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10 amazing stories about the Olympics
As the 2012 Olympics play out in London, David Wallechinsky’s latest book The Complete Book of the Olympics, 2012 Edition, provides some great finds about past Games.
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'Paris in Love': 8 stories of life in Paris
After moving her family to Paris for a year, author Eloisa James shares 8 stories of life in France.
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In Pictures: From Paris with snow
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 10/25
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 09/24
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Paris riots mar soccer victory celebrations, prompt ceremony cancellation
Paris riots: PSG players had been scheduled to raise the championship trophy aloft from City Hall's balcony on Wednesday evening, but those plans were scrapped Tuesday, the Paris mayor's office said.
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Talking about love: Valentine's Day tales from around the world
From love-letter scribes for hire in Mexico to the perfect place to escape romantic expectations in Japan, Valentine's Day takes many different forms.
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Mali war pulls France's Hollande out of polling slump (+video)
However, the first Socialist elected to French high office in decades still faces high unemployment and low growth.
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10 amazing stories about the Olympics
As the 2012 Olympics play out in London, David Wallechinsky’s latest book The Complete Book of the Olympics, 2012 Edition, provides some great finds about past Games.
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Fifty years after Algerian freedom, youths take fresh look at France (+video)
Younger Algerians have a more pragmatic approach to France, Algeria's former colonial master. They view engagement with the West as a necessity, especially for creating jobs through investment.
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Hollande takes power in France amidst lightning
After he assumed the presidency in a Paris ceremony, the new French president headed for Germany to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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'Paris in Love': 8 stories of life in Paris
After moving her family to Paris for a year, author Eloisa James shares 8 stories of life in France.
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The New Economy Darth Vader burger? A black bun? Oui!
Darth Vader burger arrives Jan. 31 at the French fast-food chain Quick, barely a week ahead of the release of 'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 3D.' Just don't call it a Darth Vader burger.
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French feminists say 'au revoir' to mademoiselle
'Mademoiselle' is one of the most iconic words in the French language, but French feminists are not interested.
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David McCullough talks about "The Greater Journey" and some of his own favorite books
One of the ways that biographer David McCullough learns about his subjects is to raid their libraries.
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Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb threat
Eiffel Tower: No explosives were found, and the site in the French capital was reopened to visitors more than two hours after the original warning, said a Paris police official.
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In Lebanon, the Hariri tribunal finds itself on trial
A UN-backed international tribunal examining the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri threatens a fragile stability in Lebanon, where the government of Hariri's son recently fell over disputes about the tribunal's role.
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In hills outside Paris, tapping vast oil reserve presents risk but promises profit
A large supply of oil found underground in France's agricultural region could bring the country closer to energy independence – but the 'fracking' process to obtain it could have environmental costs.
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In Pictures: From Paris with snow
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 10/25
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The Monitor's View: French strikes over pension reform hold lesson for the US and other countries
French strikes in 1995 caused Paris to back off of pension reform. Now the French government is trying again, and it is again being met by massive strikes. Delay, however, only makes pension reform more costly.
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Eiffel Tower bomb threat was the second in two weeks
Eiffel Tower bomb threat: The warning came as French officials have been on alert for possible terror attacks on crowded targets.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 09/24
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Tour de France Stage 5: Cavendish redeemed; Lance Armstrong still 18th
British cyclist Mark Cavendish won Stage 5 – his first stage win – of this year's Tour de France after a bumpy start to the 2010 season. Lance Armstrong stands 18th, two minutes and 30 seconds behind the leader after 613 miles of racing.
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Micmacs: movie review
Micmacs, a crazily inventive French film, has a freneticism that will eventually draw you in.
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Paris art heist: The alarm that didn't sound, the dog that didn't bark
A day after the $123 million Paris art heist, revelations emerged that hinted of an inside job. A malfunctioning alarm was too quiet for guards to hear.
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Big Paris art heist: Works by Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse stolen
Paris art heist: Five paintings, including works by Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, were stolen overnight from a Paris museum by a lone masked thief.
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Interview: former French diplomat Hubert Védrine on China and a West 'in disarray'
Former Foreign Minister Hubert Védrine, author of 'History Strikes Back,' offers a realist view on a central challenge for Europe and the United States: the rise of China.
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Seeing water in the garden as Monet did
A trip to France to visit Monet's waterlily paintings reveals the reflective power of water in the garden.
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In Pictures: Greenpeace activists
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