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Google is to pay 60 million euros into a special fund to help French media develop their presence on the Internet.
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Google is to pay 60 million euros into a special fund to help French media develop their presence on the Internet.
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PARIS, Feb 1- Google is to pay 60 million euros into a special fund to help French media develop their presence on the Internet under a top-level deal signed on Friday, but will not pay them for posting links to their content.
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BAMAKO/ TIMBUKTU, Mali- Human rights groups said on Friday a French-led offensive against Islamists in Mali had led to civilian deaths in airstrikes and ethnic reprisals by Malian troops, a day before President Francois Hollande was due to visit the country.
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Germany plans a modest reform of its banking sector that puts a cap on risky activities but would not lead to the breakup of banks or significantly impact big institutions like flagship lender Deutsche Bank, according to a draft law seen by Reuters.
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BERLIN, Jan 30- Germany is opting for a modest reform of its banking sector that puts a cap on risky activities but would not lead to the breakup of banks or significantly impact big institutions like flagship lender Deutsche Bank, according to a draft law seen by Reuters.
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PARIS, Jan 28- France has stepped up support for Anne Lauvergeon as the potential new chairwoman of EADS, injecting fresh uncertainty into efforts to free the European aerospace group's top management from state interference.
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Jan 27- Here is a look at Mali since a military coup paved the way for Islamist rebels to take over the country's mostly desert north:. The African Union suspends Mali the next day. One week later on April 6, the rebel group, the Movement for the Liberation of Azawad, proclaims independence for northern Mali, which it names Azawad, after announcing an end to fighting.
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PARIS, Jan 24- France, which is studying ways of curbing legal tax avoidance by big Internet firms, has decided to go after all of them to seek payment of back taxes, Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg said on Thursday.
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*British leader gives long-delayed speech on Europe. LONDON, Jan 23- Prime Minister David Cameron promised Britons a vote on quitting the European Union, rattling London's biggest allies and some investors by raising the prospect of uncertainty and upheaval.
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PARIS, Jan 22- Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld sent two models dressed as brides alongside his tiny godson down the catwalk on Tuesday in a public show of support for French government plans to legalise same-sex marriage and adoption.
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*Berlin festivities on 50th anniversary of Elysee Treaty. BERLIN, Jan 22- Meeting on the 50th anniversary of the pact sealing their post-war reconciliation, the leaders of Germany and France vowed to bridge differences on the shape of Europe's currency union and unveil joint proposals on deeper integration within months.
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PARIS, Jan 22- In theory, a new ownership structure means European planemaker EADS is no longer controlled by Paris and Berlin, free to pick the very best person in the world for the vacant job of board chairman.
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*Berlin festivities on 50th anniversary of Elysee Treaty. BERLIN, Jan 22- The leaders of Germany and France promised to put forward common proposals to deepen Europe's economic and monetary union by May, as they put on a show of unity on the 50th anniversary of the pact that sealed their post-war reconciliation.
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*Domestic issues distract Merkel, Hollande from Europe. BERLIN, Jan 22- German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosts French President Francois Hollande and his government on Tuesday for a celebration marking half a century of post-war partnership, even as their countries struggle to forge a common vision for crisis-hit Europe.
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PARIS, Jan 21- The U.S. market for high-end luxury goods rebounded in 2012 as consumer sentiment improved, the head of Christian Dior, one of France's biggest fashion brands, said on Monday.
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Jan 21- In February 2008, Thomas Minder, a Swiss businessman whose family-owned company is best known for its old-fashioned herbal toothpaste, attacked his banker, UBS Chairman Marcel Ospel, as if he were a form of stubborn plaque. At a shareholders' meeting in Basel, he stormed the podium as Ospel addressed the crowd.
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PARIS, Jan 20- French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said on Sunday that he expected Dutch counterpart Jeroen Dijsselbloem to be appointed Eurogroup chief, suggesting Paris had bowed to the inevitable despite reservations about him.
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*France, Germany celebrate 50 years of friendship treaty. BERLIN/ PARIS, Jan 20- Germany and France will put on a show of total unity this week to mark the 50th anniversary of the Elysee Treaty that cemented their post-war reconciliation.
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Algeria said on Sunday it expected heavy hostage casualties after its troops ended a desert siege, but Western governments warned against criticizing tactics used by their vital ally in the struggle with Islamists across the Sahara.
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ALGIERS/ IN AMENAS, Algeria, Jan 20- Algerian troops ended a siege by Islamist militants at a gas plant in the Sahara desert where 23 hostages died, with a final assault which killed all the remaining hostage-takers.