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French designer refuses to dress Melania Trump

Sat, 19 Nov 2016 11:46:16 +0100

There's no doubt which side the fashion world supported during the US presidential campaign.

France sells off another plush New York property

Thu, 07 Aug 2014 15:35:00 +0200

Scrambling to get its ailing finances in order, France has put yet another prestigious New York apartment oup for sale. Meanwhile, France’s envoy to the United Nations is still looking for a place to live after his home search was scuppered by neighbours.

French envoy's New York home search scuppered

Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:42:00 +0200

France's ambassador to the United Nations is struggling to find a new home in New York after his attempts to buy a palatial 14-room apartment ran into trouble with prospective neighbours, who were concerned about the number of parties he would have.

DSK denies 'problem with women' in rare interview

Thu, 11 Jul 2013 10:36:00 +0200

Disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, by has claimed he doesn't have "any kind of problems with women," in an extended version of his interview with CNN, his first in English since being accused of rape in 2011.

France set to sell lavish New York apartment

Fri, 10 May 2013 20:07:00 +0200

France is set to sell off its luxury duplex apartment at a legendary address in Manhattan, New York, in another cost measure announced just two weeks after the Elysée Palace revealed it was to sell its presidential wine collection.

Sarkozy surfaces in New York to deliver speech

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:45:00 +0200

Five months after losing re-election, French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy appeared Thursday at a private banking conference in New York to discuss the European financial crisis and the rise of emerging economies.

Johnny Hallyday hits New York after 50 years away

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 19:28:00 +0200

He's 69 and had health problems of late, but French rocker Johnny Hallyday sounds like a wired teenager when he talks about his first performance in New York in 50 years.

President spends €900,000 on UN trip

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:34:00 +0200

President Francois Hollande’s bill during his trip to New York for the United Nations General Assembly has been revealed - and is €100,000 less expensive that of Nicolas Sarkozy’s last year.

French bowls stop New York traffic

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:23:00 +0200

An amateur tournament of the traditional French sport pétanque in New York Sunday was so popular that some people were turned away, one organizer said.

Top French prof died in New York of 'heart attack'

Thu, 31 May 2012 11:23:00 +0200

The New York coroner on Wednesday announced that a top French academic whose body was found naked in his hotel room last month, died of natural causes.

Police probe New York death of top prof

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:17:00 +0200

New York police Tuesday were investigating the death of a prominent French academic and the director of one of France's most elite colleges after his naked body was found in his hotel room.

French graffiti artist fined in US

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:36:00 +0100

A French graffiti artist accused of tagging trains in Boston and New York paid a fine of $2,500 (€1,900) to avoid a trial on vandalism charges in one case, Massachusetts prosecutors said on Tuesday.

Paris versus New York in pictures

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:21:00 +0100

When Parisian artist Vahram Muratyan moved to New York in September 2010 he had little idea that his illustrations would lead to a hit blog, an exhibition in one of Paris' most fashionable stores and a publishing deal.

Expert sounds alert on bed bug invasion

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:52:11 +0200

Bed bugs, which have already caused mild hysteria in cities across the US, are steadily making their presence felt in France, according to media reports on Monday.

9/11 haunts New York fire chief 10 years on

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:14:00 +0200

New York City's fire chief on September 11th, 2001 is still haunted by the terrorist attacks that killed hundreds of his men, he revealed on the sidelines of a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the attacks.

Twin Towers replica in Paris for 9/11 anniversary

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:52:00 +0200

A replica of the Twin Towers destroyed in the September 11 attacks will be built on a square opposite the Eiffel Tower in Paris to mark the tenth anniversary of the atrocity, organisers said Tuesday.

DSK accusers' lawyers meet with prosecutor

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:06:00 +0200

Attorneys for the two women who have filed sexual assault charges against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn met on Tuesday with the team of the prosecutor for the New York case.