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| Jan.12 |
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Creditors back tsunami debt relief |
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| Jan.18 |
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Largest passenger jet unveiled 
The Airbus A380 has been introduced near the city of Toulouse, in the presence of 4 European leaders
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| Jan.24 |
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Bush, Chirac plan Brussels meeting |
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| Jan.28 |
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'Mad cow' disease found in goat |
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| Feb.8 |
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Rice: Time to fix U.S.-Europe rift |
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Top US team presses Nato on Iraq |
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| Feb.21 |
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Bush and Chirac find common ground
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| Feb.27 |
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Wife arrested over earl 'murder' |
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| Mar.1 |
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Reporter pleads for help in video |
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| Mar.3 |
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66 face child sex ring trial |
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| Mar.10 |
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Commuter chaos grips France |
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| Apr.14 |
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Many killed in hotel fire 20 people have died and about 50 people have been injured in a fire in central Paris
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Chirac makes case for EU treaty
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| Apr.15 |
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Hotel fire toll tops 20 |
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| Apr.27 |
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Airbus A380 completes test flight The world's largest passenger plane was circling the Bay of Biscay before returning to base
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| May.3 |
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Chirac urges French EU poll 'Yes |
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| May.9 |
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Le Guen quits Lyon after title win |
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| May.16 |
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Holiday strike hits commuters |
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| May.19 |
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Leaders call for 'Yes' |
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| May.21 |
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'The Child' wins top honor at Cannes |
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| May.23 |
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Champion Myskina beaten in opener |
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| May.26 |
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French EU vote battle nears end |
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| May.27 |
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French hold final EU vote rallies Supporters and opponents of the new EU constitution have held final rallies
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Venus lost to 15-year-old Karatantcheva |
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| May.28 |
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France begins crucial EU vote |
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| May.29 |
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EU referendum goes to French vote |
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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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| May.30 |
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Chirac set for government shakeup
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French spies appeal on NZ telecast |
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| May.31 |
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Villepin named new PM President Chirac has appointed Interior Minister to replace Jean-Pierre Raffarin as prime minister
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Henin-Hardenne sees off Sharapova |
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| Jun.1 |
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Airbus confirms super-jumbo delay |
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| Jun.2 |
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Henin-Hardenne cruises into final |
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Pierce reach final over Likhovtseva |
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| Jun.3 |
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Puerta in paradise with final date |
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Teenager Nadal knocks out Federer |
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| Jun.4 |
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Henin wins French Open
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Rescuers fight Alpine tunnel fire
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Chirac, Schroeder urge EU action |
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| Jun.5 |
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Nadal battles to French Open win
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| Jun.6 |
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Paris, London Olympic bids praised |
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| Jun.10 |
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Rift widens over EU contributions |
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| Jun.12 |
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French journalist freed |
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| Jun.13 |
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Air show opens with Airbus |
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| Jun.17 |
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EU 'in crisis' over talks failure| The budget talks broke down over a bitter row between the UK and France | |
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| Jun.28 |
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France gets nuclear fusion plant |
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| Jul.3 |
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Alonso powers to GP victory |
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Paris rule out London complaint |
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| Jul.4 |
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Second stage for sprint ace Boonen |
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| Jul.5 |
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Cities make final Olympic pleas |
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Armstrong yellow after rival falls |
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| Jul.12 |
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Armstrong leads after Alpine stage |
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| Jul.13 |
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Security boost for Bastille Day |
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| Jul.17 |
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Triumph for Armstrong and Hincapie |
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| Jul.23 |
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Armstrong nears historic Tour win |
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| Jul.24 |
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Armstrong stamps seventh Tour win| Lance ended his storybook career in Paris by winning a record seventh consecutive Tour de France title | |
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| Jul.27 |
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Sex ring members sentenced
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| Jul.31 |
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Ex-ECB chief Wim Duisenberg dies |
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| Aug.16 |
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160 believed dead in jet crash Map of Zulia Venezuela| The Colombian MD-82 aircraft carrying 160 people crashed in a remote area of western Venezuela | |
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| Aug.17 |
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Islanders mourn Venezuela crash victims
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| Aug.23 |
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Armstrong denies drug allegations |
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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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| Aug.27 |
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Fire survivors hold march
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| Aug.29 |
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Banned airlines lists published
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| |
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Immigrants die in new fire
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| Sep.3 |
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Apartment fire near Paris kills 12
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| Sep.8 |
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Report deepens Arafat death mystery
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| Sep.9 |
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Chirac 'to miss' UN world summit |
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Pierce, Clijsters advance to women's final |
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| Sep.13 |
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Lyon humble Real |
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| Sep.27 |
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Ex-Concorde chief faces probe
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| Oct.1 |
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Riot police storm ports in Corsica |
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| Oct.2 |
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France's Loeb clinches world title |
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| Oct.3 |
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One-day strike begins |
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| Oct.12 |
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France joy after Switzerland draw |
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| Oct.13 |
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Armenia heirs win $17m Axa payout |
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| Oct.16 |
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Pierce secures Kremlin Cup triumph |
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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
| The riots and violent clashes in October and November were involving mainly the burning of cars and public buildings by groups of youths. Events spread to poor housing projects in parts of France. The state of emergency was declared on November 8, and things went back to normal on November 17
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| Oct.27 |
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Tourist 'not carrying H5N1' |
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| Nov.1 |
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Sixth night of riots In the troubled suburbs police is firing rubber bullets and tear gas as they faced down gangs of youths
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| Nov.2 |
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Chirac urges calm as riots spread French President has warned of a 'dangerous situation' following a 6th night of violence in poor Paris suburbs
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Seventh night of violence
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| Nov.3 |
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Gunfire as riots intensify
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Rioters shoot at police Youths shot at police and firefighters and attacked trains despite more than 1,000 riot police patrolling the streets
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| Nov.4 |
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Riots spread beyond Paris Youths burned buildings and more than 500 vehicles in the 8hth consecutive night of rioting. 80 arrests were made
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No halt to urban violence |
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| Nov.5 |
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Crisis talks over riots
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| |
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Riots rage a 10th angry night Arson fires burned in the central and southern parts of the nation. 2 schools in Grigny were set ablaze
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| Nov.6 |
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Unrest reaches French capital
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Chirac in crisis talks on riots
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Chirac vows to punish rioters French President: The absolute priority is to reestablish security and public order
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Police shot by rioting mob
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| Nov.7 |
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Riots claim first victim Jean-Jacques Le Chenadec, 61, who was beaten by an attacker as he tried to put out a trash can fire has died
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| Nov.8 |
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Anti-riot powers extended
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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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| |
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Riots defy emergency plan
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| Nov.9 |
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Towns get emergency powers
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| Nov.11 |
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Paris bans weekend gatherings Police banned any gathering that might provoke disorder in city this weekend
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| Nov.12 |
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Riot erupts in Lyon city centre
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Paris on guard to prevent unrest |
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Pierce stuns Davenport to reach finals |
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| Nov.13 |
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Riot-hit Lyon bans public meeting |
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EU offers France aid after riots |
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| Nov.14 |
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Cabinet seeks to extend crisis law
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Mauresmo celebrates biggest title |
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Chirac vows firm action on unrest French government decided to ask Parliament to extend emergency powers for 3 months to quell unrest
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| Nov.15 |
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Lawmakers back new powers a draft law is extending emergency powers by 3 months to quell urban unrest
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| Nov.16 |
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Senate extends emergency |
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| |
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Heavy-lift Ariane flies skyward |
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| Nov.21 |
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Railworkers begin strike
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| Nov.23 |
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Chirac welcomes Merkel
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| Nov.29 |
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PM: 'Urgent' reform needed |
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| Nov.30 |
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AIDS considered 'greatest threat' |
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| Dec.1 |
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6 cleared over child sex |
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| Dec.2 |
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Face transplant woman thanks team Map of Amiens France The woman thanked her doctors when she awoke 24 hours after her surgery
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| Dec.4 |
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France vows to help cut African poverty |
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| Dec.10 |
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Walchhofer wins in Austrian sweep |
|
| Dec.18 |
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Dorfmeister extends World Cup lead |
|
| Dec.21 |
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Perfect day for weather satellite |
|
| Dec.28 |
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French hostage threatened in video |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Nov.6 |
Unrest reaches French capital
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Jan.12 |
Creditors back tsunami debt relief |
|
| Jan.28 |
'Mad cow' disease found in goat |
|
| Apr.14 |
Many killed in hotel fire 20 people have died and about 50 people have been injured in a fire in central Paris
|
| Apr.15 |
Hotel fire toll tops 20 |
|
| Jun.4 |
Rescuers fight Alpine tunnel fire
|
| Aug.16 |
160 believed dead in jet crash Map of Zulia Venezuela| The Colombian MD-82 aircraft carrying 160 people crashed in a remote area of western Venezuela | |
|
| Aug.17 |
Islanders mourn Venezuela crash victims
|
| Aug.25 |
Apartment fire kills 16 A massive fire has swept through a 7-story building shortly after midnight
|
| Aug.27 |
Fire survivors hold march
|
| Aug.29 |
Banned airlines lists published
|
| Aug.29 |
Immigrants die in new fire
|
| Sep.3 |
Apartment fire near Paris kills 12
|
| Sep.27 |
Ex-Concorde chief faces probe
|
| Oct.27 |
Tourist 'not carrying H5N1' |
|
| Nov.30 |
AIDS considered 'greatest threat' |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| May.9 |
Le Guen quits Lyon after title win |
|
| May.23 |
Champion Myskina beaten in opener |
|
| May.27 |
Venus lost to 15-year-old Karatantcheva |
|
| May.31 |
Henin-Hardenne sees off Sharapova |
|
| Jun.2 |
Henin-Hardenne cruises into final |
|
| Jun.2 |
Pierce reach final over Likhovtseva |
|
| Jun.3 |
Puerta in paradise with final date |
|
| Jun.3 |
Teenager Nadal knocks out Federer |
|
| Jun.4 |
Henin wins French Open
|
| Jun.5 |
Nadal battles to French Open win
|
| Jun.6 |
Paris, London Olympic bids praised |
|
| Jul.3 |
Alonso powers to GP victory |
|
| Jul.3 |
Paris rule out London complaint |
|
| Jul.4 |
Second stage for sprint ace Boonen |
|
| Jul.5 |
Cities make final Olympic pleas |
|
| Jul.5 |
Armstrong yellow after rival falls |
|
| Jul.12 |
Armstrong leads after Alpine stage |
|
| Jul.17 |
Triumph for Armstrong and Hincapie |
|
| Jul.23 |
Armstrong nears historic Tour win |
|
| Jul.24 |
Armstrong stamps seventh Tour win| Lance ended his storybook career in Paris by winning a record seventh consecutive Tour de France title | |
|
| Aug.23 |
Armstrong denies drug allegations |
|
| Sep.9 |
Pierce, Clijsters advance to women's final |
|
| Sep.13 |
Lyon humble Real |
|
| Oct.2 |
France's Loeb clinches world title |
|
| Oct.12 |
France joy after Switzerland draw |
|
| Oct.16 |
Pierce secures Kremlin Cup triumph |
|
| Nov.12 |
Pierce stuns Davenport to reach finals |
|
| Nov.14 |
Mauresmo celebrates biggest title |
|
| Dec.10 |
Walchhofer wins in Austrian sweep |
|
| Dec.18 |
Dorfmeister extends World Cup lead |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Jan.12 |
Creditors back tsunami debt relief |
|
| Jan.18 |
Largest passenger jet unveiled The Airbus A380 has been introduced near the city of Toulouse, in the presence of 4 European leaders
|
| Mar.10 |
Commuter chaos grips France |
|
| Apr.27 |
Airbus A380 completes test flight The world's largest passenger plane was circling the Bay of Biscay before returning to base
|
| May.16 |
Holiday strike hits commuters |
|
| May.21 |
'The Child' wins top honor at Cannes |
|
| Jun.1 |
Airbus confirms super-jumbo delay |
|
| Jun.13 |
Air show opens with Airbus |
|
| Jun.28 |
France gets nuclear fusion plant |
|
| Jul.31 |
Ex-ECB chief Wim Duisenberg dies |
|
| Aug.29 |
Banned airlines lists published
|
| Oct.1 |
Riot police storm ports in Corsica |
|
| Oct.3 |
One-day strike begins |
|
| Oct.13 |
Armenia heirs win $17m Axa payout |
|
| Nov.21 |
Railworkers begin strike
|
| Dec.2 |
Face transplant woman thanks team Map of Amiens France The woman thanked her doctors when she awoke 24 hours after her surgery
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Feb.27 |
Wife arrested over earl 'murder' |
|
| Mar.1 |
Reporter pleads for help in video |
|
| Mar.3 |
66 face child sex ring trial |
|
| May.30 |
French spies appeal on NZ telecast |
|
| Jun.12 |
French journalist freed |
|
| Jul.27 |
Sex ring members sentenced
|
| Oct.26 |
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
| The riots and violent clashes in October and November were involving mainly the burning of cars and public buildings by groups of youths. Events spread to poor housing projects in parts of France. The state of emergency was declared on November 8, and things went back to normal on November 17
|
| |
|
| Nov.1 |
Sixth night of riots In the troubled suburbs police is firing rubber bullets and tear gas as they faced down gangs of youths
|
| Nov.2 |
Seventh night of violence
|
| Nov.3 |
Gunfire as riots intensify
|
| Nov.3 |
Rioters shoot at police Youths shot at police and firefighters and attacked trains despite more than 1,000 riot police patrolling the streets
|
| Nov.4 |
Riots spread beyond Paris Youths burned buildings and more than 500 vehicles in the 8hth consecutive night of rioting. 80 arrests were made
|
| Nov.4 |
No halt to urban violence |
|
| Nov.5 |
Riots rage a 10th angry night Arson fires burned in the central and southern parts of the nation. 2 schools in Grigny were set ablaze
|
| Nov.6 |
Police shot by rioting mob
|
| Nov.7 |
Riots claim first victim Jean-Jacques Le Chenadec, 61, who was beaten by an attacker as he tried to put out a trash can fire has died
|
| Nov.8 |
Anti-riot powers extended
|
| Nov.8 |
Riots defy emergency plan
|
| Nov.11 |
Paris bans weekend gatherings Police banned any gathering that might provoke disorder in city this weekend
|
| Nov.12 |
Riot erupts in Lyon city centre
|
| Nov.12 |
Paris on guard to prevent unrest |
|
| Nov.13 |
Riot-hit Lyon bans public meeting |
|
| Dec.1 |
6 cleared over child sex |
|
| Dec.28 |
French hostage threatened in video |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Jan.24 |
Bush, Chirac plan Brussels meeting |
|
| Feb.8 |
Rice: Time to fix U.S.-Europe rift |
|
| Feb.8 |
Top US team presses Nato on Iraq |
|
| Feb.21 |
Bush and Chirac find common ground
|
| Mar.1 |
Reporter pleads for help in video |
|
| Apr.14 |
Chirac makes case for EU treaty
|
| May.3 |
Chirac urges French EU poll 'Yes |
|
| May.19 |
Leaders call for 'Yes' |
|
| May.26 |
French EU vote battle nears end |
|
| May.27 |
French hold final EU vote rallies Supporters and opponents of the new EU constitution have held final rallies
|
| May.28 |
France begins crucial EU vote |
|
| May.29 |
EU referendum goes to French vote |
|
| May.29 |
French voters reject EU charter| By 56% voters have overwhelmingly rejected the European Union's proposed constitution in a key referendum | |
|
| May.30 |
Chirac set for government shakeup
|
| May.30 |
French spies appeal on NZ telecast |
|
| May.31 |
Villepin named new PM President Chirac has appointed Interior Minister to replace Jean-Pierre Raffarin as prime minister
|
| Jun.4 |
Chirac, Schroeder urge EU action |
|
| Jun.10 |
Rift widens over EU contributions |
|
| Jun.12 |
French journalist freed |
|
| Jun.17 |
EU 'in crisis' over talks failure| The budget talks broke down over a bitter row between the UK and France | |
|
| Jul.13 |
Security boost for Bastille Day |
|
| Jul.31 |
Ex-ECB chief Wim Duisenberg dies |
|
| Aug.17 |
Islanders mourn Venezuela crash victims
|
| Aug.27 |
Fire survivors hold march
|
| Sep.8 |
Report deepens Arafat death mystery
|
| Sep.9 |
Chirac 'to miss' UN world summit |
|
| Oct.1 |
Riot police storm ports in Corsica |
|
| Nov.2 |
Chirac urges calm as riots spread French President has warned of a 'dangerous situation' following a 6th night of violence in poor Paris suburbs
|
| Nov.5 |
Crisis talks over riots
|
| Nov.6 |
Chirac in crisis talks on riots
|
| Nov.6 |
Chirac vows to punish rioters French President: The absolute priority is to reestablish security and public order
|
| Nov.8 |
Anti-riot powers extended
|
| Nov.8 |
Government declared state of emergency Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin: the republic 'at an hour of truth'
|
| Nov.9 |
Towns get emergency powers
|
| Nov.13 |
EU offers France aid after riots |
|
| Nov.14 |
Cabinet seeks to extend crisis law
|
| Nov.14 |
Chirac vows firm action on unrest French government decided to ask Parliament to extend emergency powers for 3 months to quell unrest
|
| Nov.15 |
Lawmakers back new powers a draft law is extending emergency powers by 3 months to quell urban unrest
|
| Nov.16 |
Senate extends emergency |
|
| Nov.16 |
Heavy-lift Ariane flies skyward |
|
| Nov.23 |
Chirac welcomes Merkel
|
| Nov.29 |
PM: 'Urgent' reform needed |
|
| Dec.4 |
France vows to help cut African poverty |
|
| Dec.21 |
Perfect day for weather satellite |
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