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  • July 2008

    • Le Burger Sizzles in Paris

      New York Times  |  Jul 16, 08 8:57 AM CDT

      Le Burger Sizzles in Paris

      (Newser) - Parisian gourmands might still revile McDonald's, but the lowly hamburger has become a mainstay on some of the best menus in the City of Light. From cafés on the Left Bank to top tables showered with Michelin stars, the quintessential American dish has undergone a French transformation. "The burger has become gastronomic," one chef told the New York Times . More »

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      France  • Paris  • restaurant  • cuisine  • French cooking  • burger  • Alain Ducasse  • L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon

    • Obama to Meet With Abbas During Mideast Swing

      CNN  |  Jul 14, 08 2:53 PM CDT

      Obama to Meet With Abbas During Mideast Swing

      (Newser) - Barack Obama will visit Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank next week, a top Palestinian official said today. The Ramallah meeting with the president of the Palestinian Authority will happen on July 23, CNN reports. Details on the international trip have been guarded, but the Times of London says Obama will touch down in London this Friday, continue to Israel, Jordan, Afghanistan and Iraq—and finish in France and Germany on the 24th and 25th. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Iraq  • Israel  • Afghanistan  • France  • Germany  • London  • Mahmoud Abbas  • West Bank  • Jordan  • Chuck Hagel  • Jack Reed

    • Brangelina Babies Off to Busy Start

      USA Today  |  Jul 14, 08 9:35 AM CDT

      Brangelina Babies Off to Busy Start

      (Newser) - At just 2 days old, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline are the world's most sought-after celebrity pair—and parents Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are in managing mode. Just Jared reports the Brangelina lawyers bought out all domains with the bambinos' names—and experts tell USA Today that a photo shoot will occur in the next few weeks to deter rogue paparazzi. More »

    • New Mediterranean Union Eyes Mideast Peace

      AFP  |  Jul 14, 08 7:15 AM CDT

      New Mediterranean Union Eyes Mideast Peace

      (Newser) - The inaugural meeting yesterday of the Union of the Mediterranean, which brought together the 27 EU countries and their neighbors to the south, kicked off discussions about a number of mutual projects. But French President Nicolas Sarkozy used it as an opportunity to flex some diplomatic muscle by bringing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad out of isolation and by hosting a sit-down between Israeli PM Ehud Olmert and the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. More »

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      Israel  • France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Ehud Olmert  • Syria  • Lebanon  • Egypt  • Arab Israeli conflict  • Hosni Mubarak

    • Brangelina Welcomes a Boy and Girl

      People  |  Jul 13, 08 6:57 AM CDT

      Brangelina Welcomes a Boy and Girl

      (Newser) - Angelina Jolie gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, last night at a hospital in Nice, France, People reports. As partner Brad Pitt looked on, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline were born by Cesarean section. “The babies are doing well. The operation went just perfectly,” said the obstetrician. Knox weighed in at 5.03 lbs., while Vivienne weighed 5 lbs. More »

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      France  • Angelina Jolie  • Brad Pitt  • twins  • birth  • Brangelina  • Nice  • cesarean section

    • 'Radical' Muslim Woman Can't be French Citizen

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 12, 08 12:00 PM CDT

      'Radical' Muslim Woman Can't be French Citizen

      (Newser) - France has rejected a Muslim woman’s application for citizenship because her “radical practice of her religion” doesn’t fit French values, especially in terms of gender equality, the Guardian reports. Faiza M., who wears a burqa, speaks French and lives in Paris with a French national husband and three children born in the country, but was denied citizenship by France’s top administrators after officials called her “insufficiently assimilated.” More »

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      France  • Islam  • Muslim women  • gender roles  • burka

    • Our Marriage May Be Over: Betancourt Hubby

      Associated Press  |  Jul 9, 08 2:03 PM CDT

      Our Marriage May Be Over: Betancourt Hubby

      (AP) - The husband of rescued Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt says their marriage may be over. In an interview with the Bogota newspaper El Tiempo, Juan Carlos Lecompte acknowledges what many noted when the two reunited in front of TV cameras after last week's rescue—Betancourt greeted him coldly. More »

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      France  • marriage  • Colombia  • hostage  • FARC  • Ingrid Betancourt

    • US Tourists Shed 'Archie Bunker' Rep

      Time  |  Jul 7, 08 5:24 AM CDT

      US Tourists Shed 'Archie Bunker' Rep

      (Newser) - The pushy American traveler has met his match in the snooty, uncompromising Frenchman. The voyageur français ranks as one of the world’s most tactless tourists, bested only by Chinese and Indian travelers. Judging by their politeness, openness to foreign languages, and adversity to complaining, Japanese tourists were rated the most cosmopolitan in a recent international study reported in Time. Americans finished in 11th place. More »

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      France  • travel  • tourism  • Americans  • tourists

    • Snail Prices Shell-Shock French

      BBC  |  Jul 6, 08 11:12 AM CDT

      Snail Prices Shell-Shock French

      (Newser) - The French may soon be shelling out big bucks for the 14,000 tons of snails it consumes annually. Most actually originate in Eastern Europe, where growing economic development means rural families aren’t as willing to take up the demanding task of snail-gathering without better wages. And that, reports the BBC, will likely mean the end of cheap escargot for the French. More »

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      France  • food  • Eastern Europe  • gourmet dining

    • Betancourt Reunited With Her Children

      Associated Press  |  Jul 3, 08 2:44 PM CDT

      Betancourt Reunited With Her Children

      (AP) - The children of Ingrid Betancourt embraced their mother for the first time in 6 years today in a tear-drenched airport welcome, a day after the former presidential candidate was freed from rebel captivity by Colombia's government. "Nirvana, paradise—that must be very similar to what I feel at this moment," Betancourt told reporters as she fought back tears, her son bending over to kiss her and her daughter clinging tightly to her arm.   More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Colombia  • FARC  • Ingrid Betancourt  • reunion

    • Brangelina Twins Weeks Away

      Associated Press  |  Jul 2, 08 12:39 PM CDT

      Brangelina Twins Weeks Away

      (AP) - Angelina Jolie's doctor says her twins may take a few more weeks to arrive. Dr. Michael Sussmann says the 33-year-old actress, who is in a hospital on the French Riviera, is doing fine. Asked when Jolie is expected to have her twins, Sussmann replied, "I can't give you a date. Let's say the birth will happen in the weeks to come." More »

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      France  • Angelina Jolie  • Brad Pitt  • twins  • babies  • infant  • hospitalization  • French Riviera  • Brangelina

    • Tape of Sarkozy Snapping at 'Ill-Mannered' TV Tech a Hit

      The Australian  |  Jul 2, 08 9:43 AM CDT

      Tape of Sarkozy Snapping at 'Ill-Mannered' TV Tech a Hit

      (Newser) - A leaked film of French President Nicolas Sarkozy telling off a TV technician has become an Internet hit, the Australian reports. Sarko, unaware he's being filmed, snaps at the man after the worker fails to respond to a greeting, and even suggests the technician shouldn't be working for state television. The video, the latest embarrassment for Sarkozy, has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times. More »

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      television  • France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • gaffe

    • France Takes EU Reins With Call for Change

      AFP  |  Jul 1, 08 6:54 AM CDT

      France Takes EU Reins With Call for Change

      (Newser) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said yesterday that “profound” changes are needed in Europe's strategy for growth as his nation takes over the helm of the EU, reports AFP. “There have been errors in the way that Europe has been built,” Sarkozy noted in the wake of Ireland’s vote against a major EU treaty. Many Europeans fear unification will worsen the negative effects of globalization, he says. "Something isn't right." More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • European Union  • Ireland  • Lisbon Treaty

    • Magnifique Golden Gate Back at Versailles

      AFP  |  Jul 1, 08 6:06 AM CDT

      Magnifique Golden Gate Back at Versailles

      (Newser) - One of France's most popular tourist sites, Paris' Palace of Versailles, has a new golden royal gate—an $8 million replica of a gate demolished during the French Revolution. The 87-yard-long steel gate is decorated with 100,000 gold leaves. It's part of a 17-year-long renovation project, reports AFP. More »

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      France  • Paris

  • June 2008

    • Luxe Knockoffs Cost eBay $63M

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 30, 08 4:48 PM CDT

      Luxe Knockoffs Cost eBay $63M

      (Newser) - A French court sided today with couturier Louis Vuitton in a suit against eBay, ruling the auctioneer must pay $63.1 million in damages for fake goods sold on its site—a ruling the Wall Street Journal says will force eBay to step up anti-counterfeiting protections. EBay says it will appeal the judgment, its second recent defeat in French courts. More »

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      France  • eBay  • Louis Vuitton  • counterfeit  • Christian Dior

    • Soldier Held as French Probe Display That Left 17 Injured

      AFP  |  Jun 30, 08 10:15 AM CDT

      Soldier Held as French Probe Display That Left 17 Injured

      (Newser) - French authorities are investigating a military demonstration gone terribly wrong yesterday, the AFP reports, in which 17 people were wounded when a soldier fired live rounds instead of blanks during a demonstration of hostage-situation techniques. The soldier has been detained, but has no history of psychological problems. "The theory being worked on is one of error," an official said. More »

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      France  • accident  • shooting  • mystery  • French military

    • Euro-Weary French Village Reverts to Franc

      New York Times  |  Jun 30, 08 8:32 AM CDT

      Euro-Weary French Village Reverts to Franc

      (Newser) - Six years after scrapping the franc for the euro, one sleepy town in southern France has reverted, the New York Times reports. Says the mayor of Collobrières, population 1,600, “We lost something with the franc. We lost an identity. We moved very quickly into Europe, maybe too quickly.” Villagers also blame the euro for rising prices and find the faceless pan-European currency bland. More »

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      France  • European Union  • euro  • currency

    • Hand of US Neocons Seen Behind Irish 'No'

      Der Spiegel  |  Jun 25, 08 4:57 PM CDT

      Hand of US Neocons Seen Behind Irish 'No'

      (Newser) - Pro-Europeans are claiming that American neoconservatives helped bankroll an effort to convince Irish voters to reject a key treaty, Der Spiegel reports. "Europe has powerful enemies on the other side of the Atlantic, gifted with considerable financial means," a French minister said after Ireland's thumbs-down roiled the continent. "The role of the American neo-cons was very important in the victory of the 'no'." More »

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      France  • European Union  • Europe  • Ireland  • constitution  • neocon  • Lisbon Treaty

    • France's Top Newspaper Faces Crisis

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jun 23, 08 12:40 PM CDT

      France's Top Newspaper Faces Crisis

      (Newser) - In the past year, the French newspaper Le Monde has endured the worst crisis in its history, losing its editor-in-chief and failing to appear on newsstands for days during a series of strikes. Now its 340 staffers have been given an ultimatum, writes the Guardian : Unless about 20% accept voluntary resignations by next week, the independent paper will be taken over by corporate owners. More »

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      France  • newspaper  • corporate governance  • Le Monde

    • France Shocked by Beating of Jewish Teen

      Associated Press  |  Jun 22, 08 8:18 AM CDT

      France Shocked by Beating of Jewish Teen

      (Newser) - A Paris teenager was beaten into a coma yesterday in what Jewish groups are calling an anti-Semitic attack, the AP reports. In one account, about 15 people beat the 17-year-old, who was wearing a skullcap in eastern Paris. Authorities have detained five people for questioning, and President Nicolas Sarkozy has called for "total determination to fighting all forms of racism and anti-Semitism." More »

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      France  • Jews  • anti-Semitism

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