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| Feb.28 |
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Airbus to cut 10,000 jobs| CEO Louis Gallois announced the restructuring plan: 10,000 jobs cut over four years; 4,300 in France, 3,700 in Germany | | |
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| Nov.4 |
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Power cuts strike western Europe The outage started in Germany, and then spread to other parts of Europe. 5 million people in France lost power
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| Jul.16 |
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 Schumacher claims historic victory Ferrari's Michael made F1 history as the first driver to win the same grand prix 8 times
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| Jul.9 |
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 Italy wins World Cup over France Berlin: Italy wins by penalties, 5-3: .Zidane scores on 7 min. Materazzi atones for giving away the penalty. Zidane red-carded
| Henry eluded 3 defenders and almost set up Malouda. Italy and France were tied 1-1 at the end of 90 minutes
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| Jul.5 |
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 Penalty puts France over Portugal Germany: Zidane's first-half penalty gave a 1-0 win to hand France a place in the World Cup final
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Outcry over N Korea missile test
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| Jul.1 |
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  Vintage France beat holders Brazil| Germany: Henry's superb volley sent holders out of the World Cup as France moved into the semi-finals. Inspired by man-of-the-match Zidane, France were better in the first half, but failed to create chances to trouble Di... | |
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| Jun.27 |
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 Zidane glee as France floor Spain Germany: 2 late goals from Vieira and Zidane gave France a 3-1 win and a place in the quarterfinals of the
World Cup in Hanover
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| Nov.23 |
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 Chirac welcomes Merkel Paris: Angela was making her first foreign trip as a new chancellor. Chirac thanked Merkel for making Paris her first stop
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Boys' electrocution starts riots
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| Jun.4 |
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 Chirac, Schroeder urge EU action  Berlin: Chancellor and President have urged EU nations to continue ratifying the constitution
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| Mar.16 |
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Chirac, Schroeder pledge terror fight
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| Feb.18 |
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EU's 'big three' deny power grab Berlin: The leaders of Germany, France and the UK have rejected charges
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| Feb.17 |
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Suspicion dogs 'Big Three' summit Berlin: The leaders of Germany, Britain and France begin their summit with talks expected to focus on boosting Europe's economy
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| Sep.20 |
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Leaders find 'common ground' on Iraq| Berlin: Schroeder, Blair and Chirac had agreed a transfer of power to an Iraqi authority as quickly as possible was desirable | |
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| Sep.16 |
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Europe summit to seek Iraq deal Berlin: Britain, France and Germany will seek to find common ground when the leaders of the 3 nations meet at the weekend
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| Sep.4 |
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 France, Germany reject US Iraq plans A proposal to enlist U.N. help for the occupation of Iraq appears rather far from restoring self-rule there
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U.S. lays out new Iraq resolution
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| Jun.13 |
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Germany backs France on farm aid Schroeder said Germany decided to help out France politically over plans to reform the EU farm system
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| May.16 |
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25 tourists die in bus crash A German tour bus overturned on a highway in heavy rain in southeastern France
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U.S. Launches War Against Iraq
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| Mar.5 |
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France and allies rally against war After an emergency meeting in Paris, France, Germany and Russia will not allow the resolution that authorises war
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| Jan.23 |
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 France, Germany will prevent war in Iraq| Chancellor Schroeder said that he and President Chirac rejected the view that war was unavoidable | |
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| Jul.21 |
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Schumacher clinches 5th F1 title Michael clinched his record-tying fifth Formula One season title with a victory in the French Grand Prix
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Euro mark celebrations
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| May.14 |
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 Concorde compensation deal agreed Germany: The settlement has been agreed by Air France as well as by the relatives of the German victims
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