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July 2005
- France awaits child sex verdicts
- Left subheadline (27/7/2005, 12:02 – 13:00)
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- Key France child sex pair guilty
- Right subheadline (27/7/2005, 16:53 – 17:04)
- Left subheadline (27/7/2005, 17:04 – 17:30)
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- France sentences sex ring members
- Left subheadline (27/7/2005, 17:30 – 21:44)
- Right subheadline (27/7/2005, 21:44 – 28/7/2005, 00:18)
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August 2005
- Baby remains find shocks France
- 6th other top story (2/8/2005, 20:29 – 3/8/2005, 07:44)
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October 2005
- One-day strike begins in France
- 4th other top story (4/10/2005, 05:20 – 07:20)
- 5th other top story (4/10/2005, 07:20 – 07:50)
- 4th other top story (4/10/2005, 07:50 – 08:10)
- 4th other top story (4/10/2005, 08:20 – 08:55)
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- 'Black Tuesday' strike in France
- 4th other top story (4/10/2005, 20:45 – 5/10/2005, 02:40)
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November 2005
- Curfews to tackle France unrest
- Right subheadline (8/11/2005, 10:25 – 10:35)
- Main headline (8/11/2005, 10:35 – 11:00)
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- France to deport foreign rioters
- 1st other top story (9/11/2005, 18:40 – 10/11/2005, 00:35)
- 2nd other top story (10/11/2005, 00:35 – 00:55)
- 3rd other top story (10/11/2005, 00:55 – 01:20)
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- Violence subsides across France
- 1st other top story (10/11/2005, 10:40 – 11:55)
- 2nd other top story (10/11/2005, 11:55 – 12:05)
- 3rd other top story (10/11/2005, 12:05 – 15:10)
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- EU offers France aid after riots
- 1st other top story (13/11/2005, 20:20 – 14/11/2005, 03:10)
- 2nd other top story (14/11/2005, 03:10 – 03:25)
- 4th other top story (14/11/2005, 03:25 – 05:25)
- 5th other top story (14/11/2005, 05:25 – 06:10)
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- France seeks to extend crisis law
- 3rd other top story (14/11/2005, 10:30 – 11:00)
- 2nd other top story (14/11/2005, 11:00 – 11:30)
- 1st other top story (14/11/2005, 11:30 – 11:55)
- 2nd other top story (14/11/2005, 11:55 – 12:35)
- Main headline (14/11/2005, 12:35 – 14:30)
- Left subheadline (14/11/2005, 14:30 – 20:00)
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- France extends emergency powers
- Right subheadline (15/11/2005, 19:50 – 20:20)
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January 2006
- France tests woman for bird flu
- 1st other top story (22/1/2006, 13:20 – 19:25)
- 2nd other top story (22/1/2006, 19:25 – 19:30)
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February 2006
- France rapped over human rights
- Left subheadline (12/2/2006, 06:40 – 07:55)
- 1st other top story (12/2/2006, 07:55 – 08:50)
- 2nd other top story (12/2/2006, 08:50 – 11:30)
- 1st other top story (12/2/2006, 11:30 – 13:35)
- 3rd other top story (12/2/2006, 13:35 – 13:45)
- 4th other top story (12/2/2006, 13:45 – 14:40)
- 3rd other top story (12/2/2006, 14:40 – 15:50)
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- France confirms lethal bird flu
- Main headline (18/2/2006, 20:30 – 22:45)
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- France finds second bird flu case
- 3rd other top story (23/2/2006, 11:50 – 12:15)
- 4th other top story (23/2/2006, 12:15 – 15:00)
- 5th other top story (23/2/2006, 15:00 – 15:05)
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- France confirms bird flu strain
- Left subheadline (25/2/2006, 01:15 – 03:50)
- Main headline (25/2/2006, 03:50 – 09:40)
- Right subheadline (25/2/2006, 09:40 – 14:30)
- 1st other top story (25/2/2006, 14:30 – 21:10)
- 2nd other top story (25/2/2006, 21:10 – 23:05)
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- France vaccinates poultry flocks
- 3rd other top story (27/2/2006, 04:55 – 05:25)
- Left subheadline (27/2/2006, 05:25 – 09:05)
- 1st other top story (27/2/2006, 09:05 – 10:25)
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March 2006
- Fresh protests planned in France
- 3rd other top story (18/3/2006, 02:05 – 03:50)
- Right subheadline (18/3/2006, 03:50 – 03:55)
- 5th other top story (18/3/2006, 03:55 – 05:10)
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- Crowds gather for France protests
- 4th other top story (18/3/2006, 13:20 – 15:25)
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- France faces job law strike wave
- 2nd other top story (28/3/2006, 03:35 – 04:15)
- 3rd other top story (28/3/2006, 04:15 – 06:10)
- 4th other top story (28/3/2006, 06:10 – 07:35)
- 5th other top story (28/3/2006, 07:35 – 08:00)
- 4th other top story (28/3/2006, 08:00 – 08:30)
- 5th other top story (28/3/2006, 08:30 – 08:50)
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- France hit by mass job protests
- 5th other top story (28/3/2006, 14:40 – 15:00)
- 6th other top story (28/3/2006, 15:00 – 15:55)
- 6th other top story (28/3/2006, 16:10 – 17:10)
- Right subheadline (28/3/2006, 17:10 – 21:15)
- 1st other top story (28/3/2006, 21:15 – 29/3/2006, 01:10)
- 2nd other top story (29/3/2006, 01:10 – 03:10)
- 3rd other top story (29/3/2006, 03:10 – 03:35)
- 4th other top story (29/3/2006, 03:35 – 08:15)
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- France braced for job law ruling
- 4th other top story (30/3/2006, 17:20 – 18:45)
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April 2006
- Chirac to sign France's job law
- Left subheadline (1/4/2006, 00:05 – 07:15)
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- France braces for mass protests
- Right subheadline (4/4/2006, 03:05 – 07:50)
- 2nd other top story (4/4/2006, 07:50 – 08:00)
- 1st other top story (4/4/2006, 08:00 – 09:40)
- 2nd other top story (4/4/2006, 09:40 – 10:10)
- 3rd other top story (4/4/2006, 10:10 – 10:20)
- 4th other top story (4/4/2006, 10:20 – 10:55)
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- France enters fifth protest day
- 4th other top story (4/4/2006, 10:55 – 11:10)
- 3rd other top story (4/4/2006, 11:10 – 11:45)
- 2nd other top story (4/4/2006, 11:45 – 12:00)
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- France in fresh day of protests
- 3rd other top story (4/4/2006, 12:00 – 12:40)
- 4th other top story (4/4/2006, 12:40 – 16:30)
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- France faces fresh day of protest
- 4th other top story (4/4/2006, 16:30 – 17:30)
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- Fresh job law protests in France
- 4th other top story (4/4/2006, 17:30 – 17:35)
- Right subheadline (4/4/2006, 17:35 – 18:40)
- 1st other top story (4/4/2006, 18:40 – 5/4/2006, 03:40)
- 2nd other top story (5/4/2006, 03:40 – 03:45)
- 1st other top story (5/4/2006, 03:45 – 05:15)
- 3rd other top story (5/4/2006, 05:15 – 05:35)
- 4th other top story (5/4/2006, 05:35 – 05:55)
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- France to scrap youth job law
- Left subheadline (10/4/2006, 09:30 – 09:45)
- Main headline (10/4/2006, 09:45 – 12:50)
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- France to replace youth job law
- Main headline (10/4/2006, 12:50 – 18:10)
- Left subheadline (10/4/2006, 18:10 – 19:15)
- Right subheadline (10/4/2006, 19:15 – 21:20)
- 4th other top story (10/4/2006, 21:20 – 11/4/2006, 00:20)
- 5th other top story (11/4/2006, 00:20 – 05:05)
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May 2006
- France's PM rules out resignation
- 3rd other top story (2/5/2006, 15:20 – 15:50)
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June 2006
- France fined for deporting Jews
- 2nd other top story (7/6/2006, 05:05 – 05:10)
- 3rd other top story (7/6/2006, 05:10 – 06:45)
- 2nd other top story (7/6/2006, 06:45 – 07:10)
- 1st other top story (7/6/2006, 07:10 – 08:30)
- 2nd other top story (7/6/2006, 08:30 – 09:30)
- 3rd other top story (7/6/2006, 09:30 – 10:15)
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- France and UK boost nuclear ties
- 3rd other top story (9/6/2006, 13:10 – 13:30)
- 1st other top story (9/6/2006, 13:30 – 16:30)
- 2nd other top story (9/6/2006, 16:30 – 17:25)
- 1st other top story (9/6/2006, 17:25 – 17:40)
- 2nd other top story (9/6/2006, 17:40 – 18:30)
- 3rd other top story (9/6/2006, 18:30 – 18:50)
- 4th other top story (9/6/2006, 18:50 – 20:45)
- 5th other top story (9/6/2006, 20:45 – 10/6/2006, 01:20)
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July 2006
- School coach overturns in France
- 3rd other top story (14/7/2006, 07:55 – 08:20)
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- School trip coach crash in France
- 3rd other top story (14/7/2006, 08:20 – 09:00)
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- Pupils hurt in France coach crash
- 4th other top story (14/7/2006, 09:20 – 09:40)
- 5th other top story (14/7/2006, 09:40 – 12:15)
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- France seeks medics in heatwave
- 4th other top story (25/7/2006, 00:50 – 01:00)
- 5th other top story (25/7/2006, 01:00 – 01:25)
- 3rd other top story (25/7/2006, 01:25 – 05:30)
- 4th other top story (25/7/2006, 05:30 – 05:40)
- 5th other top story (25/7/2006, 05:40 – 08:15)
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August 2006
- US, France agree UN Lebanon text
- Main headline (5/8/2006, 17:05 – 6/8/2006, 05:25)
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- France to head new Lebanon force
- Main headline (16/8/2006, 20:10 – 22:15)
- Left subheadline (16/8/2006, 22:15 – 17/8/2006, 01:20)
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- France ups Lebanon force pledge
- Main headline (24/8/2006, 19:25 – 19:40)
- Left subheadline (24/8/2006, 19:40 – 20:10)
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- France boosts Lebanon peace force
- Left subheadline (24/8/2006, 20:15 – 20:40)
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- France boosts Lebanon force
- Left subheadline (24/8/2006, 20:40 – 25/8/2006, 00:35)
- Main headline (25/8/2006, 00:35 – 05:45)
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September 2006
- France's Royal seeks presidency
- 4th other top story (30/9/2006, 06:10 – 07:15)
- 5th other top story (30/9/2006, 07:15 – 15:40)
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October 2006
- France to ban smoking in public
- 1st other top story (8/10/2006, 18:00 – 19:15)
- 2nd other top story (8/10/2006, 19:15 – 9/10/2006, 00:05)
- 3rd other top story (9/10/2006, 00:05 – 01:20)
- 4th other top story (9/10/2006, 01:20 – 03:00)
- 6th other top story (9/10/2006, 03:00 – 06:40)
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November 2006
- France to declassify Rwanda files
- 2nd other top story (2/11/2006, 17:50 – 18:20)
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February 2007
- Muslims sue over France cartoons
- 7th other top story (7/2/2007, 11:25 – 11:45)
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- France's Royal unveils manifesto
- 3rd other top story (11/2/2007, 15:50 – 17:10)
- 4th other top story (11/2/2007, 17:10 – 17:25)
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- Light aircraft crashes in France
- 3rd other top story (11/2/2007, 17:10 – 17:50)
- 4th other top story (11/2/2007, 17:50 – 18:20)
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March 2007
- France to launch superfast trains
- 7th other top story (15/3/2007, 01:10 – 03:35)
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April 2007
- Poll campaigning begins in France
- 3rd other top story (9/4/2007, 05:50 – 05:55)
- 4th other top story (9/4/2007, 05:55 – 13:40)
- 5th other top story (9/4/2007, 13:40 – 14:20)
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- France set for final poll rallies
- 1st other top story (19/4/2007, 15:25 – 15:30)
- 2nd other top story (19/4/2007, 15:30 – 15:35)
- Right subheadline (19/4/2007, 15:35 – 15:50)
- 1st other top story (19/4/2007, 15:50 – 16:50)
- 2nd other top story (19/4/2007, 16:50 – 17:45)
- 3rd other top story (19/4/2007, 17:45 – 18:00)
- 4th other top story (19/4/2007, 18:00 – 20:35)
- 2nd other top story (19/4/2007, 20:35 – 21:40)
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- Final poll rallies held in France
- 2nd other top story (19/4/2007, 21:40 – 22:35)
- 3rd other top story (19/4/2007, 22:35 – 20/4/2007, 00:25)
- 4th other top story (20/4/2007, 00:25 – 01:15)
- 5th other top story (20/4/2007, 01:15 – 07:10)
- 6th other top story (20/4/2007, 07:10 – 07:55)
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- France set for presidential vote
- 1st other top story (22/4/2007, 00:25 – 00:50)
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- 1st other top story (22/4/2007, 01:30 – 03:20)
- Main headline (22/4/2007, 03:20 – 07:10)
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- France opts for left-right battle
- Main headline (22/4/2007, 19:10 – 23/4/2007, 06:45)
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May 2007
- France rivals end electoral push
- 3rd other top story (4/5/2007, 22:35 – 22:50)
- 2nd other top story (4/5/2007, 22:50 – 5/5/2007, 02:20)
- 3rd other top story (5/5/2007, 02:20 – 02:55)
- 2nd other top story (5/5/2007, 02:55 – 03:10)
- 3rd other top story (5/5/2007, 03:10 – 05:25)
- 4th other top story (5/5/2007, 05:25 – 07:55)
- 3rd other top story (5/5/2007, 07:55 – 08:10)
- 4th other top story (5/5/2007, 08:10 – 08:35)
- 5th other top story (5/5/2007, 08:35 – 08:45)
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- France votes for a new president
- Left subheadline (6/5/2007, 07:10 – 12:10)
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- Voting brisk as France decide
- 1st other top story (6/5/2007, 16:25 – 18:05)
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- France looks to new Sarkozy era
- Main headline (7/5/2007, 12:40 – 15:35)
- Right subheadline (7/5/2007, 15:35 – 17:40)
- 1st other top story (7/5/2007, 17:40 – 8/5/2007, 00:20)
- 6th other top story (8/5/2007, 00:20 – 00:30)
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- Sarkozy to take office in France
- 5th other top story (16/5/2007, 04:30 – 05:10)
- 6th other top story (16/5/2007, 05:10 – 07:50)
- 5th other top story (16/5/2007, 07:50 – 08:35)
- Right subheadline (16/5/2007, 08:35 – 10:10)
- Left subheadline (16/5/2007, 10:10 – 10:55)
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