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Danone to acquire US baby food maker Happy Family
French yogurt maker Danone says it has agreed to take a more than 90-percent stake in organic baby food maker Happy Family. Although Danone is known ...
France mulls culture tax on smartphones
The French government is considering creating a new tax on smartphones and tablets in a bid to raise millions to support the creation of digital ...
Carlos the Jackal: Ex-enigma now mired in court
Carlos the Jackal, the flamboyant terrorist and self-proclaimed revolutionary who was once one of the Cold War's most wanted men, is appealing his ...
Project aims to track big city carbon footprints
Every time Los Angeles exhales, odd-looking gadgets anchored in the mountains above the city trace the invisible puffs of carbon dioxide, methane and ...
Dempsey goal, assist lift Spurs into EPL 4th place
Clint Dempsey scored the tying goal on a sliding shot into an empty net from 30 yards, then crossed to Emmanuel Adebayor for the a goal-ahead in the ...
France confirms 2nd case of SARS-related virus
France has confirmed a second case of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, authorities said Sunday, as they increased efforts to inform the ...
New suspicious French case of SARS-related virus
France's health minister says tests on three suspected cases of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS are negative — but a fourth needs ...
Suicide bombers launch attacks in 2 Mali towns
Five suicide bombers carried out two simultaneous attacks on soldiers in Mali on Friday in another indication of the growing coordination of ...
3 suspected cases of SARS-related virus in France
French health officials said Friday they are investigating three suspected cases of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, in people who had ...
Russia shocked by France 2-1 at ice hockey worlds
Defending champion Russia was upset 2-1 by France, which shocked a team dominated by NHL and KHL players at hockey worlds on Thursday. Russia lost to ...
Burkina Faso FM passes out in Turkey at briefing
The foreign minister of Burkina Faso on Thursday briefly passed out during a live televised news conference with his Turkish counterpart in Ankara, ...
NJ vet gets back dog tag he lost in World War II
Carol Wilkins leaned over the side of her father's wheelchair and handed him the small red box, a heart-shaped cutout revealing its contents: a ...
Chelsea held to 2-2 tie by Spurs in Premier League
Gylfi Sigurdsson scored in the 80th minute, and Tottenham twice came from behind for a 2-2 tie at Chelsea on Wednesday night. That left Spurs needing ...
France confirms 1st case of new SARS-related virus
A 65-year-old Frenchman is hospitalized after contracting France's first case of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, and French health ...
Al-Qaida offshoot threatens French interests
An Algeria-based al-Qaida offshoot said in an online video on Tuesday that Muslims have an obligation to attack French interests around the world ...
French finance chief hails easing off austerity
French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici on Tuesday hailed the European Union's decision to grant his country more time to tackle its deficit as a ...
Societe Generale's profits fall on liability loss
Societe Generale says its net profit fell 50 percent in the first quarter of the year, as it took a 1 billion-euro ($1.3 billion) loss in reevaluating ...
France: 6 suspected Basque separatists detained
French authorities say six suspected members of Basque separatist group ETA have been detained in simultaneous police operations at three sites around ...
France prepares 10-year investment plan
French President Francois Hollande is defending the record of his first year in office and promising to unveil a 10-year plan to invest 20 billion ...
Thousands of leftists protest Hollande's 1st year
Tens of thousands of supporters of leftist parties marched through central Paris on Sunday to express disappointment with President Francois ...
Keira Knightley says 'oui' to rocker James Righton
A French mayor says Oscar-nominated actress Keira Knightley has said "oui" to rocker James Righton in a small wedding ceremony in southern France.
Notre Dame's new pipe organ bears history's weight
From the moment the teenage musician caught sight of the organ in France's most famous cathedral, he knew where he wanted to play. In the five decades ...
Beards name ChopChop top food publication of 2013
No trendy restaurants. No fancy equipment. No hard-to-find hipster ingredients. The pages of this year's top food publication don't read like your ...
EU predicts eurozone recession to continue in 2013
Europe will take longer to recover from its economic crisis as it tackles a worse-than-expected recession in the eurozone and unemployment at record ...
Air France-KLM losses mount in Q1
Air France-KLM said Friday its losses mounted sharply in the first quarter compared to a year earlier, when earnings were boosted by a gain in the ...