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Man kills himself in front of tourists at Notre Dame Cathedral| Paris: 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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French building collapse 'kills two' 
At least two people have died after an explosion partly destroyed a block of flats in the northern French city of Reims, officials say
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French fisherman survives Australian croc attack Yoann Galeran has survived an attack by a young crocodile off the coast of northern Australia
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France house fire kills children
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Bogus pilot caught in US jet cockpit. Philadelphia
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Europe faces more snow travel chaos. Paris
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Bid to stop French foul gas leak
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Solo yachtsman rescued after three days adrift. Australia
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Continental cleared over Concorde crash Paris: A French appeals court has cleared US airline Continental of criminal blame for the July 2000 crash of a Concorde jet shortly after take-off...
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At least 9 dead in France avalanche |
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| Jul.5 |
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Pilots blamed for Air France disaster 
Paris: 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 and Analysis said
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Ex-France Telecom CEO probed over suicides |
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France reign in Ukraine rain |
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Nadal quest halted by rain |
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French rally car crash kills two |
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5 dead in avalanche in Norway
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Power fault brings Eurostar chaos. England
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| Dec.23 |
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France recommends implant removal |
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| Dec.6 |
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French Alpine glaciers in retreat |
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| Nov.8 |
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153 bodies identified from 2009 crash |
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| Oct.18 |
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Plane crash killed 8 Europeans |
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| Oct.14 |
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AF447 pilot: Damn it, we're going to crash |
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Explosion reported at French nuclear site Southern France: An oven exploded Monday at a nuclear site in France, killing 1 person and injuring 4. There was no radioactive leak or waste released
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| Jul.29 |
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Aircraft's recorders give insight into crash |
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Germany's E. coli resurfaces in France |
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6 bodies found in French Alps. Southern France
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| May.27 |
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Air France crash pilots lost speed data Paris: The flight from Rio de Janeiro in 2009 plummeted because pilots lost vital speed data, France's Bureau of Investigation and Analysis
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| May.1 |
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Air France crash 'memory unit' recovered. Northeastern Brazil
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| Apr.27 |
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Air France flight recorder found. Northeastern Brazil
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| Apr.12 |
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Air France crash jet's tail found. Northeastern Brazil
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| Dec.25 |
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Conditions improve at European airports. Paris
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Paris cancels half of flights
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| Dec.7 |
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French Haiti cholera report 'inconclusive'
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| Oct.30 |
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Antarctic copter crash kills four French |
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| May.6 |
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Searchers zero in on Air France wreckage |
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| Feb.28 |
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France declares storms 'national disaster' |
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Storm batters Europe, at least 51 dead| A winter storm named 'Xynthia' battered the western coast of Europe, its high winds downing trees and power lines. Forty of the victims died in western France, where many d... | |
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France to resume 'black box' hunt |
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| Aug.2 |
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Scientists find new strain of HIV. Paris
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| Jul.18 |
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Tour de France spectator killed |
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| Jul.2 |
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Air France jet 'broke on impact'. Paris
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| Jul.1 |
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Teen plane survivor recovers in hospital. Comoros
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France reverses 'black box' claim |
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| Jun.30 |
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France 'banned Yemen crash plane' |
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| Jun.26 |
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Search ends for Air France dead |
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| Jun.21 |
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Atlantic crash bodies identified |
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| Jun.11 |
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Air France CEO disputes crash theory |
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| Jun.10 |
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Air crash bodies heading to DNA lab |
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| Jun.9 |
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41 bodies recovered from Air France crash |
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Air France bodies returned to land. Northeastern Brazil
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| Jun.8 |
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Air France tail section recovered Northeastern Brazil: A Brazilian search team has recovered a large tail section of the jet that crashed a week ago over the Atlantic with 228 people on board
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More bodies found from Air France crash |
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Bodies found from missing Air France plane Northeastern Brazil: Three more bodies were found from the crash of the plane. More bodies could be seen and could be recovered within hours
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| Jun.6 |
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Air France replaces speed sensors |
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Missing plane sent 24 error messages |
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| Jun.4 |
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Debris found not from Air France plane. Brazil
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| Jun.3 |
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Plane's recorders may never be found. Paris
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Plane searchers spot ocean debris. Brazil
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| Jun.1 |
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Atlantic searched for lost plane. Brazil
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Air France plane crashed Map of Northeastern Brazil Northeastern Brazil: The Airbus A330-200 with 228 people aboard reported electrical problems in stormy weather before it lost contact
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British, French nuclear submarines collide United Kingdom: A British Royal Navy nuclear submarine HMS Vanguard and its French Le Triomphant collided while on operations in the Atlantic Ocean
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| Jan.24 |
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1.5 million homes suffered power cuts |
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| Jan.18 |
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French copter crash off Gabon kills 7 |
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Fire breaks out in channel tunnel Thousands of passengers and truckers are stranded in France and England after a fire broke out in the undersea tunnel linking the two countr...
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| Aug.9 |
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14 killed in French Polynesia air crash |
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| Jul.22 |
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Bus crash kills 26 Polish pilgrims 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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| 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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| Nov.4 |
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Power cuts strike western Europe
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| Oct.11 |
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Train crash kills 12 |
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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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| Sep.3 |
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Apartment fire near Paris kills 12 |
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| Aug.29 |
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Immigrants die in new fire. Paris
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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 |
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| Aug.16 |
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160 believed dead in jet crash Map of Zulia Venezuela  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. Southern France
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| Apr.15 |
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Hotel fire toll tops 20 |
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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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| Nov.10 |
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Foreigners flee Ivory Coast
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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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| Aug.18 |
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Heat crisis: French official quits |
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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 Blan... | |
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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
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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 |
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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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| Sep.22 |
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Anger at Toulouse blast location |
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| Sep.21 |
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Factory blast kills 17 |
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| May.17 |
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8 potholers trapped |
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| Mar.13 |
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Foot-and-mouth hits France |
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| Jan.5 |
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Concorde tanks burst 6 times |
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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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| 2013 |
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| Mar.31 |
France house fire kills children
| 2008 |
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| Sep.11 |
Fire breaks out in channel tunnel Thousands of passengers and truckers are stranded in France and England after a fire broke out in the undersea tunnel linking the two countr...
| 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
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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. Southern France
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| Apr.15 |
Hotel fire toll tops 20 |
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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
| 2002 |
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| Nov.5 |
12 dead in train fire |
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| 2012 |
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| May.19 |
French rally car crash kills two |
| 2009 |
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| Jul.18 |
Tour de France spectator killed |
| 2007 |
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| Jul.22 |
Bus crash kills 26 Polish pilgrims 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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| 2011 |
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| Dec.23 |
France recommends implant removal |
|
| Jun.26 |
Germany's E. coli resurfaces in France |
| 2010 |
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| Dec.7 |
French Haiti cholera report 'inconclusive'
| 2006 |
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| Feb.24 |
France confirms bird flu strain |
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| Feb.18 |
France confirms presence of H5N1 |
| 2003 |
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| Sep.26 |
Overdose kills right-to-die man |
|
| Jun.26 |
Footballer Foe died during game |
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| 2013 |
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| Jan.20 |
Solo yachtsman rescued after three days adrift. Australia
| 2009 |
|
| Feb.16 |
British, French nuclear submarines collide United Kingdom: A British Royal Navy nuclear submarine HMS Vanguard and its French Le Triomphant collided while on operations in the Atlantic Ocean
| 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
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| 2012 |
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| Mar.5 |
Power fault brings Eurostar chaos. England
| 2009 |
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| Jan.24 |
1.5 million homes suffered power cuts |
| 2006 |
|
| Nov.4 |
Power cuts strike western Europe
|
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| 2013 |
|
| Mar.13 |
Europe faces more snow travel chaos. Paris
| 2012 |
|
| Jun.15 |
France reign in Ukraine rain |
|
| Jun.10 |
Nadal quest halted by rain |
| 2011 |
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| Dec.6 |
French Alpine glaciers in retreat |
| 2010 |
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| Dec.25 |
Conditions improve at European airports. Paris
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| Dec.24 |
Paris cancels half of flights
|
| Feb.28 |
France declares storms 'national disaster' |
|
| Feb.28 |
Storm batters Europe, at least 51 dead| A winter storm named 'Xynthia' battered the western coast of Europe, its high winds downing trees and power lines. Forty of the victims died in western France, where many d... | |
| 2003 |
|
| Aug.18 |
Heat crisis: French official quits |
|
| 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 Blan... | |
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| Aug.12 |
Paris heat wave 'kills 100' |
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| 2009 |
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| Aug.2 |
Scientists find new strain of HIV. Paris
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| 2013 |
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| Apr.21 |
French fisherman survives Australian croc attack Yoann Galeran has survived an attack by a young crocodile off the coast of northern Australia
|
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| 2013 |
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| Mar.22 |
Bogus pilot caught in US jet cockpit. Philadelphia
| 2012 |
|
| Nov.29 |
Continental cleared over Concorde crash Paris: A French appeals court has cleared US airline Continental of criminal blame for the July 2000 crash of a Concorde jet shortly after take-off...
|
| Jul.5 |
Pilots blamed for Air France disaster Paris: 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 and Analysis said
| 2011 |
|
| Nov.8 |
153 bodies identified from 2009 crash |
|
| Oct.18 |
Plane crash killed 8 Europeans |
|
| Oct.14 |
AF447 pilot: Damn it, we're going to crash |
|
| Jul.29 |
Aircraft's recorders give insight into crash |
|
| May.27 |
Air France crash pilots lost speed data Paris: The flight from Rio de Janeiro in 2009 plummeted because pilots lost vital speed data, France's Bureau of Investigation and Analysis
|
| May.1 |
Air France crash 'memory unit' recovered. Northeastern Brazil
|
| Apr.27 |
Air France flight recorder found. Northeastern Brazil
|
| Apr.12 |
Air France crash jet's tail found. Northeastern Brazil
| 2010 |
|
| Oct.30 |
Antarctic copter crash kills four French |
|
| May.6 |
Searchers zero in on Air France wreckage |
| 2009 |
|
| Dec.12 |
France to resume 'black box' hunt |
|
| Jul.2 |
Air France jet 'broke on impact'. Paris
|
| Jul.1 |
Teen plane survivor recovers in hospital. Comoros
|
| Jul.1 |
France reverses 'black box' claim |
|
| Jun.30 |
France 'banned Yemen crash plane' |
|
| Jun.26 |
Search ends for Air France dead |
|
| Jun.21 |
Atlantic crash bodies identified |
|
| Jun.11 |
Air France CEO disputes crash theory |
|
| Jun.10 |
Air crash bodies heading to DNA lab |
|
| Jun.9 |
41 bodies recovered from Air France crash |
|
| Jun.9 |
Air France bodies returned to land. Northeastern Brazil
|
| Jun.8 |
Air France tail section recovered Northeastern Brazil: A Brazilian search team has recovered a large tail section of the jet that crashed a week ago over the Atlantic with 228 people on board
|
| Jun.8 |
More bodies found from Air France crash |
|
| Jun.7 |
Bodies found from missing Air France plane Northeastern Brazil: Three more bodies were found from the crash of the plane. More bodies could be seen and could be recovered within hours
|
| Jun.6 |
Air France replaces speed sensors |
|
| Jun.6 |
Missing plane sent 24 error messages |
|
| Jun.4 |
Debris found not from Air France plane. Brazil
|
| Jun.3 |
Plane's recorders may never be found. Paris
|
| Jun.2 |
Plane searchers spot ocean debris. Brazil
|
| Jun.1 |
Atlantic searched for lost plane. Brazil
|
| Jun.1 |
Air France plane crashed Map of Northeastern Brazil Northeastern Brazil: The Airbus A330-200 with 228 people aboard reported electrical problems in stormy weather before it lost contact
| The plane sent an automatic message signaling an electric circuit failure as it hit turbulence
|
| |
|
| Jan.18 |
French copter crash off Gabon kills 7 |
| 2007 |
|
| Aug.9 |
14 killed in French Polynesia air crash |
| 2005 |
|
| Aug.17 |
Islanders mourn Venezuela crash victims |
|
| Aug.16 |
160 believed dead in jet crash Map of Zulia Venezuela| Venezuela: The Colombian MD-82 aircraft carrying 160 people crashed in a remote area of western Venezuela | |
| 2004 |
|
| 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 |
|
| Jan.5 |
Concorde tanks burst 6 times |
| 2000 |
|
| Jul.25 |
Concorde crash kills 113 Paris: Fuel tanks were ruptured by bursting tyres on 6 separate occasions before the fatal accident
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Jan.22 |
Bid to stop French foul gas leak
| 2007 |
|
| 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
| 2001 |
|
| Sep.22 |
Anger at Toulouse blast location |
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Apr. 28 |
French building collapse 'kills two' At least two people have died after an explosion partly destroyed a block of flats in the northern French city of Reims, officials say
| 2004 |
|
| May.24 |
Paris may level airport terminal |
|
| 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 |
|
| Nov.15 |
15 dead in liner gangway collapse |
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Tue. |
Man kills himself in front of tourists at Notre Dame Cathedral| Paris: Dominique Venner, 78, a right-wing historian and author killed himself inside the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in front of horrified tourists | |
| 2012 |
|
| Jul.4 |
Ex-France Telecom CEO probed over suicides |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Jul.12 |
At least 9 dead in France avalanche |
|
| Mar.19 |
5 dead in avalanche in Norway
| 2011 |
|
| Jun.26 |
6 bodies found in French Alps. Southern France
|
|
| 2004 |
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| Nov.10 |
Foreigners flee Ivory Coast
|
| Nov.7 |
France limits Ivory Coast pullout |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Oct.11 |
Train crash kills 12 |
|
|
| 2001 |
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| May.17 |
8 potholers trapped |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Dec.11 |
Europe's super rocket explodes |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Mar.13 |
Foot-and-mouth hits France |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Sep.12 |
Explosion reported at French nuclear site Southern France: An oven exploded Monday at a nuclear site in France, killing 1 person and injuring 4. There was no radioactive leak or waste released
| 2001 |
|
| Sep.21 |
Factory blast kills 17 |
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