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17/05/2012

African press review 17 May 2012

Zuma stands firm on SA's youth wage ... or does he? Are SA trade union's intolerant? Kenya lowers its growth hopes. And how safe are Uganda's anti-retrovirals?

02/05/2012 - Report: Ghana

Ghanaian women take to the skies to fight waterborne disease

Women around Ghana's Lake Volta are being trained as pilots and primary healthcare workersin an attempt to fight the water-borne disease schistosomiasis.

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12/03/2012 - France

Airbus says tax on carbon emissions theatens thousands of jobs

The head of the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has written to French Prime Minister François Fillon in protest over the carbon tax imposed on airlines by the European Union saying ...

05/03/2012 - France - Syria

Air France cancels Paris-Damascus flight

Air France has cancelled its Paris-Damascus flight because of unrest linked to ongoing protests against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime, but has so far not said if other flights during ...

11/02/2012 - France

Slideshow - France under ice as cold causes more chaos

More than half of France was on high alert for snow and ice on Sunday, as the death toll from cold across Europe went over 600.

01/02/2012

French press review 1 February 2012

What do the British queen and the Senegalese president have in common? And what does Pakistan think of France selling fighter jets to India?

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20/01/2012 - France - UK

Toulouse rugby team in low-cost plane scare

Toulouse rugby team endured a rocky start to their European Cup trip to Britain when the emergency exit door on their low-cost flight came loose, their players claimed.

04/01/2012 - France - United States

Paris-Houston flight turns around after mysterious mobile found

An Air France flight from Houston to Paris was obliged to turn around and return to Houston on Tuesday after a mobile phone whose owner could not be identified was found on board.

26/12/2011 - France

End to French airport strike in sight as union leaders agree deal

Eleven days after security staff went on strike at France’s main airports, unions have agreed a deal.

26/12/2011 - France

Paris-New York flight turns back for “minor problem”

An Air France Airbus A330 on its way from Paris to New York was forced to return to Charles de Gaulle Airport on Sunday after the crew detected that some of the plane’s de-icing equipment ...

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