News: France

We have started to collect the most important news related to France in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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France: news

Cycling: Tour gets 2008 revamp

Thursday, October 25th 2007, 11:49

Changes to the rules, course and anti-doping measures for the Tour de France are unveiled.
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Rugby: New French coach named

Wednesday, October 24th 2007, 16:15

Former France flanker Marc Lievremont is named coach of the nation's rugby team.
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French parliament adopts DNA bill

Wednesday, October 24th 2007, 12:03

France's parliament passes a controversial law that offers DNA tests for foreign migrants joining relatives.
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Mediterranean summit proposed

Wednesday, October 24th 2007, 0:45

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy invites Mediterranean leaders to a summit aimed at forging closer ties.
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France holds Swedish betting boss

Tuesday, October 23rd 2007, 8:44
related countries: Sweden

Online betting firm Unibet says its boss has been detained by police over an alleged breach of French gambling laws.
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France and Morocco in train deal

Tuesday, October 23rd 2007, 1:43
related countries: Morocco

France's President Sarkozy signs a deal in Morocco to build a high-speed rail link between Tangiers and Marrakesh.
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Cycling: Mayo cleared over EPO

Monday, October 22nd 2007, 17:49

Spain's Iban Mayo is cleared of taking performance-enhancing drugs during the Tour de France.
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South Africa win Rugby World Cup

Saturday, October 20th 2007, 20:45
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Paris

South Africa end England's reign as world champions in Paris as they claim their second World Cup victory.
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Rugby: England v SA countdown

Saturday, October 20th 2007, 16:08
related countries: South Africa, United Kingdom
related places: Paris

Tension mounts for England and South Africa fans as the build-up continues to the Rugby World Cup final.
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French trains resume after strike

Saturday, October 20th 2007, 14:35

Rail service resumes across much of France as a strike over pension reform winds down.
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Rugby: Argentina take third place

Friday, October 19th 2007, 20:56
related countries: Argentina

Argentina power to a convincing victory over France to claim third place in the Rugby World Cup.
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More chaos in French rail strike

Friday, October 19th 2007, 18:18

A second day of strikes by French rail workers hits Paris commuters, with delays set to last until Saturday.
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Rwanda suspect caught in France

Friday, October 19th 2007, 11:48
related countries: Rwanda

A Rwandan wanted in connection with the killing of 25,000 people is arrested in France, Interpol says.
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Five baby corpses found in France

Thursday, October 18th 2007, 21:51
related places: Valognes

The bodies of five babies are found in northern France, as a woman is questioned on suspicion of infanticide.
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French strike action to continue

Thursday, October 18th 2007, 20:54

A one-day strike by French transport workers causes chaos, amid threats that action could continue.
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Football: Drogba 'wants to leave'

Thursday, October 18th 2007, 15:53

Didier Drogba is unhappy at Chelsea and wants to leave the club, according to an interview he has given to France Football magazine.
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French president and wife divorce

Thursday, October 18th 2007, 15:18

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Cecilia have divorced "by mutual consent", it is announced.
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Cancer patients' battle for justice

Thursday, October 18th 2007, 11:40
related places: Epinal

Emma Jane Kirby travels to Epinal in eastern France to meet people who are suffering from the effects of too much radiation caused by their cancer treatment.
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Strike disrupts French transport

Wednesday, October 17th 2007, 20:56

French unions hold a 24-hour transport strike, disrupting the country's networks, especially the railways.
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Media question Sarkozy marriage

Wednesday, October 17th 2007, 16:55

Speculation grows in the French press that President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Cecilia are to divorce.
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Rugby U: S Africa into World Cup final

Sunday, October 14th 2007, 20:50
related countries: Argentina, South Africa
related places: Paris

England will face a World Cup final rematch with South Africa after the Springboks end Argentina's glorious run in the semis.
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Live - South Africa v Argentina

Sunday, October 14th 2007, 17:21
related countries: Argentina
related places: Paris

South Africa face Argentina for the right to meet England in the World Cup final.
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French mercenary Denard dies

Sunday, October 14th 2007, 11:40

French mercenary Bob Denard, notorious for coup attempts and wars in Africa, dies aged 78, his family says.
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Rugby: England through to final

Saturday, October 13th 2007, 20:44
related countries: Australia, United Kingdom

Jonny Wilkinson sends England into the World Cup final as the champions beat France in dramatic fashion.
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Live - England v France

Saturday, October 13th 2007, 18:26
related places: Paris

England shock France 14-9 thanks to a huge performance in Paris to earn their place in the World Cup final.
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Dutch magic mushrooms ban

Friday, October 12th 2007, 16:10
related countries: Netherlands

The Dutch government is to ban the sale of psychedelic mushrooms following the death of a French tourist.
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Rugby U: England set for semi

Friday, October 12th 2007, 15:20
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Paris

England fans are flocking to Paris for the World Cup semi-final against France.
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Kenya awards internet cable deal

Friday, October 12th 2007, 10:27
related countries: Kenya

Alcatel-Lucent wins the undersea internet cable project to give Kenya better links with the world.
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French playboy jailed 30 years on

Friday, October 12th 2007, 0:18

A former French Riviera playboy is jailed for the murder of his girlfriend three decades after she vanished.
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Cycling: Landis in drugs plea

Wednesday, October 10th 2007, 21:37

Floyd Landis will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn a doping ban imposed after he failed a drugs test in winning the 2006 Tour de France.
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Rugby: England XV unchanged

Wednesday, October 10th 2007, 13:07
related countries: United Kingdom

England coach Brian Ashton names an unchanged team for Saturday's World Cup semi-final against France.
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Sarkozy hails talks with Putin

Wednesday, October 10th 2007, 8:47
related countries: Iran, Russia

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says progress is made at talks with Russia's leader on Iran's nuclear issue.
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Rugby: Betsen in France team

Wednesday, October 10th 2007, 8:31
related countries: New Zealand, United Kingdom

Flanker Serge Betsen is fit to face England as France name the same starting XV who beat New Zealand for Saturday's World Cup semi-final.
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Five held over Paris Monet attack

Tuesday, October 9th 2007, 17:42
related places: Paris

Police make five arrests after a painting by Monet is vandalised by a gang of intruders at a Paris museum.
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Disk technology takes Nobel Prize

Tuesday, October 9th 2007, 14:47
related countries: Germany

French scientist Albert Fert and Peter Grunberg of Germany win the 2007 Nobel Prize in physics.
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Sarkozy to meet Putin in Moscow

Tuesday, October 9th 2007, 4:23
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

French President Nicolas Sarkozy travels to Moscow for his first bilateral summit with Vladimir Putin.
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Diana inquest jury on Paris visit

Monday, October 8th 2007, 13:30
related places: Paris

The jury hearing the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed is spending the day in Paris.
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Gang punches hole in Monet work

Sunday, October 7th 2007, 20:59
related places: Paris

A gang of intruders damages a painting by Impressionist artist Claude Monet at a Paris museum.
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Live - Argentina 19-13 Scotland

Sunday, October 7th 2007, 18:20
related countries: Argentina
related places: Paris

Argentina claim a placee in the Rugby World Cup semi-finals with a narrow win over Scotland in Paris.
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Michelin families leave Algeria

Saturday, October 6th 2007, 20:28
related countries: Algeria

French tyre company Michelin evacuates families of its French workers in Algeria over security concerns.
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Uncertain future for French farmers

Thursday, October 4th 2007, 14:09

Emma Jane Kirby reflects on how possible changes to agricultural subsidies will affect farming in France's Lot region.
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Paris urges tougher Iran sanction

Thursday, October 4th 2007, 7:13
related countries: Iran
related places: Eu

France calls on the EU to impose tougher economic sanctions against Iran to end its "nuclear defiance".
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France backs migrant DNA tests

Thursday, October 4th 2007, 5:06

The French Senate approves a bill proposing DNA tests for immigrants who want to join family in France.
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Paris bomb trial upsets families

Tuesday, October 2nd 2007, 18:33
related countries: Algeria

An Algerian man facing murder charges over the 1995 Paris Metro blasts upsets victims' families in court.
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Rugby: NZ's Carter to face France

Tuesday, October 2nd 2007, 13:20
related places: Fly

Fly-half Dan Carter is named in the All Blacks' side to face France in Saturday's World Cup quarter-final in Cardiff.
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