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.

World news related to France – overview

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• December 31st 2009 – November 20th 2009
• November 20th 2009 – October 27th 2009
• October 27th 2009 – September 22nd 2009
• September 22nd 2009 – August 12th 2009
• August 11th 2009 – July 14th 2009
• July 14th 2009 – June 11th 2009
• June 11th 2009 – May 31st 2009
• May 30th 2009 – May 5th 2009
• May 4th 2009 – April 4th 2009
• April 4th 2009 – March 5th 2009
• March 5th 2009 – February 4th 2009
• February 3rd 2009 – December 20th 2008
• December 20th 2008 – November 18th 2008
• November 17th 2008 – October 14th 2008
• October 13th 2008 – September 9th 2008
• September 8th 2008 – August 5th 2008
• August 5th 2008 – July 15th 2008
• July 14th 2008 – July 4th 2008
• July 4th 2008 – June 17th 2008
• June 17th 2008 – May 29th 2008
• May 28th 2008 – April 14th 2008
• April 14th 2008 – March 22nd 2008
• March 21st 2008 – February 11th 2008
• February 11th 2008 – January 19th 2008
• January 18th 2008 – December 13th 2007
• December 12th 2007 – November 20th 2007
• November 20th 2007 – October 19th 2007
• October 19th 2007 – September 23rd 2007
• September 21st 2007 – August 18th 2007
• August 18th 2007 – July 22nd 2007
• July 21st 2007 – July 5th 2007
• July 5th 2007 – June 7th 2007
• June 6th 2007 – May 9th 2007
• May 9th 2007 – April 9th 2007
• April 9th 2007 – March 6th 2007
• March 6th 2007 – January 27th 2007
• January 27th 2007 – December 6th 2006
• December 6th 2006 – October 29th 2006
• October 28th 2006 – September 19th 2006
• September 18th 2006 – July 27th 2006
• July 25th 2006 – July 1st 2006
• July 1st 2006 – May 30th 2006
• May 30th 2006 – April 5th 2006
• April 5th 2006 – March 1st 2006
• February 28th 2006 – February 6th 2006
• February 6th 2006 – December 1st 2005
• November 30th 2005 – November 11th 2005

France: news

French cars fail tests in China

Thursday, June 11th 2009, 3:29
related countries: China
related places: Renault

Chinese safety inspectors block imports of French-made Renault cars after recent safety checks.
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Court curbs French net piracy law

Wednesday, June 10th 2009, 20:06

A French court blocks a new provision that would have allowed authorities to disconnect those who download illegally.
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Banker's sex game killer on trial

Wednesday, June 10th 2009, 15:28

The lover of one of Europe's most influential bankers breaks down in court and admits killing him after kinky sex.
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Nuclear sub joins Air France hunt

Wednesday, June 10th 2009, 13:21
related countries: Brazil

A French nuclear submarine arrives to search for data recorders from the Air France flight which crashed off Brazil.
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Madagascar action 'not advisable'

Wednesday, June 10th 2009, 8:59
related countries: Madagascar

The UN and France warn against military intervention to end Madagascar's crisis, after some nations said it was an option.
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Federer pulls out of Halle event

Tuesday, June 9th 2009, 17:24
related places: Halle

Roger Federer opts not to defend his Gerry Weber Open title, citing exhaustion after his historic French Open triumph.
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Atomic kitty

Tuesday, June 9th 2009, 14:16

France moves to compensate nuclear test victims
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France 'freezer baby' case begins

Tuesday, June 9th 2009, 11:09

The trial begins in France of a woman accused of killing three of her babies and hiding two of them in a freezer.
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Gabon leader Bongo's death denied

Monday, June 8th 2009, 15:13
related countries: Gabon, Spain

Gabon's prime minister issues a denial - backed by Spain - that President Omar Bongo has died, insisting he is "alive and well".
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Dalai Lama made citizen of Paris

Monday, June 8th 2009, 12:35
related countries: China
related places: Paris

The exiled Tibetan leader becomes an honorary Parisian - a move China calls "grave interference" in Sino-French ties.
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Sampras leads tributes to Federer

Sunday, June 7th 2009, 18:09
related countries: Switzerland

Pete Sampras hails Roger Federer as the best player of all time after the Swiss matches his record of 14 Grand Slam titles at the French Open.
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Federer claims historic Paris win

Sunday, June 7th 2009, 15:10

Roger Federer beats Robin Soderling to win his first French Open and claim a record-equalling 14th Grand Slam title.
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Live - Federer v Soderling

Sunday, June 7th 2009, 12:50

Roger Federer hopes to complete his set of Grand Slam titles and match Pete Sampras's record 14 major wins with victory over Robin Soderling in the French Open final.
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Kuznetsova wins French Open title

Saturday, June 6th 2009, 14:27
related countries: Russia
related places: Paris

Svetlana Kuznetsova beats world number one and fellow Russian Dinara Safina to win her second Grand Slam title at the French Open in Paris.
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Nuclear sub to join hunt for jet

Friday, June 5th 2009, 21:48

A French nuclear submarine is being sent to help find an Air France jet which disappeared over the Atlantic.
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Federer battles into French final

Friday, June 5th 2009, 18:33

Roger Federer's hopes of a first French Open title remain alive after a five-set win over Juan Martin del Potro in the semi-finals.
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Soderling reaches French Open final after thriller

Friday, June 5th 2009, 15:03

Robin Soderling survives a Fernando Gonzalez fightback to win 6-3 7-5 5-7 4-6 6-4 and make the French Open final.
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Live - French Open

Friday, June 5th 2009, 10:58
related places: Paris

Roger Federer and Juan Martin del Potro go to a final set in the second semi-final in Paris, after Robin Soderling beats Fernando Gonzalez.
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Parachutists launch D-Day tribute

Friday, June 5th 2009, 8:56
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Normandy

British veterans are taking part in a series of events in France on the eve of the 65th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy.
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'Utter regret' for French murders

Friday, June 5th 2009, 6:47

The probation officer whose team supervised killer Dano Sonnex speaks of his "utter regret" at the murders of two French students.
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French student murderers get life

Thursday, June 4th 2009, 17:53
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Two men are jailed for life for the "sadistic" murder of two French students in London, as a series of probation blunders are revealed.
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Kuznetsova sets up Safina final

Thursday, June 4th 2009, 16:41
related countries: Russia

Svetlana Kuznetsova overcomes a wobble to see off Sam Stosur and book an all-Russian French Open final against top seed Dinara Safina.
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Live - French Open

Thursday, June 4th 2009, 13:27
related countries: Aruba, Russia

Svetlana Kuznetsova takes on Australian Sam Stosur in the second French Open semi-final, looking to join fellow Russian Dinara Safina in the final.
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French jobless at two-year high

Thursday, June 4th 2009, 10:25

France's unemployment rate rises to a two-year high as the country continues to be hit by the global recession.
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Freewheeling inmates join first penal Tour de France

Thursday, June 4th 2009, 0:33

Nearly 200 French prisoners prepare to cycle 2,400km (1,500 miles) in the first ever penal Tour de France.
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Brazil navy arrives in ocean zone

Wednesday, June 3rd 2009, 22:21
related countries: Botswana

The hunt for clues as to the fate of a French airliner lost in the Atlantic intensifies as the first Brazilian navy vessel arrives.
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Lost jet data 'may not be found'

Wednesday, June 3rd 2009, 17:58

Flight data recorders of a plane missing over the Atlantic may never be found, officials say, as Paris mourns for those lost.
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French Open day 11 as it happened

Wednesday, June 3rd 2009, 17:34

Roger Federer beats Gael Monfils and will meet Juan Martin del Potro in the last four of the French Open, while Svetlana Kuznetsova battles past Serena Williams to book a semi-final against Sam Stosur.
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Federer sweeps into French semis

Wednesday, June 3rd 2009, 17:26

Roger Federer remains on course to complete his set of Grand Slam titles after beating Gael Monfils in the French Open quarter-finals.
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Kuznetsova too strong for Serena

Wednesday, June 3rd 2009, 15:05
related countries: Australia

Svetlana Kuznetsova beats second seed Serena Williams and will face Australia's Samantha Stosur in the French Open semi-finals.
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Ocean search finds plane debris

Wednesday, June 3rd 2009, 4:01
related countries: Brazil

Debris spotted by planes in the Atlantic is from a French airliner which vanished in a storm, Brazil confirms.
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Plane searchers spot ocean debris

Tuesday, June 2nd 2009, 20:29

Planes searching the Atlantic for a lost French airliner spot a seat and other debris which Brazil says is from the jet.
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Inspired Gonzalez sees off Murray

Tuesday, June 2nd 2009, 16:47
related places: Paris

Andy Murray's French Open hopes are ended by Fernando Gonzalez, who outclasses him to reach the semi-finals.
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Safina fights back to reach semis

Tuesday, June 2nd 2009, 15:52
related countries: Belarus, Seychelles

Top seed Dinara Safina survives a stern test from Belarus teenager Victoria Azarenka and will play Dominika Cibulkova in the French Open semi-finals
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Live - Murray v Gonzalez

Tuesday, June 2nd 2009, 11:45

Britain's Andy Murray trails Fernando Gonzalez of Chile by two sets to one in the quarter-final at Roland Garros.
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Atlantic searched for lost plane

Tuesday, June 2nd 2009, 6:37
related countries: Brazil

Rescuers from several nations search waters deep in the Atlantic for an airliner missing since Monday with 228 on board.
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Obama wants Queen at D-Day event

Tuesday, June 2nd 2009, 2:04
related countries: United States
related places: Queen

US President Barack Obama is trying to secure an invitation for the Queen to attend official D-Day commemorations in France on Saturday.
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Mystery flight

Monday, June 1st 2009, 21:30
related places: Paris

What caused Paris plane to disappear over the Atlantic?
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Man held over Paris hotel death

Monday, June 1st 2009, 19:55
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Paris

A 39-year-old British man is held in connection with the death of Kinga Legg, a businesswoman found dead in a Paris hotel.
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French plane lost in Atlantic storm

Monday, June 1st 2009, 19:05
related countries: Botswana, Brazil

France says it is unlikely anyone on board a plane carrying 228 people which vanished en route from Brazil has survived.
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Federer survives five-set battle

Monday, June 1st 2009, 16:52
related countries: Germany

Roger Federer keeps alive his dream of a first French Open title by fighting back from two sets down to beat unseeded Tommy Haas and reach the last eight.
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Live - French Open

Monday, June 1st 2009, 8:53

Roger Federer and Tommy Haas go into a fifth set at Roland Garros, after Serena Williams goes through.
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Champion Nadal falls to Soderling

Sunday, May 31st 2009, 15:54

Four-time champion Rafael Nadal suffers his first French Open defeat as he crashes out to Sweden's Robin Soderling.
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Wanted UK tycoon 'spotted at marina'

Sunday, May 31st 2009, 15:48
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Paris

UK police investigate a sighting of businessman Ian Griffin the day after his girlfriend was found dead in a Paris hotel.
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Live - French Open

Sunday, May 31st 2009, 8:53

Defending champion Rafael Nadal slumps to a stunning defeat against Robin Soderling at Roland Garros, wrecking his hopes of a fifth straight title.
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