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French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Tuesday he would not let his country's literary heritage be taken away by a "friendly" large American company, in a thinly veiled challenge to Google
PARIS -- Faced with swelling unease over the place of Muslim immigrants in France, President Nicolas Sarkozy called for tolerance among native French people Tuesday but warned that arriving Muslims must embrace Europe's historical values and avoid "ostentation or provocation" in the practice of t...
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday hailed President Barack Obama's speech defining the new U.S. strategy in Afghanistan as "courageous, determined and lucid" and pledged France's full support for the effort.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- French culture workers extended their strike today, shutting the Arc de Triomphe and Versailles Palace for a second day. The Louvre , the world’s most visited museum, managed to open about two-thirds of its rooms at midday.
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- President Nicolas Sarkozy said he’ll block a Google Inc. project that scans books and makes an online version available in order to protect France’s “heritage.”
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- President Nicolas Sarkozy said he will broadly follow the recommendations of a government panel to invest about 35 billion euros ($52 billion) in France’s economy to spur competitiveness and ultimately increase state revenue.
PARIS (AP) — The Louvre Museum and the royal palace at Versailles were closed Thursday because of a French museum workers' strike that appears to be gathering steam.
A striking employee, seen, outside the Louvre museum in Paris, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. The royal palace at Versailles was closed to visitors because of a museum workers' strike that has disrupted the Louvre and other French tourist attractions.
A striking employee, seen, outside the Louvre museum in Paris, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. The royal palace at Versailles was closed to visitors because of a museum workers' strike that has disrupted the Louvre and other French tourist attractions. An official at the Louvre said the museum opened late Thursday as a result of the strike and only part of its vast collection was accessible. (AP Photo ...
France's budget minister on Sunday played down talk of a bust-up between Paris and London over banking regulations, insisting there was no "crisis" after a Frenchman won the key post of EU finance chief.
Captain Bill Overstreet, of Roanoke, was named a "Chevalier" in a decree signed by the President of the French Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy.
PARIS -(Dow Jones)- French President Nicolas Sarkozy Tuesday said the French recession will likely incorporate a fall in gross domestic product of between 2% and 2.1% in 2009, and the government will not adopt fiscal austerity policies.
LAist favorite band, Phoenix , recently played a mini-show in historic Paris. Here they perform "Lizstomania" and "One Time Too Many." With our favorable weather, Los Angeles needs a dose of this live fun.
French President Sarkozy tagged London a big loser after the EU appointed a French finance chief. London fears greater 'meddling' in its financial services industry.
Preliminary charges have been filed against nine employees of Paris' respected Drouot auction house after police found stolen art, including a painting by 19th-century realist master Gustave Courbet, prosecutors said Monday. An auctioneer and eight commission... Paris - Auction - 19th century - Gustave Courbet - France
Guinea's communications minister on Tuesday accused the French secret service of being complicit in an assassination attempt against the West African country's leader. Former colonial power France called the allegations...
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