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Photo: French computer programmer dies in suspected suicide after he donated more than $500,000 in Bitcoin to far-right activists in the US French computer programmer dies in suspected suicide after he donated more than $500,000 in Bitcoin to far-right activists in the US
Daily Mail - Fri Jan 15, 2021
A French computer programmer transferred more than $500,000 in Bitcoin to far-right activists just before his death last month, including some involved in last week's US Capitol riot, officials said Friday. More»

Photo: Russian Spies Used French Alps As 'Base Camp' For Hits On Britain And Other Countries Russian Spies Used French Alps As 'Base Camp' For Hits On Britain And Other Countries
Yahoo News - Fri Dec 6, 2019
Fifteen Russian spies, including those accused of the Salisbury nerve agent attack, used the French Alps as a “base camp” to conduct covert operations around Europe over a five-year period, according to reports. More»

Photo: 107 Jewish Graves Desecrated In Anti-Semitic Attack 107 Jewish Graves Desecrated In Anti-Semitic Attack
The Telegraph - Wed Dec 4, 2019
President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to fight anti-Semitism saying “Jews are and make France” after 107 graves were desecrated at a Jewish cemetery in the northeast of the country. More»

Photo: Inside Trump's Paris temper tantrum, election woes and staff upheaval Inside Trump's Paris temper tantrum, election woes and staff upheaval
Washington Post - Tue Nov 13, 2018
As he jetted to Paris last Friday, President Trump received a congratulatory phone call aboard Air Force One. More»

Photo: ISIS Claims Responsibility for Women Murdered in Marseille ISIS Claims Responsibility for Women Murdered in Marseille
France 24 - Sat Sep 30, 2017
Two women were stabbed to death and their assailant shot dead by soldiers at the main train station in the southern port city of Marseille on Sunday in an attack claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group. More»

Photo: ISIS claims responsibility for terror atrocities in Paris ISIS claims responsibility for terror atrocities in Paris
Daily Mail - Fri Nov 13, 2015
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the coordinated terror attacks in Paris which killed at least 127 people, and warned that more will follow. More»

Photo: EU funding 'Orwellian' artificial intelligence plan to monitor public for "abnormal behaviour" EU funding 'Orwellian' artificial intelligence plan to monitor public for "abnormal behaviour"
The Telegraph, UK - Mon Sep 3, 2012
A five-year research programme, called Project Indect, aims to develop computer programmes which act as "agents" to monitor and process information from web sites, discussion forums, file servers, peer-to-peer networks and even individual computers. More»

Photo: CIA 'caused French village to go mad in the Fifties by spiking baguettes with LSD CIA 'caused French village to go mad in the Fifties by spiking baguettes with LSD
Daily Mail, UK - Fri Mar 12, 2010
The CIA caused an entire French village to go mad nearly 60 years ago by spiking their baguettes with the mind-bending drug LSD, a new investigation claims. More»

Big freeze kills at least 80 across Europe
AFP - Sun Dec 20, 2009
PARIS - The death toll from winter storms across Europe rose to at least 80 on Monday as transport chaos spread amid mounting anger over the three-day failure of Eurostar high-speed trains. More»

Photo: Scientology convicted of fraud in France Scientology convicted of fraud in France
Associated Press - Mon Oct 26, 2009
PARIS - A Paris court on Tuesday convicted the Church of Scientology of fraud and fined it more than half a million euros - but stopped short of banning the group as requested by prosecutors. More»

French arrest physicist suspected of al-Qaida link
Associated Press - Thu Oct 8, 2009
GENEVA - A nuclear physicist working at the world's largest atom smasher has been arrested on suspicion of links to the Algerian branch of al-Qaida, another blow to a project that has been plagued by glitches and was shut down after a massive electrical failure a year ago. More»

Photo: Church of Scientology on trial in France Church of Scientology on trial in France
AFP - Sun May 24, 2009
PARIS - The Church of Scientology and six of its French leaders went on trial on Monday on charges of organised fraud that could lead to an outright ban on the organisation in France. More»

Church of Scientology to be tried in France for fraud
AFP - Sun Sep 7, 2008
PARIS - The controversial Church of Scientology will be tried in a French court for "organised fraud" and seven of its members for illegally prescribing drugs, legal sources said Monday. More»

Photo: Divers find Caesar bust that may date to 46 B.C. Divers find Caesar bust that may date to 46 B.C.
Associated Press - Mon May 12, 2008
PARIS - Divers trained in archaeology discovered a marble bust of an aging Caesar in the Rhone River that France's Culture Ministry said Tuesday could be the oldest known. More»

French police come to California to look into mysterious death
Associated Press - Sat Apr 26, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO - The last time anyone saw Hugues de la Plaza alive, he was out celebrating a promotion with a few friends at a nightclub. More»

France halts genetically modified corn
Associated Press - Fri Feb 8, 2008
PARIS - The French government on Saturday suspended the use of genetically modified corn crops in France while it awaits EU approval for a full ban. More»

UFOs are no joke, group says
AFP - Mon Nov 12, 2007
WASHINGTON - UFOs may be fodder for comedians but there was no joking Monday when a group of former pilots recounted seeing strange phenomena in the sky and demanded the US government reopen an investigation into unidentified flying objects. More»

Photo: 'Mad Cow' Disease Found in Goat 'Mad Cow' Disease Found in Goat
BBC - Thu Jan 27, 2005
A French goat has tested positive for mad cow disease - the first animal in the world other than a cow to have bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). More»

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