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The Six Nations Championship: French flair in action!

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Six Nations Championship 2013

Are you familiar with the term French flair? From 2nd February to 16th March ...2013, the France rugby team will compete in the Six Nations Championship. During this event, you will be able to experience this trademark of French rugby, which is much appreciated throughout the world.
Winter sales 2013

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Winter sales 2013

The five-week 2013 winter sales start everywhere across France on Wednesday 9th ...January 2013 and end on Tuesday 12th February.
Winter sports: the white gold economy

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The white gold economy

With its wide variety of resorts, today France is a world leader in winter ...tourism, with 10 million visitors and 7 million practitioners of skiing, including 2 million from abroad.

Fest-noz included on the Unesco Intangible Heritage List

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Fest-noz honored by Unesco

On 5 December 2012, Unesco included fest-noz, a famous Breton celebratory ...gathering, on the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This represented the greatest possible acknowledgement for Brittany. Join in the dancing!
Paris-Orly Airport will get a new face

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Paris-Orly Airport is undergoing a ...makeover

Located 16km south of the capital, Paris-Orly is France’s second airport after ...Roissy-Charles de Gaulle. Discover the future image of Paris-Orly Airport.
Fifty years of Franco-German friendship

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Celebrating Franco-German friendship

Franco-German cooperation is celebrating its fifty years. It was on 22 January ...1963 that German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and General de Gaulle signed the Franco-German cooperation treaty. To mark the anniversary, several commemorative events will be held as part of Franco-German year celebrating friendship between the two countries.
The Nobel Prize, from dynamite to peace

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The Nobel Prize, from dynamite to peace

Every year in October since 1901, the Nobel Prize is awarded to those "who have ...done most for the benefit of humanity," in accordance with the wishes of its founder. Its laureates are honoured with an immensely prestigious prize.
The Nobel Prizes: disciplines of exception

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The Nobel Prizes: disciplines of ...exception

Since 1901, Nobel Prizes have been awarded to several hundreds of laureates, ...some famous, some less so. Their fields of work are as diverse as was specified by their generous patron, over a century ago.
The autumn literary season

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The autumn literary season

With 646 novels published between the end of August and the end of October, ...including 426 new French novels and 69 first novels, there are a host of discoveries in store for readers in this autumn's literary offerings, as well as new experiences of established authors...
Higgs Boson: A major discovery

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Higgs boson: the discovery

The European Organisation for Nuclear Research's physicists may have discovered ...the Higgs boson. A scientific revolution.

2012 summer sales

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2012 summer sales

The 2012 summer sales start in France on Wednesday 27 June 2012 for five weeks. ...They end on Tuesday 31 July 2012.
The Futuroscope, beyond 3D

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The Futuroscope celebrates its twenty ...fifth birthday

France's second largest theme park, the pioneer of multimedia and 3D ...attractions, is constantly renewing itself.
The oldest form of parietal art ever discovered in France

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The oldest form of wall art ever ...discovered in France

An international team of researchers has found the oldest form of parietal art ...known to date in South West France.
François Hollande elected President of the French Republic

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François Hollande elected President of ...the French Republic

François Hollande was elected President of the French Republic on 6 May 2012.

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