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Wine war fears already slowing French exports to China
Asian buyers discuss with a French wine producer during the Vinexpo trade fair in Bordeaux, southwestern France, on June 17, 2013. Chinese wine importers have already started putting orders from France and other European countries on hold over fears of a hike in tariffs being triggered as part of a broader EU-China trade dispute, say leading figures in the ...
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French man found in cockpit of US plane to be released from prison and deported
PHILADELPHIA - A French man who gained access to the cockpit of a plane at Philadelphia International Airport by impersonating an airline employee has been sentenced to time served and will be deported. Sixty-one-year-old Philippe Jeannard was sentenced Tuesday in federal court after pleading guilty to fraud. Jeannard is from La Rochelle, France. He's been in custody since March 21, one ...
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Pesticides in global rivers and streams said reducing biodiversity
Pesticides commonly used in Europe and Australia are reducing the regional diversity of invertebrates in streams and rivers by up to 42 percent, scientists say. A team of German and Australian researchers analyzed the impact of pesticides, including insecticides and fungicides, on the biodiversity of invertebrates in flowing waters using data from Germany, France and the state of Victoria in ...
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Spacecraft observes mysterious speeding up of winds on Venus
A European spacecraft gathering the most detailed record of cloud motion in the atmosphere of Venus has found the planet's winds are getting faster. The European Space Agency Venus Express has been studying the planet well known for its curious super-rotating atmosphere, which whips around the planet once every four Earth days, while the planet itself only rotates once every 243 Earth ...
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Cycling-Froome ready to meet off-road demands in Tour de France
Bradley Wiggins last year but was promoted to team leader this season even before his compatriot withdrew because of health concerns. With Wiggins out of the picture, Froome will at least be relieved that he does not have to answer the leadership question anymore. "If you look at the team time trial and what he could have brought there and also in the mountains as a support rider he ...
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In Paris Boeing unveils the 787-10 Dreamliner
(Credit: Boeing) Boeing today announced the 787-10 Dreamliner, the third (and longest) plane in the often-troubled 787 family, and an aircraft that the aviation giant said will be the most fuel-efficient in the industry. The unveiling was timed to the Paris Air Show, which is being held this week in Le Bourget, France. That show is the aviation industry's biggest event of the year, ...
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African migrants left to die in dinghy sue Spanish and French military
Two survivors of a dinghy tragedy that killed 63 migrants in the Mediterranean lodged fresh legal complaints today in Paris and Madrid, accusing the French and Spanish military of failing to come to the aid of people in danger.The harrowing case known as the boat "left-to-die" was ...
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50th Paris Air Show
A French Airforce Rafale performs its demonstration flight on the first day of the 50th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, June 17, ...
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Russia advances bill banning adoption by same-sex foreign couples
Russian legislators unanimously approved amendments banning adoption of Russian children by same-sex couples in other countries. The draft law and its related amendments were passed by Russia's lower house, the State Duma, in a first reading April 16 and a second reading Tuesday. A final reading and vote is scheduled for June 21, the Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported. The recent ...
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Boeing says it will build stretch-Dreamliners
U.S. plane maker Boeing Co. said Tuesday at the Paris Air Show it has orders for 102 extended versions of its 787 Dreamliner jet. With fewer than 100 of the original Dreamliners delivered to date, Boeing said it has orders for the stretch version -- called the 787-10 -- worth $29 billion, The New York Times reported Tuesday. The longer jet will have seating for 330 passengers, compared to 210 ...
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US France try to find common ground on Syria
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, US President Barack Obama, and French President Francois Hollande stand for a group photograph at the G8 venue of Lough Erne on June 18, 2013 in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland. (Matt Cardy, Getty ...
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France St-Louis named to Canada’s staff for Sochi Olympics
Five-time world hockey champion France St-Louis has joined the Canadian team staff for the 2014 Sochi Olympics.St-Louis was named an assistant chef de mission for the Games, joining chef de mission Steve Podborski and assistant chef Jean-Luc Brassard."What an extraordinary occasion this is for me, an opportunity to be part of the Olympic Movement -- something that I have believed in for ...
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GroOovematic French Jazz Trio Tours Argentina
GroOovematic plays at Notorious Jazz Club (Photo: Avery Kelly) GroOovematic is a dynamic jazz trio from France that combines modern influences from music genres like funk, electro, and hip-hop with traditional sounds to create their own eclectic style. The group is touring through Argentina this month to promote their first album, the self-titled compilation GroOovematic, to be released in ...
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Pregnant Muslim woman attacked in Paris miscarries
A pregnant Muslim woman attacked in a Paris street by skinheads, apparently because she was wearing a veil, has miscarried as a result of the assault, her lawyer ...
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Air France A350 order back on after spat sources
PARIS (Reuters) - Air France (AIRF.PA) looks poised to sign a long-awaited $7 billion deal to buy 25 Airbus (EAD.PA) A350 jets after talks narrowly avoided collapse, industry sources said on Tuesday. Air France has been at loggerheads with its suppliers over issues mainly including maintenance of the plane's Rolls-Royce (RR.L) engines ever since the deal was first mooted in 2011. Further ...
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Kidnapped French sailor freed in Nigeria
French sailor Benjamin Elman, who was kidnapped last week, is pictured after his release on June 18, 2013 in Yenagoa, southern Nigeria. Elman was taken from a tanker in Togo when attackers sought to use him as a ...
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Frances Hollande open to Iranian presence at Syria talks
Paris had previously ruled out Iran taking part in the proposed conference, saying Tehran had no desire for peace and would use the Syria talks to detract from negotiations later in the year with major powers over ...
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World Briefing | Europe Muslim Woman Suffers Miscarriage After Attack in France
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French Footballers Underage Prostitute Trial Adjourned to 2014
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Tribute to French Art Director for Promoting Cuban Culture
Paris, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Diplomats, officials, and intellectuals attended in this capital today a tribute to artistic director and film director Dominique Roland, recently awarded with the medal for the Cuban Culture. Roland, director of the Center for the Arts in Enghien-les-Bains, a commune in northern Paris, has dedicated more than 20 years to promote the Cuban music. Thanks to this ...
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Boeing Airbus Wing to Wing in Paris
The latest chapter in the storied aviation rivalry between Boeing and Airbus ramped up this week in Paris, where the jetmakers' fight over the widebody jet market has become a top plot line at the 2013 Paris Air Show. The high-profile event kicked off in Le Bourget, just outside Paris, Monday morning, barely 72 hours after Airbus made the maiden flight on its new-age A350 model. ...
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60 seconds on Earth Parisian hipsters on bikes
Editor's note: 60 Seconds on Earth is a regular GlobalPost series where our correspondents in the field produce video snapshots of the places and people that we find important, impressive, crazy or just unmistakably cool. This is the first ...
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France bundles Thales support contracts
France's Ministry of Defense has contracted Thales for support services for company electronic systems aboard its military aircraft. The five-year contract is known as MOREAT and combines several earlier contracts. No monetary value was given. Under the award, Thales will provide technical and logistic support and through-life support services to Thales electronic warfare systems and ...
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Eiffel tower evacuated after latest suicide bid
Eiffel Tower had to be evacuated for two hours Tuesday after a man threatened to throw himself off in the latest of a string of suicide bids to cause chaos for visitors to the Paris landmark. The man, who described himself as Polish and was said by police to have mental health issues, was talked down and arrested just before 3pm (1300 GMT), by which time thousands of would-be visitors had been ...
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France plans fund to ease burden of toxic municipal loans
Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:01pm EDT * Fund would help local authorities with structured loans * French state eager to prevent wave of costly lawsuits PARIS, June 18 (Reuters) - The French government will set up a special fund to help the numerous local authorities that are struggling with the burden of "toxic" loans, the finance ministry said on Tuesday. The fund is to be set up with local ...
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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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