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Slowpokes lift risk of heart disease

World
2009-11-18

SLOW walking may not only mean getting to your destination later but it could also be taking its toll on your health, according to a French study. Researchers from the Paris-based medical research institute Inserm...

Stunt cash giveaway 'horreur' to minister

World
2009-11-16

FRENCH Budget Minister Eric Woerth said yesterday he was horrified by a publicity stunt that attracted huge crowds hoping for a cash handout and led to serious violence when it was canceled for safety reasons. Marketing...

Bourdy goes two clear with birdie blitz in HK

Sports | Golf
2009-11-15

FRENCHMAN Gregory Bourdy conjured up a seven-under-par 63 to snatch sole possession of the lead after the third round of the Hong Kong Open yesterday. The 27-year-old carded seven birdies in a near-flawless...

French first lady tells why she went for therapy

World
2009-11-9

DURING her years as a top model, French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy never gave psychoanalysis a thought. But after her father died, the then-28-year-old model threw herself into therapy "body and soul," and...

Ready For Court

World
2009-11-6

FORMER French President Jacques Chirac said he was ready to appear in court over accusations of embezzlement during his time as mayor of Paris and was determined to clear his name. Chirac was ordered last week...

Polanski to try new bail offer

World
2009-11-2

A FRENCH lawyer for director Roman Polanski, imprisoned in Switzerland, says a new bail offer will be filed today and it will be a "very, very significant" cash amount. Swiss authorities rejected an offer last...

Chirac on block for old Paris charges

World
2009-10-31

FORMER French President Jacques Chirac has been ordered to stand trial in an alleged corruption scandal dating back to his time as Paris mayor. It's a case that caught up with him in retirement once he lost the...

Love letter in a bottle stirs UK's imagination

World
2009-10-30

A MYSTERIOUS missive apparently written by a French-speaking woman to her married lover has washed onto a British beach and into the imagination of the British media. The three pages of passionate writing and a...

Money-laundering probe into African leaders off

World
2009-10-30

A FRENCH court has decided not to pursue an investigation into three African heads of state for money laundering linked to their assets in France. A French judge had been seeking to investigate Gabon's late leader,...

Pirates fire on a French fishing vessel

World
2009-10-29

SOMALI pirates fired on a French fishing vessel and guards on board returned fire, prompting a military helicopter and warship to rush to the scene, authorities said yesterday. Seven Somali pirates were arrested. ...