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Tuesday, 21 October 2014
CEO of French oil giant Total killed at Moscow airport
Christophe de Margerie, the charismatic CEO of Total SA who dedicated his career to the multinational oil company, was killed at a Moscow airport when his private jet collided with a snowplow whose driver was drunk, Russian investigators said Tuesday.
Three French crew members also...
Read moreSaturday, 18 October 2014
French Dragons in Beijing
Mechanical installations named "Long Ma" (R) and "The Spider" are operated at a rehearsal of the Long Ma performance in front of the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nes...
Read moreWednesday, 1 October 2014
France's Socialists detail hefty spending cuts
(AP) — France's Socialist government has detailed a 21 billion-euro ($26.5 billion) cost-cutting plan, the biggest in the country's modern history, saying it will focus on trimming welfare benefits.
Presenting the 2015 budget on Wednesday, Finance Minister Michel Sapin said...
Read moreFriday, 26 September 2014
Dior holds French royal court in Death Star for Paris show
(Reuters) - An enormous mirrored cube inside the courtyard of the Louvre museum greeted guests to the Dior fashion show on Friday, providing a glittery reflection of the surrounding Renaissance walls constructed by King Francis I.
The clash between the ultra modern and the old-world...
Read moreThursday, 25 September 2014
Kardashian Scare, Hepburn Offspring Hits Paris
(AP) — It's Kim Kardashian causing mayhem at Paris Fashion Week again.
This time, the reality star was the innocent victim of a kerfuffle outside the Balmain show Thursday, in which she was nearly knocked to the floor. The video of the event, claimed by celebrity prankster...
Read moreSarkozy says would compete for 2017 French presidential nomination
(Reuters) - Nicolas Sarkozy would compete to win a centre-right party nomination as candidate for France's 2017 presidential election, he said on Thursday, ending speculation that he might call off a party primary.
The former president, who lost a re-election bid to Socialist...
Read moreFrench, U.S. planes strike Islamic State; Britain to join coalition
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(Reuters) - French fighter jets struck Islamic State targets in Iraq on Thursday and the United States hit them in Syria, as a U.S.-led coalition to fight the militants gained momentum with an announcement that Britain would join.
The French strikes were a prompt answer to...
Read moreFrance strikes Islamic State in Iraq after U.S.-led Syria raids
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(Reuters) - French fighter jets struck targets in Iraq on Thursday and the United States and its allies stepped up air raids in Syriaagainst Islamic State militants who have taken over large areas of both countries.
France's strikes were its first since Sept. 19 when Paris...
Read moreWednesday, 24 September 2014
French President Says Hostage Killed In Algeria
AP) — French President Francois Hollande has confirmed the killing of a French hostage in Algeria.
A video released by a U.S. terrorism watchdog showed Algerian extremists allied with the Islamic State group decapitating a hostage after France ignored their demand to stop airstrikes...
Read moreAlgerian militants behead kidnapped French tourist
(Reuters) - Algerian militants have beheaded French tourist Herve Gourdel, who was kidnapped by gunmen on Sunday in what the group said was a response to France's action against Islamic State militants in Iraq.
In a video released by his captors, Gourdel, a 55-year-old from Nice,...
Read moreTuesday, 23 September 2014
Islamic State urges attacks on U.S., French citizens, taunts Obama
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(Reuters) - Islamic State urged its followers on Monday to attack citizens of the United States, France and other countries which have joined a coalition to destroy the ultra-radical group.
Islamic State spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani also taunted U.S. President Barack Obama...
Read moreFrench national taken in Algeria, group claims kidnapping
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(Reuters) - A French national was kidnapped in eastern Algeria on Sunday, France's foreign ministry said, and his kidnappers issued a video threatening to kill him if Paris did not halt its intervention in Iraq.
The Caliphate Soldiers, a group linked to Islamic State militants,...
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