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France feel heat as Ukraine loom

YoopyaJune 14, 2012

by YoopyaJune 14, 20120

By Julien Pretot KIEV (Reuters) – France’s 22-match unbeaten run will count for nothing on Friday when they will face similar challenges as they did...

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French Vote Raises Socialists’ Hopes for Majority in Parliament

YoopyaJune 11, 2012

by YoopyaJune 11, 20120

PARIS — President François Hollande’s Socialist Party and its allies appeared to be on course Sunday night for a majority in the French National Assembly...

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Haneke among names in frame for Cannes film awards

YoopyaMay 26, 2012

by YoopyaMay 26, 20120

(Reuters) – The Cannes film festival enjoyed cheers and jeers in equal measure this year, leaving its famously passionate and picky audiences with plenty to...

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Muslim Brotherhood seeks unity ahead of Egypt runoff

YoopyaMay 26, 2012

by YoopyaMay 26, 20120

By Tom Perry and Marwa Awad CAIRO (Reuters) – The Muslim Brotherhood is reaching out to rivals including politicians knocked out of the presidential race...

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Analysis: French will resist reform till things get worse

YoopyaApril 30, 2012

by YoopyaApril 30, 20120

(Reuters) – “How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?” General Charles de Gaulle famously asked. His distant successor as president...

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Tortoise beats hare in French election’s 1st round

YoopyaApril 23, 2012

by YoopyaApril 23, 20120

PARIS (AP) — Slow and steady wins the race. French Socialist Francois Hollande has taken his plodding, undynamic campaign to become France’s next president to...

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France’s Sarkozy rows back on nuclear help for Libya

YoopyaApril 19, 2012December 25, 2022

by YoopyaApril 19, 2012December 25, 20220

French President Nicolas Sarkozy backpedalled from a denial and acknowledged on Wednesday that he had discussions with Muammar Gaddafi about selling a nuclear reactor to...

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French polls silent on key campaign issue of race

YoopyaApril 17, 2012

by YoopyaApril 17, 20120

PARIS (AP) — Ahead of France’s presidential elections, you might find polls showing how factory workers or university students are likely to vote — but...

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Sarkozy says must prevent rogue state in Mali’s north

YoopyaApril 13, 2012

by YoopyaApril 13, 20120

PARIS (Reuters) – French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday everything had to be done to prevent a “terrorist or Islamic state” emerging in northern...

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French police arrest 10 in crackdown on radicals

YoopyaApril 4, 2012

by YoopyaApril 4, 20120

PARIS (AP) — French police rounded up 10 people in their second country-wide sweep in several days Wednesday, leading to criticism that President Nicolas Sarkozy...