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FRANCE - AFGHANISTAN: Bodies of French soldiers return from Afghanistan
The bodies of 10 French soldiers killed in Afghanistan this week arrived in Paris late evening on Wednesday. French President Nicolas Sarkozy made a crisis visit to Kabul after one of the deadliest attacks on French troops in recent history.
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FRENCH ECONOMY: French premier confident despite slowing economy
At a special meeting of six key ministers, French Prime Minister François Fillon said it was "not fair" to talk about an economic recession in France. On Thursday, official figures showed a drop in France's second-quarter growth.
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FRANCE - ALGERIA: Algerian official arrested in France
Mohamed Ziane Hassani, an Algerian official wanted under an international arrest warrant for his alleged role in the 1987 murder of Algerian government opponent Ali Mecili (photo) in Paris, was arrested by French police in Marseilles on Friday.
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BEIJING 2008 - SWIMMING: France's Alain Bernard clinches 100m freestyle gold
As day six of the Games got under way, French swimmer Alain Bernard beat Australia's Eamon Sullivan in the men's 100m freestyle final at the Beijing Olympics. Brazil's Cesar Cielo Filho and Jason Lezak from the US were joint third.
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FRANCE - TIBET: France's Bernard Kouchner to meet Dalai Lama
France's foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner, is expected to meet the Dalai Lama next week, according to a close aide of the exiled Tibetan leader said. The meeting could draw an angry reaction from China.
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CHINA - HUMAN RIGHTS: Media watchdog takes over Chinese radio frequency
In a symbolic call for free speech, Paris-based media watchdog Reporters Without Borders briefly took over a Chinese radio frequency shortly before the opening of the Beijing Olympics. Pictured: Robert Menard, the group's secretary general.
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SECURITY - FRANCE: Bombs defused in French tourist area
Two bombs were found in the French Basque country and one on a high-speed train in the French region of Landes. All were easily defused, officials said.
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FRANCE - AFGHANISTAN: French wounded soldiers 'back from hell'
Some of the French soldiers injured in a deadly attack in Afghanistan arrived in Paris as French President Nicolas Sarkozy made a crisis visit to Kabul after one of the deadliest attacks on French troops abroad.
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RWANDA - FRANCE: France slams Rwandan genocide accusations
The French defence ministry has questioned the legitimacy of a Rwandan commission accusing French officials, including late President François Mitterrand, of involvement in the 1994 genocide. CAUTION: Images may be disturbing to some viewers.
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UNITED KINGDOM - FRANCE: UK police make new arrest in probe of French students' murder
A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of two French exchange students in London in June, British police said.
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FRANCE - JUSTICE: French court grants bail to former Red Brigade member
A French appeals court has ordered the release on bail of Marina Petrella, a convicted former member of the Red Brigades facing extradition to Italy, after her family and doctors voiced serious concerns about her health.
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AFGHANISTAN - FRANCE: France takes charge of NATO troops in Kabul
France has taken command of NATO's 5,000-strong contingent deployed in and around Kabul, with the aim of handing over responsibility for the capital region to Afghan security forces within a year.
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FRANCE - OBESITY: France may levy special tax on junk food
To help fight obesity, the French government may introduce new taxes on fizzy drinks, crisps, ice cream and hamburgers.
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FRANCE - WEATHER: Bizarre tornado in northern France kills three
Several northern French towns, including Hautmont and Boussieres-sur-Sambre, were hit by a freak tornado Sunday night, killing three and injuring at least nine others.
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BANKING - JUSTICE: French rogue trader's assistant charged
Thomas Mougard, assistant of Jérôme Kerviel, the trader involved in the multi-billion-euro Societe Generale scandal, has been charged with "complicity to introduce false data into a computer system".
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