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Police arrest man in students' slaying  London: Police have arrested a man in connection with the brutal stabbing deaths of two French students | |
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Betancourt joy at French return Paris: Freed hostage has expressed her joy to be in France, 2 days after her dramatic release from captivity in the Colombian jungle
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Five to face Concorde crash trial. Paris
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EU trade chief lambasts Sarkozy European Union: Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson has accused French President of undermining him and Europe's position at world trade talks
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Warning as France takes EU helm Paris: President Sarkozy has said 'something isn't right' with the European Union, as France took over the rotating presidency of the bloc
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Court fines eBay over fake goods |
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Torres strike gives Spain final victory
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Shooting demo uses real bullets, injures 16 
Map of Aude France A military demonstration in southeast France left 16 people wounded, including children, when real bullets were used instead of blank ones
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| Jun. 28 |
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Iran exiles back armed opposition |
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| Jun. 27 |
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World shares in further decline |
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| Jun. 24 |
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Suicide sparks Sarkozy scare. Tel Aviv
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| Jun. 19 |
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Sarkozy warning on EU expansion |
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Israel, Hamas begin truce in Gaza
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| Jun. 12 |
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Donors pledge $17B to Afghanistan |
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Major Guantanamo setback for Bush
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| Jun. 8 |
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Nadal humiliates Federer in French final |
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Court annuls Turkish scarf reform
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| Jun.1 |
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Fashion king Saint Laurent dies. Paris
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| May.28 |
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Life sentence for French killer
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| May.21 |
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France braces for day of strikes |
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Pro-West president declares win
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| Apr.7 |
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Princess Diana unlawfully killed 
London: The inquest jury: Diana and Dodi Al Fayed were unlawfully killed due to the gross negligence of driver Henri Paul and the paparazzi
| Paul's drink-driving and a lack of seatbelts contributed to their deaths. Al Fayed's father Mohamed has refused to accept the verdict
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Olympic torch extinguished Paris: The relay was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame 3 times
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NATO denies Georgia and Ukraine
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| Apr.1 |
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Sarkozy pleads for Colombian hostage Paris: French President will send a humanitarian mission to Colombia's jungles to treat ailing hostages held by leftist rebels there
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Aid workers free after Chad pardon 6 French aid workers convicted of plotting to kidnap African children for adoption in Europe have been released from prison
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| Mar.27 |
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'Serial killer' Michel Fourniret on trial |
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Iraq forces battle Basra militias
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| Mar.16 |
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Sarkozy's party suffers at polls |
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| Mar.12 |
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Second SocGen employee detained |
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| Mar.9 |
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French voters send warning to Sarkozy |
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| Mar.8 |
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Europe's rocket launches to space |
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Gunman opens fire in Jewish seminary
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| Jan.30 |
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Societe Generale CEO keep jobs |
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| Jan.28 |
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Trader 'concealed deals' |
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| Jan.27 |
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Trader 'staked 50bn euros' |
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| Jan.26 |
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Police quiz accused 'rogue trader' |
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| Jan.24 |
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Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn | Paris: Bank Societe Generale as uncovered 'massive' fraud by a trader which resulted in a loss of 4.9bn euros | |
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Palestinians blow up border wall
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| Jan.11 |
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Cecilia Sarkozy fails to ban book |
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| Dec.26 |
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Court jails French aid staff |
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Ceremony marks extended EU border
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| Dec.6 |
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One killed by parcel bomb |
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| Nov.26 |
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Riots rock suburb for second night. Paris
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| Nov.21 |
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Talks fail to end strike |
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Sarkozy vows to punish saboteurs |
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Transport 'sabotage' hits France
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| Nov.20 |
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Sarkozy defiant against strikers |
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| Nov.19 |
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France braced for huge new strike |
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| Nov.14 |
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Strike brings travel chaos Transport and energy workers broadened a strike in protest against Sarkozy's pension reform
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| Nov.13 |
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Transport workers on strike |
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Five ships sink in storms; 23 missing
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| Oct.18 |
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President and wife divorce |
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| Oct.8 |
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Jury retraces Diana's fatal path. Paris
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| Sep.23 |
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Mime artist Marceau dies |
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Anti-Syrian lawmaker dies in blast
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| Sep.16 |
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France warning of war with Iran. Paris
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Sarkozy to boost EU-Libya links |
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HIV medics released to Bulgaria
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| Jul.22 |
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Bus crash kills 26 Polish pilgrims |
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| Jun.22 |
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Chirac spurns scandal questioning |
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| Jun.17 |
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Sarkozy's allies won majority in elections. Paris
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Hamas hails 'liberation' of Gaza
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| May.16 |
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Nicolas Sarkozy sworn in as new president. Paris
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| May.7 |
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Sarkozy: I have mandate for change |
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| May.6 |
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Nicolas Sarkozy wins presidential election | Paris: He won a clear victory over Segolene Royal, gaining 53% of the vote. President-elect has called for unity after a bitterly-contested campaign. European leaders congratulated Sarkozy and hoped his triumph would help unblock reforms stalled by t... | |
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Rivals dispute TV honours |
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| May.2 |
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Sarkozy, Royal spar in TV debate |
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Estonia removes Soviet memorial
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Russian ex-president Yeltsin dies
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| Apr.22 |
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Sarkozy, Royal in presidential runoff. Paris
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| Feb.28 |
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Airbus to cut 10,000 jobs
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Truck bomb kills more than 120 in market
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| Feb.1 |
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Warming 'very likely' human-made Paris: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Climatic changes seen around the world are very likely to have a human cause
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| Jan.25 |
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Lebanon wins $7.6B aid package |
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| Jan.14 |
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Sarkozy nod for presidential run |
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Saddam Hussein hanged
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| Dec.8 |
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Tests 'prove' Diana driver drunk |
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| Oct.12 |
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French in Armenia 'genocide' row. Paris
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| Sep.23 |
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Probe into 'Bin Laden death' leak. Paris
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| Aug.24 |
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France boosts Lebanon peace force |
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Pluto loses status as a planet
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| Jul.27 |
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Landis gives positive drugs test |
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move
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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. I... | |
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Vintage France beat holders Brazil |
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| Apr.10 |
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France to replace youth job law. Paris
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| Apr.5 |
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Unions press for law repeal |
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| Mar.31 |
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Unions reject Chirac 'compromise' |
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| Mar.18 |
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Labor law protests turn violent
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Milosevic found dead in cell
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Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze
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Hamas won elections
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| Dec.2 |
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Face transplant woman thanks team
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| Nov.15 |
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Lawmakers back new powers |
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| Nov.14 |
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Chirac vows firm action on unrest |
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| Nov.11 |
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Paris bans weekend gatherings |
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| Nov.8 |
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Government declared state of emergency Paris: Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin: the republic 'at an hour of truth'
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| Nov.7 |
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Riots claim first victim |
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| Nov.6 |
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Chirac vows to punish rioters |
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| Nov.5 |
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Riots rage a 10th angry night
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| Nov.4 |
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Riots spread beyond Paris
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| Nov.3 |
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Rioters shoot at police |
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| Nov.2 |
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Chirac urges calm as riots spread |
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| Nov.1 |
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Sixth night of riots |
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| Oct.26 |
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Boys' electrocution starts riots Map of Clichy-sous-Bois France Paris: Reports say the boys were trying to evade police in Clichy-sous-Bois. The crowds blamed police for the deaths of the 2 boys
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| Sep.27 |
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Ex-Concorde chief faces probe |
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Israeli flag lowered over Gaza
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| Aug.29 |
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Immigrants die in new fire |
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| Aug.25 |
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Apartment fire kills 16 Paris: A massive fire has swept through a 7-story building shortly after midnight
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| Aug.16 |
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160 believed dead in jet crash. Venezuela
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| Jul.24 |
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Armstrong stamps seventh Tour win. Paris
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Bombs kill 52
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EU 'in crisis' over talks failure. Belgium
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| May.31 |
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Villepin named new PM |
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| May.30 |
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Chirac set for government shakeup |
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| May.29 |
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French voters reject EU charter Paris: By 56% voters have overwhelmingly rejected the European Union's proposed constitution in a key referendum
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| May.27 |
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French hold final EU vote rallies |
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| Apr.27 |
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Airbus A380 completes test flight
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| Apr.14 |
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Many killed in hotel fire. Paris
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Pope John Paul II dies at 84
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| Jan.18 |
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Largest passenger jet unveiled. Paris
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| Dec.22 |
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Former Iraq hostages back in Paris |
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| Nov.10 |
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Arafat died Paris: The veteran Palestinian leader has died in a Paris hospital. There is no clear line of succession
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Arafat 'in critical condition' |
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| Oct.29 |
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Ailing Arafat arrives in Paris |
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| Sep.2 |
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Scarf ban comes into force
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| Jul.25 |
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Armstrong wins 6th Tour de France |
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| Jun.6 |
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D-Day: 'America would do it again' |
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Tenet resigns as CIA director
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| May.23 |
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Deadly airport roof collapse Paris: At least 5 people were killed when a massive section of a vaulted ceiling collapsed at a new passenger terminal
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| Feb.10 |
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MPs back headscarf ban Paris: The bill, passed by 494 votes to 36, to banned all overt religious symbols from state schools
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| Jan.30 |
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Ex-Prime Minister guilty of corruption |
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| Jan.9 |
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Libya signs UTA bombing payout |
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| Jan.2 |
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Airliner crashes into Red Sea |
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Saddam captured
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| Dec.11 |
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Headscarf ban recommended |
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| Aug.14 |
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10,000 dead in heat wave Paris morgues are full and air conditioned tents have been set up to hold bodies
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| Jul.27 |
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Armstrong wins 5th Tour |
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Missing Iraq 'mole': Body found
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| Jun.1 |
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G-8 leaders focus on common ground |
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U.S. Launches War Against Iraq
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| Oct.6 |
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French tanker explodes |
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| Oct.5 |
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Paris mayor stabbed |
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| Jul.14 |
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Chirac gunman 'is neo-Nazi' |
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Right wing politician Fortuyn murdered
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| May.5 |
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Chirac wins elections by a landslide |
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| Apr.21 |
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Shock success for Le Pen. Paris
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Euro mark celebrations
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Terror attacks hit U.S.
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| Mar.18 |
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Socialists claim victory in Paris |
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| Jul.25 |
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Concorde crash kills 113 Paris: Fuel tanks were ruptured by bursting tyres on 6 separate occasions before the fatal accident
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