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PRESS CONFERENCE BY FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SEGOLENE ROYAL
French socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal addresses journalists in Paris, January 4, 2006. Royal would beat conservative frontrunner Nicolas Sarkozy in the second round of presidential elections later this year, according to a poll published yesterday. At right is her husband, the head of the Socialist Party, Francois Hollande. (UPI Photo/Eco Clement)

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A man was killed with a sharp instrument and London police shot and wounded two alleged attackers in what officials said appeared to be a terrorist attack.
Same-sex marriage bill signed into law in France
French President Francois Hollande signed a bill Saturday legalizing same-sex marriage and adoption for gay couples, officials said.
European Union leaders are increasingly split on the way forward for the 27-nation EU amid fears of a deeper recession and more demands on taxpayer funds for bailouts of troubled member states.
UPI Almanac for Wednesday, May 15, 2013
France's President Francois Hollande says he is considering a tax on smartphones, laptops and tablets to finance his country's "cultural exception."
French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira has said the government should redistribute land to the descendants of ex-slaves in its Caribbean territories.
EU senior ministers attending a G-7 summit in this Buckinghamshire town northwest of London are having to wriggle back into a pro-growth posture after months spent on fractious -- and expensive -- campaign for cutbacks, economic retrenchment and overall austerity.
UPI Almanac for Monday, May 6, 2013.
Paris vs. Berlin, again
Under the strain of the euro crisis, trans-national politics in Europe are becoming unpleasantly personal, particularly between Paris and Berlin, which is putting a growing strain on a fragile system.
A coalition of left-wing parties said 180,000 people rallied in Paris Sunday, demanding reforms to French President Francois Hollande's Socialist government.
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