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France targets anorexia in media. Paris
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| Apr.10 |
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Plane crash kills 5 French tourists. Peru
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| Mar.27 |
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Overdose killed face tumor woman. Paris
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| Mar.21 |
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Autopsy on tumor woman inconclusive
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| Mar.12 |
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Prosecutor seeks Concorde charges. Paris
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| Feb.29 |
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Body of model Katoucha found in Seine. Paris
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| Apr.15 |
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France targets anorexia in media Paris: The National Assembly has passed a groundbreaking bill which seeks to criminalise the promotion in the media of extreme thinness
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| Apr.10 |
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Plane crash kills 5 French tourists Peru: The tourists visiting Peru's Nazca lines were killed when their small plane crashed after becoming tangled in power lines
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| Mar.27 |
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Overdose killed face tumor woman Paris: An overdose of barbiturates killed Chantal Sebire just days after officials denied her request for euthanasia
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| Mar.21 |
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Autopsy on tumor woman inconclusive Chantal Sebire had suffered from disfiguring facial tumors and begged for the right to end her life
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| Mar.12 |
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Prosecutor seeks Concorde charges Paris: A French prosecutor has asked judges to bring manslaughter charges against US airline Continental over the crash in 2000
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| Feb.29 |
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Body of model Katoucha found in Seine Paris: Katoucha Niane was one of the first African women to attain international stardom as a model and a vocal opponent of female genital mutilat...
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| Sep.28 |
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Quakes strike near New Caledonia. Melanesia
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| Aug.9 |
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14 killed in French Polynesia air crash An Air Moorea Twin Otter aircraft with 19 passengers and a pilot on board crashed after taking off from Moorea Island. 6 still missing
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| Jul.22 |
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Bus crash kills 26 Polish pilgrims Map of Grenoble European Union Alps: Pilgrims died when their coach crashed off a mountain road at an accident black spot in the Alps and burst into flames
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| Apr.5 |
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French aid workers missing. Afghanistan
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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. Eiffel Tower darkened to call attention to climate change. The report slight... | |
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47 dead as storm batters Europe
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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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| Oct.11 |
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Train crash kills 12
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| Jul.24 |
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Heat fears as medics strike
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| Jul.19 |
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Lives at risk amid Europe heatwave. England
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| Feb.26 |
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France vaccinates poultry flocks |
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| Feb.24 |
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France confirms bird flu strain
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| Feb.18 |
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France confirms presence of H5N1
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| Feb.15 |
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Chirac orders 'toxic' warship home |
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| Nov.30 |
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AIDS considered 'greatest threat' |
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| Oct.27 |
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Tourist 'not carrying H5N1' |
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| Sep.3 |
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Apartment fire near Paris kills 12
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1,000 dead in stampede
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| Aug.29 |
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Immigrants die in new fire Paris: A building was housing African immigrants in the central Marais area
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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.17 |
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Islanders mourn Venezuela crash victims. Martinique
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| Aug.16 |
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160 believed dead in jet crash Venezuela: The Colombian MD-82 aircraft carrying 160 people crashed in a remote area of western Venezuela | | |
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| Jun.4 |
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Rescuers fight Alpine tunnel fire At least 1 person has been killed in a fire that has broken out in a road between Italy and France
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| Apr.15 |
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Hotel fire toll tops 20. Paris
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| Apr.14 |
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Many killed in hotel fire Paris: 20 people have died and about 50 people have been injured in a fire in central Paris
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| Jan.12 |
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Creditors back tsunami debt relief
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| Nov.10 |
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Foreigners flee Ivory Coast The U.N. and France have begun mass evacuations of U.N. staff and foreign nationals following days of violence
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| Nov.7 |
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France limits Ivory Coast pullout
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| May.24 |
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Paris may level airport terminal
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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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| Jan.2 |
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Airliner crashes into Red Sea Egypt: No survivors likely. A charter with 152 people aboard, most of them French tourists, crashed shortly after takeoff
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| Nov.15 |
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15 dead in liner gangway collapse
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| Sep.26 |
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Overdose kills right-to-die man
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Nuclear submarine sinks
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| Aug.18 |
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Heat crisis: French official quits. Paris
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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
| Officials blame the high death toll on the length of the heat wave and that Parisian buildings typically lack air conditioning. In 'Plan Blanc' doctors and nurses being recalled from leave, morgue workers called out of retirement, and further 1,000 hospital beds being made available
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| Aug.12 |
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Paris heat wave 'kills 100'
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| Jul.22 |
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Fire forces Eiffel Tower closure Paris: A fire has forced more than 3,000 people to be evacuated from the popular tourist landmark
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| Jun.26 |
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Footballer Foe died during game
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| Dec.11 |
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Europe's super rocket explodes French Guiana: New heavy-lift rocket Ariane 5-ESCA has failed on its maiden flight and exploded over the Atlantic three minutes later
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| Nov.5 |
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12 dead in train fire
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| Oct.6 |
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French tanker explodes Yemen: A blazing tanker is spewing crude oil into the sea after an explosion, blamed by French officials on a terrorist attack
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Jet crashes, killing 260
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| Sep.21 |
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Factory blast kills 17
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| Aug.30 |
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Refugees attempt Channel walk
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| May.19 |
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Trapped cavers reach surface
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| May.17 |
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8 potholers trapped
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| Mar.14 |
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UN warns of foot-mouth
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| Mar.13 |
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Foot-and-mouth hits France
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| Feb.16 |
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Immigrant boat aground
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| Jan.5 |
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Concorde tanks burst 6 times. 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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| 2005 |
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| Sep.3 |
Apartment fire near Paris kills 12
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| Aug.29 |
Immigrants die in new fire Paris: A building was housing African immigrants in the central Marais area
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| Aug.25 |
Apartment fire kills 16| Paris: A massive fire has swept through a 7-story building shortly after midnight | |
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| Jun.4 |
Rescuers fight Alpine tunnel fire At least 1 person has been killed in a fire that has broken out in a road between Italy and France
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| Apr.15 |
Hotel fire toll tops 20. Paris
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| Apr.14 |
Many killed in hotel fire Paris: 20 people have died and about 50 people have been injured in a fire in central Paris
| 2003 |
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| Jul.22 |
Fire forces Eiffel Tower closure Paris: A fire has forced more than 3,000 people to be evacuated from the popular tourist landmark
| 2002 |
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| Nov.5 |
12 dead in train fire
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| 2007 |
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| Sep.28 |
Quakes strike near New Caledonia. Melanesia
| 2005 |
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| Jan.12 |
Creditors back tsunami debt relief
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| 2007 |
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| Jul.22 |
Bus crash kills 26 Polish pilgrims Map of Grenoble European Union Alps: Pilgrims died when their coach crashed off a mountain road at an accident black spot in the Alps and burst into flames
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.15 |
France targets anorexia in media Paris: The National Assembly has passed a groundbreaking bill which seeks to criminalise the promotion in the media of extreme thinness
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| Mar.27 |
Overdose killed face tumor woman Paris: An overdose of barbiturates killed Chantal Sebire just days after officials denied her request for euthanasia
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| Mar.21 |
Autopsy on tumor woman inconclusive Chantal Sebire had suffered from disfiguring facial tumors and begged for the right to end her life
| 2006 |
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| Feb.26 |
France vaccinates poultry flocks |
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| Feb.24 |
France confirms bird flu strain
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| Feb.18 |
France confirms presence of H5N1
| 2005 |
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| Oct.27 |
Tourist 'not carrying H5N1' |
| 2003 |
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| Sep.26 |
Overdose kills right-to-die man
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| Jun.26 |
Footballer Foe died during game
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| 2002 |
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| Oct.6 |
French tanker explodes Yemen: A blazing tanker is spewing crude oil into the sea after an explosion, blamed by French officials on a terrorist attack
| 2001 |
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| Feb.16 |
Immigrant boat aground
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| 2006 |
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| Nov.4 |
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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| 2007 |
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| Apr.5 |
French aid workers missing. Afghanistan
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| 2006 |
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| Jul.24 |
Heat fears as medics strike
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| Jul.19 |
Lives at risk amid Europe heatwave. England
| 2003 |
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| Aug.18 |
Heat crisis: French official quits. Paris
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| Aug.14 |
10,000 dead in heat wave Paris morgues are full and air conditioned tents have been set up to hold bodies
| Officials blame the high death toll on the length of the heat wave and that Parisian buildings typically lack air conditioning. In 'Plan Blanc' doctors and nurses being recalled from leave, morgue workers called out of retirement, and further 1,000 hospital beds being made available
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| Aug.12 |
Paris heat wave 'kills 100'
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| 2005 |
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| Nov.30 |
AIDS considered 'greatest threat' |
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.10 |
Plane crash kills 5 French tourists Peru: The tourists visiting Peru's Nazca lines were killed when their small plane crashed after becoming tangled in power lines
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| Mar.12 |
Prosecutor seeks Concorde charges Paris: A French prosecutor has asked judges to bring manslaughter charges against US airline Continental over the crash in 2000
| 2007 |
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| Aug.9 |
14 killed in French Polynesia air crash An Air Moorea Twin Otter aircraft with 19 passengers and a pilot on board crashed after taking off from Moorea Island. 6 still missing
| 2005 |
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| Aug.17 |
Islanders mourn Venezuela crash victims. Martinique
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| Aug.16 |
160 believed dead in jet crash Venezuela: The Colombian MD-82 aircraft carrying 160 people crashed in a remote area of western Venezuela | | |
| 2004 |
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| Jan.2 |
Airliner crashes into Red Sea Egypt: No survivors likely. A charter with 152 people aboard, most of them French tourists, crashed shortly after takeoff
| 2001 |
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| Jan.5 |
Concorde tanks burst 6 times. Paris
| 2000 |
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| Jul.25 |
Concorde crash kills 113  | Paris: Fuel tanks were ruptured by bursting tyres on 6 separate occasions before the fatal accident | |
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| 2007 |
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| Feb.1 |
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. Eiffel Tower darkened to call attention to climate change. The report slight... | |
| 2006 |
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| Feb.15 |
Chirac orders 'toxic' warship home |
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| 2004 |
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| May.24 |
Paris may level airport terminal
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| May.23 |
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
| 2003 |
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| Nov.15 |
15 dead in liner gangway collapse
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| 2006 |
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| Oct.11 |
Train crash kills 12
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| 2004 |
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| Nov.10 |
Foreigners flee Ivory Coast The U.N. and France have begun mass evacuations of U.N. staff and foreign nationals following days of violence
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| Nov.7 |
France limits Ivory Coast pullout
| 2001 |
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| Aug.30 |
Refugees attempt Channel walk
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| 2001 |
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| May.19 |
Trapped cavers reach surface
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| May.17 |
8 potholers trapped
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| 2002 |
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| Dec.11 |
Europe's super rocket explodes French Guiana: New heavy-lift rocket Ariane 5-ESCA has failed on its maiden flight and exploded over the Atlantic three minutes later
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| 2001 |
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| Mar.14 |
UN warns of foot-mouth
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| Mar.13 |
Foot-and-mouth hits France
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| 2001 |
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| Sep.21 |
Factory blast kills 17
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