Standard Poor's Friday downgraded the credit ratings of nine European countries caught up in the eurozone crisis. This includes France, which has Europe's second-largest economy. SP's downgrade of France's credit rating has been expected for weeks. F

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France's top diplomatic envoy met with Burma's leading opposition figure Sunday, as he became the latest Western official to visit the Asian nation following a series of fast-paced reforms. The trip comes shortly after the United States restored full

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How Frances Fight With Islam Became a Bestseller 法国和伊斯兰之间争端登上畅销榜 David Thomson was one of the first to declare religion a part of the problem in Frances war on terror. Now hes become the countrys hottest intellectual. 戴维

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DEN BOSCH, Netherlands, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Kim Clijsters went through Monica Niculescu of Romania 7-5, 7-5 to reach the second round on Monday at the Den Bosch WTA tournament, a grass-court warmup for Wimbledon. After leading 4-2, top-seeded Clijste

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April Fools' Day is celebrated in the Western world on April 1st of every year. Sometimes referred to as All Fools' Day, April 1st is not a legal holiday, but is widely recognized and celebrated as a day which tolerates practical jokes and general fo

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France In France,everyone has a Christmas tree,sometimes decorated in the old way with red ribbons and real white wax candles.Fir6) trees in the garden are often decorated too,with lights on all night.Father Christmas is called Pre Noel.The Chr

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PARISFrench fighter jets have launched massive airstrikes against the Islamic State (IS) stronghold of Raqqa, reportedly destroying a command post and a training camp. A French military statement said 10 fighter jets were used to drop 20 bombs on IS

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JUDY WOODRUFF: Today's events in France, from the arrests to the rush to buy the latest issue of Charlie Hebdo, raise a number of questions about the limits of speech. We at the NewsHour have made the decision not to show the cartoon on the new cover

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LONDON, Nov. 07 (Xinhua) -- Tour de France champion and Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins was hit by a car while riding near his home, police said on Wendesday. Wiggins was sent to hospital after the accident. The 32-year-old was thrown off his

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古巴法国同意授信额度,以促进双边贸易 HAVANA, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Cuba and France Monday agreed on a short-term credit line to facilitate and expand bilateral trade. The accord was signed in Havana by Cuba's Minister of Foreign Trade a

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2010世博会:里尔当代艺术展之法国北部的文化风情 借上海2010世博会举办之际,Lille3000和法国里尔市将与上海虹庙艺术合作,于2010年5月1日至7月31日,在上海的市中心的一座古老的道教庙观之

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WASHINGTON, April 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday dismissed a suggestion by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that any nuclear deal with Iran be conditioned on the Islamic republic's recognition of Israel. The notion that

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My father 我的父亲 Artist:Judy Collins 茱迪科林斯 Song:My Father My father always promised me That we would live in France We'd go boating on the Seine And I would learn to dance We lived in Ohio then He worked in the mines On his dreams

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1. What the hell is going on? (到底怎么回事?) 说此话之人身份通常为上级,且相处较久。 2. All rise! (全体起立!) 从小学到高中英语课代表在老师宣布上课后一直喊的是Stand up! 这当然没什么不

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A major financial services company says that Italy faces a significant chance of having its credit rating cut soon, but that it has no plans to downgrade France's top credit standing. Fitch Ratings said Tuesday it is confident that the 17-nation Euro

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PARIS, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Tuesday that France looks to foster new relations with Iran following the inauguration of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. The minister (Fabius) expressed France's wishes of seein

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On June 22nd 1940, Hitler arrives in Kang Pien near Paris. 1940年6月22日,希特勒抵达巴黎附近的康皮恩。 The setup is ordered as design to humiliate the losers. 他下令设置的场景是要羞辱战败者。 He's brought the same ra

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This is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. I'm Celeste Headlee. Michel Martin is away. Coming up, we'll talk about the glaring lack of diversity in Silicon Valley and what one group is trying to do about it. That's in just a minute. But first, the leaks fro

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Europe French foreign policy 欧洲 法国对外政策 The Bamako effect 巴马科效应 Will Frances intervention in Mali make Francois Hollande popular at home? 弗朗索瓦奥朗德对马里的干涉会能否使其在国内大受欢迎? Bienvenu

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But first: Voters went to the polls yesterday in France, the first of two rounds to elect a new president. The field was winnowed to two candidates, neither from the establishment political parties that have governed France for decades. It sets up a

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