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Tropical fun and sun in heart of Paris

"Paris Beach" has opened for action for the ninth year, with 1.3 tons (1.4 short tons) of recycled sand poured on the quays of the Seine River. It was …
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Air France attendant held for robbing passengers

Police investigating thefts over several months on flights between France and the Far East picked up the 47-year old attendant identified as Lucie …
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Berlusconi rows back on wiretap bill, ratings sink

The bill initially aimed to ban media from publishing phone tap transcripts until suspects were sent to trial, a step critics said would limit the …
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European Union seeks common rights for criminal suspects

Under the proposal, officials would have to provide suspects with a letter of rights written in a language with which they are familiar. It would …
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Army sent to South Africa township after migrants attacked

Police said the injured at the Kya Sands township included migrants from Zimbabwe and Mozambique as well as South Africans. At least 10 people have …
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Google to use wind energy to power data centers

The deal comes less than three months after the giant Silicon Valley Internet search company invested $38.8 million in two wind farms in North …
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Twitter ban as French lawmakers debate pension bill

Parliament’s social affairs committee started the debate with a presentation by Labour Minister Eric Woerth of the plan to raise the retirement age …
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Factbox: Ships held by Somali pirates

"UBT Ocean and Sakoba are both free," Andrew Mwangura of the East African Seafarers’ Assistance Programme told Reuters. The UBT Ocean, seized on …
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ASEAN urges Myanmar to hold free, fair election

Foreign ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations began their annual meeting Tuesday in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi to …
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The Washington Post: Top Secret America

These are some of the findings of a two-year investigation by The Washington Post that discovered what amounts to an alternative geography of the …
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Bloomberg: New York City heads to hottest July on record

“The grid system was built a long time ago, and the population has increased dramatically across this part of the country, and energy demand has gone …
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United Nations praises Vietnam for helping Cambodians

UNHCR spokesman Adrian Edwards said Tuesday that many of the Cambodian refugees have lived in Vietnam since 1975. He says Vietnam gave citizenship to …
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Diplomats seek ‘new life’ for North Korea talks

North Korea, which escaped U.N. censure over the March sinking of a South Korean warship, has signalled it wants to restart the talks, as does …
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UPDATE: Greek journalist gunned down

At least two attackers fired 16 shots at 37-year-old Sokratis Giolias, killing him instantly after luring him from his home Athens’ eastern …
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Palin erroneously calls Kodiak largest US island

The Big Island of Hawaii is about 440 square miles larger than Kodiak, where Palin and her family were headed Monday. In endorsing Republican …
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Pew Research: Why is Germany so anti-China?

The survey also finds that the Chinese are overwhelmingly positive in their attitudes towards the U.S. Large majorities see an improvement in the …
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Central African Republic rebels launch attack

The army repulsed the assault in the northeastern town of Birao, said Alain George, a communications officer for the ministry. George blamed the …
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Obama sets plan for oceans, Great Lakes

As his administration contends with the British Petroleum Plc. oil spill, Obama was to sign an executive order creating a single National Ocean …
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