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Boston Hospital Performs Second Full Face Transplant

BOSTON -- Doctors at a Boston hospital have performed the nation's second full-face transplant, less than a month after the first. A team of more than 30 doctors, nurses and other staff at Brigham and Women's Hospital worked for more than 14 hours last week to replace the full facial area of 30-year-old Mitch Hunter, of...

University Prof Calls for Congressional UFO Hearing

Congress has a full plate of hearings coming up. Everything from medical liability reform, creating and promoting jobs and investigating Internet child pornography to assessing China's behavior and making immigration work for American minorities. Do you think the House or Senate will have any extra time to discuss UFOs?...

US to Give Libyan Rebels Non-Lethal Aid

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration plans to give the Libyan opposition $25 million in non-lethal assistance in the first direct U.S. aid to the rebels after weeks of assessing their capabilities and intentions, officials said Wednesday. Amid a debate over whether to offer the rebels broader assistance, including cash...

France Vows to Step Up Airstrikes on Gadhafi's Forces

PARIS -- France vowed Wednesday to step up airstrikes on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces and acknowledged that it has military officers already working with Libyan rebels on the ground. Italy joined Britain in announcing their commitment of military instructors to train the rebels, who have failed to rout Moammar...

France to Italy: We Don't Want Your Tunisian Immigrants

MENTON, France -- Simmering tensions between Italy and France over the influx of thousands of Tunisian immigrants reached the boiling point after French riot police blocked trains carrying North Africans bound for the French Riviera from southern Italy. More than 20,000 Tunisian immigrants have arrived in Italy since the...

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Angelina Jolie's Jewelry Is Headed For France

Despite being, oh, the most famous woman in the world, Angelina Jolie likes to keep a low profile (not too many mag covers, few red carpets, etc.). So we were slightly surprised to learn that the star will be exhibiting a jewelry collection bearing her own name, a collaboration called Style of Jolie , in the South of...

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Marshall Fine: Directors: Intouchables Not About Race

If the same proportion of people in the United States saw The Avengers as the percentage of French citizens who have seen The Intouchables , the Marvel super-hero-fest would have grossed well over $1 billion domestically (instead of slightly less than half of that).

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Francois Hollande, France President, Considers French Troops' Afghanistan War Mission Completed

France's new president said on Friday that his country's troops had carried out their mission in Afghanistan and that it was time for them to leave, an early pullout that will be coordinated with the United States and other allies.

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Kim Kardashian Upstages Kanye West At Premiere Of His Film In Cannes (PHOTOS)

Arrivals Cannes, France - 23.05.12 Credit: (Mandatory): Kanye West and Kim Kardashian 'Cruel Summer' premiere during the 65th Cannes Film Festival - Arrivals Cannes, France - 23.05.12 Credit: (Mandatory): Kanye West and Kim Kardashian 'Cruel Summer' premiere during the 65th Cannes Film Festival - Arrivals Cannes,...

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France's Toulouse-Blagnac airport to conduct NFC field trials for BlackBerry smartphones

Navigating through airport security is hardly the most fanciful way of kicking off a vacation, but this summer, a handful of frequent fliers in France will take part in a field trial that aims to streamline the process and make it a bit more enjoyable.

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05/28/12 Vector makes move for France's Technicolor Source: FT.com Vector Capital, a US private equity technology specialist, has launched an offer to become the main shareholder in Technicolor, the troubled French maker of digital TV kit and movie production software, challenging a similar offer from JPMorgan Chase.
05/28/12 European Low-Voltage Switchgear Markets Source: Electronics.ca Publications Increasing industrial and commercial activity in Europe is the main driver of low voltage switchgear component sales.
05/28/12 Merkel's Stand Against Euro Bonds Looks Like A Losing... Source: International Business Times (Australia) While arguing that euro bonds would violate EU treaties, which she says outlaw joint liability for national debts, Merkel also dismisses claims that these loans will create jobs, adding that they would "not contribute to kick-starting growth."
05/28/12 Trading Week Outlook: May 28-June 1 Source: Seeking Alpha The markets continue to anxiously watch the latest polls from Greece and the headlines from the euro-area in an effort to gauge the odds of a Greek exit from the European Monetary Union, as EU leaders prepare contingency plans for a possible departure by Greece.
05/28/12 Elephants change coaches Source: SuperSport Ivory Coast football federation (FIF) has fired coach Francois Zahoui less than 24 hours after he led the team to defeat Mali 2-1 in a friendly match played in France.

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France ( or ; ), officially the French Republic ( ), is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans.

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