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Global equities tumble, U.S. markets closed
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Stock markets around the world reeled on Friday with the heaviest falls in Europe.
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Betancourt arrives in France
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Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt arrived in Paris Friday as questions arose about the official story regarding her liberation.
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Earth observation satellites helped relief workers in cyclone-ravaged Myanma
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Paris, July 4 : Earth observation satellites have provided vital information to relief workers in Myanmar throughout a particularly long crisis response window following the devastating Cyclone Nargis that hit the country on 2 and 3 May 2008.
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04/07/2008
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Burglary link to murder of 2 French students
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LONDON (AP) — The brutal murder of two French students in South London may be linked to the theft of two PlayStation game consoles, police said Friday. Detective Chief Inspector Mick Duthie sa...
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05/07/2008
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Tour de France 2008 stages
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The 21 stages for the 2008 edition of the Tour de France, which begins in Brest on July 5 and ends in Paris on July 27: July 5: Stage 1 - Brest - Plumelec, 197.5 km July 6: Stage 2 - Auray - Saint-Bri...
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Lyon veteran Coupet signs for Atletico Madrid
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Madrid - French champions Lyon announced on Friday night the sale of goalkeeper Gregory Coupet to Spanish giants Atletico Madrid. Atletico will pay around 1.5 million euros (2.37 million dollars) for ...
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04/07/2008
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Ireland set to meet France in showdown
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Ireland and France look set for a Sunday afternoon showdown after both nations opened their junior international Round Robin campaigns with victories at the National Stadium in Dublin. France beat It...
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Freed hostage Betancourt gets hero's welcome in France
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, waiting to welcome her to her second home. "I am so happy to breathe the air of France. I owe France everything," the former Colombian
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French regulator fines Societe Generale for rogue trade
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PARIS (AFP) - France's banking regulator Friday fined Societe Generale four million euros (6.3 million dollars) over "grave deficiencies" in its internal controls that enabled a massive rogue trade sc...
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Betancourt cries with joy upon arrival in France after 6 years as Colombian hostage
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PARIS (AP) - Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt says she is crying with joy about her arrival in France after six years held captive in the Colombian jungle. President Nicolas Sarkozy and first lady Ca...
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France committed to continuation of negotiations
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France's position on objecting to eventual Turkish membership in the EU has not changed but the government will act with the objectivity that the presidency requires, according to French sources. The ...
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05/07/2008
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Air France-KLM looks at high-speed trains
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With the high price of fuel raising the cost of flying, Air France-KLM said Friday that it was looking into replacing some of its short-haul European flights with high-speed rail service in partnershi...
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EU ministers look to building sector to push energy efficiency
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P ARIS, July 4, 2008 (AFP) - European Union energy ministers on Friday vowed to place energy efficiency at the heart of plans to ease the soaring cost of fossil fuels and help meet the EU's goals on c...
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Europe weighs price of unity on climate, energy policy
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Other difficult areas besetting the so-called climate and energy package include carbon leakage, or the threat that high-polluting EU industries relocate to countries with lower restrictions, and meas...
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04/07/2008
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Ingrid Betancourt, the former hostage in Colombia, returns home to France
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Two days after her rescue, six years after being captured by guerrillas in the Colombian jungle, Ingrid Betancourt arrived in Paris on Friday to greet a joyful nation that had adopted her as one of it...
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Sarkozy greets Betancourt in Paris
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PARIS (Reuters) - French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt landed in Paris on Friday to an emotional welcome from President Nicolas Sarkozy, who had made her release from captivity in the Colombi...
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French Banking Commission Fines SocGen EUR4 Million
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In a statement Friday, the banking commission said serious failures took place at the French bank in the follow-up and control at the first level of hierarchy of the trader allegedly responsible for...
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04/07/2008
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A look at legendary French singer Charles Aznavour
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Legendary French singer Charles Aznavour is being named an honorary officer of the Order of Canada. A look: Born: May 22, 1924, Paris Birth Name: Chahnour Varinag Aznavourian Heritage: ...
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French singer Aznavour to receive Canadian honour in Quebec City
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Charles Aznavour, seen here at the Cannes film festival in 2002, will receive the Order of Canada on Saturday. He performs for Quebec City's 400th birthday celebrations on Sunday.
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04/07/2008
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Continental Airlines to face charges over Air France Concorde disaster
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DC-10 that departed before the Concorde and was left behind on the runway. When Concorde took off afterwards it hit the strip, which punctured a tyre. As the tyre disintegrated a piece of debris punct...
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04/07/2008
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Pope to meet Sarkozy, Jewish leaders during September trip to France
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VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI will meet French President Nicolas Sarkozy and representatives of the country's Jewish community during a stop in Paris on his September pilgrimage to the Roman ...
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04/07/2008
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France President Sarkozy Lends Support to Bulgaria Security Agency
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The French President Nicola Sarkozy is going send one of his advisors to aid the work of Bulgaria's State National Security Agency. This was agreed on Friday during Sarkozy's meeting with the Bulga...
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04/07/2008
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German chancellor to attend EU-Mediterranean summit in Paris
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Merkel German Chancellor Angela Merkel will leave for Paris on Sunday to take part in the European Union-Mediterranean summit following an invitation by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, an official s...
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04/07/2008
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France hands over ancient looted pottery to Italy
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ROME (AP) -- Italy's Culture Ministry says France has handed over 50 pieces of pottery dating back to as far as the fourth century B.C. that were looted from southern Italy.
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04/07/2008
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Trial of Continental Airlines ordered in Concorde crash in Paris
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PARIS -- A judge has ordered Continental Airlines and five people to stand trial on manslaughter charges in the 2000 crash of a Concorde jetliner that killed 113 people, a prosecutor said Thursday. F...
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