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France Court Considers Restoring "Honour" To Man Guillotined in 1957
France's highest appeals court on Thursday examined a man's unprecedented request to have his father's "honour" restored following his 1957 execution by guillotine for killing a policeman in an armed robbery.
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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor Receives France's Highest Civilian Honour
Shashi Tharoor, a prolific author and a diplomat-turned-politician, was conferred France's highest civilian honour "Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur" at a ceremony here on Tuesday.
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ISRO Scientist VR Lalithambika Awarded France's Highest Civilian Award
V R Lalithambika, former Director, Directorate of the Human Spaceflight Programme, ISRO, was conferred the top French honour of the Legion of Honour for her engagement in space cooperation between France and India.
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PM Modi Honoured With France's Highest Award During Key Visit
In a historic moment, French President Emmanuel Macron bestowed the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (local time).
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92-Year-Old Bengal Priest Gets France's Highest Civilian Honour
Father Franois Laborde, a 92-year-old priest, was on Wednesday conferred the Legion d'Honneur, the highest civilian award of France, in recognition of his work for specially-abled children.
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French World Cup Victors To Get Legion Of Honour
No date has yet been set for the ceremony to hand over France's highest award.
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Hero Biker Of Nice Attack Given France's Highest Award
A man who tried to halt the rampage of the truck driver who mowed down 86 people in Nice last year was among 22 citizens included on France's New Year's honours list Sunday.
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John Kerry Given France's Highest Honour
US Secretary of State John Kerry has been given the Legion d'Honneur, France's highest honour, with his French counterpart calling him "the most French of American officials".
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Marion Cotillard to Receive Legion d'Honneur, France's Highest Honour
Ms Cotillard was the first French woman since 1960 to win America's top acting prize for her portrayal of singer Edith Piaf in the 2007 La Vie en rose, and she was nominated again last year for her turn as a depressive mother in Two Days, One Night
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France Honours Americans, Briton Who Disarmed Train Gunman
French President Francois Hollande on Monday awarded France's highest honour, the Legion d'honneur, to three US citizens and a Briton who helped disarm a machine gun-toting suspected Islamist militant on a train last week.
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France to Award Train 'Heroes' Highest Honour
President Francois Hollande will on Monday bestow France's highest honour on a group of Americans and a Briton who have been hailed as heroes for overpowering a Moroccan gunman on a crowded train.
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Sir Paul McCartney will receive France's highest public honour
Sir Paul McCartney will be given the Legion d'honneur award by France's President Francois Hollande later this week.
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France Court Considers Restoring "Honour" To Man Guillotined in 1957
France's highest appeals court on Thursday examined a man's unprecedented request to have his father's "honour" restored following his 1957 execution by guillotine for killing a policeman in an armed robbery.
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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor Receives France's Highest Civilian Honour
Shashi Tharoor, a prolific author and a diplomat-turned-politician, was conferred France's highest civilian honour "Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur" at a ceremony here on Tuesday.
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ISRO Scientist VR Lalithambika Awarded France's Highest Civilian Award
V R Lalithambika, former Director, Directorate of the Human Spaceflight Programme, ISRO, was conferred the top French honour of the Legion of Honour for her engagement in space cooperation between France and India.
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PM Modi Honoured With France's Highest Award During Key Visit
In a historic moment, French President Emmanuel Macron bestowed the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (local time).
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92-Year-Old Bengal Priest Gets France's Highest Civilian Honour
Father Franois Laborde, a 92-year-old priest, was on Wednesday conferred the Legion d'Honneur, the highest civilian award of France, in recognition of his work for specially-abled children.
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French World Cup Victors To Get Legion Of Honour
No date has yet been set for the ceremony to hand over France's highest award.
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Hero Biker Of Nice Attack Given France's Highest Award
A man who tried to halt the rampage of the truck driver who mowed down 86 people in Nice last year was among 22 citizens included on France's New Year's honours list Sunday.
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John Kerry Given France's Highest Honour
US Secretary of State John Kerry has been given the Legion d'Honneur, France's highest honour, with his French counterpart calling him "the most French of American officials".
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Marion Cotillard to Receive Legion d'Honneur, France's Highest Honour
Ms Cotillard was the first French woman since 1960 to win America's top acting prize for her portrayal of singer Edith Piaf in the 2007 La Vie en rose, and she was nominated again last year for her turn as a depressive mother in Two Days, One Night
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France Honours Americans, Briton Who Disarmed Train Gunman
French President Francois Hollande on Monday awarded France's highest honour, the Legion d'honneur, to three US citizens and a Briton who helped disarm a machine gun-toting suspected Islamist militant on a train last week.
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France to Award Train 'Heroes' Highest Honour
President Francois Hollande will on Monday bestow France's highest honour on a group of Americans and a Briton who have been hailed as heroes for overpowering a Moroccan gunman on a crowded train.
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Sir Paul McCartney will receive France's highest public honour
Sir Paul McCartney will be given the Legion d'honneur award by France's President Francois Hollande later this week.
