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Nov 12 2009
The global recession isn’t just making jobs scarce and tightening spending — it’s also turning more people into thieves. According to an annual survey released on Tuesday, incidents of shoplifting rose nearly 6% over the past year,...
Oct 28 2009
France is to adopt a series of measures to ‘reaffirm pride’ in the country and combat Islamic fundamentalism. They include everybody receiving lessons in the nation’s Christian history and children singing the national anthem. Using...
Oct 21 2009
A French prosecutor recommended Tuesday that former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin be convicted for his alleged role in a smear campaign against President Nicolas Sarkozy, arguing he should have put an end to rumors swirling about his...
Sep 16 2009
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has threatened to walk out of the summit of Group of 20 leaders in Pittsburgh next week if there is no agreement on bank bonuses, daily Le Figaro reported on Monday. “If there is no concrete decision, I will...
Aug 10 2009
Will threatening to blow up the factory where you work get you a better severance package? What about staging a “bossnapping,” and attracting TV cameras? These are the questions some French workers have been asking in the last six months....
Jul 16 2009
French prices fell by half a percentage point in the last 12 months, mainly because of a drop in the oil price, but analysts reassured on Thursday that this did not herald dangerous deflation. The price data, which also showed a modest rise in...
Oct 21 2008
In response to growing pressure from international law enforcement agencies and conservation groups, eBay, the online auction giant, announced Monday that it would ban all commerce in ivory, including most heirlooms, to avoid providing a market that...