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  • Murray pulls out of French Open

    US Open and Olympic champion Andy Murray Tuesday announced he will skip the French Open tennis due to a back injury. The World No.2 retired with the back problem in his second-round match against Spain's Marcel Granollers at the Rome Masters last week, which posed as a bad sign for his withdrawal from the second tennis Grand Slam of the year. Scotsman Murray will now aim to be fully fit for ...

  • French director Guillaume Canet had to make New York dirtier for Blood Ties

    The problem with New York these days is there's just not enough litter. At least, that's French director Guillaume Canet's experience. He had to supply his own rubbish to recreate the grubby streets of 1970s Brooklyn for his debut English-language ...

  • English invades French universities

    22 May 2013 France is considering an education reform bill that would allow public universities to hold some courses in English, a plan that has alarmed language purists and the political far-right ...

  • France weighs smartphone tax as culture subsidy

    Who should pay for culture? France has long supported hefty state subsidies, like boosting filmmakers' budgets and paying artists unemployment benefits. Now in the digital age, France is adjusting its ...

  • France beefs up Africa Middle East embassy security

    PARIS, May 22 (Reuters) - France will invest about 20 million euros ($25 million) to increase security for diplomats and embassies in the Middle East and Africa after its mission in Libya was targeted by a car bomb in April, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. Spokesman Philippe Lalliot confirmed an email sent by Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius to staff on Tuesday saying the measure ...


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  • French humiliate Indian tycoon Mittal in game

    (54 mins ago) A new French online game is allowing players to step into the shoes of an ArcelorMittal worker by fighting police and a robot version of Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal to keep a factory open. Players throw barrels and beams at police in the ‘Kill Mittal’ game inspired by the long-lasting – and ultimately unsuccessful – struggle in France's ...

  • Economic Fact Book France

    The French economy is the fifth largest in the world measured by nominal GDP and accounts for about a fifth of euro area GDP. France weathered the global crisis better than most advanced economies. This is partly explained by the economy ...

  • IMFs Lagarde to be quizzed in French arbitration case

    The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, arrives at the G7 Finance Ministers meeting in Aylesbury, southern England May 10, ...

  • Sacre bleu Proposal to legalize English-language courses at French universities stirs debate

    PARIS - France's National Assembly is taking up an education reform bill that would allow public universities to hold some courses -- like science or economics classes -- in English, a plan that has alarmed language purists and the political far-right alike. President Francois Hollande's Socialist-led government is pushing the idea to better prepare French students for the global job ...

  • Andy Murray withdrawn from French Open Tennis May 26 to June 9

    Sports News: The late Tuesday decision, which Andy Murray hinted at last week in Rome when he had to quit his opening match in pain, means that the 26-year-old now has just over a fortnight to try and be fit for the Queen's club grass event from June 10, where he is top ...

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