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French defence minister visits Afghanistan (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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07/19/2008 05:50 AM - French Defence Minister Herve Morin arrived in Kabul Saturday for a surprise visit to meet French troops deploying near the capital as part of NATO's efforts against a Taliban-led insurgency. |
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Afghan authorities search for kidnapped French nationals (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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07/19/2008 01:47 AM - Authorities were Saturday searching for two French aid workers kidnapped in central Afghanistan, but the Taliban denied capturing them. |
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Woerth Says French Wealth Tax Receipts May Fall 5.3% in 2008 (Bloomberg.com)
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07/19/2008 11:22 AM - July 19 (Bloomberg) -- French Budget Minister Eric Woerth said receipts from a wealth tax probably fell 5.3 percent this year, dented by new rebates to lure investment in small companies. |
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Angelina Jolie, Newborn Twins Leave French Hospital (Fox News)
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07/19/2008 06:55 AM - Angelina Jolie and her newborn twins early Saturday left the French hospital where she gave birth, the Fondation Lenval said. |
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Search for kidnapped French aid workers underway in Afghanistan (Deutsche Welle)
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07/19/2008 02:56 PM - Authorities in Afghanistan are searching for two French aid workers, who were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen on Friday. The French nationals working for the humanitarian group Action Contre la Faim were abducted in Neli in Daikundi Province. |
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Two French aid workers taken hostage in Afghanistan: NGO (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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07/18/2008 04:28 PM - Two French aid workers have been kidnapped in Afghanistan, Action Against Hunger (Action Contre la Faim - ACF) said Friday in a statement. |
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2 French aid workers kidnapped in Afghanistan (AP via Yahoo! News)
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07/18/2008 03:50 PM - Two French humanitarian workers were kidnapped at gunpoint Friday in Afghanistan and spirited out of the house they were sleeping in, the aid group Action Against Hunger and the French Foreign Ministry said. |
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Explosives missing from French civil security site (CNN.com)
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07/18/2008 03:25 PM - Explosives used to destroy land mines have disappeared from a site near Lyon, France, the French Interior Ministry said Friday. |
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Incidents raise questions about French nuclear safety (USA Today)
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07/18/2008 02:04 PM - First, an overflowing tub at a French nuclear plant spilled uranium into the groundwater. Then a burst pipe leaked uranium at another nuclear site, raising an alert on Friday. |
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2 French aid workers kidnapped in Afghanistan (USA Today)
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07/18/2008 01:54 PM - Two French humanitarian workers were kidnapped Friday in Afghanistan, spirited at gunpoint out of the house they were sleeping in, aid group Action Against Hunger and the French Foreign Ministry said. |
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