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French president signs gay marriage into law after wrenching national debate
Associated PressPARIS (AP) — France will see its first gay weddings within days, after French President Francois Hollande signed a law Saturday authorizing marriage and adoption by same-sex couples and ending months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate....Tags: Civil Rights, Judges, Justice System, Minority Groups, Nicolas Sarkozy
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French president signs law allowing same-sex marriage
PARIS -- French President Francois Hollande on Saturday signed a law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt, after months of sometimes violent protests and the vehement opposition of the country's Roman Catholic Church leaders. The controversial...
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France's Hollande's signs gay marriage law
Reuters(Removes superfluous "first" in paragraph) PARIS, May 18 (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande has signed into law a bill allowing same-sex marriage, making France the 14th country to legalise gay weddings. France's official journal announced...Tags: Punishment, Family, Justice System, Judges, Minority Groups
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Armed Tuareg and Arab groups clash in northern Mali
Reuters* Fighting flares just days after big aid conference * Tuareg spokesman reports clashes for past two days * French troops scaling back, election due in July By David Lewis BAMAKO, May 18 (Reuters) - Fighting has broken out in northern Mali between...Tags: United Nations, Rebellions, National Government, Government, Religious Conflicts
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France's Hollande signs gay marriage law
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande has signed into law a bill allowing same-sex marriage, making France the 14th country to legalize gay weddings. France's official journal announced on Saturday the bill had become law after the...Tags: Punishment, Family, Political Dissent, Minority Groups, Justice System
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Taxes on some wealthy French top 100 pct of income - paper
Reuters* 8,000 households paid more in tax than they earned * Data show impact of Socialists' one-off levy PARIS, May 18 (Reuters) - More than 8,000 French households' tax bills topped 100 percent of their income last year, the business newspaper Les Echos... -
Taxes on some wealthy French top 100 pct of income: paper
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - More than 8,000 French households' tax bills topped 100 percent of their income last year, the business newspaper Les Echos reported on Saturday, citing Finance Ministry data. The newspaper said that the exceptionally high level of... -
France's Hollande's signs gay marriage bill into law
ReutersPARIS, May 18 (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande has signed into law a bill allowing same-sex marriage, making France the 14th country to legalise gay weddings. France's official journal announced on Saturday that the bill had become law...Tags: Family, Same-Sex Marriage, France, Crime, Law and Justice, Marriage
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Brussels, Berlin lukewarm on Hollande's euro zone vision
Reuters* French president calls for euro zone "economic government" * Wants stand-alone euro zone budget, ability to issue debt * EU officials and Berlin see little new, but open to ideas By Luke Baker BRUSSELS, May 17 (Reuters) - European officials gave a...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, International Organizations, European Union, Germany, Politics
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French gay marriage law gets constitutional all-clear
ReutersPARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - France's Constitutional Council cleared the way on Friday for same-sex marriage, throwing out a last-ditch effort by opponents to scupper the country's biggest social reform since abolition of the death penalty. After months...Tags: Family, Same-Sex Marriage, France, Crime, Law and Justice, Marriage
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Russia says Iran must take part in proposed Syria talks
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Iran must take part in a proposed international conference to end Syria's civil war, but that Western states wanted to limit the participants and possibly predetermine the outcome of the...Tags: Bashar Assad, Moscow (Russia), France, Television Industry, Saudi Arabia
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France's Hollande urges euro zone government
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande called on Thursday for an economic government for the euro zone with its own budget, the right to borrow, a harmonized tax system and a full-time president. At a 150-minute news conference marking...Tags: Government, Market and Exchange, Nicolas Sarkozy, France, Career and Workplace
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