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    The European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, talks to reporters Tuesday at the European Parliament<em> </em>in Strasbourg, France. The same day, the U.K., France and Germany announced they were lodging a dispute against Tehran under the Join
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    'Left With No Choice,' European Allies Put Iran On Notice Over Nuclear Deal Breaches

    Jan 14, 2020
    France, Germany and the U.K. say they are lodging a dispute against Tehran. While they voiced hope for the nuclear agreement's survival, the clock is ticking — and renewed sanctions may be looming.
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    French former president Nicolas Sarkozy, shown here at a ceremony in November, is expected to face trial over alleged graft later this year.
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    Former French President Sarkozy To Face Trial For Alleged Graft

    Jan 08, 2020
    Nicolas Sarkozy, who led France from 2007 to 2012, stands accused in multiple legal actions. In this case, he allegedly attempted to convince a court official to illegally release information.
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    Africa
    Nigerien commandos simulate a raid on a militant camp during U.S.-sponsored exercises in Ouallam, Niger, in April 2018. A spokesman for the Nigerien army says 71 soldiers were killed in an attack on Tuesday.
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    71 Soldiers Killed In Attack On Army Camp In Niger

    Dec 12, 2019
    No group has taken responsibility so far for the attack in the West African country, but the region has been a target of Islamist militants in the past.
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    Europe
    Protestors chant and sing against President Emmanuel Macron during a rally in Paris as thousands take to the streets to protest against pension reform on Tuesday.
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    French Prime Minister Unveils Pension Plan As Strike Continues To Paralyze Paris

    Dec 11, 2019
    The plan calls for a shift from 42 distinct pension plans into one universal scheme. The new system will be based on the principle of giving each pensioner the same rights for each euro they pay in.
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    The Gare de Lyon railway station in Paris, typically brimming with busy travelers, stands empty Friday as general strikes snarled transportation across France for a second day.
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    France Suffers Travel Woes As General Strike Enters 2nd Day

    Dec 06, 2019
    The strike took a quieter turn Friday, as protests ebbed but workers still stayed home in anger at a pension reform proposal. Stations and schools across the country remained shuttered.
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    A protester walks through a cloud of tear gas during a demonstration against national pension changes in Nantes, France, on Thursday.
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    National Strike In France Shuts Down Cities Over Macron's Pension Reform Plans

    Dec 05, 2019
    Thousands of people march in the streets of Paris, Lyon, Marseille and other French cities, in a general strike that reflects anger both at Macron and his retirement plan.
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    New Nation, New You: 'Synonyms' Crosses Borders In Search Of Self

    Nov 30, 2019
    The movie is about a young Israeli man, not long out of the army, who decides to renounce his national identity. He wants to become French, but finds culture can't be changed like an outfit.
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    When Leonardo da Vinci arrived in France in 1516, he brought three of his own paintings with him — "Virgin and Child with Saint Anne" (left), "Saint John the Baptist" (right) and the Mona Lisa.
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    500 Years After Leonardo Da Vinci's Death, France Celebrates His Life And Work

    Nov 29, 2019
    A new exhibition at the Louvre includes Leonardo's sketches, drawings and 11 paintings. "You can really get into his brain and try to see how he thought," says biographer Serge Bramly.
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    In a photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a conference in Tehran on Monday.
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    Rouhani Backs Off Meeting With Trump, Saying U.S. Must First Lift Sanctions

    Aug 27, 2019
    The Iranian president's remarks on Tuesday were in contrast to an initially favorable reception to the idea. But he rejects the idea of a caucus that would essentially be just a photo-op.
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    Europe
    U.S. President Trump has lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron in Biarritz, France. Leaders of some of the world's major economies have arrived in the country for the Group of Seven summit.
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    Trade And Economic Tensions Loom Over G-7 Summit In France

    Aug 24, 2019
    Just before leaving Washington, D.C., Friday, President Trump hiked tariffs on Chinese imports and threatened to force American companies to leave China.
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    Europe
    Pia Klemp has refused to accept a medal for bravery from Paris' mayor, saying, "We do not need authorities deciding about who is a 'hero' and who is 'illegal.' "
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    Captain Who Rescued Migrants At Sea Refuses Paris Medal, Calling It Hypocritical

    Aug 21, 2019
    "Your police [steal] blankets from people that you force to live on the streets, while you raid protests and criminalize people that are standing up for rights of migrants," said Pia Klemp.
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    A cleanup crew scrubs pavement in front of the cathedral on Monday, after French inspectors said workers could return to the fire-damaged site to continue repairs.
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    Notre Dame Repair Crews Are Back To Work, But Paris' Lead Concerns Remain

    Aug 20, 2019
    Environmental and labor groups complain the cleanup should have begun sooner, and they are concerned about health risks in Paris.
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    Technology

    Flying Frenchman Leapfrogs English Channel On His Homemade Hoverboard

    Aug 05, 2019
    Franky Zapata made the crossing on his second attempt after after a mishap halfway across sent his first flight plunging into the sea. Zapata says he'll work on a flying car next — after a vacation.
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    World
    Students chip and chisel away at heavy slabs of stone in the workshops of the Hector Guimard high school, less than three miles from Paris' Notre Dame cathedral.
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    Notre Dame Fire Revives Demand For Skilled Stone Carvers In France

    Jul 20, 2019
    "With stone carving, we give life to an edifice and perpetuate history. We're also creating a link with the past and transmitting values that are important to conserve in society," one student says.
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    Europe
    France will levy a 3% tax on digital companies that make large profits in the country. French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, who championed the measure, is seen here on Wednesday in Paris.
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    France Approves Tax On Big Tech, And U.S. Threatens To Retaliate

    Jul 11, 2019
    French officials have been frustrated that digital companies have been able to avoid taxes by establishing their European headquarters in countries that offer corporations low tax rates.
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    French Transport Minister Elisabeth Borne says a new tax on airfares "is a response to the ecological urgency and sense of injustice expressed by the French." She's seen here with Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition Francois de Rugy.
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    France Plans To Put An 'Ecotax' On Nearly All Air Travel

    Jul 09, 2019
    The new tax could bring in some $200 million that would be used to support modes of travel that pollute less — such as trains.
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    Europe
    A boy jumps into the water of the Trocadero Fountain in Paris on Friday, to find relief from the heat wave.
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    France Suffers Through Hottest Day In Its History — 113 Fahrenheit

    Jun 28, 2019
    It comes as much of Europe, including Spain and Germany, sees record-breaking temperatures.
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    Sports
    The U.S. will face its first major test in the Women's World Cup Thursday, as it plays Sweden in the final match of the group stage. U.S. forward Megan Rapinoe is seen here during the U.S. game against Thailand.
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    Women's World Cup: USA Takes On Sweden In A Game That Means Little — And Everything

    Jun 20, 2019
    Sweden dealt the U.S. a painful loss at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The U.S. squad has spent the past three years working on new strategies to win this time.
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    Sports
    The U.S. women stand for the national anthem ahead of an international friendly with Mexico late last month before heading to France for the FIFA Women's World Cup, which kicks off today.
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    2019 Women's World Cup Preview: What You Need To Know

    Jun 07, 2019
    The action kicks off today in Paris. The U.S. is once again ranked No. 1 in the world — but any number of teams could bring home the prize. Here's your essential guide to the tournament.
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    National
    U.S. World War II D-Day veteran Tom Rice, from Coronado, Calif., parachutes in a tandem jump into a field in Carentan, Normandy, France, on Wednesday. Approximately 200 parachutists participated in the event, replicating a jump made by U.S. soldiers on J
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    D-Day Vets In Their 90s Parachute Into Normandy 75 Years Later, This Time To Cheers

    Jun 05, 2019
    Three nonagenarians were among 200 parachutists marking the anniversary of the allied invasion of Europe, June 6, 1944. They leaped into the same fields once occupied by Nazi forces.
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    World

    France Won't Take ISIS Fighters Back, But Doesn't Want Them Executed Either

    May 27, 2019
    France doesn't want to bring back French ISIS members captured in Iraq, but French authorities are dismayed that an Iraqi court has sentenced four of them to death.
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    Union members gather in front of a Paris courthouse on May 6, as several former senior employees of the then-named company France Télécom go on trial for alleged "moral harassment," a decade after a series of suicides occurred at the firm between 2008
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    A Decade Ago, Suicides Rocked A French Telecom Firm. Now Its Execs Stand Trial

    May 23, 2019
    Prosecutors accuse former executives and managers at France Télécom of "moral harassment" or complicity during a major restructuring.
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    World
    French Culture Minister Françoise Nyssen (second right), Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo (center) and women's rights activists hold a banner reading "<em>Maintenant on agit</em>" ("Now we act"), on the eve of International Women's Day on March 7. They aim to r
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    In France, The #MeToo Movement Has Yet To Live Up To Women's Hopes

    May 19, 2019
    "The excuse we hear in France is that we have the French seduction type. ... It's in our culture and our tradition and blah, blah, blah," says a former member of Parliament.
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    World
    Damage seen from inside Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Tuesday. President Emmanuel Macron has set a five-year goal to rebuild the cathedral after Monday's blaze.
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    Donation Pledges Roll In For Notre Dame's Reconstruction

    Apr 16, 2019
    France's wealthiest families and businesses pledged hundreds of millions of euros to restore one of their nation's cultural touchstones.
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    World
    U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet focuses her March 6 address to the U.N. Human Rights Council on the threats posed by global inequality.
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    U.N. Rights Chief Warns Of Threats From Inequality

    Mar 06, 2019
    U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet cautioned that the growing global disparity in wealth, and access to resources and justice, poses risks.

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