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CNN Top Stories, 24.04.13 01:43 UTC

Designer John Galliano has new role

Editor's note: This article contains offensive language. New York (CNN) -- Controversial fashion designer John Galliano -- fired and convicted over anti-Semitic comments in 2011 -- is heading to a ...

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NPR, 23.04.13 20:21 UTC

Routine On U.S. Racetracks, Horse Doping Is Banned In Europe

At the famous Hippodrome de Longchamp just outside of Paris this month, crowds came to cheer and bet on the sleek thoroughbreds that opened horse racing season by galloping down the verdant turf ...

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Reuters - Business News, 23.04.13 19:21 UTC

Accor CEO expected to be replaced by duo: source

Tue Apr 23, 2013 2:51pm EDT PARIS (Reuters) - Accor (ACCP.PA) Chairman and Chief Executive Denis Hennequin, beset by skepticism over his ability to turn around Europe's largest hotels group, has ...

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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 18:19 UTC

UN climate chief predicts 2015 talks won't fail

The U.N.'s climate chief says talks in 2015 to secure a global warming pact will not fail as they did at the 2009 Copenhagen summit where world leaders, including President Barrack Obama, could not reach an agreement.

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Telegraph, 23.04.13 17:43 UTC

Rachida Dati drops out of Paris mayor race

Rachida Dati has dropped out of the race for mayor of Paris, announcing that she will not be running in Right-wing primaries as "the media and the system" has already designated her rival Nathalie Kosciukosko-Morizet the winner.

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Telegraph, 23.04.13 17:33 UTC

Wimbledon to see one of the biggest revamps in its history

All England Club has announced one of the biggest revamps in Wimbledon s history, with plans to build underground areas, more seats and a roof over Court One as well as a larger Henman Hill.

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Reuters - Business News, 23.04.13 16:44 UTC

Bank of Japan QE needed, but structural reforms also important

By Stanley White TOKYO | Tue Apr 23, 2013 12:19pm EDT TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan should stick with its expanded quantitative easing to achieve its inflation target, but this may not be ...

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Daily Mail, 23.04.13 16:06 UTC

Water cannon on standby outside French parliament as politicians defy public opinion by legalising gay marriage

PUBLISHED: 13:08 GMT, 23 April 2013 | UPDATED: 16:03 GMT, 23 April 2013 French lawmakers today voted to legalise gay marriage after months of bruising debate and street protests that brought hundreds ...

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Reuters - Top News, 23.04.13 15:51 UTC

French parliament approves same-sex marriage law

PARIS | Tue Apr 23, 2013 11:32am EDT PARIS (Reuters) - French parliament approved a law allowing same-sex couples to marry and to adopt children on Tuesday, a flagship reform pledge by President ...

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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 13:52 UTC

Israel allows UNESCO mission into old Jerusalem

Israel has agreed to allow a mission from UNESCO, the U.N.'s cultural arm, to visit the Old City of Jerusalem next month, a small victory for those hoping to end the deadlock between Israelis and Palestinians.

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Paris is the capital of France and the country's most populated city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region . The city of Paris, within its administrative limits largely unchanged since 1860, has an estimated population of 2,167,994 (January 2006), but the Paris aire urbaine has a population of 11,769,433 (January 2006), and is one of th...

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