| Babyshambles, Yelle, Yaël Naïm at Festival Musilac - 167 sec
POP ROCK STARS at Lac du Bourget festival: The city of Aix-Les-Bains is very well known for its thermal baths but it also hosts a music festival. This year's performers include Babyshambles, Yael Naim, Hocus Pocus - an ecclectic line-up to suit all musical tastes.
Auteur : france24english
Tags:24 babyshambles bourget du festival france hocus lac musilac naïm pocus yaël yelle
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| French rock band BB Brunes portrayed - 157 sec
After their concert at the Francofolies of La Rochelle, it's a big concentration of girl fans that was waiting for the parisian rock quatuor, 900 kms further in Aix-les-Bains, at festival Musilac.
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Tags:24 band bb brunes france french interview portrayed rock
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| New doping detection on Tour de France - 861 sec
IN THE PAPERS A third cyclist have been caught taking illegal substances at this years Tour de France - Mandela turns 90 years old - China tries to turn off rain for 'perfect weather' Olympics - Remarriage between ex-spouses is a tendency on the rise
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Tags:24 de detection doping france mandela new off olympics on rain tour turn
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| Turkish daily's battle against Islamist army - 171 sec
REPORT: Turkish daily newspaper Taraf, and its supporters, fight for democratic principles, against the odds. (A. Shihab)
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Tags: France24 report turkey taraf daily newspaper battle islamist army government putsch military
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| Geothermal energy, energy of the future? - 168 sec
REPORT: In the French countryside, technicians are experimenting with geothermal heat energy as an alternative energy source. (V. Morgan et P. Lovett)
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Tags: France 24 report geothermal energy future alternative source heat geothermy switzerland
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| Caviar smuggling in Dagestan - 177 sec
REPORT: Along the coast of Dagestan, a small republic in southern Russia, frontier guards are busy chasing caviar smugglers. (R. Goguelin, A. Pokrovsky)
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Tags: France24 report caviar smuggle guards chasing smugglers illegal trade dagestan
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| Made in Thailand, made in hell? - 160 sec
REPORT: Two months after the Nargis cyclone disaster, Burman refugies try to find work at the Thailand border, but work conditions are hard. (C. Payen)
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Tags: France24 report burma thailand textile industry scandal burman workers made in hell
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| Anglican Church crisis moves online - 180 sec
On the WEB: The Anglican Church, under threat of schism, uses the internet as another forum for discussion - Mandela's 90th birthday online - Health map -- Rock the net
Auteur : france24english
Tags: France24 web news anglican church crisis homosexuel bishop homophobia mandela 90 birthday
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| Japanese fishermen strike against rising fuel prices - 90 sec
NEWS Some 3,000 Japanese fishermen, representing about 200,000 fishing boats, demonstrated in Tokyo on Tuesday against rising fuel prices. Fuel now reportedly accounts for half their operating costs.
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Tags:24 against fishermen france fuel japanese prices report rising strike
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| Waiting for peace in North Kivu - 77 sec
NEWS One million displaced Congolese citizens in North Kivu, in eastern Congo, are pressing for a solution to their situation as President Joseph Kabila visits former colonial ruler France.
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Tags:24 congo for france kivu north peace waiting
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| Israel - Hezbollah: an humiliating prisoner exchange - 255 sec
IN THE PAPERS A balanced account of Wednesday’s prisoner exchange between Hezbollah and Israel - “Policy Shift Seen in US Decision on Iran Talks” - « A Sydney, surf, musique et Evangile pour les JMJ ».
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Tags:24 exchange france hezbollah humiliating iran israel jmj prisoner sydney
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| Partying in London - 181 sec
WORLD GENERATION: A weekly magazine segment that follows a student and world citizen introducing us to their realities. THIS WEEK a French student organizing parties in London gives his impressions of England.
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Tags:24 erasmus france generation in london parties partying student world
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| African fencers prepare for the Olympics - 160 sec
REPORT: It was the French military who originally introduced fencing to Africa. Yet, since the end of colonization, the sport has continued to gain popularity in West Africa. (T. Mossot)
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Tags: France24 report senegal fencing fencers prepare beijing olympics sports games
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| Identity checks automated in Portugal - 163 sec
REPORT: New biometric passports and state-of-the-art machines developed by a Portuguese company do away with the need for border police and automate all identity checks. (A. Percept)
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Tags: France24 report Portugal identity control checks biometric passports portuguese border
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| Bamako's digital multimedia bookshop - 166 sec
REPORT: In dowtown Bamako, a bookshop has been attracting an ever-increasing number of clients and curious onlookers since the owner set up this odd-looking computer. (F-X. Freland)
Auteur : france24english
Tags: France24 report mali bamako bookshop multimedia digital computer free access
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| Polish companies breathe new life into Löcknitz - 168 sec
REPORT: More and more Polish businesses are moving across to the German side of the border because of the surprisingly lower costs in Germany. (A. Mailliet, B. Boussouar)
Auteur : france24english
Tags: France24 report germany polish companies löcknitz business german border commercial
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| Prisoner swap divides Israeli Web users - 181 sec
On the WEB: Since prisoner-swap between Israel and Hezbollah, Israeli Web users are arguing about the outcome of the operation - World Youth days goes digital - Mohammed is free -- The scrabulous craze
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Tags: France24 web news prisoner swap israel hezbollah israeli debate world youth days digital
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| Belgian king holds back on PM resignation offer - 96 sec
NEWS Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme has presented his government's resignation to King Albert, according to his spokesman. Leterme had set a July 15 deadline to broker a deal between squabbling Dutch and French-speaking parties.
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Tags:24 back belgian france holds king news offer pm resignation
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| The 1944 massacre of Maillé waiting for answers - 107 sec
NEWS German investigators are expected in the French village of Maillé on Tuesday in the hope that they can help shed light on a WWII massacre in which German forces killed 124 villagers. There is no statute of limitation on war crime in Germany.
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Tags:1944 24 france german hope investigators maillé massacre
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| Belgium: Prime Minister resignes - 243 sec
IN THE PAPERS The crisis was sparked when Flemish-controlled districts insisted on maintaining Dutch as the official language - Sarkozy fuels new storm by urging second vote on treaty -
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Tags:24 belgium france minister press prime resignes review
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