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  • Rafale deal is progressing not bogged down Indian minister

    The $10.4 billion contract for 126 multi-role medium range combat aircraft that India has awarded to French aircraft maker Dassault for its Rafale aircraft has not got bogged down in any controversy nor were certain issues holding it up, Minister of State for Defence Jitendra Singh has said. "It is not stuck anywhere. It is the biggest deal of its kind in the world and, of course, a very ...

  • Airbus Boeing compete for mega deals at Paris Air Show

    Two world aviation industry giants, Airbus and Boeing, are engaged in fierce commercial battles for winning big orders for their long-haul airplanes at the 2013 International Paris Air Show. As the leading European aircraft manufacturer, Airbus Wednesday announced that Air France-KLM has ordered 25 Airbus A350 planes at list prices of $7.2 billion with an option for 25 additional aircraft, ...

  • Madonna emulates screen legend Marlene Dietrich in black tux

    Madonna transformed herself into 1920's German-American star Marlene Dietrich by sporting a black tuxedo and top hat at Paris Theatre in New York for the screening of 'Madonna: The MDNA Tour.' The 52-year-old singer's outfit consisting of black suit with a white shirt, tie and vest with a white rose buttonhole, and bright red lipstick bore a striking resemblance to a tailcoat that Dietrich wore ...

  • Beetles Housefly Larvae Show Great Potential for Animal Feed Sector

    PARIS French start-up company Ynsect has identified a cheap, nourishing and locally produced alternative to soybeans as a vital source of protein in animal feed. The clue is in its name. Ynsect is not alone in looking to invertebrates to meet a jump in demand for meat and fish, and so for feed, in coming decades. Black soldier flies, common housefly larvae, silkworms and yellow ...

  • With Russian Help Europe Prepares to Search for Life on Mars

    PARIS The European Space Agency signed final contracts with Thales Alenia Space Italy for work on a pair of missions to assess if the planet Mars has or ever had life, officials said at the Paris Airshow this week. Until last year, the ExoMars program was a joint project between ESA and the U.S. space agency NASA. But NASA dropped out, citing budget problems. The Russian space ...


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The Adventures of Antoine Doinel: The 400 Blows, Antoine and Colette, Stolen Kisses, Bed and Board, Love on the Run [DVD]

The Adventures of Antoine Doinel: The 400 Blows, Antoine and Colette, Stolen Kisses, Bed and Board, Love on the Run [DVD]

In the early 1950s, with the help of noted film theorist and critic Andr Bazin, 20-year-old Franois Truffaut began writing regularly for the Parisian film journal Cahiers du cinma. He quickly gained a reputation as an uncompromising and often vicious critic with a clear-cut sense of what was great about the cinemahe openly took aim on such previously untouchable French masters as Marcel Car ... ...

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  • Li Na enters second round at Eastbourne

    Second seed Li Na of China defeated French woman Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Aegon International here. Li, French Open champion two years ago but beaten in the second round at Roland Garros earlier this month, will next take on former champion Marion Bartoli of France, reports Xinhua. Fifth seed Caroline Wozniacki, the former World No.1, led Tamira Paszek 6-2, 2-2 ...

  • France hit by weather chaos

    Flash floods in southwestern France claimed two elderly victims in the space of 24 hours as unseasonal storms caused havoc across huge swaths of the country on Wednesday. Flights into Paris were disrupted as the French capital sweltered in conditions more akin to Hong Kong at this time of year and the flooded Catholic pilgrimage site of Lourdes was closed to visitors for a second day. A woman ...

  • Britain France face EU action over high Eurostar charges

    Four members of the Scot's Guards pose for a photograph next to a new Eurostar train, during a media event, in central London, October 7, ...

  • Tests confirm sarin used in Syria French FM

    France has "no doubt" that the Syrian regime had used the deadly nerve agent sarin in conflicts with rebels and "all options are on the table" to end the conflicts in the violence-torn country including military actions, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Tuesday. "There is no doubt that it was the regime and its accomplices because we are aware of the entire chain ...

  • Air France-KLM Finalizes A Firm Order For 25 Airbus A350

    This morning, Air France-KLM finalized a firm order with the European ma nufacturer Airbus for 25 A350-900 plus a further 25 on option. The sign ing took place at the 50th International Air Show at Le Bourget near Paris, in the presence of Alexandre de Juniac, Chairman and CEO of the Air France - KLM Group as of 1 July 2013 and Fabrice Bregier, Chairman and CEO of Airbus. The A350-900 will be ...

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