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- French Press Review

The return of the L’Oréal wars

FRENCH PAPERS, Thurs., 9/6/2011: The legal wranglings of one of France’s wealthiest families are back on the front pages as Liliane Bettencourt and her daughter once again fall out over the L’Oréal family fortune. Also, is Sarkozy scapegoating the poor? France Soir leads with a controversy surrounding philosopher Luc Ferry and Slate wonders if we’re literally eating…crap.

IN THE PAPERS

By James CREEDON

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Le Figaro, Le Monde : The return of the ‘L’Oréal Wars’ – France’s richest woman, Liliane Bettencourt, and her daughter have resumed a public dispute over the fate of the family fortune months after reconciliation.

Libération: Sarkozy is criticized for scapegoating those on the dole while lightening the tax burden of the wealthy.

France Soir : Controversy surrounding Luc Ferry

Slate: Are we eating crap, literally?

Elena Casas Montanez

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25/05/2012 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Racism in Israel: 'the price of incitement'

Violence against African migrants this week in Tel Aviv has sparked angry debate in Israel. Haaretz is accusing members of Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party of "incitement". That - and the latest on the Facebook IPO fiasco - is the focus for this look at the world's papers this Friday 25th May, 2012.

25/05/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Air France: over-staffing and a jackpot bonus

The French press looks at the latest bad news for the economy. Air France is restructuring and layoffs are certain. Libération asks: what can the new left-wing government do? This as Le Parisien-Aujourd'hui-en-France reports on union anger that a former Air France CEO could, despite the economic crisis, get a "jackpot" bonus. That's the focus for this Friday, 25th May 2012.

23/05/2012 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

'Egypt's revolution now seems light years away'

Today we focus on the Egyptian elections - will the military be the real winners? We're also looking at Quebec's student protests, and the race to save this year's Parmesan.

23/05/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

What does the new French government do, exactly?

The French press looks at the Egyptian elections, today's EU summit, and some of the rather poorly defined roles of the new French government.

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22/05/2012 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

'Obama's Afghanistan debacle'

Has Obama's policy in Afghanistan been a disaster, why is Syria's conflict tipping over into Lebanon, and who's going to win the Egyptian election? It's all in the international press review.

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by Anonyme - 10/06/2011 - 09:06

wE WILL MISS HIM IN BANGKOK SO FUNNNY AND MAKES OUR DAY

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by Anonyme - 10/06/2011 - 09:05

We watch France 24 all the time and James is most entertaining. We are so sad that he is leaving his slot please update us. He is amusing and so easy to understand

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