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HOLLYWOOD, CA - JANUARY 12:  Musician Bob Dylan performs onstage during the 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards held at The Hollywood Palladium on January 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images   for VH1)

Bob Dylan set to be awarded France’s Legion d’Honneur

His nomination was reportedly first tossed out over his marijuana use and opposition to the Vietnam War.

Posted in Music, News
Tagged Bob Dylan, France, legion d'honneur, medal, minister of culture, singer
French Interior Minister Manuel Valls speaks during the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris April 23, 2013. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

London terror link suspected as French soldier stabbed ‘by man of North African appearance’

A state anti-terrorism unit is investigating the stabbing of a French soldier in Paris that police said may have been [...]

Posted in International, News
Tagged beheaded, France, muslim, Paris, solder, stabbed, terrorism
iphone theft

France to tax smartphones to protect culture

France is now planning a tax on smartphones and tablets in order to fund the production of French art, film and music.

Posted in International, News
Tagged culture, France, International, smartphones, tax | Reply
People stand among debris outside the French embassy after the building was attacked, in Tripoli April 23, 2013. Credit: Reuters

PHOTOS: Car bomb hits French embassy in Libya

France’s embassy in Libya was hit by what appeared to be a car bomb on Tuesday, injuring two guards in [...]

Posted in International, News
Tagged attack, bomb, car bomb, embassy, France, International, Libya, Tripoli | Reply
Libyan Interior Minister Ashour Shuail (C) inspects the scene near the French embassy in Tripoli, after it was hit by an apparent car bomb April 23, 2013. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny

Libya car bomb wounds French embassy guards

A car bomb in Tripoli wounded two French guards at France’s embassy in Libya on Tuesday, bringing new violence to [...]

Posted in International, News
Tagged bomb, car bomb, embassy, France, guards, International, Libya, news, wounded
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Police: Man gets into cockpit at Philadelphia airport

Police said a Frenchman somehow entered the cockpit of a US Airways plane set for take-off at Philadelphia International Airport [...]

Posted in Local, News
Tagged cockpit, France, impersonating, jennard, philadelphia international airport, pilot, police, us airways | Reply
Screenshot via Les Echos

‘Keep your so-called workers’: U.S. CEO blasts French work ethic in scathing letter

The CEO of a U.S. tyre company has delivered a crushing summary of how some outsiders view France’s work ethic in a letter

Posted in International
Tagged Arnaud Montebourg, France, French work ethic, letter, Maurice "Morry" Taylor, Titan International | Reply
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