Tour de France arrives in Paris
Rama Yade, French Minister of State, watches the riders along the Avenue des Champs-Elysees during the final stage of the Tour de France in Paris on July 26, 2009. Spaniard Alberto Contador won his second consecutive Tour de France title. (UPI Photo/ David Silpa)
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ROQUEREDONDE, France, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, touring France, says China is continuing its political crackdown in Tibet during the Beijing Summer Olympics.
LONDON, April 16 (UPI) -- France has fought a stubborn and increasingly desperate rearguard action for the past 30 years to protect its farmers against the competition of world markets through the mechanism of Europe's Common Agricultural Policy. But the answer to food shortages is fewer tariffs and more competition for farmers everywhere to sell wherever they can.
