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22/05/2013 - France - IMF

French court set to charge IMF chief Lagarde, report

A French court is likely to charge IMF boss Christine Lagarde with complicity in fraud and embezzlement of public funds, according to Le Monde newspaper.

12/05/2013

French weekly magazines review

The weeklies are dominated by Le Canard Enchaîné’s story line that French President François Hollande has been handed a 2 year so-called “suspended ...

Valérie Trierweiler signs autographs at the Elysée presidential palace
04/05/2013 - France

Hollande partner Trierweiler costs France three times less than Carla Bruni-Sarkozy

President François Hollande’s partner Valérie Trierweiler is costing France three times less than former president Nicolas Sarkozy’s wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.

02/05/2013

French press review 2 May 2013

Disappointment and anger are this morning's key words after May Day demonstrations throughout France yesterday against a background of unemployment and economic crisis.

01/05/2013 - France

French far-right march through Paris amid rising popularity

Hundreds of supporters of the far-right National Front have marched in Paris as the party rides a recent wave of popularity.

01/05/2013 - France

French unions march separately on International Workers’ Day

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

01/05/2013

French press review 1 May 2013

Le Monde is the only daily newspaper available here in France on May Day because it was printed yesterday and is dated tomorrow.

01/05/2013 - France - Libya

Ex-minister denies laundering Kadhafi cash for Sarkozy presidential campaign

Former French interior minister Claude Guéant has denied accusations that he laundered half a million euros donated by the late Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi to Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 ...

28/04/2013

French weekly magazines review

Even the success of the government's same-sex marriage bill provides little respite for France's embattled president.

23/04/2013 - France - Libya

Two injured in French embassy bomb in Tripoli

French President Francois Hollande wants Libya to explain how the French embassy in Tripoli was the scene of a car bomb attack on Tuesday which left two French security guards injured, one ...

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