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21/05/2013 - France

French killer slimming drug trial opens

The trial started Tuesday of bosses of a French company that marketed a drug believed to have cost up to 1,800 lives.

Racist insults can seriously damage your health
21/05/2013 - Algeria - France

French expatriate fined for calling Algerian 'dirty Arab'

A French expatriate has been given a three-month suspended sentence and fined for calling an Algerian employee a “dirty Arab”.

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika
21/05/2013 - Algeria - France

Algerian press demand truth on Bouteflika's health

Algerian newspapers on Tuesday denounced a news blackout by the government over the state of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who has been in a French hospital for three weeks.

Mediapart founder Edwy Plenel and his colleague Fabrice Arfi appear at the Cahuzac inquiry
21/05/2013 - France

French parliament opens inquiry into Cahuzac scandal

A French parliamentary inquiry opened on Tuesday into whether President François Hollande’s government tried to cover up for former budget minister Jérôme Cahuzac, who ...

21/05/2013

French press review 21 May 2013

The front page of Libération this morning is in English, entirely, and it's good English, which is surprising.

Tunisia to crack down on Ansar al-Sharia
21/05/2013 - African news explained

Tunisia to crack down on Ansar al-Sharia

Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh is promising to crackdown on Ansar al-Sharia after police clashed with members of the radical Islamist group at the weekend.

Latin-lovers meet in Paris circle
21/05/2013 - On-the-spot France

Latin-lovers meet in Paris circle

France is often protective of its language, especially when it comes to the spread of English. Other languages have their passionate followers, though.

Still from "Wara No Tate" or Shield of Straw by Japanese director Takashi Miike
20/05/2013 - Report: Cannes 2013

Miike’s Shield of Straw draws mixed reactions

A police film, adapted from a novel, it comes with a well-constructed action plot where a team of special squad police officers have to get a child murderer and abuser from A to B. It takes ...

20/05/2013 - France - China

French giant Danone announces deals in China amid boom in dairy demand

French food industry group Danone on Monday announced deals in China as demand there continues to grow for dairy products.

20/05/2013

French press review 20 May 2013

This is Pentecost Monday, and it's a holiday here in France. Or is it?

Still from "Borgman" by Alex Van Warmerdam
20/05/2013 - Report: Cannes 2013

Dutch film Borgman by Alex Van Warmerdam intrigues Cannes audience

Borgman, written and directed by Alex Van Warmerdam, is one of 20 films competing for the Palme d'Or, the Golden Palm. And it’s the first time a Dutch film has made it to the ...

Nigerian army imposes curfews in Boko Haram strongholds
20/05/2013 - African news explained

Nigerian army imposes curfews in Boko Haram strongholds

In Nigeria, security forces continue their operation against Boko Haram in the northeastern state of Borno.

Indo-Arab flashdance warms up audience at Cannes beach cinema
20/05/2013 - On-the-spot France

Indo-Arab flashdance warms up audience at Cannes beach cinema

The Cannes Film Festival is about more than the prizes, or the stars on the red carpet in designer evening wear and jewellery. Its really for film lovers and not just the professionals.

19/05/2013

French weekly magazines review

The weeklies are dominated by the dwindling political fortunes of French president François Hollande and the effects on the state condition of the nation.

A court of law in the French city of Lyon
19/05/2013 - France - United Kingdom

Briton arrested on suspicion of murdering his children

French authorities say police are questioning a 48-year-old Briton arrested after allegedly slitting the throats of his two young children.

France's Junior Minister for Budget Jerome Cahuzac attends the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris March 19, 2013.
19/05/2013 - France

France's ex- budget minister will not seek re-election

The former French budget minister, who was made to step down over a tax fraud scandal, will not seek to be re-elected to his former parliamentary seat, according to a French newspaper.

Tamils demonstrate in Paris, 18 May, 2013
19/05/2013 - Report: France - Sri Lanka

Hundreds march in memory of Tamil victims in Paris

Marches were organised around the world by ethnic Tamil Sri Lankans on Saturday the 18th March to mark the 4th anniversary of an attack that killed over 40,000 people in northern Sri Lanka.

Actors Amalric and Del Toro in a still from "Jimmy P." by Arnaud Desplechin
19/05/2013 - Report: Cannes 2013

Jimmy P. (Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian)

The cast of Jimmy P. Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian is an intense transatlantic film . And it’s quite the thing at Cannes this year.

Eating insects to help fight hunger and malnutrition
19/05/2013 - African news explained

Eating insects to help fight hunger and malnutrition

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says eating insects could help fight hunger and malnutrition around the world.

Report on internet governance in France
19/05/2013 - International media

Report on internet governance in France

La Quadrature du Net examines the recommendations of the Lescure report on Internet governance ordered by French President ...

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