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The London 2012 Paralympics

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The 2012 Paralympics

From 29 August to 9 September 2012, the 14th Paralympics are being held in ...London, with a record 4,200 athletes from 174 countries taking part!
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.
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.

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...
Nobel Prize Award Ceremony 2012: Honouring the European Union

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Nobel Prize Award Ceremony 2012

The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony was simultaneously held in Stockholm, Sweden and ...Oslo, Norway on 10th December 2012. Highly anticipated, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to leaders of the European Union.
15th Printemps des Poètes

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The Printemps des Poètes

It’s time for poetry in March, with the literary event, Printemps des Poètes ...(“Springtime of Poets”). Thousands of events have been organised from 9 to 24 March, 2013, all over France and internationally!
London 2012 Olympics: an unmissable sporting event

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London 2012 Olympics

From 27 July to 12 August, the Olympic Games will be shining on London – ...capital of the world hosting 204 nations and delegations. Athletes from around the world, let the festival begin!
France's performance at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

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France's performance at the 2012 Olympic ...and Paralympic Games

This summer the eyes of the world were cast on London, host city for the Olympic ...and Paralympic Games. France's delegation put up a fine performance.
Nobel Prize Week 2012: dates

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Nobel Prize Week 2012

The Nobel Foundation will announce the winners of the Nobel prizes between the ...8th and the 15th of October 2012. In total, six prizes will be awarded including the prestigious Nobel peace prize.

Chagall, entre guerre et paix (Chagall, Between War and Peace) at the Musée du Luxembourg in Paris

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Chagall at the Musée du Luxembourg in ...Paris

Through around a hundred works, the exhibition looks back at the life of Marc ...Chagall, a French painter of Russian origin who lived through the Revolution, two World Wars and a period in exile, and whose body of work tells the story of his experience, "between war and peace".
Les Milles Camp Memorial site opened

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Les Milles Camp Memorial site opened

Located near Aix-en-Provence, the Les Milles Camp Memorial Site offers visitors ...an insight into the tragic history of this former tile factory, transformed during the Second World War into an internment and deportation camp.
Modernités photographiques 1920-1950 at the Pompidou Centre

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Voici Paris at the Pompidou Centre

Until 14 January at the Pompidou Centre, the exhibition entitled Voici Paris, ...Modernités photographiques 1920-1950 provides a of photographic insightoutput into France between the wars.
The mines of the Nord-Pas de Calais make their debut as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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The first mining basin classified by ...UNESCO

The UNESCO World Heritage Site committee met in Saint-Petersburg on the 30th of ...June and unanimously decided to add the mines of the Nord-Pas de Calais to the list of World Heritage Sites.
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