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French Football Club Doctor "Commits Suicide" After Coronavirus Diagnosis: Report
Reims club president Jean-Pierre Caillot said he was "stunned" by the death of the 60-year-old doctor, who had worked at the club for over 20 years.
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French Channel Sorry For "Burying Pokemons" Swipe At China Amid COVID-19
A French rolling news channel was forced to apologise on Saturday after one of its reporters was heard to whisper "they are burying the Pokemons" during coverage of China's day of mourning for coronavirus victims.
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"True Global Statesman, Friend Of India": PM Modi Tweets Tribute To Jacques Chirac
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the death of former French president Jacques Chirac, saying India mourns the loss of a true global statesman and friend.
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Trump Should Have Shown "Decency" On Paris Attacks Anniversary: France
US President Donald Trump should have shown some "common decency" and respected France's day of mourning on the third anniversary of the November 13 attacks in Paris, the French government's spokesman said today.
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France Mourns 'Hero' Hostage-Swap Policeman After Terror Attack
Tributes flooded in Saturday for a French policeman who died after offering himself in exchange for a hostage held by an Islamist gunman in a supermarket siege, with President Emmanuel Macron hailing him "a hero".
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French Muslims Invited To Church To Mourn Priest
Muslims across France were invited to participate in Catholic ceremonies today to mourn a priest whose murder by jihadist teenagers sparked fears of religious tension.
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Faith In Government Drops, Politicians Jeered As France Mourns Nice Victims
Confidence in the capacity of Francois Hollande's government to combat terrorism has plummeted in the wake of the truck attack that killed 84 people in the southern French coastal city of Nice, an opinion poll published today suggested.
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Tunisian-Born Man At Wheel In Deadly Truck Rampage In Nice, Police Say
A Tunisian-born emigre with a record of petty crime was behind the wheel of a truck that barreled into Bastille Day revelers and claimed at least 84 lives over a mile-long path of horror, a police official said Friday, as investigators explored possible links to Islamist militant networks.
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84 Killed As Truck Ploughs Through Crowd In Nice; Terrorist Act, Says France
A truck rammed into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the French Riviera city of Nice on Thursday night, killing at least 84 people in an apparent terrorist attack in which the driver also opened fire on revelers before being shot dead by police.
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Truck Rams Bastille Day Crowd In Nice, France, Killing At Least 84
A truck rammed into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the French Riviera city of Nice on Thursday night, killing at least 84 people in an apparent terrorist attack in which the driver also opened fire on revelers before being shot dead by police.
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A Month After Attacks, Mourners Gather In Paris
People from across France have gathered in Paris as the French capital marks one month since the attacks that left 130 people dead and wounded hundreds.
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Francois Hollande Vows 'More Songs' in Response to Paris Attacks
President Francois Hollande vowed today that France would respond to the "army of fanatics" which carried out the Paris attacks with more songs, concerts and shows, as the nation paused to pay homage to the victims.
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Solemn Ceremony for Victims of Paris Attacks Starts
France held a solemn ceremony for the victims of the Paris attacks, showing photos of the 130 dead to a crowd of 2,000 dignitaries and those injured in the violence.
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Up to 20,000 in Copenhagen Vigil for Paris Attack Victims: Police
Up to 20,000 people, among them Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, gathered for a candlelight vigil at the gates of the French embassy in Copenhagen Sunday to mourn the victims of the Paris attacks, police said.
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Thousands Gather in Tribute to Victims of French Horror Crash
Nearly 5,000 people came to a town near Bordeaux on Sunday to mourn the 43 victims, mostly pensioners, of a horrific coach crash that was France's worst road accident in three decades.
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French Football Club Doctor "Commits Suicide" After Coronavirus Diagnosis: Report
Reims club president Jean-Pierre Caillot said he was "stunned" by the death of the 60-year-old doctor, who had worked at the club for over 20 years.
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French Channel Sorry For "Burying Pokemons" Swipe At China Amid COVID-19
A French rolling news channel was forced to apologise on Saturday after one of its reporters was heard to whisper "they are burying the Pokemons" during coverage of China's day of mourning for coronavirus victims.
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"True Global Statesman, Friend Of India": PM Modi Tweets Tribute To Jacques Chirac
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the death of former French president Jacques Chirac, saying India mourns the loss of a true global statesman and friend.
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Trump Should Have Shown "Decency" On Paris Attacks Anniversary: France
US President Donald Trump should have shown some "common decency" and respected France's day of mourning on the third anniversary of the November 13 attacks in Paris, the French government's spokesman said today.
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France Mourns 'Hero' Hostage-Swap Policeman After Terror Attack
Tributes flooded in Saturday for a French policeman who died after offering himself in exchange for a hostage held by an Islamist gunman in a supermarket siege, with President Emmanuel Macron hailing him "a hero".
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French Muslims Invited To Church To Mourn Priest
Muslims across France were invited to participate in Catholic ceremonies today to mourn a priest whose murder by jihadist teenagers sparked fears of religious tension.
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Faith In Government Drops, Politicians Jeered As France Mourns Nice Victims
Confidence in the capacity of Francois Hollande's government to combat terrorism has plummeted in the wake of the truck attack that killed 84 people in the southern French coastal city of Nice, an opinion poll published today suggested.
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Tunisian-Born Man At Wheel In Deadly Truck Rampage In Nice, Police Say
A Tunisian-born emigre with a record of petty crime was behind the wheel of a truck that barreled into Bastille Day revelers and claimed at least 84 lives over a mile-long path of horror, a police official said Friday, as investigators explored possible links to Islamist militant networks.
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84 Killed As Truck Ploughs Through Crowd In Nice; Terrorist Act, Says France
A truck rammed into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the French Riviera city of Nice on Thursday night, killing at least 84 people in an apparent terrorist attack in which the driver also opened fire on revelers before being shot dead by police.
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Truck Rams Bastille Day Crowd In Nice, France, Killing At Least 84
A truck rammed into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the French Riviera city of Nice on Thursday night, killing at least 84 people in an apparent terrorist attack in which the driver also opened fire on revelers before being shot dead by police.
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A Month After Attacks, Mourners Gather In Paris
People from across France have gathered in Paris as the French capital marks one month since the attacks that left 130 people dead and wounded hundreds.
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Francois Hollande Vows 'More Songs' in Response to Paris Attacks
President Francois Hollande vowed today that France would respond to the "army of fanatics" which carried out the Paris attacks with more songs, concerts and shows, as the nation paused to pay homage to the victims.
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Solemn Ceremony for Victims of Paris Attacks Starts
France held a solemn ceremony for the victims of the Paris attacks, showing photos of the 130 dead to a crowd of 2,000 dignitaries and those injured in the violence.
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Up to 20,000 in Copenhagen Vigil for Paris Attack Victims: Police
Up to 20,000 people, among them Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, gathered for a candlelight vigil at the gates of the French embassy in Copenhagen Sunday to mourn the victims of the Paris attacks, police said.
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Thousands Gather in Tribute to Victims of French Horror Crash
Nearly 5,000 people came to a town near Bordeaux on Sunday to mourn the 43 victims, mostly pensioners, of a horrific coach crash that was France's worst road accident in three decades.
