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French car market set for worst year since 1997

Source: Globe and Mail, Dec 3 2012, 3:48pm CST

France’s car market is on course for its worst year since 1997, industry association CCFA said when reporting that new car registrations fell 19.2 per cent in November. The market will fall 13 to 15 per cent this year, most likely around 14 p ...

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Sacre bleu! French in uproar over plan for courses in English

Source: Pittsburgh Entertainment  |   May 18 2013, 8:56pm CDT

PARIS — There was a time, not so long ago, when anyone with a proper education spoke French. Even today the country cares so much about its language it maintains a whole ministry to promote it. So when Higher ...

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23 weeks ago


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"That will give us a market that will be below 1.9 million vehicles in 2012, and you need to go back to 1997 to find a worse year"


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Victory in Imola for Thiriet by TDS Racing

Source: Motorsport Magazine  |   May 18 2013, 5:01pm CDT

Reigning ELMS Champions Thiriet by TDS Racing returned to the top step of the podium when Pierre Thiriet crossed the line in the team’s Oreca-Nissan to take maximum points in Italy for himself, the team and co-driver ...

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French president signs gay marriage into law

Source: The Washington Post  |   May 18 2013, 4:13pm CDT

PARIS — France will see its first gay weddings within days, after French President Francois Hollande signed a law Saturday authorizing marriage and adoption by same-sex couples and ending months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate. Hollande’s off ...

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Readout of Secretary Hagel's Meeting with French Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Drian

Source: GlobalSecurity.org  |   May 18 2013, 2:38pm CDT

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release            Pentagon Press Secretary George Little provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense C ...

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French first lady tells of 'huge' feelings for Mali

Source: China Post  |   May 18 2013, 2:14pm CDT

BAMAKO--France's first lady Valerie Trierweiler said at the end of a 48-hour tour of war-torn Mali on Friday that the experience had brought up “huge” feelings in her. President Francois Hollande's partner, in the former French colony as “pa ...

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Car Buyers' Guide: Space needed in a small package

Source: The Oamaru Mail  |   May 18 2013, 1:25pm CDT

The dilemma: We have a 2001 Renault Scenic which needs to be replaced this year. The Scenic - the Corolla of France but a rare bird here - is brilliantly designed to fit our family of five and all our luggage in a car no lo ...

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Gay marriage now law in France

Source: The Age  |   May 18 2013, 12:58pm CDT

Men in masks: A protest in Paris on Friday against legalising same-sex marriage. Photo: AFP French President Francois Hollande signed a gay marriage and adoption bill into law on Saturday after it was cleared by the constitutional council, which t ...

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Taxes on some wealthy French top 100 pct of income - paper

Source: Straits Times  |   May 18 2013, 12:29pm CDT

PARIS (REUTERS) - More than 8,000 French households'tax bills topped 100 per cent of their income last year, the business newspaper Les Echos reported on Saturday, citing Finance Ministry data. The newspaper said that ...

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Motor Cycling: Marquez on pole in France

Source: Channel News Asia  |   May 18 2013, 12:16pm CDT

LE MANS, France - Spain's championship leader Marc Marquez will start on pole in Sunday's French MotoGP on the Bugatti circuit at Le Mans after coming out on top in Saturday's qualifying. Marquez, on a Honda, claimed the 30th pole position of hi ...

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