Cannes
After Psy, S. Korea dreams of conquering music world
Jan 28, 2013 00:38 EST
Thanks to Psy's "Gangnam Style" smash hit, the South Korean music industry's long-held dream to make it big in Europe and the USA with its K-pop boy bands has taken a giant leap forward.
Music industry finally on road to recovery
Jan 26, 2013 15:02 EST
News that the global music industry has finally turned the corner and is on the road to recovery should help get the annual four-day gathering of many of the world's top music execs at the MIDEM trade fair that opens here Saturday off to a good start.
Obama praises 'extraordinary' Clinton
Jan 25, 2013 19:37 EST
US President Barack Obama Friday heaped praise on outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a rare joint interview set to renew speculation that she will run for president in 2016.
Music industry finally on road to recovery
Jan 25, 2013 14:16 EST
News that the global music industry has finally turned the corner and is on the road to recovery should help get the annual four-day gathering of many of the world's top music execs at the MIDEM trade fair that opens in Cannes Saturday off to a good start.
Obama, Clinton to give joint TV interview
Jan 25, 2013 10:51 EST
US President Barack Obama and outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will sit down Friday for a joint television interview, US broadcaster CBS announced.
Italy faces vote as Monti leaves, Berlusconi returns
Dec 09, 2012 16:18 EST
Italian officials on Sunday readied for early elections after Prime Minister Mario Monti said he would soon resign and his predecessor Silvio Berlusconi announced he would run for the top job for the sixth time in two decades.
Monti to step down as Berlusconi announces fresh run
Dec 08, 2012 23:56 EST
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti is stepping down, the president's office announced, just hours after the man he replaced, Silvio Berlusconi, said he would run again for head of government.
Italy's Monti to resign as Berlusconi announces fresh run for PM
Dec 08, 2012 16:57 EST
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti is stepping down, the president's office announced Saturday, just hours after the man he replaced, Silvio Berlusconi, said he would run again for head of government.
Italy's Berlusconi announces fresh run for PM
Dec 08, 2012 14:34 EST
Silvio Berlusconi on Saturday ended weeks of speculation and announced he would run again for Italy's prime minister, the post he was forced out of a year ago.
France fears hundreds of Islamist extremists at large
Oct 08, 2012 17:25 EDT
France's interior minister on Monday predicted more arrests of Islamic extremists and warned of possibly hundreds of home-grown militants at large following a crackdown that sent shockwaves through the country's Jewish community.
Climate of fear takes hold in France's Jewish community
Oct 08, 2012 17:24 EDT
In this Paris suburb often dubbed "Little Jerusalem" for its vibrant Jewish community, a climate of fear is taking hold as police expose networks of Islamic extremists planning anti-Semitic attacks.
France to beef up security amid terror crackdown
Oct 07, 2012 09:18 EDT
French President Francois Hollande vowed tough anti-terror laws and tightened security as police Sunday pressed on with sweeping raids that saw one man killed and 11 arrested over an attack on a Jewish store.
One dead, 11 detained in French anti-terror sweep
Oct 06, 2012 15:33 EDT
A man shot dead by French police Saturday in a nationwide crackdown on terror suspects that made 11 arrests was linked to an attack on a Jewish store last month, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said.
One killed in French anti-terror sweep after attack on Jews
Oct 06, 2012 14:50 EDT
A man shot dead by French police Saturday in a nationwide crackdown on terror suspects that made seven arrests was linked to an attack on a Jewish store last month, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said.
One killed in French anti-extremist operation
Oct 06, 2012 13:46 EDT
A man was shot and fatally wounded Saturday in the eastern French city of Strasbourg while being arrested by police in a nationwide anti-terrorist operation, judicial and police sources said.
One man shot dead in French anti-terror raid
Oct 06, 2012 07:55 EDT
A man was shot and fatally wounded Saturday in Strasbourg while being arrested by French police in connection with a nationwide anti-terrorist operation, judicial and police sources said.
Paris takes lesson in seduction from Valentino
Oct 02, 2012 13:07 EDT
How to skim a curve, flatter a neckline and suggest a brooding sensuality: Valentino brought Paris a new lesson in seduction on Tuesday, with a spring line-up of morning till night elegance.
Fishermen keep up tradition amid French Riviera luxury
Aug 31, 2012 09:46 EDT
The fishing villages have become chic resorts and the yachts of the wealthy dominate the waters of the French Riviera, but the 300 odd fishermen who remain on this sunny coast are determined to keep up a tradition that is also their livelihood.
Swedish prince attacked at French nightclub: palace
Aug 12, 2012 16:22 EDT
Sweden's Prince Carl Philip, 33, was attacked outside a nightclub in Cannes this weekend by a stranger but was not hurt, the royal palace announced on Sunday.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
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Commune of Cannes | |
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| Location | |
  Cannes
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| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Grasse |
| Mayor | Bernard Brochand (2001–2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0–260 m (0–850 ft) |
| Land area1 | 19.62 km2 (7.58 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 70,400 (2007) |
| - Density | 3,588 /km2 (9,290 /sq mi) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06029/ 06400 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
