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Germany and France are considering a plan to bail out Greece to costs well in tune of €30 Billion ($41 billion) to help the country avoid a calamitous sovereign default, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Paris, Jan 12 – Director Eric Rohmer, one of the giants of modern French cinema, has died at age 89, his production company Campagnie Eric Rohmer said Monday.

Paris, Jan 6 – A delegation of Sikhs from France will land in New Delhi Thursday for the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), the annual gathering of the Indian diaspora, to highlight the continuing problem of the ban of Sikh turbans in France.

Paris, Dec 30 – France’s Constitutional Council ruled that a planned carbon tax cannot come into force as it includes too many exemptions.

Paris, Dec 22 – The three-day shutdown of the Eurostar rail service linking Paris and London ended early Tuesday as a train once again left the French capital for the Channel Tunnel and Britain.

Paris, Dec 19 – France has launched a military satellite from the Kourou launch site in French Guiana.

Moscow, Dec 5 – An explosion in a club in the city of Perm in Russia killed at least 90 people and injured 114, an emergencies ministry source said Saturday.

Paris, Dec 1 – Barcelona striker Lionel Messi was named European Footballer of the Year early Tuesday by France Football, the Paris magazine announced on its website.

Paris  – France needed extra-time and a controversial equalizer from William Gallas Wednesday before eventually securing a 1-1 draw against Ireland that was enough to book their place at next summer’s World Cup finals in South Africa.

Tel Aviv  – Israel needs quickly to advance the peace process, visiting French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Wednesday as he began a round of meetings with Israeli officials.