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France protests against security crackdown
Roma migrants whose camp was bulldozed led a protest in Paris Saturday against the French government's security crackdown, with similar demonstrations taking place across the...
04/09/2010
 
French balloonists to repeat England flight 100 years later
Three hot air balloonists will set off from Nancy in eastern France on Sunday in a bid to reach England, and retrace a route only ever travelled by a French woman adventurer a...
04/09/2010
 
Deneuve, Depardieu together again (not!) at Venice filmfest
Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu, fixtures of French cinema, on Saturday come together again as the oddest of couples at the Venice film festival in a farce with attitude:...
04/09/2010
 
Tony Blair gets rough welcome from protestors at book signing
Britain's former PM Tony Blair received a rough welcome from angry protesters at his first public book signing in Dublin Saturday. Early reports state that shoes and eggs were...
04/09/2010
 
French doctors' group denounces government's Roma 'war'
A French aid organisation on Saturday accused the government of "declaring war" on Roma migrants, saying the destruction of illegal camps was forcing many in the minority to sleep...
04/09/2010
 
Eight dead as fires flare up again in southern Russia
A new series of forest and bush fires have started up in southern Russia, killing an estimated eight people and leaving hundreds of people homeless.
04/09/2010
 
Bid to form govt fails as Francophone leader quits talks
Belgium hit another impasse in its attempt to form a government three months after elections, when Francophone Socialist leader Elio Di Rupo quit talks aimed at building a new coalition...
04/09/2010
 
Belgium and the Netherlands in political limbo after coalition talks fail
With coalition talks deadlocked in Belgium and the Netherlands, both European countries have been plunged into political crisis.
04/09/2010
 
Bid to form government collapses as Francophone leader quits talks
Belgium hit another impasse in its attempt to form a government three months after elections, when Francophone Socialist leader Elio Di Rupo quit talks aimed at building a new coalition...
04/09/2010
 
French science vessel to start second leg of climate voyage
The French yacht Tara leaves Sunday on the second leg of a three-year voyage across the world's oceans to chart the effects of climate change on micro-organisms which produce half...
04/09/2010
 

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French news from Paris Guardian

Paris Hilton burglary suspect pleads not guilty
A man accused of breaking into the home of Paris Hilton armed with knives pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempted burglary.
04/09/2010
 
Air France KLM consider launch of budget carrier
Air France-KLM is considering the creation of a French domestic budget carrier to compete with Easyjet and RyanAir.
04/09/2010
 
French unions launch protests over Roma expulsion
French unions launched a week of protests with a Paris rally against security measures including repatriation of thousands of Roma to eastern Europe.
04/09/2010
 
France must wake up after "slap in the face"
France have no option but to fight back straight away after starting their Euro 2012 soccer qualifying campaign in humiliating fashion, defender Bacary Sagna said.
04/09/2010
 
France were naive in 1-0 loss to Belarus
PARIS — France captain Florent Malouda has blamed naivety for the team's shock 1-0 home defeat by Belarus in a 2012 European Championship qualifier that the French press called a "catastrophe" an...
04/09/2010
 
Protesters deride French president's crackdown on Gypsies and new security tack
PARIS (AP) — A whistle-blowing, drum-beating crowd of thousands demonstrated in Paris on Saturday against expulsions of Gypsies as well as other new security measures adopted by President
04/09/2010
 
Suspect in Paris Hilton burglary pleads not guilty
LOS ANGELES — A man accused of showing up at Paris Hilton's house wielding two knives has pleaded not guilty to attempted felony burglary. Nathan Lee Parada entered the plea Friday in a Los Ange...
04/09/2010
 
France Must Wake Up After "Slap In The Face, " Says Sagna
Filed at 5:57 a.m. ET PARIS (Reuters) - France have no option but to fight back straight away after starting their Euro 2012 football qualifying campaign in humiliating fashion, defender Bacary Sag...
04/09/2010
 
Russia To Purchase 'Soldier of Future' Equipment from France
Russia has received the technology for the production of night vision devices for armored vehicles from France. The contract was signed by Rosoboronexport and French company Thales. The night vision d...
04/09/2010
 
Zhevnov reveals Belarus disbelief at Paris win
Belarus goalkeeper Yuri Zhevnov told UEFA.com: "It's going to take a bit of time before we realise what we've done," after captaining his nation to a stunning 1-0 win in France.
04/09/2010
 
Paris Hilton seems to think we’re all fools
Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010 | 2:02 a.m. Paris Hilton claims the purse wasn’t hers but she knew that it contained lip balm. What’s wrong with that picture? I guess she thinks that since she got away ...
04/09/2010
 
France must wake up after "slap in the face", says Sagna
By Patrick Vignal PARIS, Sept 4 (Reuters) - France have no option but to fight back straight away after starting their Euro 2012 soccer qualifying campaign in humiliating fashion, defender Bacary ...
04/09/2010
 
Paris metro body heat to help warm building
By Mathide Cru Paris - The warmth generated by human bodies in the Parisian metro will help heat a public housing project in the city centre, the capital's largest owner of social housing said on F...
04/09/2010
 
French stars Deneuve and Depardieu team up at Venice Film Festival
Italy - Potiche, a film dealing with family and labour relations in a French town and starring veteran French actors Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu, was set to screen Saturday at the Venice Fi...
04/09/2010
 
Hotels-Paris.co.uk - Get Excited at Paris' Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
PARIS, FRANCE, September 04, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The big bucks will be rolling at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Paris, in which millions of euros can be won by participants. It all takes ...
04/09/2010
 
French allows 1 hit in 7 innings in Mariners' 1-0
SEATTLE (AP) — Luke French, given a lead in the first inning, knew his challenge was to keep the Cleveland Indians scoreless during his time on the mound.
04/09/2010
 
French Allows 1 Hit in 7 Innings in Mariners' 1-0
Seattle Mariners threw a three-hitter for a 1-0 victory Friday night. French (4-4), nursing his one-run lead through most of his seven innings, gave up a single with one out in the seventh to Shelley...
04/09/2010
 
France, Britain rule out sharing aircraft carriers
French and British defense ministers met Friday here to seek possibilities of sharing military equipment, except aircraft carriers.French Defense Minister Herve Morin said, "We are exploring thin...
04/09/2010
 
Visiting French general expelled from Bosnian memorial center
Controversial French General Philippe Morillon was expelled from the Memorial Center in Potocari, outside of Srebrenica when on Friday he went to pay his respects to the Bosnian Muslims killed during ...
04/09/2010
 
France, Russia to discuss security cooperation
France and Russia are expected to hold a meeting next week with security partnership to top its agenda, the French Foreign Ministry said on Friday.Russian Foreign Minister Serguei Lavrov and Defense M...
04/09/2010
 
France sees recovery in tourism in 2010
France, one of world's top tourism destinations, estimates a better performance of the key tourism business this year after receiving higher number of foreign holidaymakers, a government official said...
04/09/2010
 
An Embarrassing Loss for France
Go to the Goal Blog LONDON (AP) -- While World Cup holder Spain was among the traditional powers to open qualifying for the 2012 European Championship with victories Friday, France was further humil...
04/09/2010
 
Ceremony marks 65th anniversary of victory against Japanese aggression at Embassy in Paris
Chinese Ambassador to France Kong Quan (L) addresses a ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, at the Chinese Embass...
04/09/2010
 
France and Portugal stunned as forwards thrive
Belarus prolonged France’s FIFA World Cup™ hangover with a widely unforeseen 1-0 away win in their UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying curtain-raiser, while Portugal were also left stunned at home after...
04/09/2010
 
Man denies Paris burglary attempt
A man accused of showing up at Paris Hilton's house wielding two knives has pleaded not guilty to attempted burglary.Nathan Parada, who entered the plea in a Los Angeles court on Friday, was arrested ...
04/09/2010
 

French news from the Connexion

Le Havre fast ferry link axed
CROSS-Channel ferry operator LD Lines has cancelled its high-speed catamaran service between Le Havre and Portsmouth as as safety precaution. The Norman Arrow has been taken out of service a fortnigh...
03/09/2010
 
Air France budget flights next year?
AIR France has moved one step closer to launching a low-cost operation to rival Ryanair and Easyjet. According to Les Echos, the new service will be called Air France Express. It could start offering...
03/09/2010
 
Picard is France's favourite store
FROZEN food firm Picard is French people’s favourite international chain, a study among 14,000 consumers in six countries shows. The store is liked for its large choice, the look of the shops, its se...
03/09/2010
 
Satellites give 100% broadband
AREAS without high-speed internet could soon get broadband up to 2Mb per second as the government has approved four companies to supply satellite packages. The Broadband For Everyone scheme means peo...
03/09/2010
 
Limousin cheapest rents in France
THE LIMOUSIN has been named the cheapest region in France to rent a home. The Observatoire Clameur, a specialist in the French property rental market, found the average rent in the region is €8.30 pe...
02/09/2010
 
Rentrée today - strike next week
TWELVE million children go back to school this morning after the summer break - until next week, when teachers go on strike. Unions representing France's 850,000 teachers are to stage their first str...
02/09/2010
 
Beware of 'tax refund' emails
CONSUMER group UFC-Que Choisir is warning against scam e-mails purporting to be from bodies such as tax or family allowance authorities. Internet users in particular are being warned to watch out for...
02/09/2010
 
Use extra VAT cash for net blackspots
PLANS to increase the VAT on internet-telephone and television packages have sparked calls to use the extra cash to improve internet access in regions with poor networks. The Association des Régions ...
02/09/2010
 
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01/09/2010
 
Gas prices frozen for rest of year
FRANCE'S biggest gas supplier, GDF-Suez, has agreed not to raise prices for the rest of the year. Gas bills have soared by almost 15 per cent since the new year, up 10 per cent in April and 4.7 per c...
01/09/2010
 
Supermarkets set for wine bargains
SUPERMARKET giants Carrefour and Casino open this year's Foire aux Vins next Tuesday (Sept 7) with a combined selection of 1,500 wines at eye-popping prices ranging from €1.25 to €445. Online, the ba...
01/09/2010
 
French ‘not to be trusted with art’
“THE FRENCH cannot be trusted to look after valuable works of art”, The Telegraph has claimed. The paper, basing itself on a remark made by a curator at the first Duke of Wellington’s London home Aps...
01/09/2010
 
'Superman' dies in Paris balcony fall
A MAN dressed as Superman has died after falling from a fourth-floor balcony in Paris. The incident happened around 5.00 on Monday in boulevard de Rochechouart in the ninth arrondissement, during a p...
31/08/2010
 
Forest fires hit south of France
FIREFIGHTERS have worked through the night to try to control a series of forest fires in the south of France, near Montpellier and Marseille. The biggest, around Montaud and Saint-Bauzille-de-Montmel...
31/08/2010
 
Abuse fear forces airline child move
AIR FRANCE has moved to protect children travelling alone by putting them in a block of seats by themselves, rather than having them sitting alongside strangers. The move comes after complaints, main...
31/08/2010
 
Scammers send 'Hadopi' emails
FAKE emails purporting to be from anti-internet piracy body Hadopi and demanding recipients pay them “fines” are being sent out by crooks. Hadopi itself has not even sent its first warning email, tho...
31/08/2010
 
Caen port strike: ferries rerouted
FERRY services between Portsmouth and Caen are cancelled today because of a strike by port workers. The walkout means the passenger and cargo terminal at Ouistreham is closed all day. A Brittany Fer...
30/08/2010
 
More oral English for lycée pupils
ALL pupils in the first year of lycée, the seconde, will be offered free holiday courses in oral English this school year. Education minister Luc Chatel made the pledge as he was visiting a group doi...
30/08/2010
 
New inquiry over Woerth tax role
LABOUR minister Eric Woerth is being investigated by a senior prosecutor over his connections with L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt and favouritism claims in a land deal. General prosecutor for th...
30/08/2010
 
September issue is on sale now
THE SEPTEMBER edition of Connexion is on sale now in newsagents across France. News: Is discrimination not being tackled in schools? Protest over Saint-Tropez beach closures What Europe thinks of the...
30/08/2010
 
Orange builds own iPad to pip Apple
DESPITE being the second-biggest seller of iPhones in the world, Orange is taking on Apple with plans to launch its own €250 version of the iPad tablet before Christmas. The French mobile giant is sa...
27/08/2010
 
Jet flypast scares chickens to death
A FARMER in Brittany is suing the French defence ministry claiming a low-altitude fly past by their planes scared 5,000 of his chickens to death. Etienne Le Méhauté, who owns a chicken farm with 68,0...
27/08/2010
 
Train firm sells its old seats
CROSS-BORDER train company Thalys is auctioning off the contents of its trains from seats to bins. The online eBay sale , is designed to draw attention to the renovation of its stock and is, accordi...
27/08/2010
 
U-turn on student benefit cutbacks
THE GOVERNMENT has abandoned plans to cut back on student housing benefits and tax breaks for parents, after the move was condemned by unions. The cutbacks, announced last month, would have forced pa...
27/08/2010
 
Brive-Manchester flights in 2011
A NEW air route from Brive to Manchester is to launch next summer - the second UK air link for France's newest airport. Budget airline Jet2 will operate two return flights a week from May 21 to Septe...
27/08/2010
 
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