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Ex-Prime Minister guilty of corruption A court has found Alain Juppe guilty of involvement in a party funding scam in Paris in the 1980s and 1990s
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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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| Feb.27 |
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France calls for Aristide to quit
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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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Probes into airport roof collapse
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| May.24 |
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Paris may level airport terminal Airport officials are considering tearing down a futuristic new terminal following the collapse of part of its roof
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| Jun.5 |
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Myskina takes French title
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Bush arrived in Paris President is in a 36-hour European trip to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy
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| Jun.6 |
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Gaudio claims French crown Gaston Gaudio fought back from 2 sets down to win a bizarre final as Coria apparently suffered with cramp
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| Jul.25 |
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Armstrong wins 6th Tour de France Armstrong, bettered the 5 Tour wins of cycling greats Merckx, Anquetil, Hinault and Miguel Indurain
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| Oct.29 |
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Ailing Arafat arrives in Paris| A helicopter carrying Palestinian leader landed after leaving his West Bank compound for the first time in 3 years | | |
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| Oct.30 |
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Questions swirl around Arafat's health The PLO said Palestinian leader was getting better as he underwent medical examination at a Paris hospital
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| Nov.3 |
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Arafat's health 'suffers setback' Palestinian envoy Leila Shahid said that Palestinian leader health has deteriorated
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| Nov.4 |
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Arafat 'in critical condition'| Palestinian leader is at a Paris military hospital after drifting in and out of consciousness throughout the night | |
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Arafat 'alive but gravely ill' Within the last 24 hours, Palestinian leader's condition has deteriorated considerably
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| Nov.5 |
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Arafat on life support Arafat, 75, was being kept alive by machines while officials negotiate over where he should be buried
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Arafat 'stable' - French doctors A spokesman at the hospital says there has been no change in his condition which is now considered to be stable
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Arafat remains in critical state The Palestinian leader remains critically ill in a hospital as uncertainty mounts over who might succeed him if he dies
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| Nov.8 |
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Palestinian leaders in Paris to visit Arafat Senior Palestinians who have been running the government landed to visit the ailing leader
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| Nov.9 |
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Palestinian PM visits Arafat Ahmed Qorei was permitted to see ailing Palestinian leader, after hospital officials said Arafat's condition had worsened
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| Nov.10 |
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Palestinians plan Arafat funeral With Palestinian leader gravely ill in a Paris hospital, Palestinian officials were making plans for his funeral and burial
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'Final hours' for Yasser Arafat French Prime Minister Raffarin: Yasser Arafat is in his 'final hours'
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Arafat died The veteran Palestinian leader has died in a Paris hospital. There is no clear line of succession
| Yasser Arafat led Palestinian struggle for more than 40 years. He had been in a coma since November 3 and suffered a brain hemorrhage
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| Nov.11 |
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Arafat's body begins final return The body of Palestinian leader has begun its return to the Middle East from the Paris hospital
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| Nov.22 |
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Arafat nephew: No poison found Nasser al-Kidwa, the observer at the United Nations, has said his uncle's medical records show no cause of death
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| Dec.22 |
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Former Iraq hostages back in Paris 2 French journalists taken hostage by an insurgency group in August received a joyful greeting
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