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“This, Minister, is called the tube”

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Austerity plans in the UK and Italy will see ministers taking the tube in London and senior civil servants having their salaries slashed in Rome. However, the Guardian says the young and the poor are on the front line. Also, Bob Herbert slams BP and the Obama Administration for irresponsible conduct in the Gulf of Mexico where oil companies benefited from environmental waivers. TUESDAY, 25th MAY 2010

IN THE PAPERS
By James CREEDON

Articles in today’s international press review:
 
The British and Italian papers discuss their respective austerity plans:
 
The Guardian: Ministers will be encouraged to take the tube (+ cartoon)
 
The Guardian:  “These cuts won't hurt a bit. Unless you're young or poor,” Polly Toynbee
 
Libero : ‘Forza Taglia’ (Strength of cuts)
 
La Stampa: What Berlusconi couldn’t say
 
The New York Times and Le Figaro have different angles on the oil spill:
 
New York Times: “Following BP’s Lead,” Bob Herbert
 
Le Figaro: “Kevin Costner’s miraculous machines”
 
Sarah Ferguson in trouble again!
 
The Daily Mirror: “Sorry, sorry, sorry!”

Calling from the top of the world
22/05/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Calling from the top of the world

International papers are speculating on the upcoming elections in Iran, after former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is excluded from the vote. Columnists in the US are still up in arms over attacks on press freedoms, in the wake of a wiretapping scandal involving the Department of Justice and the Associated Press. And a high-altitude phone call lands one mountaineer in big trouble in Nepal.
A Suicide in the Cathedral
22/05/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

A Suicide in the Cathedral

French dailies are dominated by the European summit in Brussels, where leaders are pushing to clamp down on tax havens. The suicide of a man in Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral sparks the admiration of far-right politicians. And Algerians are still left wondering about the state of president Bouteflika’s health, as well as his whereabouts.
'Words vs. pictures'
21/05/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

'Words vs. pictures'

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Tues. 21/05/13: Papers react to the deadly tornado that ripped through a suburb of Oklahoma City. Also, an Israeli committee says there is no evidence Israel was responsible for the death of 12-year-old Muhammad al-Dura in 2000. A video allegedly showing his death fanned the flames of the Second Intifada. But the Israeli papers wonder if putting the picture back in people’s minds won't cause Israel more harm than good.
Bad weather: bad for morale, bad for the economy
21/05/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Bad weather: bad for morale, bad for the economy

FRENCH PAPERS, Tues. 21/05/13: Bad weather dominates the French papers today. Aujourd’hui en France looks at the negative impact it’s having on France’s economy. Also, Libération’s front page is in English today! It's an original response to outrage over a government plan to relax a ban on the use of English in French universities.
Bouteflika’s bill of health: two papers censured
20/05/2013 - IN THE PAPERS INTERNATIONAL

Bouteflika’s bill of health: two papers censured

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Mon. 20/05/13: Tunisian papers are optimistic democracy will prevail given the recent Salafist violence. Algerian meanwhile say the conditions are similar to Algeria in the 1990s in the lead up to the civil war. Algerian papers are also reacting to the censoring of two dailies over an article that alleged President Abdelaziz Bouteflika had slipped into a coma. Also, China’s Prime Minister visits India while many Indians are skeptical about Beijing's intentions.

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