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France backs call to put Hezbollah armed wing on EU terror list

PARIS (Reuters) - France is ready to support a British initiative to put the armed wing of Hezbollah on the European Union's list of terrorist organizations, an official said on Thursday, confirming comments by Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius.Full story

UK, France to join resource transparency initiative -sources

GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) - The UK and French governments are set to join a global initiative that will require oil and mining firms to comply with new disclosure measures aimed at reducing corruption, sources involved in the process said on Wednesday. Full story

ECB's Weidmann tells France: Don't repeat budget mistakes

PARIS (Reuters) - France must step up reforms to rein in its budget deficit, Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann said in a magazine interview, urging Paris to avoid repeating "the mistakes of the past." Full story

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Algeria's Bouteflika convalescing in France

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Paris’s famous Notre Dame Cathedral has reopened after a man committed suicide there. The man was described by police as a right-wing activist who had campaigned against France’s new gay marriage law.

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Yahoo is buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion, and wealthy households in France paid more than 100 percent of their income in taxes in 2012. CNBC's Robert Frank and John Carney discuss.

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The weather is heating up, which means it’s time to think about summer vacation. Kate Maxwell of Jetsetter.com shares some top summer destinations at pre-summer prices, including Hawaii, Jamaica, and Quebec.

  France marks Victory in Europe Day

The presidents of France and Poland led a ceremony in Paris today marking the 68th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Carla Bruni opens up about motherhood, politics

Maureen Orth of Vanity Fair talks about her recent interview with French first lady Carla Bruni, who spoke candidly about being a mother later in life, politics, and her life as Mrs. Nicolas Sarkozy.

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