The U.S. Embassy in Paris was closed and will be shut again on Wednesday.

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The Paris and Frankfurt exchanges closed down 2%, while London's FTSE 100 ended the day 1.6% lower.

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The 22-year-old Janowicz improved his record against top-10 opponents to 3-5, having closed last year by reaching the Paris Masters final as a qualifier, beating Murray and Janko Tipsarevic along the way.

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In 1988, it closed and was left derelict until Paris City Hall redeveloped and reopened it as a cinema, making it a publicly owned building with an important cultural role in the neighbourhood.

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He closed his label and moved to Paris.

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Shares of EADS closed 1.6% higher in Paris.

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In Paris, the Cac-40 closed 86.90 points higher at 6, 147.44, while in Frankfurt, the Xetra Dax closed 9.35 points higher at 7, 196.49.

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As Daun Paris, president of Eastern Consolidated explained: We closed one of our best quarters in more than four years.

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Frankfurt's Dax index closed 1.2% lower, while the Cac-40 index in Paris lost 1.3%.

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France closed 2002 with the arrests of four suspected terrorists at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris.

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Among the many reasons to visit Paris in 2013 are the summer unveiling of its Picasso Museum, which has been closed for many years for renovation.

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