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  French teacher had received threats before being killed: Reports

  World | October 18, 2020 11:17 IST

  The teacher who was beheaded in a street in France had received threats after showing controversial cartoons of Prophet Muhammad to his pupils, French media reported.

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  On way to India: 5 Rafales re-fuelled mid-air by French tanker

  India | July 28, 2020 20:53 IST

  The first batch of five Rafales is on its way to India. Pictures have emerged of the mid-air refueling of the aircraft at a height of 30,000 feet. The jets took off from the Merignac airbase in French post city of Bordeaux on Monday and will arrive in India on Wednesday afternoon after covering a distance of nearly 7,000 km.

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  French economy to contract over 10 per cent in 2020

  Business | June 09, 2020 21:10 IST

  France's economy is on course to shrink over 10 per cent in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the central bank said on Tuesday.

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  Noted theatre personality Sanjna Kapoor to be conferred French honour

  January 27, 2020 19:53 IST

  Sanjna Kapoor, daughter of Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendal will be conferred prestigious French honour, Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters, for her outstanding contribution to theatre.

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  French waiter shot dead over 'slow service'

  World | August 18, 2019 22:03 IST

  The killing has stunned local residents and shopkeepers, though some of them complained that crime has increased in the area and more instances of drug trade and public drunkenness were being been reported.

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  Not just bliss, French kiss may get you gonorrhoea too!

  Lifestyle | July 19, 2019 20:07 IST

  New research suggests mouth kissing can also be a risk factor in the spread of infection and a good-quality anti-bacterial mouthwash can help.

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  Wait, what? McDonald’s french fries could help cure baldness

  Food | February 06, 2018 16:15 IST

  The article talks about a Japanese research paper, published in the journal Biomaterials, which has announced the discovery of a new method for the mass preparation of hair follicle germs (HFGs) that "may lead to a new treatment for hair loss."

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  Makarova stuns top seed Kerber in French Open 1st round

  Tennis | May 29, 2017 16:12 IST

  World No.1 woman tennis player Angelique Kerber of Germany became the first women's top seed to crash out from French Open's first round in Open Era stunned by Russian Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-2 here on Sunday.

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  DCNS threatens legal action against ‘The Australian’ to prevent further publication on Scorpene leak

  World | August 29, 2016 6:46 IST

  French naval contractor DCNS has threatened an injunction against Australian daily ‘The Australian’ for further publishing the leaked documents of India's confidential Scorpene submarine project. The DCNS has also sought a court order to the

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  Kamal Haasan to be honoured with France’s Chevalier Award

  Bollywood | August 22, 2016 10:39 IST

  Kamal Haasan is all set to be honoured with France’s Chevalier Award.

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  French gymnast suffers horrific leg break, echoed sickening snap throughout gymnastics arena

  Other Sports | August 07, 2016 14:04 IST

  A sickening snap echoed throughout the arena when French gymnast Samir Ait Said suffered a broken leg that was left hanging. The athlete’s tibia was fractured and he discovered that his Olympic dreams are over.

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  Terrorism is now part of everyday lives for long period of time, says French PM

  World | July 18, 2016 7:24 IST

  Paris: French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has cautioned French citizens that they have moved to a different age, saying that "terrorism is now part of our everyday lives for a long period of time". According

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  No-brainer! French man, government worker, led entire life without a brain

  World | July 14, 2016 17:42 IST

  France: Brainless, mindless, senseless are words that best make for name-calling, except if it were true. In a rather astonishing incident, a 44-year-old government worker in France led his complete life without a brain, literally.

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  French president François Hollande ratifies the Paris climate deal

  India | June 16, 2016 8:01 IST

  Paris: French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday ratified the Paris climate deal on Wednesday, making France the first major nation to do so. To combat climate change over 170 countries have already signed the climate

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  Frenchman held in Ukraine ‘planned Euro 2016 terror attacks’

  World | June 07, 2016 6:58 IST

  Paris: A Frenchman with an arsenal of weapons and a grudge against his government’s immigration policies was detained as he tried to leave Ukraine and launch an assault on the European Championship, Ukrainian officials said

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  French lawmakers vote on punishing prostitutes’ clients

  World | April 06, 2016 17:25 IST

  Paris: France’s lower house of parliament holds a final vote on Wednesday on a bill against prostitution and sex trafficking that bans buying sex, not selling it. Customers would face fines and be required to

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  Salman Rushdie says wrong lessons learned from his Iran fatwa ordeal

  World | July 23, 2015 5:44 IST

  Paris:  More than a quarter century after being slapped with a fatwa from Iran calling for his murder over his book "The Satanic Verses", Salman Rushdie says the world has learned the "wrong lessons" about

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  Cannes 2015: French movie Dheepan wins Palme d'Or award

  Hollywood | May 25, 2015 7:20 IST

  Cannes: French movie Dheepan, directed by Jacques Audiard, won the Palme d'Or for the Best Film at the 68th Festival de Cannes on Sunday, while the Best Director Award was given to Hou Hsiao-Hsien.Dheepan is

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  French is my language of liberty: Shumona Sinha

  India | February 09, 2015 12:44 IST

  Kolkata: Bengali-origin French author Shumona Sinha dreamt of being a writer since childhood but never knew that it would be in France, the ‘Land of Romance' where her dream would turn into a reality.Shumona, a

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  Mumbaikars single largest group among Indians to visit Paris

  India | February 07, 2015 8:37 IST

  New Delhi: Despite last month's terror attack on a French magazine house, the craze of Mumbaikars' to visit Paris has not faded away. In fact, Mumbaikars have emerged as the single-largest group in the country