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TODAY'S FRANCE HEADLINES
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»  Man on trial after burning Chahinez Daoud alive in France 
03/24/25 16:59 from France24 - france
A French-Algerian man went on trial in France on Monday for burning to death his wife in 2021. The case shocked the public and sparked heavy criticism of police for failing to take adequate measures to protect her.

»  French cheeses on the brink of extinction? 
03/21/25 16:50 from France24 - france
France holds a great deal of pride in its gastronomy, and the country’s variety of cheeses make up a significant chunk of its culinary repertoire. However, Brie and Camembert, two of France’s most popular cheeses, could soon disappear fr...

»  French ex-surgeon Le Scouarnec on trial for sex abuse admits guilt for all 299 victims 
03/20/25 19:11 from France24 - france
A 74-year-old French former surgeon standing trial for sexually abusing 299 of his patients, most of them children, admitted in court on Thursday that he was guilty of all the criminal charges brought against him, his lawyers said, in wh...

»  French survival guide: Preparing for war? 
03/20/25 15:50 from France24 - france
The French government is preparing a survival guide for French households to prepare them for an emergency such as an armed conflict. We take a look at what's in the pamphlet and what other European nations are doing to prepare their cit...

»  Becoming French: What it takes to become a citizen in France 
03/20/25 15:34 from France24 - france
This week, we're focusing on citizenship. France is one of the more generous nations in Europe when it comes to granting citizenship to foreigners living there. But what does it take to become one? We break down the different paths to ci...

»  Controversial West African activist Kemi Seba detained in Paris 
10/15/24 14:17 from France24 - france
Kemi Seba, a controversial African activist known for his virulent anti-Western stance, has been arrested in Paris, a source close to the case told AFP Tuesday.

»  Top contemporary French artist Christian Boltanski dies aged 76 
07/14/21 18:44 from France24 - france
Christian Boltanski, one of France's top contemporary artists whose multimedia works probed the meaning of mortality and memory, has died aged 76, a former museum director told AFP on Sunday.

»  France’s new health pass rules raise questions as many scramble to adapt 
07/14/21 16:03 from France24 - france
While the extension of France’s health pass and other new anti-Covid 19 measures announced by President Emmanuel Macron Monday night are yet to be hammered out in detail, what’s certain is that a full-throttled return to a normal life of...

»  In search for French heroes, Macron blunders – again  
11/08/18 21:05 from France24 - france
France’s embattled leader saw a week of World War I commemorations as a chance to reconnect with the French and highlight the danger of nationalism. Instead, his comments about Marshal Pétain gave further evidence of his tendency to shoc...

»  France makes 323 arrests since start of Euro 2016 championship 
06/16/16 11:37 from France24 - france
French police have made 323 arrests since the start of the European Championships, the interior ministry said on Thursday, as Europe's showcase football event continues to be marred by violence.

»  ‘France is your homeland’, Hollande tells French Jews 
01/27/15 11:42 from France24 - france
French President François Hollande announced tough new measures to combat anti-Semitism on Tuesday as he marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp with a visit to Paris's Holocaust memorial.

»  World leaders arrive in France for D-Day celebrations 
06/05/14 08:43 from France24 - france
Seventy years after the first Allied planes set off for the World War II invasion of Normandy, world leaders descended on France Thursday to remember the dead and commemorate D-Day in two days of memorial celebrations.

»  Daughter loses legal case in bitter Asterix family feud 
12/11/13 18:09 from France24 - france
A long-running family feud between Asterix co-creator Albert Uderzo and his daughter took a new twist on Tuesday after judges dismissed a claim by Sylvie Uderzo that her father was mentally frail and being exploited.

»  Sarkozy’s legal woes roll on despite court ruling 
10/08/13 11:23 from France24 - france
A probe into claims Nicolas Sarkozy received illegal funding for his successful 2007 presidential campaign has been dropped. But as he considers a political comeback, several other cases threaten serious damage to his reputation.

»  French court drops probe into Sarkozy campaign cash 
10/07/13 11:03 from France24 - france
A French court on Monday dropped a formal investigation into illegal campaign financing by former president Nicolas Sarkozy, who had been under investigation since March for allegedly accepting funds from L'Oréal heiress Liliane Bettenco...

»  Sarkozy ensnared in Bettencourt scandal 
09/24/13 08:18 from France24 - france
Former president Nicolas Sarkozy will remain under formal investigation in a case involving suspected illegal campaign donations by France’s richest woman, Liliane Bettencourt, after judges dismissed a motion to throw out a key medical r...

»  US consultant admits role in France's 'Karachi affair' 
08/04/13 12:24 from France24 - france
A US political consultant has admitted being paid by an intermediary in 1994 arms sales for advising the campaign of French presidential hopeful Édouard Balladur. The admission may shed new light on the scandal known as the “Karachi affa...

»  African troops march with French for Bastille Day 
07/14/13 07:26 from France24 - france
The famed military parade for Bastille Day on Paris’s Champs-Elysées Sunday featured African troops who assisted France in its Mali operation against Islamist rebels. However, some have criticised the African presence as a sign of neo-co...

»  French conservatives defeat far right in tight by-election 
06/23/13 18:35 from France24 - france
France’s conservative UMP party narrowly defeated the far-right National Front in a by-election on Sunday, with candidate Jean-Louis Costes (pictured) winning the seat vacated by disgraced Socialist MP Jérôme Cahuzac following a tax evas...

»  French far-right shames Socialists in by-election 
06/17/13 06:45 from France24 - france
The far-right National Front has moved on to the second round of a parliamentary by-election to replace disgraced former MP Jérôme Cahuzac. The victory is an embarrassing blow to the Socialist government of President François Hollande.

»  French ministers disclose personal wealth for first time 
04/15/13 06:50 from France24 - france
French authorities published the personal wealth of ministers on the government website on Monday in a bid to restore public confidence following a tax-evasion scandal which led to the resignation of former budget minister Jérôme Cahuzac.

»  Record number of women and minorities in new French parliament 
06/19/12 12:01 from France24 - france
With more women and members of foreign descent than any previous National Assembly, France's newly-elected parliament has moved a step closer to mirroring French society, even as ethnic-minority groups demand more diversity in politics.

»  Greens secure ‘historic’ gains in French parliamentary poll 
06/18/12 11:35 from France24 - france
France’s Green party won 17 seats in the country’s general election Sunday, an unprecedented score that makes it prominent enough to form its own parliamentary group, giving it more clout in political decision-making.

»  Socialists free to push through reform agenda 
06/18/12 10:33 from France24 - france
The resounding Socialist Party victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections will allow new French President François Hollande to follow through with promised economic reforms to stimulate growth across Europe, a senior minister said Monday.

»  'Lust’ is not a crime, say Strauss-Kahn lawyers 
03/27/12 20:17 from France24 - france
Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s lawyers have said their client, placed under formal investigation Monday for alleged involvement in a prostitution ring, was being hounded for “the offence of lust” which is “not forbidden in the penal code”.

»  DSK under investigation in prostitution inquiry 
03/26/12 20:28 from France24 - france
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the IMF and a prominent French Socialist, has been placed under formal investigation for his alleged involvement in a prostitution ring, his lawyer said Monday.

»  Who will be France’s next first lady, or gentleman? 
03/13/12 10:47 from France24 - france
A singer, a journalist, a housewife or a plasterer’s son: who will move into the Elysée Palace in May, and can candidates count on their partners to help them get there? FRANCE 24 takes a look at who might be France’s next first lady… or...

»  New poll gives Sarkozy first round election lead 
03/13/12 06:20 from France24 - france
An opinion poll for the first time Tuesday put French President Nicolas Sarkozy ahead of Socialist rival François Hollande for the April 22 first round of presidential elections but showed Hollande would win a run-off vote on May 6.

»  Socialist candidate drums up support in French tropics 
01/13/12 14:31 from France24 - france
Socialist presidential hopeful Francois Hollande and President Nicolas Sarkozy will both visit French overseas regions Martinique, Guadeloupe, and French Guiana in upcoming weeks, with Hollande kicking off the charm offensive first.

»  Violent protests have ‘weakened unions’ in retirement battle 
10/20/10 11:57 from France24 - france
As the French government gets closer to signing a law that will raise the retirement age in France from 60 to 62, a leading French labour expert says violent clashes between youths and police have undermined the unions’ position.

»  Who's on strike in France? 
10/19/10 08:50 from France24 - france
Numerous industry sectors have joined the growing strikes against French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s unpopular pension reforms. Here are the sectors causing the most disruption.

»  Roma expulsion orders called into question by lawyers 
10/14/10 12:43 from France24 - france
In the Parisian suburb of Montreuil, 14 Roma men were ordered to leave French territory after a police roundup in August. Lawyers say their case proves the government is behind a discriminatory and illegal policy of expulsions.

»  Left-wing alliance trumps Sarkozy’s party in regional polls 
03/21/10 18:53 from France24 - france
The ruling UMP party of President Nicolas Sarkozy experienced a wipeout in the second round of France’s regional elections, with the Socialists and their left-wing allies winning in all but one of mainland France's 22 regions.

»  Left-leaning parties form alliance to keep lead in second round 
03/16/10 18:34 from France24 - france
Ahead of a March 21 run-off vote, France’s Socialists allied with the Greens and other left leaning parties in a deal struck on Tuesday following the Socialists’ first-place showing in round one of regional elections.

FRANCE CULTURE NEWS – movies, music, literature
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»  130 years of film: A look at the oldest moving images 
03/25/25 15:17 from France24 - Culture
We kick off this edition of arts24 with a look at the world's oldest moving images, courtesy of France's Lumière Brothers, in Thierry Frémaux's documentary "Lumière! The Adventure Continues". Next, get ready for the musical adaptation of...

»  French actor Dépardieu denies groping women at sex assault trial 
03/25/25 10:58 from France24 - Culture
French movie giant Gérard Depardieu on Tuesday gave his first testimony in a Paris trial where he is accused of groping two women on a 2021 movie set. The actor acknowledged using vulgar language and grabbing a woman’s hips but denied th...

»  Music show: Ben l'Oncle Soul goes back to his roots on 'Sad Generation' 
03/24/25 15:01 from France24 - Culture
On this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with the torchbearer for French soul: Ben l'Oncle Soul. His songs "Soulman" and "Elle me dit" have become instant classics, bridging eras and emotions through his smooth...

»  French actor Depardieu goes on trial for alleged sex assault on 2021 film shoot 
03/24/25 12:26 from France24 - Culture
Actor Gérard Depardieu arrived in a Paris court on Monday for his trial over alleged sexual assaults on a film set, a case placing one of France's best-known movie stars at the heart of the country's broader reckoning over sexual violence.

»  Séries Mania festival showcases crème de la crème of the small screen 
03/21/25 16:02 from France24 - Culture
FRANCE 24’s TV critic Dheepthika Laurent joins us from Lille, where the Séries Mania festival is kicking off with two hotly anticipated French shows. The sumptuous dishes of a 19th-century celebrity chef are the jumping-off point for "Ca...

»  Behind the scenes at Paris musicals 'The Lion King' and 'Black Legends' 
03/21/25 14:08 from France24 - Culture
After London and New York, can musicals make a name for themselves in Paris? To answer this question, Valérie Fayolle takes you behind the scenes of the Mogador Theatre to discover the intricate work that takes place before a performance...

»  Ready-to-wear, autumn-winter 2025: Creativity and disruption 
03/21/25 13:22 from France24 - Culture
The collective show from the international students of the Institut Français de la Mode kicks off the autumn-winter 2025/26 presentations and asks contemporary questions. How can a disruptive society impact a creative process that is see...

»  'Assassin's Creed' controversy: Dive into the debate surrounding the latest instalment 
03/20/25 14:31 from France24 - Culture
Join us as we explore the heated discussions around the newest "Assassin's Creed" video game, praised for its beauty but sparking debates over character choices and historical accuracy. Plus, discover the incredible rescue of 18th-centur...

»  Disney's poisoned apple: New 'Snow White' film gets a muted launch 
03/19/25 15:12 from France24 - Culture
A new live action remake of "Snow White" stars Gal Gadot and Rachel Ziegler; film critic Emma Jones tells us why revisiting the 1937 animated classic has stirred up controversy for Disney and resulted in a quieter premiere than usual. We...

»  Rashid Masharawi brings Palestinian dreams, fears and struggles to the screen 
03/18/25 14:35 from France24 - Culture
His recent documentary, "From Ground Zero", is a cinematic mosaic of life in Gaza since the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023 sparked all-out war in the region. Rashid Masharawi joins us to talk about the work of documenting the struggles...

»  Composer Alexis Ffrench on making classical music for the soul 
03/17/25 14:18 from France24 - Culture
On today’s music show on Arts24, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with a pioneering superstar of classical soul. Alexis Ffrench has over 1 billion streams and multiple number 1 albums. The British pianist and composer even performed at King Cha...

»  #MeToo Japan: Shiori Ito’s courageous campaign for justice 
03/14/25 16:36 from France24 - Culture
Journalist and filmmaker Shiori Ito has laid her life bare in “Black Box Diaries”, as the film documents her battle for justice after she accused a prominent TV executive of raping her in 2015. Following its nomination for an Academy Awa...

»  A feminist retelling of 'Moby Dick' 
03/14/25 14:36 from France24 - Culture
What happens when you gender-flip the tale of “Moby Dick”? Annette Young talks to British-Chinese author, Xiaolu Guo, who has done just that with her latest book, “Call Me Ishmaelle”.  Also, confronting sexual harassment on Japan's publi...

»  Pamela Anderson on making a come-back in cinema 
03/13/25 15:22 from France24 - Culture
She was an icon of 1990’s television; now Pamela Anderson is embarking on a new phase in her career, as she stars in "The Last Showgirl". Film critic Emma Jones sat down with her at the Zurich film festival where they discussed her criti...

»  A pop icon, family dramedy and explosive plotline: The latest in French cinema 
03/12/25 14:44 from France24 - Culture
Critic Perrine Quennesson takes us through the latest releases in the world of French cinema, with two family stories that transport us to convincing versions of France in the 1960s and 1990s. “My Mother, God, And Sylvie Vartan” tells th...

»  Fall/Winter 2025-26 collections hit the catwalk 
03/11/25 16:02 from France24 - Culture
The French capital’s diverse venues are once again the backdrop for ready-to-wear collections, with local and international labels presenting their looks. Fashion critic Samantha Tse takes us through the highlights and introduces us to B...

»  Author Charlie English on the best-kept secret of the cold war 
03/11/25 14:32 from France24 - Culture
It's a book that tells the astonishing story of the books that were smuggled across the Iron curtain during and after the Second World War. Described by the Observer as a “gripping account of an intriguing and little-known Cold War momen...

»  Árný Margrét on wanting something bigger for her second album 'I Miss You, I Do' 
03/10/25 14:35 from France24 - Culture
This week we welcome Icelandic folk artist Árný Margrét who has just released her new album  "I Miss You, I Do". Her award winning debut ("They Only Talk About The Weather") garnered rave reviews and fans across the world and led her to ...

»  Talking textiles: Thandiwe Muriu’s use of the iconic Ankara fabric 
03/07/25 16:17 from France24 - Culture
Wax print fabrics or Ankara fabrics are known for their graphic patterns, bold colours and catchy slogans. The iconic cloth is now being celebrated in an exhibition at the Musée de l’Homme in Paris, where curators have been exploring its...

»  Egyptian documentary shows young women hovering on 'The Brink of Dreams' 
03/06/25 16:10 from France24 - Culture
Majda, Monika and Heidi are part of the Panorama theatre troupe in the village of El Barsha, a small Coptic Christian community in the south of Egypt. As they devise and perform plays in the street, filmmakers Nada Riyadh and Ayman El Am...

»  ‘Company’: From Broadway to Paris 
03/06/25 14:21 from France24 - Culture
The hit musical comedy "Company" is coming to France. The show by Stephen Sondheim premiered on Broadway in 1970 and is a series of vignettes centered around Bobby, a 35-year-old single New Yorker who's trying to find his place among his...

»  A plethora of Pattinsons: Bong Joon-ho's cosmic sci-fi comedy 'Mickey 17' 
03/05/25 14:47 from France24 - Culture
After the commercial and critical success of "Parasite", South Korean director Bong Joon-ho has adopted a very different tone for his sci-fi comedy "Mickey 17". Film critic Ben Croll tells us why Robert Pattinson is very good at acting a...

»  Atsuko Okatsuka on her Paris show, viral Drop Challenge and comedy success 
03/04/25 15:09 from France24 - Culture
Taiwanese-American comedy sensation Atsuko Okatsuka speaks to Eve Jackson about building a global fan base with her offbeat humour, her viral dance routines with her grandmother and her groundbreaking HBO special "The Intruder", which so...

»  Oscars 2025: From the success of Sean Baker's 'Anora' to a best actor win for Adrien Brody 
03/03/25 14:55 from France24 - Culture
From the success of Sean Baker's film "Anora" to a best actor win for Adrien Brody in "The Brutalist" and disappointment for France's "Emilia Perez", film critic Emma Jones speaks to Eve Jackson from Los Angeles after the Oscars ceremony.

»  Conan, Gaza and Hackman: The standout moments from the Oscars 
03/03/25 05:37 from France24 - Culture
From tributes to Hollywood heavyweight Gene Hackman to condemnations of Israel's devastation of the Gaza Strip, here are the highlights from the 97th Academy Awards.

»  Lara Love Hardin: From addict to identity thief to best-selling author 
02/28/25 13:43 from France24 - Culture
Our guest went from being a soccer mum of four to battling an opioid and heroin addiction, landing in jail and losing custody of her children. But the journey didn't stop there. She's in Paris on a book tour as a best-selling author, lit...

»  Haute couture collections, summer 2025: Playful modernisation 
02/28/25 13:03 from France24 - Culture
What do designers Olivier Saillard, Kevin Germanier, Stéphane Rolland, Khol by Hamza Guelmouss and Valentin Nicot as well as Julien Fournié all have in common? They are reinventing the notion of haute couture, often in an artistic, aesth...

»  Tributes pour in for actor Gene Hackman after his death at 95 
02/27/25 16:00 from France24 - Culture
Two-time Oscar winner Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 63, have been found dead in their home in the US state of New Mexico. The couple died along with their dog. There is no immediate indication of foul play. Culture editor...

»  French disco pioneer Cerrone revisits his greatest hits in new album 
02/27/25 15:15 from France24 - Culture
Selling more than 30 million albums worldwide during his 50-year career, composer, producer and musician Cerrone has performed with the likes of Nile Rodgers and been sampled by the Beastie Boys and Run-DMC. DJing at clubs and festivals ...

»  'Suspicious' circumstances in deaths of Hollywood veteran Gene Hackman and wife, police say 
02/27/25 10:25 from France24 - Culture
Oscar-winning cinema giant Gene Hackman and his wife have been found dead in their home in an incident police are calling "suspicious". Authorities initially reported there were no signs of foul play, but a search warrant said a detectiv...

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»  France go clear with emphatic win 
11/14/13 22:50 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
France remain imperious France controlled much of the opening period and had three goals to show for their efforts at the break courtesy of Anthony Martial, Lock Landre and Florian Thauvin. Thauvin hit his second and then a third from th...

»  Dont eat the crispy french fries FDA tells how to cut acrylamide 
11/14/13 22:16 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
acrylamide , a chemical that forms naturally in plant-based foods when they are cooked at high temperatures for a long time. In other words, it's usually found in fried foods, like french fries. It's produced from a che...

»  Paris Was My Middle-School Classroom 
11/14/13 22:14 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
article by Lisa Miller, homeschooling is all too often treated as a monolith: Homeschoolers are either fundamentalists or anarchists, religious extremists or hippies. Rarely, if ever, is it explored as a potential educational setting for...

»  World French priest kidnapped by gunmen in northern Cameroon 
11/14/13 21:15 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Gunmen have kidnapped a French priest working in northern Cameroon, authorities said on Thursday, nine months after Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram seized a French family in the same lawless ...

»  PST World Cup Qualifying Preview Ukraine v. France 
11/14/13 21:11 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
France travel to Kiev on Friday for the first-leg of their World Cup Qualifying play-off match against Ukraine. Failing to overcome Spain for top spot in their qualification ...

»  U.S. and France Agree to Cooperate More Intensively Against Tax Evasion 
11/14/13 21:08 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
WASHINGTON ...

»  France give youth a chance against Tonga 
11/14/13 20:51 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Marcoussis (France) (AFP) - Wing Sofiane Guitoune and centre Gael Fickou will start a Test match for France for the first time against Tonga in Le Havre on Saturday.In all, the side named on Thursday by manager Philippe Saint-Andre shows...

»  Ukraine-France Preview Les Bleus braced for key clash in Kiev 
11/14/13 20:32 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Didier Deschamps is keen to avoid a repeat of history when France travel to Ukraine for the first leg of their World Cup play-off.The former midfield enforce was part of the team that lost 2-1 to Bulgaria at the Parc des Princes in Novem...

»  Air France-KLM says no to Alitalia capital increase 
11/14/13 19:43 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Paris (AFP) - Air France-KLM, one of Alitalia's major shareholders, said Thursday it would not take part in the multi-million-euro recapitalisation plan to save the embattled Italian airline.Alitalia is in debt to the tune of 1....

»  France look to Tonga for confidence win 
11/14/13 19:39 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
France desperately needs a win against Tonga on Saturday to prevent an already dismal year from getting even worse. A World Cup runner-up two years ago, France has slipped badly this year, finishing last in the Six Nations Championship a...

»  Frances soccer strike over 75 salary tax called off 
11/14/13 19:28 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
PARIS--French first and second division clubs have called off their planned strike at the end of the month in proTest at a 75-percent tax on high earners, the clubs' professional body announced ...

»  As France stalls eurozone recovery comes to halt 
11/14/13 19:28 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
The 9.5-trillion-euro economy pulled out of its longest recession in the previous quarter, record high unemployment, lack of consumer and market confidence continue to choke a more solid rebound. In the three months to September, the com...

»  Slur on minister sparks outrage in France 
11/14/13 19:28 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
PARIS -- A weekly newspaper with a front page comparing a black government minister to a monkey hit newsstands in France on Wednesday, despite legal objections and a nationwide outcry over the racist ...

»  France in need of confidence-boost against Tonga 
11/14/13 19:18 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
France desperately needs a win against Tonga to prevent an already dismal year from getting even worse. A World Cup runner-up two years ago, France has slipped badly this year, finishing last in the Six Nations Championship and then losi...

»  France claims victory as EU upholds state subsidies for film 
11/14/13 19:18 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
PARIS (Reuters) - France claimed victory on Wednesday as Europe's executive arm agreed to preserve state subsidies for the film sector, maintaining exemptions from rules that restrict government aid within the trading bloc. This...

»  US France sign deal to fight offshore tax evasion 
11/14/13 19:03 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
As over 200 million Indians log onto the internet, the country will surpass the US as the 2nd largest web market in the world after China, by next ...

»  French court German product-testing firm liable in case of potentially leaky breast implants 
11/14/13 18:10 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
TOULON, France -- A French court has ruled that a German product testing company failed its duty to check and control silicone breast implants used by tens of thousands of women worldwide that turned out to be prone to leakage. The court...

»  HID Global to demonstrate latest additions to its secure identity solutions at CARTES IDentification 2013 in Paris 
11/14/13 18:03 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Release date- 13112013 - HID will unveil the latest additions to its secure card issuance portfolio that include entry level printers and solutionsHID Global, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, continues to drive innovation...

»  Ribery France have to be in Brazil 
11/14/13 18:01 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Franck Ribery may already be a long-established member of an elite group of the world's best footballers, thanks in no small part to his pace and individual ability, but even by his standards the past year has been extraordinary...

»  Frances poorly-timed transition bodes ill for Brazil 
11/14/13 17:48 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
France are a team in transition, and their prospects for success at the World Cup are marginal at best. But their future might be the brightest in Europe. Now that the lengthy national hangover of 2010 is more or less over, the dust has ...

»  Four on trial for 2005 Paris hotel fire 
11/14/13 17:47 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Paris - The trial of four people accused of manslaughter and unintentional injuries over a 2005 fire that ripped through a Paris hotel, killing 24 people including 11 children, opened on ...

»  U.S. Treasury signs pact with France for anti-tax evasion law 
11/14/13 17:44 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has signed an anti-tax evasion agreement with France, the 10th country to join a U.S. global dragnet that goes into effect next July, the U.S. Treasury said on ...

»  Firmer USD and weak French GDP take EURUSD to negative territory 
11/14/13 17:41 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
The pair finished the session in minor negative territory, weighed on by a firmer USD and also weaker than expected French advanced Q3 GDP report. Also, while the release of weaker than expected retail sales report from the UK briefly re...

»  French troops should hunt Qaeda beyond Mali borders army chief 
11/14/13 17:39 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
French Chief of Defence Staff Admiral Edouard Guillaud salutes as he reviews the troops during a ceremony at the Mont Valerien memorial in Suresnes, outside of Paris, June 18, 2013 to mark the 73rd anniversary of General Charles de Gaull...

»  Gunmen kidnap French parish priest in terror zone in north Cameroon radical sect a suspect 
11/14/13 17:38 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
This undated photo provided by the St Jean Baptiste Parish in Sceaux, north of Paris, shows French kidnapped priest Georges Vandenbeusch. A French priest has been kidnapped from his northern Cameroon parish house, in a region where the r...

»  Cameroon French Priest Kidnapped in North Cameroon 
11/14/13 17:32 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
A French priest has been kidenapped in northern Cameroon, where he had refused to leave his parish despite safety warnings. Georges Vanderbusch, priest to the parish of Nguetchewe, was in Koza, near the Nigerian border in the region wher...

»  Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Chairs Final Dubai Expo 2020 Higher Committee Meeting Ahead of Vote in Paris 
11/14/13 17:25 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
WAM DUBAI, 14th November, 2013 (WAM)--The Dubai Expo 2020 Higher Committee held a meeting on Thursday, chaired by H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman and Chief Executive of Em...

»  French revenue squeeze helps Germanys stock index to regain favour 
11/14/13 16:48 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
* Weak earnings slow rallies in peripheral Europe, France * German companies outperform on profit, revenue * Options market sees DAX rallying into December expiry By Alistair Smout LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Germany's blue-chip D...

»  Air France-KLM walks away from Alitalia call for rescue cash 
11/14/13 16:44 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
refused a plea for cash on Thursday to rescue Alitalia, saying a new business plan was not enough to save the stricken Italian carrier unless its creditors also write off some of its huge debts.Alitalia, which was privatised in 2008, has...

»  France make five changes for Tonga test 
11/14/13 16:41 from Paris News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Philippe Saint Andre has made five changes to the France starting line-up for the test against Tonga in Le Havre on Saturday, the coach opting to overhaul a side ...

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