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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 ...

07/05/2013 - France

French Bank Société Générale announces job cuts after profit slump

French bank Societe Generale is to shed more than a thousand jobs worldwide, after reporting on Tuesday that first-quarter net profit fell by half to 364 million euros.

Zimbabwe's miracle preachers in trouble with banks
17/04/2013 - International report

Zimbabwe's miracle preachers in trouble with banks

Two popular Harare prophets who claim to be able to perform miracles, like producing miracle money and gold dust and "finding" diamonds in people's pockets, are causing quite a stir in ...

14/04/2013 - France

Prisoner at large: Manhunt for French robber continues

Around 100 investigators were on a manhunt Sunday for robber Redoine Faïd, after he escaped the Sequedin prison in northern France on Saturday, using explosives and taking four hostages.

13/04/2013 - France

French robber makes dramatic prison break

A well-known robber broke out of a prison in the north of France on Saturday, using explosives and taking several prison guards hostage.

10/04/2013 - France

Hollande vows to wipe out tax havens

French President François Hollande has vowed to “eradicate” tax havens “in Europe and the world” as his government responds to the scandal over a tax-dodging budget minister.

30/03/2013

French press review 30 March 2013

President François Hollande’s keynote television ...

Cyprus banks reopen but withdrawal limits stay
29/03/2013 - World news explained

Cyprus banks reopen but withdrawal limits stay

Banks in Cyprus reopened Thursday after being closed for a week in an attempt to prevent a bank-run. Depositors with accounts over 100,000 euros face a wealth tax imposed to raise money to ...

27/03/2013

French press review 27 March 2013

Both right-wing Le Figaro and left-leaning Libération give pride of place, if that's the appropriate expression, to unemployment.

26/03/2013

French press review 26 March 2013

The Cyprus bank bailout is still making front page news.

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