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French papers, Friday 10th August 2012: Le Monde looks at the extended reaction to Nicolas Sarkozy's comments on Syria; Libération examines why a decision by France's top court is good news for the President; and Le Figaro says camping is making a comeback!

IN THE PAPERS
By Katerina VITTOZZI

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UK-Israeli citizens horrified to discover Dubai assassins used their names
17/02/2010 - INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW

UK-Israeli citizens horrified to discover Dubai assassins used their names

Six British passport holders named by Dubai police as assassins of Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mahbouh have the same identities as immigrants to Israel.
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Daughter of the mayor of Kiev has handbag snatched – loses €4.5m
17/02/2010 - FRENCH PRESS REVIEW

Daughter of the mayor of Kiev has handbag snatched – loses €4.5m

Le Figaro reports on the embarrassing robbery of Kristina Chernovetska’s handbag during a brief trip to Paris. It appears that the decadent daughter of Kiev’s mayor had spent some €4.5m on jewelry on Paris’s chic Avenue Montaigne. Kiev City Hall denies she was in Paris at the time of the robbery.
French nuclear tests in 1960s “used soldiers as guinea pigs”
16/02/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

French nuclear tests in 1960s “used soldiers as guinea pigs”

Le Parisien/ Aujourd’hui en France says that in the 1960s, France used those doing military service as guinea pigs to see the effects on the body of nuclear tests.
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Sarkozy meets unions in bid to raise retirement age
15/02/2010 - FRENCH PRESS REVIEW

Sarkozy meets unions in bid to raise retirement age

All of the major French dailies lead with the Government’s plans to raise the age of retirement which currently stands at 60. Trade Unions and the Socialist Party are divided on how to respond to the proposed reforms.
Alexander McQueen's death on the front page of British and French papers
12/02/2010 - INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW

Alexander McQueen's death on the front page of British and French papers

Tributes abound in the British and French papers this morning on the passing of fashion designer Alexander McQueen. We also take a look at a report in the International Herald Tribune on how doctors are coping after having been in Haiti. These and other stories in today's international press review...

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