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  1. First stone laid for Louvre's Islamic art gallery

    PARIS—The first stone was laid Wednesday at the Louvre's new Arts of Islam gallery, the first major modern architectural addition to the museum since its famed glass pyramid was built in the 1980s.


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  2. Paris' low-rise skyline inching upwards

    PARIS—The city of light is looking to add a little height. The Paris city council voted Tuesday to consider erecting tall buildings on the rim of this historically low-rise capital. The decision means that six new sites, under consideration for completion between 2012 and 2014, could host buildings reaching as high as 656 feet, or a little under two-thirds the height of the Eiffel Tower.


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  3. France to consumers: help is on the way

    PARIS—To French consumers worried that their spending power is shrinking, France's government says this: Hang in there, help is on the way. Officials are spending $6.8 million on ads now running on TV, the Internet and in newspapers to convince the French that reforms undertaken to fatten their wallets will soon bear fruit.


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  4. Fuel prices halt 3 French naval missions

    PARIS (AP)-The French navy canceled three summer missions Monday because of soaring fuel prices-including a counternarcotics exercise off the United States. The ripple effects of spiraling fuel prices are also being felt in Spain, where truckers and fishermen are striking in protest.


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      1. Associated Press, May 28, 2008
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    PARIS: Construction problems at a new-generation nuclear reactor in France have prompted a partial suspension of work at the site, at the request of France's nuclear safety agency, the agency said Wednesday.


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