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INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Wed., 20/4/2011: As Bashar al-Assad struggles to deal with street demonstrations in Syria, we learn more about the health of Mubarak and Ben Ali in today’s papers. One is doing considerably better than the other, despite previous reports. Also, Ukraine’s clamp down on the media and the love lives of Twitter users...

IN THE PAPERS
By James CREEDON

 

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Some articles from today’s international press review:
 
 
L’Orient le Jour (Lebanon): Damas drops a carrot but not the stick
 
Gawker: Hosni Mubarak is ‘Clinically Depressed’
 
Le Monde: Ben Ali is “doing well” in Saudi Arabia
 
Kyiv Post (Ukraine): Chernobyl donors conference falls short of goal
 
Wall Street Journal (Europe): Press under pressure in Ukraine
 
Daily Beast: Twitter users have shorter relationships
Who's holding the steering wheel?
26/04/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Who's holding the steering wheel?

With record unemployment figures published, French papers are headlining on the jobs crisis. Many point the finger at the government, which is accused of not doing enough to address the problem. Also, François Hollande comes in for criticism on a state visit to China, while troops returning from Mali report that many of the Islamist fighters in the north of the country were just young boys.
Bangladesh: rescuers race against time
25/04/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Bangladesh: rescuers race against time

IN THE WORLD PAPERS: Papers across the world react to the tragic and deadly collapse of a building outside Dhaka in Bangladesh. The Wall Street Journal says that unfortunately this not the first industrial disaster in the region. Also, Italy gets a new Prime Minister, DNA celebrates the 60th anniversary of its discovery and Brazil's World Cup gets its own noise maker.
Human rights: François Hollande's silence
25/04/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Human rights: François Hollande's silence

IN THE FRENCH PAPERS - 25/04/13: French papers react to François Hollande's first ever visit to China. Libération says Hollande is wrong to remain silent about human rights abuses there. Meanwhile, Les Echos says the government's refusal of a bill put forward by the Communist party marks the divorce between the Socialists and the far-left.
'The British businessman who sold fake bomb detectors to Iraq'
24/04/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

'The British businessman who sold fake bomb detectors to Iraq'

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Weds. 25/04/13: Haaretz explores why the US is so reluctant to back Israel's claims that Syria has repeatedly used chemical weapons. Meanwhile, the Independent explains how a British tycoon managed to trick Iraq into buying millions of pounds worth of fake bomb detectors - a scam with a very tragic human cost. Finally, the Independent says George W. Bush could be on the road to rehabilitation with his new presidential library.
Let the gay weddings begin!
24/04/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Let the gay weddings begin!

FRENCH PAPERS, Weds. 25/04/13: French papers react to the legalisation of gay marriage here in France after a final vote in Parliament yesterday. The left applauds a "historic" day, while the right wonders what there is to celebrate about such a divisive law. Also, are European leaders starting to change their minds about the effectiveness of austerity policies?

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