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FRANCE: Strauss-Kahn to be released from custody
France News Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:33:04 +0000
Dominique Strauss-Kahn was set to be released Wednesday from a French police station after two days of questioning over his role in sex parties that illegally used prostitutes. He is to be issued with a summons to reappear a later date.
FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL 2012: Sarkozy risks ‘gay vote’ over same-sex marriage stance
France News Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:20:44 +0000
In May 2007, Nicolas Sarkozy promised gay voters the right to marry. Five years later and no closer to the altar, where have his gay supporters gone? FRANCE 24 takes a look into the French gay vote, and its unexpected emergence on the far-right.
FRANCE: France bids adieu to the term 'mademoiselle'
France News Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:56:49 +0000
French women will no longer need to declare marital status on official forms after the government demanded the term "mademoiselle" be dropped. Solidarity Minister Roselyne Bachelot (pictured) said the move would "end a form of discrimination".
FRANCE: Strauss-Kahn faces more questions over prostitution ring
France News Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:43:20 +0000
Dominique Strauss-Kahn was once again in front of police on Wednesday when he faced a second day of questioning over a suspected prostitution ring. The disgraced former IMF chief has vowed to clear his name but he could face criminal charges.
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FRANCE - POLITICS: Court rules Le Pen must reveal backers' names
France News Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:55:31 +0000
French far-right presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen lost a legal battle Tuesday, with the Constitutional Court ruling that her backers' names must be made public. Her party had argued that the disclosure would violate her allies' privacy.
FRANCE: French press pounces on Sarkozy’s patriotic campaign speech
France News Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:02:08 +0000
Many French editorialists were scathing of President Nicolas Sarkozy’s opening campaign speech at a rally in Marseille, labeling it as divisive and disingenuous rather than substantive. France24.com takes a closer look.
RWANDA - FRANCE: France recalls ambassador to Rwanda
France News Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:03:52 +0000
The French Foreign Ministry recalled its current ambassador to Rwanda Monday after Kigali "refused" to approve France's choice of new ambassador, Helene Le Gal, who is considered too close to French FM Alain Juppé.
FRANCE: Parisians queue on last day to trade francs for euros
France News Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:12:40 +0000
Hundreds of people queued outside France's central bank on Friday for their last chance to exchange their old franc notes for euros. France replaced its national currency with the euro in 2002.
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FRANCE: Far-right candidate attacks 'deadly' globalisation, immigration
France News Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:21:32 +0000
In a key campaign speech almost nine weeks ahead of France's presidential elections, French far-right candidate Marine Le Pen slammed globalisation and immigration, warning of adverse effects on the country's economy and national identity.
FRANCE: ‘Forbidden Love’ prison boss jailed for affair with notorious inmate
France News Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:39:32 +0000
The governor of a women’s prison has detailed his relationship with a prisoner who played a crucial role in a brutal 2006 kidnapping and murder, which judges ruled was racially motivated, in a book that hit the shelves on Thursday.
FRANCE: Sarkozy opens re-election campaign headquarters
France News Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:37:06 +0000
French President Nicolas Sarkozy opened his re-election campaign headquarters in a residential area of Paris on Saturday. He emphasised the office's modest size, in a dig at the larger headquarters of his opponent, Socialist Francois Hollande.
ON THE BLOGS: Giant pandas now on display on both sides of the Channel
France News Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:58:29 +0000
This Saturday saw giant pandas Huan Huan and Yuan Zi finally go on display to the public in their new home in France. The family-run ZooParc de Beauval, in France’s central Loire valley, has built impressive enclosures for the pandas with decor imported directly from China.
FRANCE: Paris ranked world’s best city for students
France News Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:11:47 +0000
In a world ranking of university cities, using criteria from results, employability, fees and the price of a hamburger, a UK research group has ranked Paris the best city in the world in which to study.
FRANCE: French MP slammed for WWII gay deportation claims
France News Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:56:25 +0000
French politicians from across the divide have slammed Christian Vanneste, a member of parliament from President Nicolas Sarkozy’s UMP party, over comments he made denying France deported gays during the occupation
FRANCE: Facebook accused of helping Sarkozy's online makeover
France News Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:47:40 +0000
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has a brand new Facebook profile. On Wednesday afternoon, before he had even announced his candidacy, some of his opponents were openly accusing Facebook of deliberately helping him boost his online image.
FRANCE - JUSTICE: Monsanto to appeal guilty verdict in landmark trial
France News Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:05:26 +0000
Monsanto, the US biotech giant, says it is appealing a decision by a French court that found it guilty of poisoning a farmer in a case activists hope will have repercussions beyond France.
BUSINESS: French wine, spirit exports see record year in 2011
France News Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:00:15 +0000
French exports of wine and spirits hit a record €10 billion in 2011, a 10.5% annual increase, the Federation of Wine and Spirits Exporters said Tuesday. The federation said demand had been on the rise worldwide, particularly in Asia.
FRENCH ELECTIONS 2012: French politicians refuse to help far right's Le Pen
France News Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:13:20 +0000
France's mainstream parties dismissed suggestions they should lend a helping hand to Marine Le Pen on Monday. The far right leader unveiled her manifesto but is struggling to gain enough mayoral signatures to run in April’s presidential elections.
Milan lags behind in fashion's Internet revolution
France News Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:25:16 +0000
<p>With social network sites and smartphone apps making rapid inroads into the fashion world, observers say Italy risks falling behind even as its luxury brands feel the pain from the economic crisis.</p><p>"Milan is always really ahead of everyone in fashion but behind everyone in technology," fashion blogger Olga Rink said outside the Gucci show during Milan Fashion Week, as she took pictures of leggy models in goth-style outfits.</p><p>"I'm sure they will catch up eventually, but this isn't New York. Milan is slow, graceful. People here take their time," she said.</p><div class="og_rss_groups"></div>
Syria not responsible for journalists' deaths: ministry
France News Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:25:18 +0000
<p>The Syrian regime was not responsible for the deaths of two Western journalists who "sneaked" into the country, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.</p><p>"We reject statements holding Syria responsible for the deaths of journalists who sneaked into its territory at their own risk," said a ministry statement read out on state television.</p><div class="og_rss_groups"></div>
Commerzbank profits halved in 2011
France News Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:05:16 +0000
<p>Commerzbank, Germany's second-biggest bank, said Thursday that the eurozone debt crisis and losses on its investments in Greece slashed profits in half in 2011.</p><p>The bank also announced new plans to beef up its core capital by more than 1.0 billion euros ($1.3 billion).</p><p>Commerzbank said bottom-line net profit fell by 55.4 percent to 638 million euros in 2011 and operating profit fell even more sharply, plunging 63.4 percent to 507 million euros.</p><div class="og_rss_groups"></div>
China to boost use of rare earths in manufacturing
France News Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:05:15 +0000
<p>China has called for greater use of rare earths for its own domestic manufacturing, as Beijing seeks to limit exports of the sought-after resources vital for everything from iPods to missiles.</p><p>China is the world's largest producer of rare earths -- 17 elements critical to manufacturing a range of high-tech products -- and its moves to dictate production and exports have raised a global outcry.</p><div class="og_rss_groups"></div>
Spanish Iberdrola posts profit of 2.8 bn euros
France News Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:05:14 +0000
<p>Spanish power group Iberdrola posted Thursday a 2011 net profit of 2.805 billion euros ($3.7 billion), a slip of 2.3 percent owing to a "complicated operating environment."</p><p>Iberdrola's sales gained four percent over the year to 31.6 billion euros however, and core operating profit was 1.6 percent higher at 7.65 billion euros, a statement said.</p><p>Spain, which has the eurozone's fourth biggest economy, is grappling with heavy debt and deficits and the latest data shows that national output shrank by 0.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011.</p><div class="og_rss_groups"></div>
POLITICS: Presidential Election: Sarkozy rolls the dice
France News Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:50:47 +0000
The suspense - if there in fact was one - is now officially over. Nicolas Sarkozy wants to be president again. He officially told the French people on Wednesday night on primetime TV. Can he pull it off despite record-low polls? He certainly thinks so. We ask our two guests if they share his optimism.
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POLITICS: French Presidential Race: the German Candidate
France News Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:27:49 +0000
The "Franco-German couple" is taking on a new political role. Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel, as two conservative leaders, are joining hands not only to salvage the euro but also to boost Sarkozy's re-election bid. Is the German strategy a good one for Nicolas Sarkozy? And is Angela Merkel taking too many risks, given that Socialist François Hollande might end up being president instead?
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POLITICS: French presidential election: Bye-bye Mr President?
France News Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:22:01 +0000
Is it all over for Nicolas Sarkozy? His rivals are almost certain he is living his last weeks in the Elysée palace. Even some of his fellow conservatives have serious doubts. Only the president is convinced he can be like Bill Clinton - the comeback kid. So does he still have a chance of being re-elected?
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