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Robber takes euro100,000 in jewels from Paris shop
- French police say an armed robber has burst into a jewelry store in southern Paris and made off with euro100,000 ($144,330) worth of watches and jewels.
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France-based Areva plans California nuclear plant
- French nuclear engineering company Areva SA said Tuesday that it plans to work with Fresno Nuclear Energy Group on developing one or two new-generation reactors in California's Central Valley.
World markets mostly higher in light holiday trade
- European stock markets moved higher Tuesday as investors continued to book modest gains amid thin volume on the back of satisfying holiday sales in the U.S. and rising commodity prices.
European stocks rise amid post holiday optimism
- European stock markets moved higher Monday as investors come back from a long holiday weekend to find Japanese markets hitting recent new highs.
Polanski thanks supporters for their solidarity
- Filmmaker Roman Polanski says letters from supporters that he received in a Swiss prison and while under house arrest at his Alpine chalet have been "full of comfort and reason to hope."
Asian markets rise as China affirms loose policy
- European stock markets moved sideways Thursday as trading at some of the continent's major bourses was subdued before the Christmas holiday.
- European stock markets moved sideways Thursday as trading at some of the continent's major bourses was subdued before the Christmas holiday.
Rocker icon Hallyday leaves Los Angeles hospital
- France's top rocker and entertainment icon Johnny Hallyday has left a Los Angeles hospital after riveting France for some two weeks of hospitalization for back surgery.
French prosecutors: probe targets Astana
- An official in the French prosecutor's office says the Astana team that won the 2009 Tour de France is the target of a preliminary investigation after the discovery of suspicious syringes during the race.
French academic attends hearing in Iran
- France's Foreign Ministry says a young French academic arrested during Iran's postelection protests and charged with spying has attended a court hearing in Tehran and will have to return soon for another.
Eurostar races to get passengers home for holidays
- Eurostar scrambled to get tens of thousands of passengers home for the holidays as it resumed service of high-speed trains under the English Channel on Tuesday, four days after a service shutdown caused by a hallmark of Christmastime travel: snow.
- Eurostar scrambled to get tens of thousands of passengers home for the holidays as it resumed service of high-speed trains under the English Channel on Tuesday, four days after a service shutdown caused by a hallmark of Christmastime travel: snow.
France: War possible in Guinea if Camara returns
- France's foreign minister said Tuesday that Guinea could face civil war if the West African nation's wounded junta leader were to return home from Morocco, where he is receiving medical treatment.
- France's foreign minister said Tuesday that Guinea could face civil war if the West African nation's wounded junta leader were to return home from Morocco, where he is receiving medical treatment.
Lawmaker plans bill to ban all-encompassing veil
- A French parliamentarian said Tuesday he would file legislation to bar Muslim women from wearing veils that hide their faces in public.
Eurostar resumes service between Paris and London
- Eurostar resumed its high-speed rail service linking Britain, France and Belgium on Tuesday after a three-day suspension that stranded tens of thousands of holiday travelers and left French President Nicolas Sarkozy indignant.
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