French hostility a chronic problem
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PARIS -- US diplomats here respond to Jacques Chirac&#39;s continued Yankee-bashing following George W. Bush&#39;s re-election by saying the French president is out of step with his people, who are not nearly that anti-American.
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Letting Africans save Africa has become an operating objective for world diplomats. But that&#39;s been difficult for one former colonial power, France.
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Jewish leaders expressed growing frustration this week with continuing anti-Semitic violence in Europe following the torching of a Jewish community center in Paris early Sunday.
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French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin apologized Wednesday for an outburst directed at the opposition Socialist leader a day earlier that provoked fury among lawmakers.
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Paris -- The tone was a stark contrast to years of rancor. &quot;Dear George,&quot; began the congratulatory letter faxed to the White House Wednesday by French President Jacques Chirac, President Bush&#39;s most bitter critic in Europe.
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A new wave of anti-Semitism in France is an extremely worrying phenomenon that poses a threat to the fabric of French society, according to a government report published Tuesday.
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A dispute between Groupe Danone, the French multinational company, and a brash Chinese executive has escalated into a battle for control of the countryâs largest beverage maker.
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While the French foster a sense of urgency over Iran's nuclear program, Tehran's neighbors are fearful of a showdown
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The French fizzy water in the green bottle is in trouble. Perrier, a source of domestic pride and one of the world's best-known brands, is caught in a labor dispute that smacks of a culture clash between old-world France against the New World Order.
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The wave of anti-Semitic attacks in France is a "new and extremely worrying social factor", says a report into racism.
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Farcical. Lamentable. Simply dangerous. It seems no words are too strong to express France's outrage with a lawmaker who embarked on what the government insists was a private mission to free three hostages in Iraq.
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&quot;Concern&quot;, &quot;anger&quot;, &quot;condemnation&quot; are the words used by French leaders and the media following the arson of a Jewish Social Center Sunday morning.
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Rachida Dati has advanced further in French politics than any other person of Arab origin. But the media fracas she has ignited suggests a political class uncertain in its dealing with racial issues
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of two French journalists has outraged Arab and Muslim intellectuals, journalists and religious leaders as well as many ordinary citizens.
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An unlikely icon is at the center of President Sarkozy's latest problem with some parts of the public
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NIAMEY, Niger -- French troop reinforcements flew to the coastal city of Abidjan in riot-torn Ivory Coast yesterday amid rising concerns that the conflict between government and rebel forces was on the verge of spiraling out of control and could dramatically hurt its West African neighbors.
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President Jacques Chirac passed his 72nd birthday yesterday locked in a struggle to maintain his relevance in the face of an intraparty challenge and continuing friction with the world&#39;s only superpower.