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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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Ex-French President Jacques Chirac, Who Defied US On Iraq War, Dies At 86
Former French president Jacques Chirac, a centre-right career politician who served as head of state from 1995 to 2007, has died, his family told AFP on Thursday. He was 86.
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France Ex-President Jacques Chirac Hospitalised With Lung Infection: Family
Former French president Jacques Chirac, 83, was admitted to hospital today with a lung infection, his son-in-law said.
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US Seeks to Reassure France On Spying, Julian Assange Urges Action
President Barack Obama on Wednesday moved to defuse tensions after revelations of US spying on three French presidents angered France, while WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange called for legal action over Washington's snooping and promised more disclosures to come.
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French Government Says Spying 'Unacceptable Between Allies'
France said today that spying was "unacceptable between allies" after WikiLeaks said leaked documents showed that the US wiretapped President Francois Hollande and his two predecessors.
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US Says Not Targeting Francois Hollande's Communications in New WikiLeaks Furore
The US is not targeting French leader Francois Hollande's communications and will not do so in the future, the White House said, after documents published by WikiLeaks showed Washington had wiretapped the president and his two predecessors.
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US Agency Spied on French Presidents: WikiLeaks
The United States National Security Agency spied on French presidents Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande, WikiLeaks said in a press statement published on Tuesday, citing top secret intelligence reports and technical documents.
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Widow of 'Africa's Che Guevara' Still Seeks Truth of His Death
Nearly three decades after the assassination of Burkina Faso's iconic ex-president Thomas Sankara, his widow Mariam is still campaigning to shed full light on his 1987 death.
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British Food Winning Over the French
Shorter lunch breaks mean young French people are aping Britons with Pret A Manger and Marks & Spencer filling the gap"You can't trust people whose cuisine is so bad." It was 2005 when France's president Jacques Chirac made his infamous put-down...
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Nicolas Sarkozy Comeback Dream Torpedoed by Corruption Charges
Nicolas Sarkozy was hit on Wednesday with charges including corruption and influence peddling in a dramatic legal move that threatens to torpedo the former president's hopes of a political comeback.
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'Je suis le sexy chien!': UK papers lap up Francois Hollande scandal
British newspapers on Saturday leapt on allegations that Francois Hollande is having an affair with an actress, splashing the story over the front pages and poking fun at the French president.
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France to approve gay marriage but debate to rumble on
France's parliament will finally approve a bill to legalise gay marriage on Tuesday after months of protests that have shown no sign of abating in the run-up to the historic vote.
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Adultery site barred from posting French presidents in advertisements
French police on Monday blocked a Canadian adultery website from posting spoof ads casting presidents Francois Mitterrand, Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande as womanisers, the site said.
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh discusses nuclear cooperation with Hollande, Putin
The new French President Francois Hollande has pledged to continue France's strategic partnership with India with same vigour as his predecessors Jacques Chirac and Nikolas Sarkozy who belonged to rival parties.
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Who is Francois Hollande?
François Hollande volunteered to work for France's first Socialist President, François Mitterand as a young student 38 years ago. 57-year-old Hollande is the second Socialist President of the Fifth Republic. Former centre right President Jacques Chirac once called him Mitterand's "labrador". There's no dearth of unflattering epithets he has earne...
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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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Ex-French President Jacques Chirac, Who Defied US On Iraq War, Dies At 86
Former French president Jacques Chirac, a centre-right career politician who served as head of state from 1995 to 2007, has died, his family told AFP on Thursday. He was 86.
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France Ex-President Jacques Chirac Hospitalised With Lung Infection: Family
Former French president Jacques Chirac, 83, was admitted to hospital today with a lung infection, his son-in-law said.
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US Seeks to Reassure France On Spying, Julian Assange Urges Action
President Barack Obama on Wednesday moved to defuse tensions after revelations of US spying on three French presidents angered France, while WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange called for legal action over Washington's snooping and promised more disclosures to come.
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French Government Says Spying 'Unacceptable Between Allies'
France said today that spying was "unacceptable between allies" after WikiLeaks said leaked documents showed that the US wiretapped President Francois Hollande and his two predecessors.
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US Says Not Targeting Francois Hollande's Communications in New WikiLeaks Furore
The US is not targeting French leader Francois Hollande's communications and will not do so in the future, the White House said, after documents published by WikiLeaks showed Washington had wiretapped the president and his two predecessors.
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US Agency Spied on French Presidents: WikiLeaks
The United States National Security Agency spied on French presidents Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande, WikiLeaks said in a press statement published on Tuesday, citing top secret intelligence reports and technical documents.
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Widow of 'Africa's Che Guevara' Still Seeks Truth of His Death
Nearly three decades after the assassination of Burkina Faso's iconic ex-president Thomas Sankara, his widow Mariam is still campaigning to shed full light on his 1987 death.
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British Food Winning Over the French
Shorter lunch breaks mean young French people are aping Britons with Pret A Manger and Marks & Spencer filling the gap"You can't trust people whose cuisine is so bad." It was 2005 when France's president Jacques Chirac made his infamous put-down...
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Nicolas Sarkozy Comeback Dream Torpedoed by Corruption Charges
Nicolas Sarkozy was hit on Wednesday with charges including corruption and influence peddling in a dramatic legal move that threatens to torpedo the former president's hopes of a political comeback.
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'Je suis le sexy chien!': UK papers lap up Francois Hollande scandal
British newspapers on Saturday leapt on allegations that Francois Hollande is having an affair with an actress, splashing the story over the front pages and poking fun at the French president.
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France to approve gay marriage but debate to rumble on
France's parliament will finally approve a bill to legalise gay marriage on Tuesday after months of protests that have shown no sign of abating in the run-up to the historic vote.
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Adultery site barred from posting French presidents in advertisements
French police on Monday blocked a Canadian adultery website from posting spoof ads casting presidents Francois Mitterrand, Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande as womanisers, the site said.
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh discusses nuclear cooperation with Hollande, Putin
The new French President Francois Hollande has pledged to continue France's strategic partnership with India with same vigour as his predecessors Jacques Chirac and Nikolas Sarkozy who belonged to rival parties.
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Who is Francois Hollande?
François Hollande volunteered to work for France's first Socialist President, François Mitterand as a young student 38 years ago. 57-year-old Hollande is the second Socialist President of the Fifth Republic. Former centre right President Jacques Chirac once called him Mitterand's "labrador". There's no dearth of unflattering epithets he has earne...
