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01/05/2013 - France

French unions march separately on International Workers’ Day

French unions are planning major rallies today to mark International Workers’ Day.

30/04/2013 - France

French presidential palace to sell parts of its wine collection

The French President’s official residence will sell 1,200 bottles of wine to raise money for a collection of cheaper wines, with any money left over going back into the state's coffers.

29/04/2013

French press review 29 April 2013

There's a lot about strained Franco-German relations on this morning's front pages.

27/04/2013

French press review 27 April 2013

An attack on German Chancellor Angela Merkel drawn up for François Hollande's Socialist Party and Qatar’s unquenchable appetite for France are among the big stories hitting the front ...

26/04/2013 - France

France fines two companies in equal pay for women drive

Two French companies have been fined for failing to observe France’s equal pay law as part of a threatened crackdown on businesses not paying their female employees as much as their male ...

26/04/2013

African press review 26 April 2013

Reactions to Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta’s picks for cabinet, an amnesty appeal to Boko Haram from Nigeria’s northern governors, the passing of South Africa’s controversial ...

26/04/2013

French press review 26 April 2013

The dailies are dominated by French unemployment figures, which reached a record high on Thursday, and President François Hollande’s first visit to China.

26/04/2013 - France

French unemployment hits record high

The number of unemployed in France hit a record high in March, reaching 3,224 million, although the percentage has not yet overtaken 1997’s level.

25/04/2013

African press review 25 April 2013

Confusion over South Africa's role in the Central African Republic, and good news for Kenya's Central Bank from yesterday's treasury bond auction - two of the stories in today's African ...

25/04/2013

French press review 25 April 2013

It's just as well the French president, François Hollande, is in China right now, because he would not have enjoyed reading this morning's papers.

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