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French president signs law allowing same-sex marriage
PARIS -- French President Francois Hollande on Saturday signed a law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt, after months of sometimes violent protests and the vehement opposition of the country's Roman Catholic Church leaders. The controversial...
Tags: France, Government, Gays and Lesbians, Religion and Belief, Paris (France)
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France tumbles into double-dip recession
PARIS -- Beleaguered French President Francois Hollande suffered a further setback in his attempts to pull France out of its economic slump after official figures showed Wednesday that the country has entered a double-dip recession. Figures released by...
Tags: France, Japan, Economic Indicator, European Union
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Harsh words fly between Germany and France over economic plans
BERLIN -- Europe's most important relationship is under increasing strain after French officials accused Germany's leader of "egotistical intransigence" and leaders in Berlin shot back by describing France as the continent's "biggest problem child."...
Tags: France, Angela Merkel, Germany, Pervez Musharraf, Employment
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Chinese hail planned return of bronze heads by French billionaire
BEIJING-- The rabbit and the rat are finally coming home. Two bronze heads that were looted from Beijing’s old Summer Palace in 1860 are to be returned to China this year by a French billionaire who acquired them from Christie’s auction...
Tags: Ai Weiwei, Gucci Group NV, Francois-Henri Pinault, Museums, Bottega Veneta
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France approves same-sex marriage
PARIS — The French Parliament on Tuesday approved a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt, voting after months of often angry debate and sometimes violent protests in the streets. Members of the Socialist government chanted "Equality,...
Tags: Government, France, Gays and Lesbians, Religion and Belief, Social Issues
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France lawmakers approve gay marriage
PARIS -- The French parliament on Tuesday approved a law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt, voting after weeks of often angry debate and protests in the streets. Members of the Socialist government chanted "equality, equality" and stood up to...
Tags: France, Elections, Gays and Lesbians, Paris (France), Al-Qaeda
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Car bomb explodes at French Embassy in Libya
CAIRO -- A car bomb exploded at the French Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, on Tuesday, injuring three people and raising the specter that Islamist militants were seeking retribution for France’s military strikes against extremists in the West African...
Tags: France, Emergency Incidents, NATO, Muammar Gaddafi, Explosions
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French family freed after being held hostage in Nigeria
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- A family of French tourists, including four children, held hostage by an Islamist militia in northern Nigeria has been freed, according the French and Cameroonian officials. Tanguy Moulin-Fournier, his wife Albane,...
Tags: France, Cameroon, Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria
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French Senate approves gay marriage bill
France is one step closer to allowing couples of the same sex to wed and adopt children after its Senate on Friday approved a landmark bill to legalize gay marriage. Justice Minister Christiane Taubira, a supporter of the bill, said legalizing gay...
Tags: France, Gays and Lesbians, Family, Paris (France), Social Issues
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Quick Takes
Netflix's 'Development' The Bluths will be back just in time for Memorial Day weekend. Netflix said it will premiere 15 new episodes of the cult hit "Arrested Development," starring Jason Bateman and Will Arnett, on May 26 on its online streaming...Tags: Entertainment, Mavis Staples, Music, PBS (tv network), Rob Bowman
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France confirms death of Al-Qaida chief Abou Zeid
The death of a topĀ Al Qaida-linked warlord in combat with French-led troops represents a victory in the battle against jihadists who had a stranglehold on northern Mali. But it is far from the defining blow against a wily enemy that can go underground...
Tags: France, North Africa, Religious Conflicts, Terrorism, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Police search home of IMF chief Lagarde
PARIS — French police searched the Paris apartment of International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Wednesday as part of an investigation into the awarding of financial compensation to a supporter of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy....
Tags: Government, France, International Monetary Fund, Finance, Paris (France)
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