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- Angela Merkel - Egypt - Egypt elections - euro - François Hollande


Eurobonds or Bust? May 25th, 2012

François Hollande may have the momentum, but who will agree to pick up the tab for eventual eurobonds? Also, why Facebook’s IPO floundered, Egypt’s presidential election, and how the Eurovision song contest put Azerbaijan’s human rights record centre stage.

  • A.Craig Copetas, Author of "Bear Hunting with the Politburo", Madison Books;
  • Hassan Zitouni, Senior Correspondent, MBC television;
  • Anne Bagamery, Senior Editor, International Herald Tribune;
  • Ulrike Koltermann, Freelance journalist.

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Produced by Paul Maakad, Mary Colombel, David Boratav

THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, August, 13th (part 2)
13/08/2010 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, August, 13th (part 2)

This friday : Kagamé : good or bad for Rwanda ? Kagamé regime: democratic or not? Can Iraq protect itself without US army? Pakistan : Why doesn't the international community take action? France : Are they racist?
THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, August, 13th (part 1)
13/08/2010 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, August, 13th (part 1)

This friday : Kagamé : good or bad for Rwanda ? Kagamé regime: democratic or not? Can Iraq protect itself without US army? Pakistan : Why doesn't the international community take action? France : Are they racist?
THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, August, 6th (part 2)
06/08/2010 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, August, 6th (part 2)

On this week's programme: Zardari visits Paris and London and doesn’t seem to be concerned by the floods in his own country. Tensions between Lebanon & Israel. Taylor’s case: Naomi Campbell’s testimony: "The Beauty, The Bad and the blood diamonds". Wildfires in Russia turn the heat up on Putin. Last but not least: Michelle Obama’s holidays in Spain: is Marbella turning from cheap to chic?
THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, August, 6th (part 1)
06/08/2010 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, August, 6th (part 1)

On this week's programme: Zardari visits Paris and London and doesn’t seem to be concerned by the floods in his own country. Tensions between Lebanon & Israel. Taylor’s case: Naomi Campbell’s testimony: "The Beauty, The Bad and the blood diamonds". Wildfires in Russia turn the heat up on Putin. Last but not least: Michelle Obama’s holidays in Spain: is Marbella turning from cheap to chic?
THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, July, 30th (part 2)
30/07/2010 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, July, 30th (part 2)

David Cameron takes his own version of the straight talk express to Turkey and India, how Wikileaks shaped the way journalists reported on Afghanistan this week, and why the French president is going after foreign gypsies. Those are just some of the topics in The World This Week. Joining François Picard were Barbara Guidice of Radio France International, Mark Deen of the Bloomberg news agency, George Kazolias of AITV and Gerry Feehily of presseurop.eu

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