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Clashes in Paris as thousands march against Israel offensive
Clashes erupted in Paris on Sunday as thousands of people protested against Israel and in support of residents in the Gaza Strip, where a six-day conflict has left 168 Palestinians dead. Several thousand demonstrators walked calmly through the streets of Paris behind a large banner that read "Total Support for the Struggle of the Palestinian People".
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French blogger fined over review's Google search placing
A French judge has ruled against a blogger because her scathing restaurant review was too prominent in Google search results. The judge ordered that the post's title be amended and told the blogger Caroline Doudet to pay damages. Ms Doudet said the decision made it a crime to be highly ranked on search engines.
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France become first country in world to ban pro-Palestine demos
France's Socialist government provoked outrage today by becoming the first in the world to ban protests against Israeli action in Palestine. In what is viewed as an outrageous attack on democracy, Socialist Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said mass demonstrations planned for the weekend should be halted. Mr Cazeneuve said there was a ‘threat to public order’, while opponents said he was ‘criminalising’ popular support of the Palestinian people.
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Tour de France chronicle: Start towns and driving are religious experiences
The best parts about experiencing the Tour de France are outside the course itself, from the endearing scene before every race to the bliss of driving through one of the world's most eclectic landscapes.
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Plot To Poison Famed French Wine Makes For Gripping (Pinot) Noir
Romanée-Conti — a legendary French vineyard — produces one of the most elegant and extravagantly-priced wines in the world. In January 2010, proprietor Aubert de Villaine received a threat to his livelihood, if not his life: Pay more than 1 million euros in ransom, or his Burgundy vines would be poisoned. Maximillian Potter first wrote about this plot for Vanity Fair and has now authored a book called Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World's Greatest Wine.
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Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali Wins the 2014 Tour de France
Vincenzo Nibali emerged on Sunday from a Tour de France marked by inclement weather and almost cruel eliminations of other favorites as the race’s first Italian winner in 16 years.
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J'adore Paris
I recently embarked on a three week trip to Paris, to try and capture the city in all its glory. I had never visited the city before, and was quickly struck with how beautiful it is. My aim was to capture the classic sights; ornate buildings and typical Parisian activities, and contrast that to the modern business side, towering glass glad skyscrapers and fast paced life.
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Madame Claude and Her High-Profile Client List: John Kennedy, de Gaulle, and Onassis
Those who knew the enigmatic Frenchwoman recall how she turned prostitution into a luxury trade, stood trial in Paris in 1992, then vanished—seemingly forever.
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French government dissolved amid turmoil among ministers
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls presented President Francois Hollande with the resignation of the current government, the French presidency said.
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French Government Resigns
France's Prime Minister Manuel Valls presented the resignation of his government to the president on Monday, Francois Hollande's office said in a statement. The statement said a new government would be formed on Tuesday in line with the "direction he (the president) has defined for our country."
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Paris Through Pentax
Discover the city of love through a legendary camera, the Pentax 67.
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16% of French Citizens Support ISIS, Poll Finds
One in six French citizens sympathises with the Islamist militant group ISIS, also known as Islamic State, a poll released this week found.
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt wed in France: family statement
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, the glamorous Hollywood couple dubbed "Brangelina" in tabloid headlines, were married in France, according to a family statement on Thursday. Pitt, 50, and Jolie, 39, were wed on Saturday in a small chapel in Chateau Miraval in a non-denominational civil ceremony, according to the statement provided by publicist Martin Torres.
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Two Teenage Girls Arrested Over French Synagogue Suicide Bomb Plot
Two teenage girls have been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to blow up a synagogue in Lyon, French news websites have reported. According to JSS News and Europe 1, a source from the French security agency the Central Directorate of Homeland Intelligence revealed that two Muslim girls, aged 15 and 17, were arrested in the Tarbes and Venissieux neighbourhoods a week ago, after authorities uncovered a plan to carry out a suicide bombing inside the Great Synagogue of Lyon.
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France raises possibility of military action on Islamic State
French President Francois Hollande raised the possibility on Wednesday of carrying out military action against Islamic State.
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Boost for far right Le Pen as poll finds she would triumph in presidential election
The leader of the Front National would beat all of her rivals in the first round of a presidential poll - but would still struggle to win the top job
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Unlocking the Mystery of Paris' Most Secret Underground Society (combined)
Part I: Entrances On August 23, 2004, they discovered a cinema 60 feet beneath Paris.
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France Ready to Participate in Iraq Airstrikes
France offered Wednesday to take part in airstrikes against extremist fighters in Iraq if needed, but insisted on a more careful tack for Syria. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius called for international mobilization against militants from the Islamic State group, which he called "this transnational danger that could reach all the way to our soil."
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France says 930 citizens or residents involved 'in jihad'
Around 930 French citizens or residents, including at least 60 women, are either actively engaged in jihad in Iraq and Syria or are planning to go there, the interior minister said Sunday.
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France Launches Airstrikes Against Islamic State in Iraq
France says its fighter jets have successfully carried out the country's first airstrikes against Islamic State insurgents inside Iraq. The office of French President Francois Hollande said Rafale jets launched a strike against a militant logistics depot in northeastern Iraq, adding that it was destroyed completely.
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