Arnault says would respect Les Echos independence
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French billionaire Bernard Arnault, whose  plans to buy business newspaper Les Echos have met opposition  from journalists at the paper, said he would respect its  editorial independence if he ends up acquiring it.
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French critics and defenders of a ban on  Muslim headscarves in schools united in support of the law on  Monday, pledging to stand firm against militants holding two  French journalists hostage in Iraq who want the law revoked.
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Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin told Haitian leaders on Sunday that deposed President Jean-Bertrand Aristide&#39;s political party must take part in new elections.
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France will act "tirelessly" to ensure the safety of French citizens and other foreigners in Ivory Coast, President Jacques Chirac said Friday.
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"We will be, as I said before, in this country, Afghanistan, for the long haul, and it's important for us to be here in partnership with countries from NATO"  Leaders of France, Australia and Italy traveled to Afghanistan over the weekend to meet with President Hamid Karzai and visit troops stationed in the conflict-ridden country.Nicolas Sarkozy, the first French president to visit Afghanistan, signaled that French troops would not pull out of the country anytime soon. He told Karzai that France has a long-term political and military interest in Afghanistan, Karzai's office said in a statement.'We did not want to give the signal of a withdrawal, which would have been a detestable signal at a time when we see the ravages that terrorism can do to the world,' Sarkozy said on France-Info radio. Read more
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French President Jacques Chirac said Friday there was "no reason" to give up hope that two French journalists held hostage in Iraq since August will be released.
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French President Jacques Chirac sent the White House a message of solidarity before commemorations marking the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, and he vowed continuing support for the fight against terrorism.
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QUEBEC (CP) - Bernard Landry told Parti Quebecois members on Friday that he plans to lead the party into the next provincial election.
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TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. (CP) - Parti Quebecois Leader Bernard Landry says he will launch a campaign to win an election and a sovereignty referendum the day after leadership questions are settled at the party's June convention.
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The Paris city government has promised a plan aimed at stopping the âbanalizationâ of the Champs-ÃlysÃ©es.
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France has no plans to pull its troops out of Afghanistan and will remain loyal to its allies serving in a multinational force there, Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Tuesday
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The French president sees support for plans that would group nations as diverse as Libya and Spain
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The chief executive of state-controlled French electricity giant EDF said Tuesday that the sale by the government of a further stake in the group would be &quot;good news.&quot;
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âLa Francophonie has a large political role to play, especially to prevent conflicts,â said Deiss. The French bloc adopted a resolution on Ivory Coast after talks on Saturday in the Burkina Faso capital
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The international community cannot afford to lose the war against terrorism in Afghanistan, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Saturday on a quick visit to the insurgency-hit country.
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President Nicolas Sarkozy reiterated France&#39;s desire to pull its troops out of Afghanistan, but signalled it would not abandon its allies there, in an interview published Tuesday.
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President Nicolas Sarkozy on Sunday hailed the French parliament's adoption of the European Union's new reform treaty as a "success" that restores the country to its rightful place in Europe.