brussels and ...
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Frances luxury industry tourism hurt by Paris street crime
The streets of Paris are getting a reputation of being unsafe for tourists and is threatening the great brand names of French fashion. A leading association that counts Chanel and Dior as members urged the authorities to take action on the climate of insecurity which it said could keep cash-flush tourists away. Several recent incidents have tarnished the image of Paris - the world's most ...
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Julie Delpy on Before Midnight the Art of Arguing Topless and Her Days as a French “Gang Member”
The following post contains mild plot spoilers. It has been 18 years since Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, and Ethan Hawke premiered their romantic, European-set indie Before Sunrise. This Friday, nine years after the charming sequel, Before Sunset, the trio reunites with Before Midnight, an exquisitely composed installment to the conversational series. Thankfully, Julie's character, ...
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IMFs Lagarde escapes formal investigation in French case
PARIS (Reuters) - French magistrates decided on Friday not to place IMF chief Christine Lagarde under formal investigation over her role in a 285-million-euros ($368.5 million) arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas ...
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French priest active Mason removed from parish
A French priest has been removed from ministry after he refused to end his active involvement with a Masonic lodge. Father Pascal Vesin was asked by Bishop Yves Boivineau of Annecy to quit his affiliation with a Masonic lodge, the Grand Orient of France. When he declined, the bishop removed him from his parish post, reportedly acting on orders from the ...
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Prosecutors want Gerard Depardieu to pay $5200 fine and lose license
Actor Gerard Depardieu arrives at the Rome Film Festival in Rome on October 21, 2007. Depardieu is in Rome with his film "Labbuffata". (UPI Photo/David ...
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Two Jihadists Shot After Niger Attack
Armed forces from France and Niger forces have shot dead two more Islamist militants who took part in an attack on a military barracks in northern Niger. A journalist at the scene said French special forces took part in an operation Friday to subdue the two militants, who had holed up in the barracks following Thursday's suicide bombing and shooting attack. Niger's defense ...
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In photos The stars plus Paris Hilton come out for amfAR at Cannes
Model Lara Lieto and actor Adrien Brody arrive at amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS event in Antibes during the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday evening.(Jean-Paul ...
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Gloom over French producers lifts with activity in May survey
PARIS -- French manufacturers turned sharply brighter about their business prospects in May because activity was unexpectedly buoyant and orders were picking up, official survey data showed on ...
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French government seeks to ban extreme right-wing group
John Lichfield has been The Independent's man in Paris since 1997, covering French news. Before that, he was the paper's Foreign Editor and he has also worked in Brussels and ...
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Paris 3 U.S. men qualify 1st time since 82
Center Court serves up a short history of Rafael Nadal's amazing statistics in Paris, his lone defeat there, and explains why he is seeded 5th for the the upcoming French Open on the red ...
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T Magazine Shock of the Old | The French Designer Marc Auclert’s Whimsical Jewelry
Marc Auclert in his Paris home. In his jewelry and at home, the French designer Marc Auclert fuses ancient artifacts with modern whimsy, to fantastic ...
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France tries to win back business
THE French government is trying to woo business, amid concerns that it has antagonised the very sector needed to reinvigorate the ...
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North African jihadists widen their war
The jihadist alliance in North Africa has widened its war with attacks in Niger demonstrating the militants are able to causing mayhem across the ...
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Immigrant Drama Shoots for Top Cannes Prize
CANNES -- America's immigration debate finds echoes in a period drama that premiered at the Cannes film festival on Friday about a Polish woman who arrives at Ellis Island and fights to survive in 1920s New York. "The Immigrant" features French Oscar winner Marion Cotillard as the immigrant Ewa, speaking English and Polish in the film, with Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Renner as ...
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Mobile app to help fight against racism in France
PARIS (AFP) - A French anti-racism association is launching a mobile application it hopes will help eradicate racist graffiti by enabling users to take photos of offensive tags, geo-locate them and get them removed.Licra -- the International League against Racism and Antisemitism -- said the app was a "digital response" to "a big increase in racist and antisemitic acts" in ...
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Rafael Nadal No. 4 in the World Is Still One To Beat at French Open
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Who will win Frances culture war Ask Frigide Barjot
But the French humourist is not laughing. She's scared. "No," she corrects herself. "I'm not scared. I'm very scared. Look at this..."From somewhere in the indescribable chaos of her apartment in central Paris, Barjot, the unconventional leader of the French movement against gay marriage, produces an envelope. Inside, there is a paper handkerchief stained with ...
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UBS France could face criminal investigation source
UBSN.VX ) French unit could be placed under formal investigation in the coming days as part of a broader probe into the Swiss bank's business practices, a person familiar with the matter said on ...
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Ford to retain 1000 jobs at French plant after deal
F.N ) will retain 1,000 jobs at a plant in southwest France after striking a deal on Friday with local authorities to share the burden of new investments needed to keep the factory ...
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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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