Schoolgirl wins fight for French
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A teenager who took her campaign to study GCSE French to the prime minister has won her battle.
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Russia beat France 3-2 in a dramatic final to win the Fed Cup for the first time.
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PARIS - Some 100 to 120 girls have defied a new law banning Islamic head scarves in classrooms and are in talks with school officials trying to convince them to remove the head coverings, Education Minister Francois Fillon said Wednesday.    It was the first complete figure made public since the start of the school year last Thursday...
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Maria Sharapova loses her French Open semifinal to Ana Ivanovic, a Serbian teenager who soared to a 6-2, 6-1 victory Thursday to reach her first Grand Slam final. Justine Henin also advances.
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An immigration bill, expected to pass, requires knowledge of French and proof of support.
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A competitive streak as hard as a diamond gave Maria Sharapova the strength to stage a great escape at the French Open on Sunday.
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Russia won its first Fed Cup title yesterday by edging defending champion France 3-2 when Anastasia Myskina and Vera Zvonareva beat Marion Bartoli and Emilie Loit 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the deciding doubles match.
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She lost an election. Now S&#201;gol&#200;ne Royal has shed a mate. In France the marital exploits of the nation's pols are becoming fair game
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Moscow: Moscow-born Tatiana Golovin kept alive Franceâs hopes of retaining the Fed Cup title by crushing US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-1 in the second reverse singles on Sunday.
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Carlos Moya overcame his relative inexperience to beat Jonas Bjorkman at the French Open.
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Justine Henin beat Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-1 Wednesday at the Eastbourne International in her first match since winning the French Open.
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An official report suggesting that French children should be forced to learn English in school from the age of eight has provoked an outcry among nationalists, teachers and unions.
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Dozens of Muslim girls have been disobeying the French government&#39;s recent ban on wearing headscarves in public schools since the school year began last week.
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Girl in photograph is from local Moroccan family.
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School doors open for 12 million French children Thursday, but there is far more at stake this year than back-to-school jitters.
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French authorities say at least six Muslim schoolgirls have been expelled this week for defying the country&#39;s new ban on conspicuous religious symbols in the classroom by wearing Islamic headscarves.
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In a fitting end to a season dominated by Russian women, the country won its first Fed Cup title Sunday by edging defending champion France 3-2 when Anastasia Myskina and Vera Zvonareva beat Marion Bartoli and Emilie Loit 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the deciding doubles match.