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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

Police end Paris bank siege

Tuesday, June 19th 2007, 12:26
related places: Paris

A bank hold-up in which six people are taken hostage is ended by French armed police.
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Sarkozy's new cabinet announced

Tuesday, June 19th 2007, 12:01

France's President Sarkozy reshuffles his cabinet, naming a new number two to replace Alain Juppe.
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Sarkozy wins 'mandate for reform'

Monday, June 18th 2007, 11:58

French President Nicolas Sarkozy's party vows to press ahead with reforms despite a disappointing election night.
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Qatar in $17bn Airbus order

Monday, June 18th 2007, 9:15
related countries: Qatar Qatar
related places: Paris

Qatar Airways confirms a $17bn order for 80 Airbus A350 planes and three A380 super-jumbos at the Paris air show.
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Sarkozy party wins in French poll

Monday, June 18th 2007, 0:04

President Nicolas Sarkozy's party wins a majority in French elections, but not a landslide, final results show.
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Sarkozy illegal immigrant probe

Friday, June 15th 2007, 22:34

French police probe how two illegal immigrants ended up working at a residence used by President Sarkozy.
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Paris Hilton leaves medical ward

Thursday, June 14th 2007, 16:34

Paris Hilton leaves a medical ward and returns to the detention centre where her jail term began.
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Rugby: France omit Castaignede

Thursday, June 14th 2007, 11:49
related countries: Ireland Ireland, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Saracens centre Thomas Castaignede and London Irish flanker Olivier Magne are left out of France's World Cup squad.
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Tennis: Federer takes break

Monday, June 11th 2007, 17:50
related places: Halle

World number one Roger Federer pulls out of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle after his French Open final loss to Rafael Nadal.
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Sikhs fight French law on turbans

Monday, June 11th 2007, 17:44
related places: Strasbourg

Sikhs go to the European Court in Strasbourg to challenge a French ban on turbans in ID photos.
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Bruised Royal seeks poll alliance

Monday, June 11th 2007, 13:28

France's Socialists want an alliance with centrists to prevent a crushing poll victory for the ruling UMP.
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Sarkozy party 'set for landslide'

Monday, June 11th 2007, 4:30

Projections suggest President Sarkozy's party is set for a big win after the first round of France's parliamentary poll.
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Tennis: Nadal beats Federer

Sunday, June 10th 2007, 16:20

Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer in four sets to win a third straight French Open title at Roland Garros.
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Paris Hilton accepts her sentence

Sunday, June 10th 2007, 3:11

Paris Hilton says she will not appeal against her 45-day jail sentence and will "learn" from her ordeal.
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Tennis: Henin wins French Open

Saturday, June 9th 2007, 14:19

Justine Henin beats Ana Ivanovic to win her third straight French Open title and fourth in total.
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Paris Hilton is sent back to jail

Saturday, June 9th 2007, 4:31

Heiress Paris Hilton is taken screaming from a Los Angeles court after being told to return to jail.
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Tennis: Nadal into final

Friday, June 8th 2007, 17:11

Rafael Nadal powers past Novak Djokovic and will play world number one Roger Federer in Sunday's French Open final.
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Paris Hilton must return to court

Friday, June 8th 2007, 1:53

A court hearing is to decide if Paris Hilton will be returned to jail, a day after her early release.
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Paris Hilton released from jail

Thursday, June 7th 2007, 15:22

Paris Hilton is released from jail after just three full days and will be kept under house arrest with an electronic tag.
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Tennis: Henin to face Ivanovic

Thursday, June 7th 2007, 14:51

Justine Henin beats Jelena Jankovic to set up a French Open final against Ana Ivanovic.
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Cycling: Riis stripped of Tour win

Thursday, June 7th 2007, 11:31

Tour de France organisers say they no longer consider Bjarne Riis the 1996 race winner after his drugs confession.
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Tennis: Nadal crushes Moya

Wednesday, June 6th 2007, 14:55

Defending champion Rafael Nadal will face Novak Djokovic in the French Open semi-finals after powering past Carlos Moya.
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France pushes Darfur aid corridor

Wednesday, June 6th 2007, 14:34
related countries: Sudan Sudan

France is pushing for an aid corridor into Sudan's Darfur region as a solution to the crisis at the G8.
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French mercenary absent at appeal

Wednesday, June 6th 2007, 10:38
related countries: Comoros Comoros

A French mercenary fails to attend a trial over his suspended sentence for a coup attempt in the Comoros.
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Tennis: Henin sails past Serena

Tuesday, June 5th 2007, 13:19

Justine Henin puts in a superb performance to see off Serena Williams 6-4 6-3 to reach the French Open semi-finals.
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Tennis: Nadal sees off Hewitt

Monday, June 4th 2007, 16:08
related countries: Aruba Aruba

Rafael Nadal hits peak form to see off Australian Lleyton Hewitt 6-3 6-1 7-6 and reach the French Open quarter-finals.
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Paris Hilton starts jail sentence

Monday, June 4th 2007, 7:26
related countries: United States United States
related places: Los Angeles

US socialite Paris Hilton turns herself in to authorities in Los Angeles after attending an awards ceremony.
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Tennis: Sharapova survives epic

Sunday, June 3rd 2007, 17:55

Maria Sharapova saves two match points before beating Patty Schnyder to reach the French Open quarter-finals.
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Tennis: Federer equals McEnroe

Sunday, June 3rd 2007, 13:16
related places: Paris

Roger Federer beats Mikhail Youzhny to match John McEnroe's record of 11 consecutive straight-sets win in Grand Slams.
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Tennis: Henin set for Serena

Sunday, June 3rd 2007, 12:42

Justine Henin reaches the French Open quarter-finals where she will meet Serena Williams.
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Live - Federer v Youzhny

Sunday, June 3rd 2007, 10:40

World number one Roger Federer takes on 13th seed Mikhail Youzhny in the fourth round at the French Open.
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Safina v S Williams as it happened

Sunday, June 3rd 2007, 9:06

Eighth seed Serena Williams beats 10th seed Dinara Safina in the fourth round at the French Open.
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Tennis: Nadal to take on Hewitt

Saturday, June 2nd 2007, 18:35

Rafael Nadal books a fourth-round meeting with Lleyton Hewitt at the French Open, as Novak Djokovic survives a thriller.
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Tennis: Mauresmo crashes out

Saturday, June 2nd 2007, 12:36

Amelie Mauresmo's French Open title hopes are ended by Lucie Safarova in the third round.
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Tennis: Win for Sharapova

Saturday, June 2nd 2007, 10:31

Maria Sharapova recovers from a second-set wobble against Alla Kudryavtseva to move into the last 16 of the French Open.
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Tennis: Jankovic beats Venus

Friday, June 1st 2007, 11:12

Jelena Jankovic underlines her title credentials by beating former world number one Venus Williams to reach the French Open fourth round.
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Tennis: Hewitt overcomes Gaudio

Thursday, May 31st 2007, 12:44

Lleyton Hewitt recovers from two sets down to beat former champion Gaston Gaudio, as Rafael Nadal also wins at the French Open.
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Tennis: Federer defeats Ascione

Wednesday, May 30th 2007, 19:32

World number one Roger Federer reaches the French Open third round after beating wildcard Thierry Ascione 6-1 6-2 7-6 (10-8).
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Sarkozy 'won't stop Turkey talks'

Tuesday, May 29th 2007, 17:47
related countries: Turkey Turkey
related places: Eu

French President Sarkozy moves to prevent friction over Turkey's EU membership bid.
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Tennis: Jankovic eases through

Tuesday, May 29th 2007, 13:18
related countries: Russia Russia

Russia's 11th seed Nadia Petrova struggles with a back problem as she is knocked out of the first round of the French Open for the second year running.
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Tennis: Paris rain halts Federer

Monday, May 28th 2007, 16:57

Roger Federer's progress to the French Open second round is halted by rain as the weather decimates the schedule again.
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Tennis: Venus overcomes Cornet

Monday, May 28th 2007, 13:41

Venus Williams needs all her experience to overcome French teenager Alize Cornet in the first round of the French Open.
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Tennis: Serena advances

Sunday, May 27th 2007, 17:51
related countries: Bulgaria Bulgaria

Serena Williams recovers from an awful start to her French Open campaign to beat Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova 5-7 6-1 6-1.
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Tennis: Safin through in Paris

Sunday, May 27th 2007, 10:55
related places: Paris

Marat Safin reaches the second round before heavy rain causes a six-hour delay on day one of the French Open.
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Three Afghanistan hostages freed

Sunday, May 27th 2007, 8:56

Three Afghanistan aid workers abducted in April with two French colleagues are set free, the Taleban says.
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