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Scientists: Timber in Lake Michigan centuries old

  A wooden beam embedded at the bottom of northern Lake Michigan appears to have been there for centuries, underwater archaeologists announced Tuesday, a crucial finding as crews dig toward what they hope is the carcass of a French ship that disappeared while exploring the Great Lakes in the 17th CentFull story

Euro zone must agree bank recaps on Thursday: EU's Rehn

PARIS (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers must hammer out an agreement at a meeting later this week over how to recapitalize banks, the European Union's top economic official said on Tuesday. Full story

Analysis: European cloud computing firms see silver lining in PRISM scandal

PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - France has its "Sovereign Cloud" project while across the Rhine data firms have created the label "Cloud Services: Made in Germany", all trying to reassure big companies that their information is stored away from the prying eyes of U.S. spies. Full story

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Far-right candidate pushes out Socialist in French by-election

Hollande backs FranceTel CEO to stay in post

France condemns attack on Chinese wine students

Divers begin Lake Michigan search for Griffin ship

Pope urges French lawmakers to go beyond 'ideas of the moment'

France backs EU-U.S. trade talks after culture clash

Italy, Germany, France, Spain push job action at Rome meeting

French should pay into pensions for longer, panel says

Actress Johansson sues over French book

France says U.N. backing for Syria no-fly zone 'unlikely'

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  First an air strike, now a rail protest in France

After two days of air traffic controller strikes, French rail workers walked off the job today. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Three-day strike delays flights across France

Hundreds of flights have been canceled in France because of a strike by air traffic controllers. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Carla Bruni projected 'beautiful' image as First Lady of France

Special Correspondent for Vanity Fair, Maureen Orth joins MSNBC’s Alex Witt to talk about her profile of Carla Bruni and her charity, The Marina Orth Foundation. Orth notes the “beautiful” image that Bruni projected as First Lady of France and that she was an asset to her husband. Orth also talks ab

  June 7, 2013

  Warning Signs You Can't Ignore: Nobel Laureate

Robert Engle, NYU Stern professor of finance, shares his thoughts on which countries face the largest systemic risks, including Japan, France, China and the United States.

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