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Psychiatric patient shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ runs down French pedestrians. Second incident of weekend.

YoopyaDecember 22, 2014July 6, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 22, 2014July 6, 202300

A driver shouting Allahu Akbar (God is great) deliberately ran down pedestrians in the French town of Dijon on Sunday, a day after a man...

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French bank, Twitter team up for money transfers via tweets

YoopyaOctober 13, 2014July 29, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 13, 2014July 29, 202301

(Reuters) – One of France’s largest banks is teaming up with social network Twitter Inc. (TWTR.N) this week to allow its customers to transfer money...

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UK retailer’s France in decline comment was pure cliché, PM says

YoopyaOctober 7, 2014July 25, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 7, 2014July 25, 202304

(Reuters) – French Prime Minister Manuel Valls rebuked the head of a major British retailer on Monday for saying his country was in decline, dismissing...

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High risk Ebola could reach France and UK by end-October, scientists calculate

YoopyaOctober 6, 2014July 15, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 6, 2014July 15, 202302

Scientists have used Ebola disease spread patterns and airline traffic data to predict a 75 percent chance the virus could be imported to France by...

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Air France Sticks To Low-Cost Plan Despite Strike

YoopyaSeptember 24, 2014July 29, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 24, 2014July 29, 202305

PARIS (AP) — Air France-KLM says it isn’t ready to abandon a plan to transfer activities to a low-cost carrier, contradicting a government minister’s claim....

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France says it launches first air strikes in Iraq

YoopyaSeptember 19, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 19, 2014July 16, 202303

PARIS (Reuters) – France said on Friday its jets had launched strikes inside Iraq for the first time since the country promised to join military...

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IMF chief Lagarde under investigation in France

YoopyaAugust 27, 2014June 15, 2023

by YoopyaAugust 27, 2014June 15, 202305

PARIS (AP) — Christine Lagarde, the chief of the International Monetary Fund, was put under official investigation for negligence in a French corruption probe that...

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French government resigns after leftists call for U-turn

YoopyaAugust 25, 2014July 25, 2023

by YoopyaAugust 25, 2014July 25, 202302

(Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande asked his prime minister on Monday to form a new government, looking to impose his will on the cabinet...

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French economy minister says austerity measures sapping growth

YoopyaAugust 23, 2014July 25, 2023

by YoopyaAugust 23, 2014July 25, 202302

(Reuters) – Austerity measures being pursued by France and elsewhere in the euro zone are quashing growth, French Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg was quoted saying...

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6 climbers die on France’s Mont Blanc

YoopyaAugust 13, 2014July 29, 2023

by YoopyaAugust 13, 2014July 29, 202306

PARIS (AP) — Six French climbers died in a fall on France’s Mont Blanc after a night of snow and wind on Western Europe’s tallest...