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CAN FRANCO-GERMAN MARRIAGE SURVIVE TO STEER EUROPE? The relationship between France and Germany is the barometer of the political health of Europe, writes Richard Whitman.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=umBZkwwG6z8:hOvM35QpU9E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_lates... 05/17/2012 07:07, CNN	BELGIAN ACTOR WINS PLAUDITS AND FIRST CANNES "CRUSH" CANNES, France (Reuters) - It is only day two, but the Cannes film festival has already uncovered a breakout star in Belgian Matthias Schoenaerts, who has earned critical acclaim and plenty of swoons for his portrayal of tough guy Ali in French drama "Rust and Bone". Schoenaerts is not new t... 05/17/2012 16:12, Yahoo!News
REGRET BUT NO SURPRISE CANNES LACKS WOMEN DIRECTORS CANNES, France (Reuters) - The absence of female directors from the 22-strong competition in Cannes this year is a "great pity", but reflects a global problem rather than sexism specific to the world's biggest film festival, jury member Andrea Arnold said on Wednesday. The British film m... 05/17/2012 14:16, Yahoo!News	MEXICO PAYS TRIBUTE TO CARLOS FUENTES BEFORE FRENCH BURIAL MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexicans bid farewell to renowned author Carlos Fuentes on Wednesday in an emotional tribute attended by the president and the country's most prominent intellectuals before a planned burial in France. Fuentes, who died suddenly on Tuesday at 83 after an internal hemorrhag... 05/17/2012 03:04, Yahoo!News
HOLLANDE’S CABINET SET France’s new president, François Hollande, unveiled a center-left cabinet on Wednesday, leaving out the head of the Socialist Party, Martine Aubry, who is considered on the left-wing of the party. 05/16/2012 15:35, NewYork Times	AP PHOTOS: KRUGER SHINES ON CANNES RED CARPET Diane Kruger must have arrived in France with a lot of luggage. On Wednesday, Day 1 of the 12-day Cannes Film Festival, Kruger, a member of the prestigious jury, turned up in two different outfits. 05/17/2012 00:10, Yahoo!News
COURT RULES COSTA CONCORDIA CAPTAIN UNFIT TO RUN SHIP Italy's top appeals court ruled on Wednesday that Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa Concordia, was unfit to command the cruise liner which ran aground and capsized off the Tuscan island of Giglio in January, causing at least 30 deaths. 05/16/2012 13:21, msnbc	REGRET BUT NO SURPRISE CANNES LACKS WOMEN DIRECTORS CANNES, France (Reuters) - The absence of female directors from the 22-strong competition in Cannes this year is a "great pity", but reflects a global problem rather than sexism specific to the world's biggest film festival, jury member Andrea Arnold said on Wednesday. The British film m... 05/16/2012 19:28, Yahoo!News
GOOGLE TO MEET FRENCH REGULATOR ON PRIVACY POLICY PARIS (Reuters) - Google will meet with France's data protection watchdog next week to answer questions about its new user privacy policy as part of a Europe-wide investigation being led by the French regulator. France's "Commission Nationale de l'Informatique" (CNIL) is examinin... 05/16/2012 18:52, Yahoo!News	CANNES FESTIVAL OPENS WITH QUIRKY COMEDY AND A CAMEL CANNES, France (Reuters) - The Cannes film festival kicked off on Wednesday with quirky U.S. comedy "Moonrise Kingdom", Wes Anderson's exploration of childhood and young love centered around two 12-year-olds who fall in love and run away together. The touching tale, set in 1965 on an isl... 05/16/2012 17:32, Yahoo!News
BARON COHEN'S DICTATOR STORMS CANNES, CAMEL IN TOW CANNES, France (Reuters) - It took no less than a live camel strolling the promenade in Cannes to steal the show on the film festival's opening day, a feat that comedian Sacha Baron Cohen pulled off with chutzpah on Wednesday. The British satirist, star of "Borat" and "Bruno," us... 05/16/2012 16:34, Yahoo!News	FRANCE’S FIRST LADY, VALéRIE TRIERWEILER, SEEKS HER OWN PATH Valérie Trierweiler, a journalist, is concerned with preserving her independence while supporting her partner, President François Hollande of France. 05/15/2012 20:07, NewYork Times
FRANCE'S FRANCOIS HOLLANDE, GERMANY'S MERKEL HOLD CORDIAL MEETING The newly inaugurated French president visited the German chancellor. There were no fireworks despite differences over Europe's debt crisis, but there was a lightning strike.PARIS — France's new president, Francois Hollande, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have opposing ideas of how to sol... 05/15/2012 18:56, LaTimes	FRANCE'S FRANCOIS HOLLANDE, GERMANY'S MERKEL HOLD CORDIAL MEETING The newly inaugurated French president visited the German chancellor. There were no fireworks despite differences over Europe's debt crisis, but there was a lightning strike.PARIS — France's new president, Francois Hollande, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have opposing ideas of how to sol... 05/15/2012 17:35, LaTimes
HISTORIC DIAMOND SOLD FOR $9.7 MILLION AT AUCTION Marie de Medici wore it at her coronation as Queen Consort of Henry IV in France in 1610, and now the Beau Sancy diamond is a lavish accessory owned by an anonymous bidder who paid $9.7 million for it at Sotheby's auction. 05/16/2012 00:30, Yahoo!News	DOMINIQUE STRAUSS-KAHN COUNTERSUES HOTEL MAID FOR $1 MILLION Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the man who might well have become president of France, is suing the woman whose allegations of sexual assault cost him his reputation as a global financier and his roles asÂ diplomat and political figure. 05/15/2012 09:49, LaTimes
HOLLANDE HEADS TO GERMANY HOURS INTO HIS PRESIDENCY François Hollande became the president of France on Tuesday and promptly flew toward Germany to discuss the European debt crisis with his German counterpart -- but lightning struck his plane and prompted a return to Paris, CNN affiliate BFM-TV reported.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http... 05/15/2012 09:42, CNN	IHT RENDEZVOUS: HOLLANDE IS NO MITTERRAND. CAN HE INSPIRE, OR JUST SPOOK? From the islands between Britain and France, the ascent of Francois Hollande fails to excite, at least in a good way. 05/15/2012 06:49, NewYork Times
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL CURTAIN UP WITH COMEDY, CHAOS CANNES, France (Reuters) - Comedy will dominate the opening of the Cannes film festival on Wednesday, with Wes Anderson's child fantasy "Moonrise Kingdom" in a tussle with Sacha Baron Cohen's anarchic alter ego General Aladeen for the attention of the world's media. Thousands of ... 05/15/2012 16:46, Yahoo!News	CANNES: FESTIVAL SELECTION STILL THE 'BEST OF THE BEST,' SAY US FILM PROFESSIONALS Launched in 1946, the Cannes Film Festival is still the golden standard for international cinema events. In terms of glamour and business opportunities, the French festival maintains its distinctive reputation worldwide. Relaxnews rounded up some US experts to explain why this annual ritual in the S... 05/15/2012 15:48, Yahoo!News
FRANçOIS HOLLANDE SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT OF FRANCE François Hollande, 57, was invested Tuesday morning as the first Socialist president of France since 1995. 05/15/2012 04:21, NewYork Times	GOOGLE'S ANDROID GAINS SHARE IN SMARTPHONES: SURVEY HELSINKI (Reuters) - Google's Android smartphone software stretched its market lead in early 2012, helped by new models from handset makers like Samsung and HTC and piling the pressure on rivals like Research In Motion and Nokia. Research from Kantar WorldPanel on Tuesday showed Android gaining ... 05/15/2012 12:18, Yahoo!News
HOLLANDE TO BE SWORN IN AS NEW FRENCH PRESIDENT François Hollande is due to take the oath of office as the new president of France on Tuesday, during a period of financial turmoil across Europe.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=D_ikseydKeM:fmSftBlgZHE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.f... 05/14/2012 23:21, CNN	NEWLY INAUGURATED HOLLANDE BEGINS PARTNERSHIP WITH MERKEL President François Hollande of France must now forge his own economic partnership with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany. 05/14/2012 17:14, NewYork Times
FRENCH TRIAL OPENS IN DIABETES-DIET DRUG SCANDAL NANTERRE, France (AP) -- Lawyers for a French pharmaceutical group suspected in the deaths of at least 500 people argued Monday that a trial against their client should be halted as two separate cases should be rolled into one before the court can proceed.... 05/14/2012 14:14, AssociatedPress	BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT HELPS VERY OBESE CHILDREN, BUT NOT SEVERELY OBESE ADOLESCENTS Researchers have found that severely obese children respond well to behavioral treatment, but not severely obese adolescents. The study, conducted by Dr. Pernilla Danielsson, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, was presented at the 19th European Congress on Obesity in Lyon, France... 05/14/2012 11:07, medicalnewstoday
EGG PROTEINS FOR BREAKFAST KEEPS YOU FEELING FULL FOR LONGER Individuals who consume egg proteins for breakfast are more likely to feel full during the day than those whose breakfasts contain wheat protein. Results from the study, conducted by Dr. Nikhil Dhurandhar, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana, USA, and colleagues were presented at the 19... 05/14/2012 11:07, medicalnewstoday	FRANCESCA'S FIRES CFO FOR LEAKING INFO ON SOCIAL MEDIA (Reuters) - Women's specialty retailer Francesca's Holdings Corp said it fired its Chief Financial Officer Gene Morphis for improperly communicating company information through social media. Francesca's board launched an investigation into Morphis's activity on social media with the ... 05/14/2012 20:02, Yahoo!News
FRANCESCA'S HOLDINGS FIRES CFO, BOOSTS 1Q GUIDANCE Francesca's Holdings Corp. said Monday that it fired its chief financial officer, saying that he improperly communicated company information through social media. 05/14/2012 18:06, Yahoo!News	FRANCESCA'S FIRES CFO OVER SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITY (Reuters) - Women's specialty retailer Francesca's Holdings Corp said it fired its chief financial officer Gene Morphis after an internal probe found that he had improperly communicated company information through social media. Francesca's board launched an investigation with the assista... 05/14/2012 15:14, Yahoo!News
FRENCH TRIAL OPENS IN DIABETES-DIET DRUG SCANDAL NANTERRE, France (AP) -- The first French trial has begun over a diabetes drug that was also used to lose weight and is suspected in the deaths of at least 500 people.... 05/14/2012 04:42, AssociatedPress	ALEC BALDWIN TO CO-CHAIR AMFAR GALA IN CANNES Alec Baldwin, Janet Jackson and Kylie Minogue are headed to the South of France to co-chair amfAR's annual gala at the Cannes Film Festival. 05/14/2012 07:56, Yahoo!News
WAIST TO HEIGHT RATIO BETTER THAN BMI Waist to height ratio is a better predictor of heart disease and diabetes risk than BMI, according to new research presented at a scientific meeting recently. Study leader Dr Margaret Ashwell, an independent consultant and former science director of the British Nutrition Foundation, presented the fi... 05/13/2012 09:07, medicalnewstoday	CYCLIST CHRIS HORNER STILL HAS NO MEMORY OF TOUR DE FRANCE CRASH Horner, defending champion of the Amgen Tour of California, suffered a concussion in France in 2011 and has paid close attention to discussions that have taken place after the death of Junior Seau.Chris Horner had perhaps his most successful year as a cyclist in 2011. He won the Amgen Tour of Califo... 05/12/2012 11:07, LaTimes
FASHION AGENDA: CHANEL CRUISE COLLECTION, CANNES FILM FESTIVAL Many of the world's best dressed women will be flocking to France in the coming weeks, with Chanel's Cruise collection this year taking place at the Chateau de VersaillesÂ near Paris just a couple of days before the launch of the star-studded Cannes Film Festival, sponsored by luxury jewelry... 05/12/2012 02:04, Yahoo!News	NOKIA READING COMES TO EUROPE THIS WEEK Nokia's e-book reading application, Nokia Reading, is coming to France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain and the UK. 05/11/2012 17:54, Yahoo!News
BRITAIN BACKTRACKS ON CHOICE OF NEW FIGHTER JET The decision, based on budget constraints, could complicate the prospects for military cooperation with allies including France and the United States. 05/11/2012 00:56, NewYork Times	'SPIDERMAN' STRIKES AGAIN WEST OF PARIS The French skyscraper climber known to some as Spiderman has struck again: This time, on France's new tallest building. 05/11/2012 00:50, Yahoo!News
TARGETED STRATEGY TO PREVENT OBESITY COULD AVERT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DIABETES CASES A study presented by Australian researchers at the 19th European Congress on Obesity in Lyon, France, demonstrates that 220,000 cases of type 2 diabetes could be averted by 2025 in Australia by using a targeted high-risk prevention strategy... 05/10/2012 10:14, medicalnewstoday	VENICE FILM FEST TO HONOR DIRECTOR FRANCESCO ROSI The Venice Film Festival will honor Italian director and screenwriter Francesco Rosi with a Golden Lion award for lifetime achievement. 05/10/2012 17:22, Yahoo!News
FRENCH FIRST LADIES: BYE CARLA, BONJOUR VALERIE Only in France. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, the superstar model-turned-songstress with a freewheeling lifestyle, now hands the job of first lady to a twice-divorced journalist who's the first presidential partner to enter the Elysee Palace without a ring on her finger. 05/10/2012 03:48, Yahoo!News	PREGNANCY RATES AND COST PER PREGNANCY IMPROVE LINKED TO WEIGHT LOSS INTERVENTION At the 19th European Congress on Obesity in Lyon, France, the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Obesity, Dr Kyra Sim from The Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise and Eating Disorders at the University of Sydney in Australia presented a new study, which shows tha... 05/09/2012 13:14, medicalnewstoday
NURSE-LED HOME INTERVENTIONS REDUCE TV VIEWING TIME AND BMI IN KIDS Louise A Baur, Professor of Pediatrics and Child Health at the University of Sydney's Medical School in Australia presented one of the world's first studies that examined obesity risk factors in very young children at the 19th European Congress on Obesity in Lyon, France... 05/09/2012 13:14, medicalnewstoday	SLEEPING WITH PARENTS MAY HELP SLEEP QUALITY WHICH REDUCES OBESITY RISK Dr Nanna Olsen from the Research Unit for Dietary Studies at the Institute of Preventive Medicine at Copenhagen University Hospitals in Denmark presented new research at the 19th European Congress on Obesity in Lyon, France, which reveals that children who come into their parent's bed during the nig... 05/09/2012 12:07, medicalnewstoday
EUROPE AT THE CROSSROADS: SPLINTER OR UNITE BRUSSELS (AP) -- The European Union, a hope for peace that rose from the fires of World War II, paused Wednesday to honor its past and ponder its future - and how it can ensure it still has one in light of the anti-austerity anger expressed this week by voters in France and Greece.... 05/09/2012 10:28, AssociatedPress	TESTOSTERONE TREATMENT HELPS OBESE OLDER MALES LOSE WEIGHT, OTHER HEALTH GAINS TOO Restoring low testosterone levels in older, overweight or obese men to normal levels results in dramatic weight loss and other health benefits, such as better blood pressure and blood glucose control, Dr Farid Saad of the Medical Affairs Men's Health Care at Bayer Pharma AG in Berlin, Germany, expla... 05/09/2012 09:14, medicalnewstoday
EUROPE'S ANTI-AUSTERITY VOTE OFFERS LESSONS FOR U.S. POLICYMAKERS European voters weren't reacting only to the inconvenience and harshness of austerity; they were also driven by evidence that it doesn't work. Washington should be paying attention.The European elections have concluded and the results are clear: Voters in France and Greece are a lot smarter than eco... 05/09/2012 06:49, LaTimes	EUROPE'S ANTI-AUSTERITY VOTE OFFERS LESSONS FOR U.S. POLICYMAKERS European voters weren't reacting only to the inconvenience and harshness of austerity; they were also driven by evidence that it doesn't work. Washington should be paying attention.The European elections have concluded and the results are clear: Voters in France and Greece are a lot smarter than eco... 05/08/2012 20:56, LaTimes
FAR RIGHT ON THE RISE IN EUROPE Two European elections, in France and Greece, have thrust the radical fringe into the spotlight.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=up7EOnydyg8:wGPpNXwDEKM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA... 05/08/2012 13:28, CNN	STOCKS FALL AS GREECE STRUGGLES TO FORM GOVERNMENT U.S. stocks are following European markets lower as traders fret about political uncertainty caused by elections in Greece and France. 05/08/2012 07:42, LaTimes