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IN THE PAPERS INTERNATIONAL, 03/12/12: Unrest in Egypt is getting a lot of attention in the international press. According to The Guardian, two years after the revolution, Egypt has reached the exact point it should have tried to avoid. Meanwhile, papers react to last week's UN General Assembly vote to recognise Palestine as a "non-member observer state" and Israel's decision to build new settlements.

IN THE PAPERS
By Florence VILLEMINOT
Roman Polanski: “I can no longer keep quiet”
03/05/2010 - Press Review

Roman Polanski: “I can no longer keep quiet”

In today’s French press review, we look at Roman Polanski’s latest bid to resist extradition. The film maker, currently under house arrest in Switzerland, spoke out for the first time about the thirty year old child sex case.
The race to avert catastrophe
30/04/2010 - IN THE PAPERS: The International Press Review

The race to avert catastrophe

It's the race to prevent an oil catastrophe in the US. An in the UK, it's the last leg of the race to becoming Prime Minister.
Who wears the Burqa will have to pay
30/04/2010 - IN THE PAPERS: The French Press Review

Who wears the Burqa will have to pay

The French government is looking to vote a law banning the Burqa in public areas. The Figaro takes a closer look at what that law would look like and what consequences it entails for women wearing the full Islamic veil.
Brown’s day from hell
29/04/2010 - INTERNATIONAL PRESS REVIEW

Brown’s day from hell

It was the mother of all gaffes and cast the Prime Minister as two-faced and insincere. All of today’s British dailies lead with Gordon Brown’s “bigot” comment in reference to the now infamous Gillian Duffy, a pensioner he was filmed having a frank but friendly conversation with just moments earlier. THURSDAY, 29th APRIL 2010
France mends ties with China
29/04/2010 - FRENCH PRESS REVIEW

France mends ties with China

Nicolas Sarkozy’s trip to China has France’s papers abuzz with analysis. Is Paris sacrificing important values in favour of a realpolitik approach to Beijing? We also looked at the spreading Greek crisis and a prostitution scandal that has struck France’s football team. THURSDAY, 29th APRIL 2010

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