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French soldier stabbed in neck - police source
ReutersPARIS, May 25 (Reuters) - A French soldier patrolling a business area of western Paris was stabbed in the neck on Saturday by a man who quickly fled the scene and was still being sought, a police source said. The soldier, patrolling as part of France's...Tags: France
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French soldier stabbed while on patrol near Paris
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - A French soldier patrolling a business neighborhood west of Paris was stabbed in the neck and injured on Saturday by a man who fled the scene and is being sought by police, President Francois Hollande said. The 23-year-old was...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts, France, Francois Hollande
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No. 1 Serena Williams makes dominant return, 12 months after 1st-round loss at French Open
AP Tennis WriterPARIS (AP) — In the moments immediately following her stunningly early exit from the 2012 French Open, as her eyes welled with tears and she bemoaned how she's "been through so much in my life," Serena Williams could not possibly find anything...Tags: Steffi Graf, Australian Open, Maria Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka, Virginie Razzano
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Tennis-Djokovic and cold weather threaten Nadal's Paris bid
ReutersBy Julien Pretot PARIS, May 25 (Reuters) - Old foe Novak Djokovic and damp weather conditions are the most likely obstacles to claycourt machine Rafael Nadal's bid for a record-extending eighth French Open title over the next two weeks. Nadal, who...Tags: Richard Gasquet, Maria Sharapova, Robin Soderling, France, Andy Murray
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IMF chief Lagarde named key witness in investigation of payoff to French business tycoon
Associated PressPARIS (AP) — After two days of intense questioning from French magistrates, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said Friday a court named her as a key witness in an investigation into a controversial payoff to an outspoken...Tags: Judges, International Monetary Fund, Economy, Business and Finance, Lawyers, Government
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PASSINGS: Henri Dutilleux, Harold Shapero, Vernon McGarity
Henri Dutilleux French composer of modernist music Henri Dutilleux, 97, a highly regarded French composer of modernist music, died Thursday in Paris, said his publisher, Schott Music. The cause was not given. Considered one of the most important...
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7-time champion Rafael Nadal drawn into possible French Open semifinal against Novak Djokovic
AP Tennis WriterPARIS (AP) — Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal could face top-seeded Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals a year after they met to decide the title. Friday's draw for the clay-court Grand Slam tournament placed Nadal and Djokovic on the same...Tags: Richard Gasquet, Sara Errani, Virginie Razzano, Victoria Azarenka, Novak Djokovic
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Algerian jihadi mastermind claims Niger suicide attacks
ReutersNIAMEY (Reuters) - French special forces and Niger troops shot dead on Friday the last two Islamists involved in a twin attack on a military base and a French uranium mine in Niger, which was claimed by the mastermind of January's mass hostage-taking in...Tags: Mali, Religious Conflicts, Armed Forces, North Africa, Western Africa
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UBS France could face criminal investigation: source
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - UBS' French unit could be placed under formal investigation in the coming days as part of a broader probe into the Swiss bank's business practices, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday. UBS France CEO Jean-Frederic de Leusse...Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Zurich (Swiss Confederation), France
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IMF chief Lagarde appears in court in French fraud investigation over arbitration deal
Associated PressPARIS (AP) — International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde faced hours of questioning at a special Paris court Thursday over her role in the 400 million euro ($520 million) pay-off to a controversial businessman when she was France's finance...Tags: International Monetary Fund, Lawyers, Economy, Business and Finance, Government, Government Ministers
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ECB can't solve euro zone crisis alone: Weidmann
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann said on Thursday it was not up to the European Central Bank to solve the euro zone crisis, resisting pressure from other ECB policymakers for the bank to widen its range of policy tools. Speaking in Paris,...Tags: Foreign Exchange Market, European Central Bank, Economy, Business and Finance, Japan, Finance
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Islamists kill 21 in suicide attacks in Niger
ReutersNIAMEY (Reuters) - Islamist suicide bombers struck an army barracks and a French-run uranium mine in Niger on Thursday, officials said, killing 21 people and wounding dozens more in attacks that showed militant violence spreading in West Africa. The...Tags: Entertainment, Radio, Mali, Religious Conflicts, Terrorism
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