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Is Greek default inevitable?

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Thursday's papers look at what's next for Syria, after six months of uprising, and what the international community can do to support the protesters. Also, have the Germans really had enough of bailing out Greece this time?

IN THE PAPERS
By Elena CASAS

The Guardian looks at what Western powers can do to force out Bashar al-Assad - and concludes there isn't much.

The Daily Beast says Iran's mullahs are terrified Assad's fall could also mean the end for them.

The Independent says the Germans have had enough of bailing out Greece - and its default is imminent - and Bild suggests they might be better off with the Deutschmark.

Finally, the Daily Mail says some pretty controversial things about Sarah Palin - including rumours she took cocaine and had an affair with her husband's business partner.

Handball victory makes headlines – and it’s not Thierry Henry!
01/02/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

Handball victory makes headlines – and it’s not Thierry Henry!

France’s national handball team has won the European Championship in Austria with papers all over the country leading with the story… a positive ‘handball’ headline for a change!
French and British scientists disagree over fabled G-spot
29/01/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

French and British scientists disagree over fabled G-spot

JD Salinger’s photo is as omnipresent on British front pages as Dominique de Villepin’s is in the French papers. Obituaries for the deceased author sing his praises. We also look at the an article by Nick Clegg of the British Liberal Democrats which is critical of Tony Blair’s “illegal invasion” of Iraq and finally examine a difference of opinion between British and French academics over…the existence of the G-spot!
“Villepin is back in the political game”
29/01/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

“Villepin is back in the political game”

Cleared of all charges in the Clearstream case, the papers now speculate on Dominique de Villepin’s poltical future. Could he run against his political enemy and accuser in the Clearstream case, Nicolas Sarkozy for the 2012 Presidential election?
“Taliban would applaud French ban on burqa”
28/01/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

“Taliban would applaud French ban on burqa”

The New York Times heavily criticized the proposed French ban on the full veil in public services in an editorial yesterday. Today, an op-ed is equally critical, demonstrating a clash between the American and French models for integrating minorities.
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It’s “judgment day” for Dominique de Villepin
28/01/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

It’s “judgment day” for Dominique de Villepin

The Clearstream case pitted the French President against former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, accused of covering up a smear campaign against Nicolas Sarkozy when he was Minister for the Interior. The verdict is due today and will be decisive for Villepin’s political future.

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