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Mr. Dassin is most widely remembered for films he made after he fled Hollywood in the 1950s, including “Never on Sunday,” “Topkapi,” and the 1954 French thriller “Rififi.”
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The Italian authorities withdraw mozzarella cheese linked to dioxin contamination - satisfying the EU.
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The EU tells Italy it must do more to prevent potentially-contaminated mozzarella reaching the market.
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The president of the European Central Bank urges France to cut its public spending - the heaviest in the EU.
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The Danish government says it would like to hold a fresh referendum on whether to adopt the euro.
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Widespread sabotage has damaged France’s high-speed TGV rail network, the state rail operator says.
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French teachers and civil servants hold a 24-hour walkout, as the transport strike enters its second week.
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Hundreds of thousands of civil servants hold a one-day walkout as France’s transport strike enters a second week.
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Original post by DENNIS LIM and software by Elliott Back

The European Commission has proposed reforms which it hopes will streamline its enormous farm aid budget.
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Original post by DENNIS LIM and software by Elliott Back

Hundreds of thousands of civil servants hold a one-day walkout as France’s transport strike enters a second week.
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Original post by DENNIS LIM and software by Elliott Back