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  1. No Warranty

    French president promises law to make viewing "hate sites" an offense

    The terrorist attacks by an Al Qaeda-influenced gunman may signal a new wave of Internet surveillance in France. New laws have been proposed by French president Nicolas Sarkozy in his effort to create a "civilized Internet." On Thursday, Sarkozy used a televised address to propose a new set of...
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    French journalist killed in Syria (AP)

    AP - A reporter for France 2 TV was killed Wednesday in an attack while covering violence in the restive Syrian city of Homs, the French Foreign Minister and the network said. More...
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    Quebec campaign to boost French on signs

    Quebec's language inspectors are launching a campaign designed to boost the visibility of French language on commercial signs. More...
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    Banks drag Wall Street lower on Europe debt

    Fear returned to Wall Street on Wednesday, sending the S&P 500 to another 4 percent decline, triggered by worries that Europe's debt crisis could engulf French banks and spill onto the U.S. financial sector. Trading was once again marked by sharp moves on heavy volume. For a fifth straight day...
  5. CASPER

    2 French journalists return from hostage ordeal

    PARIS (AP) — Two journalists held hostage by the Taliban for 18 months in Afghanistan came home to France on Thursday to an emotional welcome and nationwide relief, but dogged by questions surrounding their liberation. Television reporter Herve Ghesquiere, 47, tears of joy in his eyes...
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    Clijsters stunned in Paris; Sharapova comes back

    PARIS – There were plenty of excuses available for Kim Clijsters after a stunning collapse in the second round of the French Open against a woman ranked 114th. In assessing her 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 loss to Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands on Thursday, the second-seeded Clijsters could have pointed to...
  7. Scammer

    Stolen Degas to be returned to France

    -- A 19th-century artwork by French artist Edgar Degas will be handed back to the French government Friday -- nearly four decades after it was stolen. The painting, "Blanchisseuses souffrant des dent" ("Laundry Women with Toothache,") was taken in 1973 from the Malraux Museum in Le Havre, in...
  8. Scammer

    French hostages in Niger 'executed'

    - Two French citizens who were kidnapped in Niger's capital were killed -- apparently executed by their abductors -- during an attempted rescue mission, the French Defense Ministry said Sunday. "During this rescue operation, the two hostages were killed, probably executed by their kidnappers...
  9. Scammer

    Renault spying: 3 executives suspended

    - Renault has suspended three executives suspected of "misconduct" following an investigation, an official with the French automaker said. "Renault decided to take action because these are serious acts concerning people with extremely strategic positions at the Group," Christian Husson, general...
  10. Scammer

    Militants demand France pullout from Afghanistan for hostage safety

    France must pull its troops from Afghanistan if it wants to ensure the well-being of five French nationals taken hostage in Niger, the head of al Qaeda's north African wing said. "If you want safety for your citizens who are held captive by us, then you must move quickly to take your soldiers...
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    Sarkozy reappoints French prime minister a day after resignation

    Francois Fillon (right), who had resigned with his entire Cabinet, will form a new government. Paris, France -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy reappointed Francois Fillon as prime minister on Sunday, a day after Fillon resigned. The prime minister, who had resigned with his entire Cabinet...
  12. Scammer

    French brothers arrested on terror charges

    Paris, France -- Two French brothers were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act, Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said Thursday. "These are serious counts. They are being questioned at this moment," he said in an interview for France 2 television. He would not say what...
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    Helicopter crash kills four French nationals

    Four French nationals aboard a helicopter that crashed in Antarctica did not survive, rescuers said Saturday. The helicopter went missing on Thursday evening. French and Australian crews are conducting recovery operations, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said in a statement. The...
  14. Scammer

    Controversial French reform bill one step away from becoming law

    http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/10/22/bittermann.france.retirement.cnn http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/10/22/black.paris.friday.cnn http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/10/21/ctw.intv.trad.cnn Paris, France -- After weeks of protests that brought millions of demonstrators...
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    Strikes cost France hundreds of millions a day, minister says

    Paris, France -- Strikes in France cost the country 200 to 400 million euros ($280 to $560 million) per day, plus "immaterial" and "moral" damages, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said Monday. French workers staged a series of rolling strikes and demonstrations this month and last...
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    French Senate approves pension reform measure

    http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/10/21/bs.black.france.police.cnn Paris, France -- The French Senate Friday defied tens of thousands of protesters and approved its version of a controversial pension reform measure with a vote of 177-153, bringing the package one step closer to...
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    Protesters block airport as French pension fury grows

    Paris, France -- Some 200 demonstrators blocked France's Marseille-Provence airport for more than three hours Thursday as strikes and protests continued across the country, trade unions said. A large rally was scheduled for central Paris in the afternoon as demonstrators stepped up protests...
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    French mass protests show no sign of ending

    More than a million people are expected to rally in France for another day Wednesday to protest planned pension reforms. The government is working to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62 and make other changes to the pension system. About 1.1 million people have demonstrated across the...
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    Protesters rally across France over pension reforms

    Paris, France -- France entered a fifth day of nationwide strikes Saturday as tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets, rallying against a government proposal to raise the national retirement age to 62. Protesters formed a line stretching two miles long near the historic Bastille...
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    French perfume designer under fire for racial slur

    Paris, France -- French anti-racism group SOS-Racisme plans to file a legal complaint against perfume designer Jean-Paul Guerlain following a racist remark he made on French television. Guerlain -- who is no longer connected with the perfume company that bears his name -- made the remarks...
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