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Friday, 29 February 2008 |
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On February 26, 2008
results from the Institute Pasteur were positive for a dog suspected of
rabies. The dog had bitten a child, and was euthanised and the head
sent for examination the next day.
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Friday, 29 February 2008 |
The quiz will be held on April 5, not March 8 as announced in the March issue of French News.
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Thursday, 21 February 2008 |
France has a new tennis
star, 22-year-old Jo-
Wilfried Tsonga from Le
Mans. He has leapt from
128th in the world rankings
last year, to 17th, after getting
to the final of the Australian
Open at Melbourne.
As a junior he won the US
open in 2003 but has since
been dogged by injuries. Now
recovered, the Mohammed
Ali look-alike has come into
his own, crushing the
charismatic Spanish Rafael
Nadal in the semi-final.
He narrowly lost the final
in four sets to the Serb Novak
Djokovic, who has now
beaten the Swiss world
number one Roger Federer
twice.
The last Frenchman to
win the Australian open was
Jean Borotra in 1928. If he
can avoid injury both Tsonga
and his fans have a lot to
look forward to. He has
already moved to live just
across the border near
Geneva in tax-friendly
Switzerland just in case.
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Thursday, 21 February 2008 |
Christelle Daunay took
three seconds off the
ladies’ marathon record in
Osaka, Japan, on January 27.
The previous fastest time
(2 hours, 28 minutes, 27
seconds) was run in 2002, in
Paris, by Chantal Dallenbach.
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Thursday, 21 February 2008 |
Our golf pros Cédric and Fréd pack their clubs and take off for a tricky round in the forest of Montmorency, just outside Paris.
For our first highlight of
the year, we are taking
you to the Golf de
Domont in the Val d’Oise,
20km from Paris.
Les Châtaigniers, a par-
71 (5876m) course designed
by F W Hawtree, has a
reputation for being quite
technical and demanding.
The course is carved into
the forest of Montmorency,
so accuracy off the tee is
vital. You will have to deal
with a lot of uneven lies due
to the very scenic aspect of
the layout.
There are no water
hazards but the course is
tough enough without them.
The club is efficiently run
and this shows in the course
which is always kept
in impeccable condition,
justifying the high green fee.
The fairways are
fantastic, firm and rolling
throughout. The bunkers are
always well raked and with
just the right amount of sand
in them.
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