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Gay Marriage: Obama and Hollande say 'I do'!

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FRENCH PAPERS, Fri. 11/05/12: Libération reacts to President Barack Obama’s endorsement of gay marriage. The left-leaning daily points out that President elect François Hollande promised to legalise homosexual marriage and adoption during his campaign.

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Bashar al-Assad: Europe’s backyard will become a terrorist haven if it supplies rebels with arms
18/06/2013 - IN THE PAPERS INTERNATIONAL

Bashar al-Assad: Europe’s backyard will become a terrorist haven if it supplies rebels with arms

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Tues. 18.06.13: Brazilian papers react to widespread protests across the country. Bashar al-Assad is defiant in an interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. He says Europe will pay the price if it supplies rebels with weapons. And why do Norwegians like boring television?
Tapie Scandal: Le Monde says the panel was fixed
18/06/2013 - IN THE PAPERS NATIONAL

Tapie Scandal: Le Monde says the panel was fixed

FRENCH PAPERS, Tues. 18.06.13: Le Monde says it has seen proof that the private panel that granted Bernard Tapie 400 million euros in 2008 was fixed. Meanwhile, Le Figaro says the judge in charge of the Bettencourt scandal is biased against Nicolas Sarkozy. And Hollande and Barroso clash at the G8 summit.
'Revealed: how UK spied on its G20 allies at London summits'
17/06/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

'Revealed: how UK spied on its G20 allies at London summits'

Another week, another Guardian espionage revelation! This time, the paper says it has seen documents which show that UK intelligence agencies spied on delegates at the G20 summit in London. In Turkey, two domestic papers have two very different takes on the ongoing unrest; Israeli papers are taking a wary approach to welcoming Iran's new 'moderate' president-elect.
'A slap in the face for the French socialists'
17/06/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

'A slap in the face for the French socialists'

A day of 'Hope' - That's what Libération calls the victory of a moderate cleric in Iran's presidential election; Le Parisien explains the Socialist Party's latest setback; La Croix examines the strengths and weaknesses of the French exam system as teenagers sit down to their first 'Bac' paper this Monday.
Pension reform: the 'untouchable' pension schemes
14/06/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Pension reform: the 'untouchable' pension schemes

FRENCH PAPERS, Fri. 14/06/13: François Hollande's government is set to examine how to reform the country's pension system and French papers say it's likely to be explosive. Le Parisien says the government isn't going to touch the thorny issue of special pension deals for certain public sector workers. Also, the Bernard Tapie scandal moves closer to Nicolas Sarkozy, and Libération takes a closer look at skinheads in France.

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