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  • Injured Murray pulls out of French Open

    Andy Murray has withdrawn from the French Open starting Sunday, due to a chronic back injury which provoked him to leave Rome Masters last week in the second round match. The World No. 2 struggled with his injury during the clay-court season in 2012 and revealed that he has been experiencing constant pain for the past 18 months, the Mirror reports. According to the report, Murray had met with ...

  • Paris Hiltons beau shoves harassing female fan at Cannes

    Paris Hilton's boyfriend River Viiperi aggressively pushed an overeager fan in Cannes on Friday after the woman got too close to the reality Tv star. Hilton, who arrived in France last week, had to fight her way through crowds and paparazzi as she made her way to a party with Viiperi. It was then that one female admirer pushed up against the star's arm in an effort to capture a photo with her ...

  • Writer takes own life in Paris Notre Dame

    French writer Dominique Venner, 78, has killed himself at the altar in Notre Dame Cathedral in protest against gay marriage and African ...

  • French await Dettori contact before approval

    French racing authority France Galop has said it is awaiting further contact from Frankie Dettori concerning a "medical" matter if the rider's application for a renewed licence is to be approved. France Galop banned the Italian for six months after he tested positive for cocaine at Longchamp last September. Dettori was due to return to action at Leicester on Monday, but his ...

  • As Shocked Tourists Watch French Activist Protesting Marriage Equality Shoots Himself In Notre Dame

    Dominque Venner , 78, made his way to the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Tuesday, placed a letter on the altar, pulled out an automatic pistol and, to the horror of surrounding tourists, shot himself through the mouth. The reason? Police have not yet released the letter he left behind so facts are uncertain, but based on the essay he left on his site prior to pulling the trigger, many ...


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Dancer in the Dark [DVD]

Dancer in the Dark [DVD]

After its premier at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, where it eventually won the coveted Palm d'or, Lars von Trier's Dancer in the Dark was met equally with intense celebratory applause and boos of vociferous condemnation. It has since divided audiences and critics straight down the middle: either you love it or you hate it. Von Trier is either a boundary-pushing genius or he is a ego-m ... ...

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  • France deserts the sinking ship of Europe

    A few days ago the news emerged that France might be preparing to leave the EU. Marine Le Pen, head of "National Front" party, argues that France has no future in the EU, and if the country wants to develop further, it should seriously consider the option of self-navigation. Is this the case and what could France expect if it is no longer a member of the ...

  • Notre-Dame de Paris suicide a political act – far-rightist Marine Le Pen

    France's far-right party leader Marine Le Pen has paid tribute to the man who killed himself in the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, saying it was a "political ...

  • Paris suicide vs. gay rights

    PARIS - A far-right activist shot himself to death at the altar of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral yesterday, after calling for action to protect France’s identity.In a final essay on his Web site yesterday, Dominique Venner, 78, railed against France’s adoption of a "vile law" legalizing gay marriage and adoption. "We are reaching a time when words must be backed up ...

  • Bouteflika remains in France - Sellal

    Algiers - Algeria's prime minister, reacting to reports that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is seriously ill, said the 76-year-old was recovering in France but had been ordered by his doctors to ...

  • Belgiums Elia interested in stakes in Dutch French grids

    BRUSSELS | Wed May 22, 2013 2:59am EDT BRUSSELS May 22 (Reuters) - Belgium's power grid operator Elia would consider buying stakes in Dutch grid firm TenneT and French operator RTE, owned by state-controlled electricity company EDF, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday. "They are really in same market zone as Elia, since they are neighbouring countries this makes it interesting ...

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