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French court questions IMF chief IMF chief Christine Lagarde has arrived at a court in Paris for questioning over a payout to a controversial tycoon during her time as finance minister
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Man kills himself in front of tourists at Notre Dame Cathedral| Dominique Venner, 78, a right-wing historian and author killed himself inside the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in front of horrified tourists | |
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Beckham gets memorable send-off in last game |
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| May. 17 |
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Hollande to sign gay marriage bill
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| May. 15 |
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France back into recession
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| May. 12 |
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Saint-Germain clinched first Ligue 1 title since 1994 |
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| Apr.23 |
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France approves gay marriage law| France has become the 14th country to approve a law allowing gay marriage. The bil was passed by 321 votes to 225 in the French parliament | |
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| Apr.11 |
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Scandal claims France's top rabbi |
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| Mar.24 |
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Paris rally against gay marriage |
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| Mar.21 |
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Sarkozy placed under investigation |
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| Mar.13 |
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Europe faces more snow travel chaos |
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| Jan.13 |
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France vows 'short' Mali campaign |
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Paris rally against gay marriage |
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| Jan.12 |
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Hollande steps up French security |
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| Jan.10 |
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3 Kurdish women shot dead in Paris| The apparent assassination of three women political activists in central Paris, all shot in the head, has provoked shock among the Kurdish community | |
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| Jan.7 |
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Depardieu on drink-drive charge |
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| Dec.29 |
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French 75% tax rate struck down |
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| Nov.21 |
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Sarkozy to face scandal inquiry |
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| Sep.27 |
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France braced for tough budget |
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| Jul.5 |
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Pilots blamed for Air France disaster 
A series of errors by pilots and a failure to react effectively to technical problems led to the crash of Flight 447, Bureau of Investigation...
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| Jun.17 |
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Hollande's party wins majority
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| Jun.10 |
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French Socialists 'set for win'
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| May.15 |
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Hollande at swearing in: Discourage 'exorbitant' incomes
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| May.6 |
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Sarkozy concedes to Hollande | Francois Hollande defeated President Nicolas Sarkozy in a runoff, signaling a shift to the left as the country and Europe fight to dig out of a weak economy. Hollande - who polled just under 52% of votes in Sund... | |
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| Apr.22 |
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Exit polls show Sarkozy 2nd in French vote Socialist candidate Francois Hollande declared victory in the first round of presidential election, setting up a showdown with incumbent Nicolas...
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| Jan.23 |
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Senate passes Armenian genocide bill
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| Dec.15 |
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Chirac found guilty on corruption charges Former President Jacques Chirac was found guilty on charges stemming from his time as mayor of Paris and given a 2 year suspended sentence
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| Dec.5 |
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France, Germany outline fiscal pact |
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| Oct.31 |
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UNESCO OKs Palestinian membership |
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| Oct.19 |
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Carla Bruni 'gives birth to girl' |
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| Oct.16 |
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Hollande elected to face Sarkozy
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| Oct.14 |
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G20 talks seek eurozone progress |
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| Oct.13 |
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Strauss-Kahn sex case is dropped
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| Sep.18 |
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Strauss-Kahn: I felt 'trapped, humiliated' |
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| Sep.3 |
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Strauss-Kahn arrives in France |
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| Aug.16 |
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Leaders demand 'euro governance' |
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| Aug.4 |
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IMF head faces tycoon deal probe |
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| May.27 |
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Air France crash pilots lost speed data
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| Dec.24 |
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Paris cancels half of flights |
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| Oct.27 |
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French Parliament OKs pension reform The lower house approved a controversial pension reform bill, despite protests that brought millions of demonstrators into the streets
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| Oct.22 |
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French Senate OKs pension changes
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| Oct.21 |
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French unions call more strike days |
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| Oct.18 |
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Sarkozy defies French protesters |
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| Sep.14 |
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French senate approves burqa ban The senate approved a law banning any veils that cover the face -- including the burqa, the full-body covering worn by some Muslim women
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| Oct.8 |
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Culture minister admits sex with 'boys' |
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| Aug.2 |
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Scientists find new strain of HIV |
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| Jul.26 |
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Sarkozy hospitalized after jogging scare
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| Jul.2 |
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Air France jet 'broke on impact' |
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| Jun.22 |
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Sarkozy speaks out against burka |
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| Jun.7 |
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Federer claims historic French Open win |
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| Jan.29 |
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Huge crowds join French strikes |
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| Oct.12 |
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European banks rescue plan agreed |
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| Oct.11 |
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EU chiefs confront markets crisis |
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| Oct.4 |
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No banks bail-out fund for Europe |
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EU leaders meet to discuss credit crisis |
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| Jul.12 |
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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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| Jun.1 |
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Fashion king Saint Laurent dies |
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| Apr.7 |
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Princess Diana 'unlawfully killed'. London
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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
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| Apr.1 |
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Sarkozy pleads for Colombian hostage |
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| Mar.16 |
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Sarkozy's party suffers at polls |
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| Mar.9 |
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French voters send warning to Sarkozy |
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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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| 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 |
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| Nov.21 |
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Talks fail to end strike |
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| Nov.13 |
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Transport workers on strike |
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| Oct.8 |
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Jury retraces Diana's fatal path |
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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.17 |
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Sarkozy's allies won majority in elections |
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| May.16 |
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Nicolas Sarkozy sworn in as new president
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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. European leaders congratulated Sarkozy and hoped his triumph would help unblock reforms stalled by t... | |
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| May.3 |
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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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| Apr.22 |
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Sarkozy, Royal in presidential runoff
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| Feb.1 |
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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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| 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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| Oct.12 |
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French in Armenia 'genocide' row
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| Sep.23 |
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Probe into 'Bin Laden death' leak
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| Apr.10 |
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France to replace youth job law
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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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Labor law protests turn violent
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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 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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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.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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| 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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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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| Apr.14 |
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Many killed in hotel fire
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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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| 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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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.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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| 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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| 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
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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
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