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UBS France could face criminal investigation: source
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - UBS' French unit could be placed under formal investigation in the coming days as part of a broader probe into the Swiss bank's business practices, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday. UBS France CEO Jean-Frederic de Leusse...Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, France, HSBC Holdings plc, Zurich (Swiss Confederation)
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Algerian jihadi mastermind claims Niger suicide attacks
ReutersNIAMEY (Reuters) - French special forces and Niger troops shot dead on Friday the last two Islamists involved in a twin attack on a military base and a French uranium mine in Niger, which was claimed by the mastermind of January's mass hostage-taking in...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Armed Forces, North Africa, Mali, France
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ECB can't solve euro zone crisis alone: Weidmann
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann said on Thursday it was not up to the European Central Bank to solve the euro zone crisis, resisting pressure from other ECB policymakers for the bank to widen its range of policy tools. Speaking in Paris,...Tags: Japan, Foreign Exchange Market, France, Bonds, Ben Bernanke
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Islamists kill 21 in suicide attacks in Niger
ReutersNIAMEY (Reuters) - Islamist suicide bombers struck an army barracks and a French-run uranium mine in Niger on Thursday, officials said, killing 21 people and wounding dozens more in attacks that showed militant violence spreading in West Africa. The...Tags: Al-Qaeda, France, Mali, Terrorism, Entertainment
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Henri Dutilleux, modernist composer, dies at 97
Henri Dutilleux, the French composer whose modernist music has received international acclaim and is performed regularly by major orchestras, died Thursday in Paris. He was 97. His death was announced by his publisher, Schott Music. No cause of death...
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Soccer-Lacazette replaces injured Menez in France squad
ReutersPARIS, May 23 (Reuters) - Olympique Lyon forward Alexandre Lacazette could make his France debut during next month's South America tour after he was called up as a replacement for the injured Jeremy Menez, the French Federation (FFF) said on Thursday....Tags: France
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Kim Kardashian hits Paris for final vacation before giving birth
Kim Kardashian is taking in the sights of Paris before giving birth. Kardashian, 32, pregnant with rapper Kanye West's baby, visited the City of Light for a "babymoon" before welcoming her child in June. And from the looks of her baby shower invitation,...
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NEWSMAKER-IMF's Lagarde - a pragmatist in austerity debate
ReutersBy Catherine Bremer PARIS, May 23 (Reuters) - Christine Lagarde has made her mark as International Monetary Fund chief by taking a firm yet pragmatic stance in the austerity-versus-growth debate raging as Europe struggles to pull itself out of a long...Tags: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Nicolas Sarkozy, France, International Organizations, Political Corruption
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IMF's Lagarde: a pragmatist in austerity debate
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - Christine Lagarde has made her mark as International Monetary Fund chief by taking a firm yet pragmatic stance in the austerity-versus-growth debate raging as Europe struggles to pull itself out of a long crisis. Lagarde, who was...Tags: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Nicolas Sarkozy, France, International Organizations, Political Corruption
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IMF's Lagarde in court for French arbitration case
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - IMF chief Christine Lagarde was questioned in court by a French magistrate on Thursday over her role in a 285-million-euro ($366 million) arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy. Lagarde risks being...Tags: Christine Lagarde, Finance, Nicolas Sarkozy, Politics, International Monetary Fund
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UDI Boards Boisier's 'Dowsing' (EXCLUSIVE)
VarietyChile's Forastero, producer of the Golden Globe-nommed "The Maid," is teaming with Frederic Corvez's Paris-based UDI, one of France's most prominent Latin American pic production-sales houses, to produce "Radiestesia" (Dowsing). UDI has acquired...Tags: Chile, Sundance Film Festival, Golden Globe Awards, France, Entertainment Events
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Singer and Piaf songwriter Georges Moustaki dies at 79
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - French singer and songwriter Georges Moustaki, beloved in France for his songs celebrating liberty and collaborations with Edith Piaf, died on Thursday after a long illness. He was 79. The Greek-born singer grew up in Alexandria, Egypt,...Tags: France, Music Industry, Entertainment, Music
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