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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Paris</title>
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		<title>Report: UN investigators believe Guinea massacre was &#8216;crime against humanity&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Report: Guinea massacre &#8216;crime against humanity&#8217;

PARIS — U.N. investigators say Guinea&#8217;s wounded junta leader may bear responsibility for the mass killings and rapes of protesters in September, which they consider crimes against humanity, a French news report said Monday.
The U.N. investigators say the case should go to the International Criminal Court, according to Le Monde .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-un-investigators-believe-guinea-massacre-was-crime-against-humanity-246954/">Source article &nbsp;: Report: UN investigators believe Guinea massacre was &#8216;crime against humanity&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French president demands Eurostar service resume by Tuesday and wants plan to fix problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Sarkozy demands Eurostar restart Tuesday
PARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered the head of the French train authority to get Eurostar traffic moving again by Tuesday.

Eurostar has suspended traffic between Paris and London pending tests to determine what caused five trains to get stuck inside the Channel Tunnel late Friday, trapping more than 2,000 people .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-president-demands-eurostar-service-resume-by-tuesday-and-wants-plan-to-fix-problem-246876/" title="French president demands Eurostar service resume by Tuesday and wants plan to fix problem">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Paris court convicts Google in copyright infringement case over online publication of books</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Google convicted in French copyright case
PARIS — A Paris court has convicted Google Inc. in a copyright infringement case over online publication of French books.

A judge ruled Friday that the U.S. Internet search giant must pay €300,000 ($430,000) in damages and interest to French publisher La Martiniere.
Google was also ordered to pay €10,000 per day ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/paris-court-convicts-google-in-copyright-infringement-case-over-online-publication-of-books-246071/">Paris court convicts Google in copyright infringement case over online publication of books</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>France&#8217;s Chirac targeted over plot to pay party workers via Paris City Hall while he was mayor</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
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French judge targets Chirac over party jobs scam

PARIS — Former French President Jacques Chirac&#8217;s office says he has been placed under investigation over allegations that the city of Paris paid for jobs in his political party when he was mayor.
A statement from his office says Chirac hopes the process will move forward quickly to show ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/frances-chirac-targeted-over-plot-to-pay-party-workers-via-paris-city-hall-while-he-was-mayor-245982/">France&#8217;s Chirac targeted over plot to pay party workers via Paris City Hall while he was mayor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Investigators question reliability of speed-measuring equipment after Air France crash</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Vandore</dc:creator>
		
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Air France crash may lead to new safety rules

PARIS — New airline safety standards may be required after the crash of Air France Flight 447 cast doubt on the reliability of speed-measuring equipment in difficult, stormy conditions, French aviation investigators said Thursday.
The Airbus A330 plunged into the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil&#8217;s coast en route from .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/investigators-question-reliability-of-speed-measuring-equipment-after-air-france-crash-245840/">Investigators question reliability of speed-measuring equipment after Air France crash</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French Army: 800 Legionnaires spearhead military offensive in east Afghanistan against Taliban</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
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French troops lead Afghan attack on Taliban

PARIS — Some 800 French Legionnaires backed by 200 U.S. special forces and Afghan soldiers have gone on an offensive in a valley in Afghanistan where the Taliban killed 10 French soldiers last year, the French military said Thursday.
Spokesman Rear Adm. Christophe Prazuck said several American soldiers were wounded .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-army-800-legionnaires-spearhead-military-offensive-in-east-afghanistan-against-taliban-245835/">Source &nbsp;: French Army: 800 Legionnaires spearhead military offensive in east Afghanistan against Taliban</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Human Rights Watch: Guinea military planned, carried out and covered up massacre</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaine Ganley</dc:creator>
		
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Human Rights Watch: Guinea massacre premeditated

PARIS — The killing of pro-democracy demonstrators by Guinean troops in September appears to have been premeditated, then covered up in organized fashion, and was not the work of rogue soldiers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Thursday.
The killings and rapes likely amount to crimes against humanity, the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/human-rights-watch-guinea-military-planned-carried-out-and-covered-up-massacre-245742/">Source article &nbsp;: Human Rights Watch: Guinea military planned, carried out and covered up massacre</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Investigators: still no conclusions on why Air France Flight 447 crashed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Vandore</dc:creator>
		
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Families of Air France crash victims want answers

PARIS — French aviation investigators said Thursday that new airline safety standards may be required after the crash of Air France Flight 447 cast doubt on the reliability of speed-measuring equipment in difficult, stormy conditions.
The Airbus A330 plunged into the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil&#8217;s coast en route from .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/investigators-still-no-conclusions-on-why-air-france-flight-447-crashed-245546/">Investigators: still no conclusions on why Air France Flight 447 crashed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French immigration minister wants full-body Muslim veil grounds for denying citizenship, visas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elaine Ganley</dc:creator>
		
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Minister says burqa-style veils impede citizenship

PARIS — France&#8217;s immigration minister said Wednesday that he wants the wearing of Muslim veils that cover the face and body to be grounds for denying citizenship and long-term residence.
Eric Besson said he planned to take &#8220;concrete measures&#8221; regarding such veils, which are worn by a small minority of women .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-immigration-minister-wants-full-body-muslim-veil-grounds-for-denying-citizenship-visas-245009/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: French immigration minister wants full-body Muslim veil grounds for denying citizenship, visas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French rocker Johnny Hallyday wakes from medically induced coma</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
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French rocker Hallyday wakes from coma
PARIS — Johnny Hallyday&#8217;s press relations office says the French rocker has emerged from a medically induced coma he had been in since last week.

In an e-mail, the Paris-based 96b press relations office said doctors at L.A.&#8217;s Cedars Sinai hospital woke Hallyday up on Monday.
Doctors at the hospital had induced ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-rocker-johnny-hallyday-wakes-from-medically-induced-coma-244182/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : French rocker Johnny Hallyday wakes from medically induced coma</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Section of Eiffel Tower&#8217;s original staircase sold at Paris auction for $150,000</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Eiffel Tower&#8217;s first stairs sold at Paris auction

PARIS — A section of the Eiffel Tower&#8217;s original staircase has sold for euro105,400 ($154,380) in an auction of Paris memorabilia.
The 40 painted iron steps had been estimated at a much lower price, euro50,000-euro60,000. Organizers of the Paris auction say Gustave Eiffel himself climbed the stairs during the .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/section-of-eiffel-towers-original-staircase-sold-at-paris-auction-for-150000-243909/">Section of Eiffel Tower&#8217;s original staircase sold at Paris auction for $150,000</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>France returns wall paintings sought by Egypt after feud</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamey Keaten</dc:creator>
		
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France returns wall paintings sought by Egypt

PARIS — Fragments of an ancient wall painting that caused a feud between Egypt and the Louvre Museum are heading home.
France returned the ancient artwork to Egyptian officials after President Hosni Mubarak inspected one of the fragments following a visit with his French counterpart, Nicolas Sarkozy. The pockmarked slab ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/france-returns-wall-paintings-sought-by-egypt-after-feud-243893/">Read more : France returns wall paintings sought by Egypt after feud</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy says she&#8217;d be satisfied if husband serves just 1 term</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
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1 term&#8217;s enough for France&#8217;s Carla Bruni
PARIS — French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy says it&#8217;s up to her husband to decide whether to run for a second term in office in 2012 but says &#8220;one term would satisfy me.&#8221;

In an interview that aired Sunday on TF1 television, Bruni-Sarkozy hailed her husband, President Nicolas Sarkozy, as ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-first-lady-carla-bruni-sarkozy-says-shed-be-satisfied-if-husband-serves-just-1-term-243768/">French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy says she&#8217;d be satisfied if husband serves just 1 term</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Societe Generale pays Dexia €676M to take full control of French retail bank Credit du Nord</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Societe Generale takes control of Credit du Nord

PARIS — French bank Societe Generale said Friday it has taken full control of French retail bank Credit du Nord after buying out a stake held by Dexia SA.
Societe Generale said it had paid Dexia a total of €676 million (US$995.75 million), including €645 million for Credit du ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/societe-generale-pays-dexia-e676m-to-take-full-control-of-french-retail-bank-credit-du-nord-242870/">Societe Generale pays Dexia €676M to take full control of French retail bank Credit du Nord</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Societe Generale pays Dexia euro676M to take full control of French retail bank Credit du Nord</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Societe Generale takes control of Credit du Nord

PARIS — French bank Societe Generale said Friday it has taken full control of French retail bank Credit du Nord after buying out a stake held by Dexia SA.
Societe Generale said it had paid Dexia a total of euro676 million (US$995.75 million), including euro645 million for Credit du ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/societe-generale-pays-dexia-euro676m-to-take-full-control-of-french-retail-bank-credit-du-nord-242869/">Societe Generale pays Dexia euro676M to take full control of French retail bank Credit du Nord</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Auction to sell pieces of Paris, including some original steps of Eiffel Tower</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Evocative pieces of Paris to be auctioned
PARIS — Pieces of old Paris from a lamp post to a park bench go on the auction block next week, with the piece de resistance 40 iron steps from the Eiffel Tower, all 7.8 meters (25.6 feet) of them.

&#8220;Paris Mon Amour,&#8221; the title given to the auction Monday ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/auction-to-sell-pieces-of-paris-including-some-original-steps-of-eiffel-tower-242650/" title="Auction to sell pieces of Paris, including some original steps of Eiffel Tower">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French aviation officials examine distress call on Air France&#8217;s Rio-Paris flight</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
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French investigate turbulent Rio-Paris flight

PARIS — French aviation investigators are examining an emergency distress call from an Air France flight hit by turbulence last month, saying it could shed light on the June crash of a plane heading from Rio de Janeiro to Paris.
Air France Flight 445 made it through heavy turbulence on November 29 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-aviation-officials-examine-distress-call-on-air-frances-rio-paris-flight-242468/">Original article &nbsp;: French aviation officials examine distress call on Air France&#8217;s Rio-Paris flight</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police recover nearly euro800,000 ($1,181,900) in jewels stolen from Cartier store in France</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
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French police recover jewelry stolen from Cartier

PARIS — Police say they have recovered nearly €800,000 ($1,181,900) in jewels stolen last month in a holdup at a Cartier jewelry store in the southeastern French city of Lyon.
A police official says officers came across the stash by accident while searching the apartment of a suspect in another .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-recover-nearly-euro800000-1181900-in-jewels-stolen-from-cartier-store-in-france-241662/">Original source &nbsp;: Police recover nearly euro800,000 ($1,181,900) in jewels stolen from Cartier store in France</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>1788 Cognac sells for euro25,000 at Paris auction of wine, spirits from Tour d&#8217;Argent restaurant</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
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1788 Cognac sells for euro25,000 at Paris auction

PARIS — A bottle of 1788 Vieux Cognac has sold at a Paris auction of wine and spirits for euro25,000 ($36,935).
The cognac, which pre-dates the French Revolution by a year, was part of a sale of 18,000 bottles from Paris&#8217; Tour d&#8217;Argent. The restaurant has one of the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/1788-cognac-sells-for-euro25000-at-paris-auction-of-wine-spirits-from-tour-dargent-restaurant-241586/">Source article &nbsp;: 1788 Cognac sells for euro25,000 at Paris auction of wine, spirits from Tour d&#8217;Argent restaurant</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>1788 Cognac sells for €25,000 at Paris auction of wine, spirits from Tour d&#8217;Argent restaurant</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
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1788 Cognac sells for €25,000 at Paris auction

PARIS — A bottle of 1788 Vieux Cognac has sold at a Paris auction of wine and spirits for €25,000 ($36,935).
The cognac, which pre-dates the French Revolution by a year, was part of a sale of 18,000 bottles from Paris&#8217; Tour d&#8217;Argent. The restaurant has one of the .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/1788-cognac-sells-for-e25000-at-paris-auction-of-wine-spirits-from-tour-dargent-restaurant-241585/">1788 Cognac sells for €25,000 at Paris auction of wine, spirits from Tour d&#8217;Argent restaurant</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>`Paris of Love&#8217; - a photographer&#8217;s perspective on weddings</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS - The young bride wrote the French word &#8220;oui&#8221; (yes) on the palm of her hand just in case she forgot the answer to the most important question of her wedding ceremony. Right before she made her vow she glanced one more time at her palm. Gerard Uferas was standing behind her shoulder and ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/paris-of-love-a-photographers-perspective-on-weddings-240502/">`Paris of Love&#8217; - a photographer&#8217;s perspective on weddings</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Versailles chateau closed to tourists as French museum worker strike continues</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Versailles closed as French museum strike spreads

PARIS — The royal palace at Versailles is closed to visitors because of a museum workers&#8217; strike that has disrupted the Louvre and other French tourist attractions.
A Versailles official says the chateau, which normally gets thousands of visitors daily, is closed Thursday for lack of enough personnel. The extensive .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/versailles-chateau-closed-to-tourists-as-french-museum-worker-strike-continues-239213/">Original source &nbsp;: Versailles chateau closed to tourists as French museum worker strike continues</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>12 detained at Paris auction house over stolen Courbet painting</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
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12 detained in Paris over stolen painting
PARIS — French police detained 12 people in a sweep of a respected Paris auction house Wednesday after finding a stolen Courbet painting worth €900,000 ($1.3 million) at an employee&#8217;s house.

Police raids on the Hotel Drouot, its warehouses and homes of employees uncovered other small artworks believed to have .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/12-detained-at-paris-auction-house-over-stolen-courbet-painting-238938/">Source &nbsp;: 12 detained at Paris auction house over stolen Courbet painting</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Paris museums, including Pompidou and d&#8217;Orsay, closed due to strike; Louvre partially hit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
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Many Paris museums closed due to strike
PARIS — On a gray, drizzly day just made for a Paris museum visit, workers at the city&#8217;s premier art institutions went on strike, leaving tourists out in the cold Wednesday and some residents worried about the image that France projects.

The Pompidou Center modern art museum and the Musee .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/paris-museums-including-pompidou-and-dorsay-closed-due-to-strike-louvre-partially-hit-238789/">Paris museums, including Pompidou and d&#8217;Orsay, closed due to strike; Louvre partially hit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Main Paris museums, including Pompidou and d&#8217;Orsay, closed due to strike; Louvre partially hit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenny Barchfield</dc:creator>
		
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Some main Paris museums closed due to strike

PARIS — On a gray, drizzly day just made for a Paris museum visit, the city&#8217;s premier art institutions were hit by strikes that left tourists out in the cold and had some French people worried about the image their country projects to foreigners.
The Pompidou Center modern art .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/main-paris-museums-including-pompidou-and-dorsay-closed-due-to-strike-louvre-partially-hit-238779/" title="Main Paris museums, including Pompidou and d&#8217;Orsay, closed due to strike; Louvre partially hit">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Main Paris museums, including Louvre, Pompidou and d&#8217;Orsay, closed due to strike</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Main Paris museums closed due to strike
PARIS — Some of the French capital&#8217;s most important museums, including the Louvre, the Pompidou Center and the Musee d&#8217;Orsay, are closed because of a strike.

Strikers are upset about a government policy not to replace half of retiring public servants.
The work stoppage began at the Pompidou modern art museum .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/main-paris-museums-including-louvre-pompidou-and-dorsay-closed-due-to-strike-238653/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Main Paris museums, including Louvre, Pompidou and d&#8217;Orsay, closed due to strike</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Public curiosity could kill this cat, so leave Tiger Woods alone</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Leicester</dc:creator>
		
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Tiger car crash: Nobody&#8217;s business but his own

PARIS — In 2004, while golfing in Ireland, Tiger Woods found himself fielding questions from reporters more interested in his private life than his swing. They wanted to know if it was true that he was about to wed his fiancee, Swedish model Elin Nordegren.
Woods, just as he ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/public-curiosity-could-kill-this-cat-so-leave-tiger-woods-alone-238418/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Public curiosity could kill this cat, so leave Tiger Woods alone</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi shoe-thrower who tried to bean Bush has to duck in a similar fashion</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Iraqi shoe-thrower finds out what it was like

PARIS — The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush in Baghdad last year had a taste of his own medicine Tuesday when he nearly got beaned by a shoe thrower at a news conference in Paris.
Muntadhar al-Zeidi ducked and the shoe hit the ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-shoe-thrower-who-tried-to-bean-bush-has-to-duck-in-a-similar-fashion-238340/">Iraqi shoe-thrower who tried to bean Bush has to duck in a similar fashion</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hepburn&#8217;s high fashion wardrobe, seen in flims, goes on display ahead of auction</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenny Barchfield</dc:creator>
		
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Audrey Hepburn&#8217;s designer gowns hit auction blocks

PARIS — Audrey Hepburn fans got a sneak peek Tuesday of dozens of garments and personal effects once belonging to the movie star that will hit the auction blocks next week.
A Givenchy black lace dress that Hepburn wore in &#8220;How to Steal a Million&#8221; and a demure ivory wedding .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hepburns-high-fashion-wardrobe-seen-in-flims-goes-on-display-ahead-of-auction-238337/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Hepburn&#8217;s high fashion wardrobe, seen in flims, goes on display ahead of auction</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Audrey Hepburn&#8217;s classic chic wardrobe, including Givenchy gowns, on display ahead of auction</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Audrey Hepburn&#8217;s Givenchy gowns hit auction blocks

PARIS — Audrey Hepburn fans got a sneak peak Tuesday of dozens of garments and personal effects once belonging to the movie star that will hit the auction blocks next week.
A Givenchy black lace dress that Hepburn wore in &#8220;How to Steal a Million&#8221; and a demure ivory wedding ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/audrey-hepburns-classic-chic-wardrobe-including-givenchy-gowns-on-display-ahead-of-auction-238243/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Audrey Hepburn&#8217;s classic chic wardrobe, including Givenchy gowns, on display ahead of auction</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Big freeze&#8217; plunged Europe into ice age in months 13,000  years ago</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS - New research has indicated that a  &#8216;big freeze&#8217;  that  Europe  went  through  almost  13,000  years  ago, plunging  it into an ice age, happened over the course of  a  few months, and could happen again in the future.

According  to  a ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/big-freeze-plunged-europe-into-ice-age-in-months-13000-years-ago-238048/">&#8216;Big freeze&#8217; plunged Europe into ice age in months 13,000  years ago</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French presidency: France, Rwanda agree to restore diplomatic relations</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
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France and Rwanda agree to restore ties
PARIS — France and Rwanda have agreed to restore diplomatic ties, the French president&#8217;s office said Sunday, three years after relations were severed when a Paris judge accused Rwandan President Paul Kagame of ordering his predecessor&#8217;s assassination.

President Nicolas Sarkozy&#8217;s chief of staff, Claude Gueant, had discussions with Kagame in .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-presidency-france-rwanda-agree-to-restore-diplomatic-relations-237284/">French presidency: France, Rwanda agree to restore diplomatic relations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy says &#8216;yes&#8217; to Woody Allen&#8217;s film role proposal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Bruni-Sarkozy says &#8216;yes&#8217; to Woody film proposal

PARIS — Woody Allen has successfully courted France&#8217;s first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.
The former supermodel and wife of President Nicolas Sarkozy says she&#8217;s agreed to be in the famed director&#8217;s next film, but doesn&#8217;t know what role he has in store for her and admits she could be a terrible ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-first-lady-carla-bruni-sarkozy-says-yes-to-woody-allens-film-role-proposal-235673/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy says &#8216;yes&#8217; to Woody Allen&#8217;s film role proposal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>France opens collective soul-searching in debates on the national identity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Soul-searching debates on the French identity

PARIS — The Great Debate gets under way Wednesday, led off with a grand question: &#8220;For you, what does it mean to be French?&#8221;
This is neither a pompous academic exercise in France&#8217;s elite schools nor a TV game show. It is the French government&#8217;s effort to clarify — with citizen .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/france-opens-collective-soul-searching-in-debates-on-the-national-identity-235625/">France opens collective soul-searching in debates on the national identity</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sudanese woman praised by French foreign minister for fighting pants law</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Sudanese woman praised for fighting pants law

PARIS — France&#8217;s foreign minister has praised the courage of a journalist who has led a fight against a law in Sudan allowing for women to be flogged for wearing pants.
Bernard Kouchner says Lubna Hussein — who was released in September after two months behind bars — is a ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sudanese-woman-praised-by-french-foreign-minister-for-fighting-pants-law-235042/">Sudanese woman praised by French foreign minister for fighting pants law</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chavez defends Carlos the Jackal, calls imprisoned Venezuelan &#8216;revolutionary fighter&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Chavez praises alleged terrorist Carlos the Jackal

CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez is praising Carlos the Jackal, the imprisoned Venezuelan once notorious for a series of Cold War-era bombings, assassinations and hostage dramas, saying he was a &#8220;revolutionary fighter&#8221; and not a terrorist.
The Venezuelan president lauded Carlos — whose real name is Ilich Ramirez Sanchez .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chavez-defends-carlos-the-jackal-calls-imprisoned-venezuelan-revolutionary-fighter-233961/">Chavez defends Carlos the Jackal, calls imprisoned Venezuelan &#8216;revolutionary fighter&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police say midday shooting near Paris Gare du Nord train station kills 1, wounds 2 others</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-pierre Verges</dc:creator>
		
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Midday shooting in central Paris kills 1, wounds 2

PARIS — Police say a man with an automatic rifle opened fire on a car near a Paris train station, killing one man and wounding two others.
Friday&#8217;s shooting took place near the Gare du Nord train station, hub for trains to London and other international destinations. Such ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-say-midday-shooting-near-paris-gare-du-nord-train-station-kills-1-wounds-2-others-233522/">Police say midday shooting near Paris Gare du Nord train station kills 1, wounds 2 others</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vivendi executive says decision over sale of NBC Universal stake is &#8216;complex&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Vivendi inching closer to decision on NBC
PARIS — Media and entertainment conglomerate Vivendi SA is nearing a decision on whether to sell its stake in NBC Universal and clear the way for the creation of one of the most powerful media companies in the world.

The French company&#8217;s finance chief told an investors conference in Barcelona ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vivendi-executive-says-decision-over-sale-of-nbc-universal-stake-is-complex-233516/" title="Vivendi executive says decision over sale of NBC Universal stake is &#8216;complex&#8217;">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French police: Top South Korean model found hanged in Paris apartment, suicide thought likely</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-pierre Verges</dc:creator>
		
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Top SKorean model found hanged in Paris apartment

PARIS — A 20-year-old top South Korean model who was a fashion week regular in New York, Milan and Paris has been found hanged in her Paris apartment, a police official said Friday.
Daul Kim was found dead Thursday by her boyfriend, who alerted French police, the official said. .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-police-top-south-korean-model-found-hanged-in-paris-apartment-suicide-thought-likely-233417/">French police: Top South Korean model found hanged in Paris apartment, suicide thought likely</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French police: Top South Korean model found hung in Paris apartment, suicide thought likely</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-pierre Verges</dc:creator>
		
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Top SKorean model found hung in Paris apartment

PARIS — A 20-year-old top South Korean model who was a fashion week regular in New York, Milan and Paris has been found hung in her Paris apartment, a police official said Friday.
Daul Kim was found dead Thursday by her boyfriend, who alerted French police, the official said. .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-police-top-south-korean-model-found-hung-in-paris-apartment-suicide-thought-likely-233408/">Original source &nbsp;: French police: Top South Korean model found hung in Paris apartment, suicide thought likely</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Top South Korean model found dead at Paris apartment; cause of death under investigation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kwang-tae Kim</dc:creator>
		
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Top SKorean model found dead at Paris apartment

SEOUL, South Korea — A top South Korean model who was a fixture at fashion week in Paris and London was found dead at her apartment in Paris, an official said Friday.
Daul Kim, 20, was found dead Thursday by French police, a Foreign Ministry official in Seoul said. ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/top-south-korean-model-found-dead-at-paris-apartment-cause-of-death-under-investigation-233135/" title="Top South Korean model found dead at Paris apartment; cause of death under investigation">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Roman Polanski&#8217;s lawyer says jailed director&#8217;s family bearing brunt of his Swiss imprisonment</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Polanski&#8217;s lawyer says director&#8217;s family suffering

PARIS — The lawyer for director Roman Polanski says his wife and two children are bearing the brunt of his Swiss imprisonment and that he has proposed &#8220;very significant&#8221; bail money, house arrest and other assurances to find freedom.
Herve Temime tells the French daily Le Figaro that 76-year-old his client ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/roman-polanskis-lawyer-says-jailed-directors-family-bearing-brunt-of-his-swiss-imprisonment-232891/" title="Roman Polanski&#8217;s lawyer says jailed director&#8217;s family bearing brunt of his Swiss imprisonment">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Intel investing in Paris research center aimed at faster computing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Intel investing in Paris research center
NEW YORK — Intel Corp. is teaming with a French university and government agencies to open a research center in Paris aimed at building faster supercomputers.

Intel, the world&#8217;s largest provider of microprocessors used in personal computers, said it will make a &#8220;multimillion&#8221; dollar investment in the project over three years ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/intel-investing-in-paris-research-center-aimed-at-faster-computing-232884/">Intel investing in Paris research center aimed at faster computing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Move over Paris, Tokyo is now the world leader in number of Michelin three-star eateries</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomoko A. Hosaka</dc:creator>
		
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Tokyo crowned new gourmet capital by Michelin

TOKYO — The Epicurean king who oversees the Michelin Guide fears he may be banished from France.
His shocking crime?
Awarding Tokyo more three-star restaurant ratings than Paris, thereby crowning the Japanese metropolis the new gastronomic capital of the world.
&#8220;Trust me, they&#8217;ll wait for me at customs there,&#8221; Jean-Luc Naret, director .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/move-over-paris-tokyo-is-now-the-world-leader-in-number-of-michelin-three-star-eateries-232529/">Original source &nbsp;: Move over Paris, Tokyo is now the world leader in number of Michelin three-star eateries</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: French boy takes rifle to school, plans to shoot teachers; no one hurt</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-pierre Verges</dc:creator>
		
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French boy takes rifle to school; no one hurt

PARIS — A 13-year-old French boy stole his father&#8217;s hunting rifle and took it to school with the intention of shooting his teachers, but his family and police intervened before anyone was hurt, police said.
The boy — a student at a Roman Catholic school in Beauvais, 90 ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-french-boy-takes-rifle-to-school-plans-to-shoot-teachers-no-one-hurt-231286/">Police: French boy takes rifle to school, plans to shoot teachers; no one hurt</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Officials: Nuclear physicist with suspected al-Qaida contacts discussed targeting French army</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicolas Vaux-montagny</dc:creator>
		
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Suspect physicist discussed attacks on French army

PARIS — A French nuclear physicist discussed possible terrorist attacks targeting France&#8217;s army in e-mail exchanges with North Africa&#8217;s al-Qaida branch before his arrest last month, the Paris prosecutor&#8217;s office said Tuesday.
Adlene Hicheur, a 32-year-old Frenchman of Algerian origin, had worked on the Large Hadron Collider — the world&#8217;s ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/officials-nuclear-physicist-with-suspected-al-qaida-contacts-discussed-targeting-french-army-231219/">Officials: Nuclear physicist with suspected al-Qaida contacts discussed targeting French army</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French photographer Rancinan serves up playful, edgy revisions of Old Masters</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Paris exhibit serves revisions of Old Masters

PARIS — At first glance, it&#8217;s pure Gericault: The heap of writhing figures mimics the perfect, triangular composition of the French artist&#8217;s iconic 1819 painting &#8220;The Raft of the Medusa.&#8221;
Look closer and you see a pierced and tattooed multicultural crowd clothed in logo-emblazoned tatters, striving not toward the elusive .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-photographer-rancinan-serves-up-playful-edgy-revisions-of-old-masters-231063/" title="French photographer Rancinan serves up playful, edgy revisions of Old Masters">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: French bank heist suspect turns himself in after 11 days on the run</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean-pierre Verges</dc:creator>
		
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Police: French bank heist suspect turns himself in

PARIS — A French armored car driver suspected of stealing euro11.6 million ($17.4 million) in cash has turned himself in to authorities in Monaco following a massive manhunt, police in France and Monaco said.
Suspect Toni Musulin appeared at a police station in the Mediterranean principality of Monaco on ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-french-bank-heist-suspect-turns-himself-in-after-11-days-on-the-run-230702/">Read more : Police: French bank heist suspect turns himself in after 11 days on the run</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rosetta comet chaser captures spectacular image of Earth</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS -  The  OSIRIS  instrument  on  ESA&#8217;s (European Space Agency&#8217;s) Rosetta comet chaser recently  captured a spectacular image of the Earth.

The image was acquired with the OSIRIS narrow-angle camera from a distance of 633,000 km.
The resolution is 12 km/pixel.
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		<title>French President Sarkozy&#8217;s envoy says talks with North Koreans addressed sensitive issues</title>
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French envoy talks about trip in North Korea
PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy&#8217;s special envoy to North Korea said Sunday that he had long talks with officials there about sensitive issues including nuclear proliferation and human rights.
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