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2 Lithuanian climbers killed in French Alps avalanche
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| Jan.7 |
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French daredevil plummets to death in stunt gone wrong  Tancrede Melet, known for his high-risk slackline walks performed around the world, plummeted to this death Tuesday in a stunt gone wrong
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| Jan.13 |
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Avalanche swamps students in French Alps; 3 dead Scores of rescuers worked into the night Wednesday looking for victims of an avalanche that killed two teenagers and a Ukrainian skier
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| Jan.18 |
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Avalanche killed five French Foreign Legionnaires French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is to visit the site of an avalanche in the Alps that killed five French Foreign Legionnaires
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| Jan.31 |
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Experts in last attempt to salvage drifting ship off France A team of experts are expected to make a final attempt to salvage a cargo ship that has been adrift for five days before it runs aground
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| Feb.1 |
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Rescuers tow capsized cargo ship before it hits French coast Map of Landes France Rescuers have begun towing Modern Express ship that had been adrift for five days and was threatening to run aground in southwest France
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| Feb.27 |
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Lindsey Vonn suffers hairline knee fracture in crash
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| Mar.27 |
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Skier falls from lift in French Pyrenees
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| Jun.11 |
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Gareth Bale stars as Wales defeats Slovakia to make history
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| Jun.12 |
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 Euro 2016: Russia, England threatened with disqualification over violence Map of Marseille France| Russia and England could be kicked out of the championship if their supporters are involved in further acts of violence, UEFA has warned | |
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Euro 2016: England stunned by Russia equalizer as violence flares
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Northern Ireland loses out to Poland
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| Jun.13 |
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Spain's Gerard Pique header sinks Czech Republic
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| Jun.14 |
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  Portugal held to shock draw by tiny Iceland One in every 33rd Icelandic person was inside the Stade Geoffroy Guichard supporting their team against Portugal
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| Jun.17 |
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  Italy's defensive message gives Sweden deep burn Map of Stadium Municipal Toulouse France After the high of that Euro 2016 opening performance came victory in a drab 1-0 win over Sweden
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  Spain coasts into Euro 2016 knockout stage with rout of Turkey Two-time reigning European champion Spain is into the 2016 knockout stage with ease after a 3-0 rout of Turkey on Friday
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| Jun.18 |
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Lukaku, Witsel lead Belgium in Euro 2016 rebound vs. Ireland
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| Jun.19 |
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Albania beats Romania 1-0 for 1st Euro 2016 win
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| Jun.21 |
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Croatia stuns reigning champion Spain to top Group D
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| Jun.22 |
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 Ronaldo's roller-coaster Euro group stage ends with heroics Two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and one from Nani helped Portugal qualify alongside Group F winners Hungary after a frantic, fantastic game
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| Jun.26 |
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 Griezmann leads France back from deficit to beat Ireland Map of Lyon France Host France is through to the Euro 2016 quarterfinals after a nervy, come-from-behind 2-1 win over Ireland in Lyon
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  Belgium pulls away from Hungary, reaches Euro 2016 quarterfinals Map of Stadium Municipal Toulouse France Toby Alderweireld, Michy Batshuayi, Eden Hazard and Yannick Ferreira Carrasco all scored to help the Red Devils pull away in a 4-0 rout of Hungary
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| Jun.27 |
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Iceland knocked out England Map of Allianz Riviera Nice France| England suffered their worst humiliation since they were knocked out of the 1950 World Cup by USA in Brazil. England manager Roy Hodgson resigns | |
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| Jun.30 |
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 Portugal defeats Poland in penalty kicks to reach semifinal Map of Marseille France Portugal has reached in the semifinal of Euro 2016 without winning a single match inside 90 minutes in France. The latest success is after a 1-1 draw
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| Jul.6 |
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Ronaldo fires Portugal past Wales and into Euro 2016 final Map of Parc Olympique Lyonnais Lyon France| Ronaldo's second-half header and a strike by his former Manchester United teammate Nani secured a 2-0 win against Wales in Lyon | |
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| Jul.7 |
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 France stuns Germany to make Euro 2016 final Map of Stade V%E9lodrome Marseille France| As it did in 1984 and again in 1998, France reached the final of a home football tournament after stunning world champion Germany 2-0 | |
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| Jul.10 |
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 Tour de France 2016: Flying Froome takes yellow The defending champion made his surprise move after the final climb of the 8th stage, bursting clear over the top and then powering downhill
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| Jul.14 |
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85 dead as truck hits crowd in Nice  Map of Promenade des Anglais Nice France 307 more injured when a 19 tonne cargo truck was deliberately driven into crowds celebrating Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais
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| Jul.21 |
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Nice attack: Prosecutor says suspect had accomplices Truck attacker Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel received logistical support for his Bastille Day attack from five suspects who are now in custody
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| Jul.23 |
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 Tour de France: Chris Froome set to win third title Froome is set to become the first Briton to win three Tour de France titles after safely negotiating a rain-soaked penultimate stage in the ...
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| Aug.10 |
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Wildfires in southern France threaten Marseille Wildfires in southern France are threatening the city of Marseille, burning homes and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of residents
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| Aug.18 |
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France rail crash: Dozens hurt as train hits tree in hailstorm Dozens of people were hurt, eight of them seriously, when a regional train hit a tree uprooted during a hailstorm in the south of France
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French Alps cable cars rescue due to resume Map of Mont Blanc France An operation to rescue people trapped overnight in a series of cable cars is due to resume. 45 tourists spent Thursday night suspended
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