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  • Chiranjeevi to inaugurate incredible India exhibition at Cannes today

    To promote India as a " Filming Destination", Union Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi will inaugurate incredible India exhibition at the 66th Cannes film festival in France today. The joint participation of the Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting at the festival is consequent to their entering into a Memorandum of Understanding to promote Cinema of India as a sub ...

  • French daredevil climbs 564 ft Bailong Elevator sans safety net

    French daredevil Jean-Michel Casanova scaled the 564 feet Bailong Elevator in China with no help from any machinery, safety net or safety equipment. Casanova's green-and-black sticky sneakers were the only help he needed in his dizzying feat. According to officials, Casanova climbed the huge steel tower in 68 minutes and 26 seconds, while spectators looked on in awe, the New York Daily News ...

  • France must tackle deficit Bundesbank chief

    BERLIN -- France has a special responsibility as a eurozone heavyweight to take deficit reduction rules seriously, even though its budget deficit is above target, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said in an interview published on ...

  • Briton Held Over Childrens Murders In France

    A British man is due to be brought before a court in France where he is expected to be formally charged with the murders of his two children. The man, named by the Foreign Office as Julian Stevenson, was held after the bodies of his five-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son were found by police in his flat in Saint-Priest, a suburb of Lyon. Their throats had been slit. Stevenson - who was ...

  • British skier falls to his death near Chamonix in French Alps

    The man, who has not been named, was out with another skier when they were caught in a storm as they descended the challenging Vallee Blanche near Chamonix.He plunged down the north face of the Aiguille du Midi mountain after the pair decided to return to the cable car because of dangerously high winds and blizzards.Mountain rescue teams have yet to recover his body.Captain Patrice Ribes, of the ...


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Fargo

Marge Gunderson, the very pregnant police chief from Brainerd, Minnesota is the heart and soul of "Fargo." Without her, this little bit of snow-driven film noir might have been an ugly, mean-spirited movie. But with her at its core, it's the best film of 1996. Brought to life with wonderful affection by Frances McDormand, Marge is such a fundamentally decent person that you have to wonder how she ... ...

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  • French spiderman Jean-Michel Casanova scales 172-meter tall elevator in Hunan

    French rock climber Jean-Michel Casanova climbs the 172-meter tall metal elevator frame in Zhangjiajie, a scenic spot in Central China's Hunan province, May 18, 2013.(Photo/ ...

  • World Disgraced French minister bows out

    Paying his debts He initially denied a report by an investigative website that he had an undeclared Swiss bank account until 2010. But after a meeting with investigating magistrates in April, he admitted to having the account, which contained about 600,000 euros (509,000; $770,000). He told the Depeche newspaper he had transferred the funds to France: he would pay his debts to the state and turn ...

  • UPDATE 2-French food group Danone takes second chance with China Mengniu

    Mon May 20, 2013 1:15am EDT * JV and Mengniu investment worth $417 million * Deal is latest move to restore confidence * Mengniu shares hit 17-month high (Adds analyst comment, details on China dairy market) By Donny Kwok HONG KONG, May 20 (Reuters) - Danone Group has agreed to invest 325 million euros ($417 million) in two deals with China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd, marking a comeback for the ...

  • French Unhappy with Economy Minister Performance

    Paris, May 20 (Prensa Latina) With the country in recession and the constant increase of unemployment, currently affecting over 3.22 million people, most French are unhappy with the performance of Minister of Economy and Finances, Pierre Moscovici, according to a survey released by Journal du Dimanche. At least 70 percent of people polled disapproved of the ...

  • France Children Killings Briton Due In Court

    A British man is due to be brought before a court in France where he is expected to be formally charged with the murders of his two children. The man, named by the Foreign Office as Julian Stevenson, was held after the bodies of his daughter, five, and 10-year-old son were found by police in his flat in Saint-Priest, a suburb of Lyons. Their throats had been ...

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