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Paris arrests: Four held amid France attack plot fears
16 марта, 2016
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Paris arrests: Four held amid France attack plot fears

Four people have been arrested in the Paris area as part of a wider investigation into a possible plot against French targets, officials say. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said they had information to suggest one of those arrested "could undertake violent actions in France". But he played down French media...

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France to hire FERRIES to send Calais migrants to Britain within HOURS of EU Out vote
06 марта, 2016
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France to hire FERRIES to send Calais migrants to Britain within HOURS of EU Out vote

MIGRANTS living in shanty camps in northern France will be put on ferries and sent to Britain the day after a vote to leave the EU, a French mayor warned last night. Franck Dhersin said the Touquet agreement, which was signed in 2003 and places the UK border at the French ports, will be quickly torn up after an out vote,...

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EU migrant crisis: Calais ‘Jungle’ clearance work due to resume
01 марта, 2016
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EU migrant crisis: Calais ‘Jungle’ clearance work due to resume

    Demolition teams are due to return to the French port of Calais to dismantle more makeshift shelters in the migrant camp known as the "Jungle". Overnight, riot police fired tear gas at migrants who were hurling stones at the demolition squads. Authorities say the migrants must move to shipping containers...

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Fine art of the Louvre: The Paris institution is not easy to navigate
29 февраля, 2016
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Fine art of the Louvre: The Paris institution is not easy to navigate

BIG things usually get compared to Wales or football pitches. Well, the Louvre Museum in Paris may not be the size of Wales but with 35,000 objects on display it is a bit like a long chain of football pitches where the players inspect every blade of grass. Most of us already know the famous glass pyramid entrance, set like a...

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Six Nations 2016: Wales 19-10 France
27 февраля, 2016
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Six Nations 2016: Wales 19-10 France

Wales (6) 19 Tries: North Cons: Biggar Pens: Biggar 4 Team (3) 10 Tries: Guirado Cons: Trinh-Duc Pens: Plisson   Unbeaten Wales recorded their fifth consecutive win over France to set-up a potential Six Nations title showdown with England at Twickenham on 12 March. George North's second try in as many games helped...

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Pope in historic Russia crush talks
13 февраля, 2016
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Pope in historic Russia crush talks

Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill have called for restored Christian unity between the two churches at historic talks in Cuba. The meeting was the first between a Pope and a Russian Church head since the Western and Eastern branches of Christianity split in the 11th Century. In a joint declaration, they also...

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Six dead as school minibus hits truck in western France
11 февраля, 2016
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Six dead as school minibus hits truck in western France

It is the second fatal incident involving a French school bus in as many days Police say six people have died after a school minibus crashed into a truck near Rochefort in western...

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France to keep state of emergency ‘until IS defeated’ — PM Valls
22 января, 2016
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France to keep state of emergency ‘until IS defeated’ — PM Valls

France will seek to keep its state of emergency until a "total and global war" against so-called Islamic State (IS) is over, Prime Minister Manuel Valls has told the BBC. The measures were introduced after the IS-led Paris attacks on 13 November and then extended for three months. Such a move gives police more power...

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Air France bids the Boeing 747 farewell after 40 yearsAir France bids the Boeing 747 farewell after 40 years
15 января, 2016
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Air France bids the Boeing 747 farewell after 40 yearsAir France bids the Boeing 747 farewell after 40 years

Air France marked the exit of the last of 68 Boeing Co. 747s that have graced its fleet over 40 years with a valedictory tour spanning Normandy to Mont Blanc and the Mediterranean — while saying that the aviation icon could survive until 2020 at Dutch arm KLM. Replaced at the French carrier by smaller Boeing 777s and a...

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FIRST PICTURE OF ISIS TERRORIST SHOT DEAD IN PARIS AS HE STORMED A POLICE STATION
11 января, 2016
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FIRST PICTURE OF ISIS TERRORIST SHOT DEAD IN PARIS AS HE STORMED A POLICE STATION

Tarek Belgacem, a Tunisian in his 30s, was a refugee who had been living in Germany This is the first picture of the ISIS terrorist shot dead in Paris last week as he stormed a police station was an asylum seeker. Tarek Belgacem, a Tunisian in his 30s, was a refugee who had been living in Germany. He was killed while wearing a...

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School in northern France evacuated over bomb alert
11 января, 2016
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School in northern France evacuated over bomb alert

A high school was evacuated in northern France over a suspected bomb threat. Security in the country remains high after two major terrorist attacks in 2015. The school called Mireille Grenet is in Compiègne, a commune in the north of France. The evacuation started on Monday morning. Police cordoned off the area. Some...

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France seizes ton of cannabis hidden in olive barrels (VIDEO)
08 января, 2016
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France seizes ton of cannabis hidden in olive barrels (VIDEO)

More than a ton of hashish and marijuana worth over €6.5 million ($7mn) has been intercepted by the French authorities in a little town bordering Spain. The illegal cargo was hidden in barrels of olives on a lorry heading for the Netherlands. Customs officers in the French village of Biriatou intercepted the truck that...

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