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Northampton beats Bourgoin to win European Challenge Cup
England's Northampton enjoyed a clear 15-3 win over French side Bourgoin to win the European Challenge Cup final. The victory for the Premiership club means a ticket for the next European Cup.
22/05/2009 - The F24 Interview

Alberto Toscano, author "Loving Critic of the French"

Alberto Toscano, author of "Loving Critic of the French" explains how the Champs-Elysees, French wine, human rights and Carla Bruni all contribute to the France of today.
26/05/2009 - Politics

European elections - will the citizens vote? (part 2)

Melissa Bell interviews Pervenche Bérès, French Socialist Party MEP; François Coustal, member of the New Anticapitalist Party; Marie Virapatirin, European election candidate (Modem); and Nicolas Perruchot, MP from the “Nouveau Centre” party.
26/05/2009 - Politics

European elections - will the citizens vote?

In just under three weeks nearly 400 million Europeans will be eligible to vote in elections for the European parliament. But the big question is: how many will bother to turn out?
FRANCE
Court bans magazine for photo of gang torture victim
A French court has banned the sale of and has recalled copies of an issue of the monthly gossip magazine Choc for its cover photo of a young Jew in the process of being tortured by a gang, an incident that occurred in January 2006.
FOOTBALL - FRANCE
Monaco coach Ricardo sacked
Brazilian coach Ricardo won't be in charge of Monaco anymore next season after the struggling French club decided not to renew his contract. Paul Le Guen, who is leaving Paris Saint Germain, is said to be the leading candidate for the job.
PAKISTAN - TERRORISM

French navy patrols in Indian Ocean

In Karachi, the French navy is part of an international task force that aims to track down terrorism and trafficking in the Indian Ocean. In a few weeks' time, the French will hand their leadership over to Pakistan.
FRANCE
University strikes gradually wind down
All but six French universities have voted to re-open classes and schedule exams after four months of demonstrations over government public sector reforms that paralysed the higher education system.
FRANCE
The increasing number of unqualified 'sect' therapists
In the last ten years, the number of sects has tripled in France to reach the number of 600, a report says. In today's Focus, we look at the increasing number of unqualified therapists which have all the signs of a sect.
FRANCE
Tamil diaspora reluctant to accept Prabhakaran's death
Sri Lankan television showed pictures on Tuesday of a corpse the Sri Lankan military claim is Tamil Tiger leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran. But the Tamil diaspora is reluctant to believe that their leader is dead.
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