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France Open golf event led by Germany's Martin Kaymer |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 |
France Open golf event led by Germany's Martin Kaymer
German golf star Martin Kaymer is in the lead at the France Open by three shots after a he made an incredible nine-under-par first round of 62, and in so doing, matched the previous record for the course there.
24-year-old Kaymer was suffering from a very badly blistered foot that he had needed medical treatment for on the Wednesday when he was practising. Bearing this in mind his performance was all the more remarkable.
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Former Charlie's Angel Farrah Fawcett's funeral held in private |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 |
Former Charlie's Angel Farrah Fawcett's funeral held in privateFormer star of Charlie's Angels Farrah Fawcett's funeral has been held as a private affair after the American actress died last week from cancer.
Actor Ryan O'Neal, who had been Fawcett's partner and recent husband after getting married shortly before she died, was a pallbearer.
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French investigators say Air France plane broke up in the sea |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 |
French investigators say Air France plane broke up in the seaA French investigation team, who have been working on finding out what happened to the Air France plane that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean at the beginning of June, think the aircraft broke up when it hit the water, and not while it was still in the sky.
The investigators from the BEA accident investigation agency discovered that the plane's speed sensors had been a factor involved in the accident but were not the reason why the jet had got into trouble.
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French restaurants to benefit from government tax cut |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 |
French restaurants to benefit from government tax cutRestaurants and cafés in France can expect to benefit from a government tax cut that is being introduced in an effort to beat the global recession and to help boost employment.
French value-added tax (VAT) is being dropped from 19.6% to 5.5%, in a bid to increase spending and to also create a lot more jobs in the country.
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