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"Chirac, the laughing cow"

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FRENCH PAPERS, Mon. 13/06/11, Former conservative French President Jacques Chirac is making headlines after he suggested over the weekend that he would vote for Socialist candidate François Hollande in next year’s presidential election. The 78-year-old has said he was just kidding, but according to Libération, the damage is done.

IN THE PAPERS
By Florence VILLEMINOT

 

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French kids don’t know their onions…or many other veggies!
23/05/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

French kids don’t know their onions…or many other veggies!

FRENCH PAPERS, Thursday 23 May: One lady graces the front pages of most front pages this Thursday: IMF chief Christine Lagarde. Libération carries a profile of her on the day she answers questions on alleged involvement in embezzlement; Huffington Post have all the details of the case itself. Meanwhile, Aujourd’hui en France looks at the role of French jihadi fighters in Syria; and could your child identify an artichoke? According to the Aujourd’hui en France not enough French children can!
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.

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