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Thursday, March 19, 2015
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Eleanor Beardsley
France holds it's regional elections Sunday, and the far-right National Front party is surging in popularity after persuading voters that it is no longer on the political fringe.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
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Eleanor Beardsley
France is mourning the loss of three athletes in a TV reality show — the second deadly incident in as many years. Many are left wondering if such shows go too far in their effort to boost ratings.
Saturday, March 07, 2015
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Eleanor Beardsley
Rabbi Michel Serfaty drives to his first appointment of the day, in a suburb south of Paris, just a couple miles from the notorious housing project where gunman Amedy Coulibaly grew up.
Coulibaly is the self-proclaimed Islamist radical who killed a police officer and later four people in a Kosher ...
Wednesday, March 04, 2015
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Eleanor Beardsley
Despite a minority suspected of holding extremist views, the vast majority of French Muslims say they feel fully integrated into society. France has the largest number of Muslims in Western Europe.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
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Eleanor Beardsley
Small drones have been seen flying illegally above high-security landmarks in Paris recently. Officials say they don't pose much risk, but the city is still on edge after the Charlie Hebdo attack.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
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Eleanor Beardsley
Small drones have been seen flying illegally above high-security landmarks in Paris recently. Officials say they don't pose much risk, but the city is still on edge after the Charlie Hebdo attack.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
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Eleanor Beardsley
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said this morning on French radio that if separatist troops advanced on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, that would constitute a new red line.
"I told my counterpart Sergei Lavrov that such a move would mean Russia wants to make a link with Crimea, and ...
Sunday, February 15, 2015
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Eleanor Beardsley
Like most bookshops around Paris, Emile, which caters to young readers, sold all its copies of Voltaire's Treatise on Tolerance on Jan. 8, the day after two gunmen stormed into satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo killing eight journalists.
In the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks that took the lives of ...
Friday, February 13, 2015
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Eleanor Beardsley
European leaders met in Brussels on Thursday to address a range of crises facing the continent. Terrorism, the Ukraine conflict and Greek debt topped the agenda.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
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Eleanor Beardsley
Thursday's summit of EU leaders in Brussels was dominated by news of a possible ceasefire in Ukraine, but other crises like Greek debt and the threat of terrorism were also on the agenda.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
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Eleanor Beardsley
Leaders of Russia, Germany, France and Ukraine were in marathon talks in the capital of Belarus trying to agree to a cease-fire that would end fighting in eastern Ukraine. It goes into effect Sunday.
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
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Eleanor Beardsley
Since the attack on a French satirical magazine, dozens have been arrested for condoning terrorism and inciting hatred. Many are wondering if the crackdown on hate speech is compromising free speech.
Friday, January 30, 2015
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Eleanor Beardsley
For the past decade, wealthy Russians have flocked to the fabled slopes in the French Alps. But the drop in the ruble is now keeping them away, and the region's economy is starting to feel the effect.
Thursday, January 22, 2015
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Eleanor Beardsley
French Jews say anti-Semitism, an issue for generations, is now coming largely from radical Muslims. Jewish emigration has been rising, but many Jews also say they're determined to stay in France.
Friday, January 16, 2015
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Eleanor Beardsley
Police in France have made more arrests in connection with last week's terror attacks in Paris. Authorities in both Germany and Belgium also have been conducting security operations and detaining suspects.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
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Eleanor Beardsley
In Muslim communities around France, some don't believe the official version of events. In schools, some Muslim students refused to join in a moment of silence for the victims of the attacks.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
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Eleanor Beardsley
The remaining staff of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo are still planning to publish this week's issue, printing up three million copies.
Monday, January 12, 2015
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Eleanor Beardsley
Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Paris on Sunday in a show of unity and defiance after deadly terrorist attacks in the French capital. The day ended in the city's main synagogue.
Friday, January 09, 2015
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Eleanor Beardsley
A Paris neighborhood found itself at the center of a violent stand-off on Friday, with shoppers taken hostage at a local supermarket
Friday, January 09, 2015
By
Eleanor Beardsley
A Paris neighborhood found itself at the center of a violent stand-off on Friday, with shoppers taken hostage at a local supermarket