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According to eyewitnesses, the plane spent another two hours in mid-air dumping the extra fuel before landing at Charles de Gaulle international airport. None of the 185 passengers was hurt. On July 1, 2009 a Paris-bound Air France Airbus A330 crashed...
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A file picture shows Air France aircrafts on February 7, 2012 at the Paris international airport of Roissy-Charles de Gaulle. French flag-carrier Air France said it expected its services to return to normal on February 10, 2012 after a four-day strike... View Photo »
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IPO era. "You had a lot of people who used to put up with crap who now had a lot of money and didn't need to put up with crap anymore. You had a lot of people who didn't like each other before and now didn't bother to hide that fact because they had money.
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JABBOUR: The seven-year-term has been there since former president Hafez al-Assad came to power. He was inspired by the French constitution under Charles de Gaulle. While the French constitution has been amended afterward, this did not happen to Syria.
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She is a euro ideologue, leading with economic and political pragmatism. In her own words: “Nobody in Europe will be abandoned. Nobody will be excluded. Europe only succeeds if we work together.” And work together she does, especially with France,...
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Air France aircrafts are parked at Paris international airport of Roissy-Charles de Gaulle, on February 7, 2012. Flights were cancelled today on the second of a four-day strike by aviation workers who protest against a ruling party UMP bill to regulate... View Photo »
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GdF is engaged in a dispute with airport operator Fraport over pay and working conditions for some 200 ground workers. With 1300 daily takeoffs and landings Frankfurt Airport is a key European hub behind London's Heathrow and Paris' Charles de Gaulle. ...
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The airline said passengers on the cancelled flights could take a refund, rebook, or for some flights exchange their air ticket for a rail voucher. With 1,300 daily takeoffs and landings Frankfurt Airport is a key European hub behind London's Heathrow...
About Charles de Gaulle
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Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle ( listen (help·info)), IPA: [də ˡgoːl] (in English generally pronounced /də ˡgɔːɫ/), (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969. Full Article
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General view of the hall of departures from the Paris international airport of Roissy-Charles de Gaulle, on February 7, 2012. Flights were cancelled today on the second of a four-day strike by aviation workers who protest against a ruling party UMP bill to regulate the right to strike.
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Passengers look at departures screens, on February 7, 2012 at the Paris international airport of Roissy-Charles de Gaulle. Flights were cancelled today on the second of a four-day strike by aviation workers who protest against a ruling party UMP bill to regulate the right to strike.
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French far-left candidate for 2012 presidential election Nathalie Artaud speaks during an airport workers strike, on February 6, 2012 inside Terminal 2 Hall F at the Paris international airport of Roissy-Charles de Gaulle.
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Nathalie Artaud, candidate of far-left party Lutte ouvriere for the 2012 French presidential election delivers a speech during a demonstration of aviation workers, on February 6, 2012 at the Paris international airport of Roissy-Charles de Gaulle. Aviation workers proteste a draft law...
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A man holds a placard reading 'The right to be on strike, The right to withdraw, no advance warning' during a demonstration on February 6, 2012 at the Paris international airport of Roissy-Charles de Gaulle. French airports announced some delays and cancellations on the first day of a...
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PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 15: Giant pandas Huan Huan and Yuan Zai from China's southwest Sichuan province arrives at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport to start its new life on January 15, 2012 in Paris, France. The giant pandas, Huan Huan and Yuan Zai, both 3 years old, are scheduled to...
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French gendarmes and Army officers discuss in front of the grave of Charles de Gaulle in the cemetery of Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises, eastern France on November 9, 2011 before a ceremony to mark the 41st anniversary of the death of General de Gaulle.
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People take pictures of France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (background) as he pays respect to the grave of Charles de Gaulle in the cemetery of Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises, eastern France on November 9, 2011 during a ceremony to mark the 41st anniversary of the death of General de Gaulle.
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French Education Minister (3rdL), French President Nicolas Sarkozy (2ndR) and Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand (R) attend a debate on Culture, on October 13, 2011 at the Charles de Gaulle gymnasium in Chaumont, following the inauguration of the Pompidou Mobile, the Nomad Georges...
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Soldiers of the German Bundeswehr look at the the parade vehicle of former French General and President Charles de Gaulle at the Museum of Military History in Dresden, eastern Germany, on October 11, 2011. The museum, redesigned after plans of US architect Daniel Libeskind, will re-open...
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Raoni Metuktire, 81, the chief of the Amazonian Indian tribe Kayapo, arrives at the Charles de Gaulle airport on September 19, 2011 in Roissy, outside Paris prior to collect a petition in protest with the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in the Amazonian Xingu River in Brazil...
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Defendant Jean de Gaulle, a grand-son of late President Gen. Charles de Gaulle, arrives arrives at Paris courthouse for the second day of Chirac's trial, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011. Former French President Jacques Chirac won't have to attend his long-awaited corruption trial, a judge ruled...
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Jean de Gaulle (L), grandson of the late French President General Charles de Gaulle, arrives at the first days of the trial of former France's President Jacques Chirac at Paris court September 5, 2011. A long-delayed trial into misuse of public funds by former French president Jacques...
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A member of the crew of the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle looks at the French Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier sailing to the harbour of the French southern port of Toulon on August 12, 2011. The vessel, France's only aircraft carrier and Europe's biggest warship has returned...
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French Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier sails to the harbour of the French southern port of Toulon on August 12, 2011. The vessel, France's only aircraft carrier and Europe's biggest warship has returned home for maintenance from the NATO-led mission over Libya.
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French swimming national technical director Christian Donze answers journalists questions on August 1st, 2011 upon his arrival at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy-France, after world aquatics championships in Shanghai. France won 10 medals including 2 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze...
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French swimmer Sébastien Rouault who won the silver medal in the 4x200 freestyle relay, answers journalists' questions on August 1st, 2011 upon his arrival at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy-France, after world aquatics championships in Shanghai. France won 10 medals including...
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French swimmer Jeremy Stravius who won the 100m backstroke world title and two silver medals in the 4x100 and 4x200 freestyle relay, smiles on August 1st, 2011 upon his arrival at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy-France, after world aquatics championships in Shanghai. France won...
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French swimmer Yannick Agnel who won the silver medal in the 4x200 freestyle relay, gestures on August 1st, 2011 upon his arrival at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy-France, after world aquatics championships in Shanghai. France won 10 medals including 2 gold, 3 silver and 5...
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