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Betancourt in plea to FARC rebels
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Leaders mass for parade
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Nations work for WMD-free Mediterranean |
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Olmert: Peace deal never been closer |
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France hosts Mediterranean summit| Leaders of EU and Mediterranean rim 42 countries are gathering to launch a Union for the Mediterranean | | |
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Syria, Lebanon to open embassies| At a joint news conference, Sarkozy affirmed that the establishment of embassies in Beirut and Damascus was in the works | | |
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Sarkozy welcomes Assad |
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| Jul. 9 |
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Betancourt: FARC captivity 'was hell' |
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US and Czechs sign defence deal
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| Jul. 4 |
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Betancourt joy at French return
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Five to face Concorde crash trial |
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Bulldozer terrorist kills 3 in rampage
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Warning as France takes EU helm
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Iran exiles back armed opposition |
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World shares in further decline |
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Irish reject EU treaty
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| Jun.12 |
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Donors pledge $17B to Afghanistan |
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Nadal humiliates Federer in French final |
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| Jun.7 |
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Ivanovic clinches maiden Grand Slam |
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Oil price soars as US woes mount
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Nadal nails Djokovic to reach French final |
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Safina streaks to first major final |
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| Jun.1 |
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Fashion king Saint Laurent dies
Yves Saint Laurent was considered by many as the greatest fashion designer of the 20th Century. He was 71
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| May.21 |
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Fishermen clash with police |
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| Apr.16 |
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Pirates held for questioning |
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France targets anorexia in media |
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Billionaire Berlusconi wins election
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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 ... | |
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Olympic torch extinguished 
| The relay was disrupted by protesters demonstrating against the Chinese government, causing authorities to extinguish the flame 3 times. Officials extinguished and put the torch on a ... | |
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Sarkozy pleads for Colombian hostage
French President will send a humanitarian mission to Colombia's jungles to treat ailing hostages held by leftist rebels there
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Dutch MP posts Islam film on web
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Overdose killed face tumor woman |
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| Mar.26 |
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France offers more troops for Afghanistan |
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| Mar.21 |
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France to reduce nuclear warheads |
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| Mar.16 |
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Sarkozy's party suffers at polls
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Sarkozy braces for election bruising |
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Scandal-hit governor resigns
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Second SocGen employee detained |
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Prosecutor seeks Concorde charges |
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| Mar.9 |
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French voters send warning to Sarkozy
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| Feb.29 |
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Body of model Katoucha found in Seine |
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| Feb.15 |
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Bosses 'condoned' SocGen trader |
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Blast kills top Hezbollah commander
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| Feb.2 |
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Sarkozy and Bruni marry |
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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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Police quiz accused 'rogue trader' |
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| Jan.24 |
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Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn 
| 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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One killed by parcel bomb
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| Dec.5 |
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Sarkozy urges Betancourt release |
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Turkey attacks Kurd rebels in Iraq
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| Nov.26 |
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Riots rock suburb for second night
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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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| Nov.20 |
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Sarkozy defiant against strikers |
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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
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| Sep.20 |
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Sarkozy: Toughen Iran sanctions |
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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
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| Jun.22 |
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Chirac spurns scandal questioning |
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| Jun.18 |
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Sarkozy wins 'mandate for reform' |
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| Jun.17 |
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Sarkozy's allies won majority in elections
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Hamas hails 'liberation' of Gaza
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| Jun.10 |
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French voters back Sarkozy mandate |
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| May.17 |
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Fillon appointed new French PM |
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| May.16 |
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Nicolas Sarkozy sworn in as new president
The new president reached out to his political opponents in his inaugural speech, pledging to reunite the country
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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
He won a clear victory over Segolene Royal, gaining 53% of the vote. President-elect has called for unity after a bitterly-contested campaign
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Sarkozy 'dangerous,' warns Royal |
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| May.3 |
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Rivals dispute TV honours |
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Sarkozy, Royal spar in TV debate
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Army 'concerned' by vote
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Estonia removes Soviet memorial
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| Apr.22 |
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Sarkozy, Royal in presidential runoff
Right-wing candidate earned 30.46 percent of the votes, while Socialist rival won 24.41 percent. They will face a run-off on May 6
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Chirac will not seek fresh term |
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Truck bomb kills more than 120 in market
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Warming 'very likely' human-made Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Climatic changes seen around the world are very likely to have a human cause
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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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| Dec.8 |
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Tests 'prove' Diana driver drunk |
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Poisoned former KGB spy dies
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| Nov.16 |
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Socialists vote for Royal |
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| Oct.27 |
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Riots haunt Parisians a year on |
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| Oct.12 |
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French in Armenia 'genocide' row
French parliament approved a bill making it a crime to deny Armenians suffered genocide by Ottoman Turks
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Probe into 'Bin Laden death' leak Chirac has ordered an inquiry into the leak of a French secret service memo claiming that Osama had died
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Muslims blast pope's Islam speech
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France boosts Lebanon peace force |
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U.S. airstrike kills al-Zarqawi
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| May.17 |
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Lehmann sent off as Barca triumph |
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MPs back French immigration bill |
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| Apr.10 |
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France to replace youth job law President Chirac has announced that the new law that sparked weeks violent protests will be scrapped
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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. France
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Milosevic found dead in cell
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Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze
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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 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.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 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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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 A massive fire has swept through a 7-story building shortly after midnight
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| Jul.24 |
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Armstrong stamps seventh Tour win
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Bombs kill 52
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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 By 56% voters have overwhelmingly rejected the European Union's proposed constitution in a key referendum
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Ratzinger elected as new Pope
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| Apr.14 |
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Many killed in hotel fire
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Chirac makes case for EU treaty |
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Pope John Paul II dies at 84
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Huge blast kills ex-PM
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| Jan.18 |
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Largest passenger jet unveiled
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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 The veteran Palestinian leader has died in a Paris hospital. There is no clear line of succession
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| Nov.4 |
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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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350 dead after troops storm school
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| Jul.25 |
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Armstrong wins 6th Tour de France |
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| May.23 |
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Deadly airport roof collapse At least 5 people were killed when a massive section of a vaulted ceiling collapsed at a new passenger terminal
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EU welcomes 10 new members
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| Feb.10 |
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MPs back headscarf ban 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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| Dec.17 |
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Chirac: Ban headscarves in schools |
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| Dec.11 |
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Headscarf ban recommended
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| Jul.27 |
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Armstrong wins 5th Tour |
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U.S. releases sons' death photos
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| Jul.22 |
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Fire forces Eiffel Tower closure |
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U.S. Launches War Against Iraq
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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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| Jun.9 |
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Centre-right 'heading for victory' |
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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 Early results suggest Jean Marie Le Pen is through to the second round to face the incumbent President Chirac on 5 May
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Bethlehem church under siege
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| Mar.26 |
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8 dead in shooting |
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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
Fuel tanks were ruptured by bursting tyres on 6 separate occasions before the fatal accident