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Barack Obama, person of the year 2012 (Time Magazine)

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IN THE WORLD PAPERS, 20/12/12: South Korea is getting a lot of attention in the international press after Park Geun-Hye was elected the first female president. Meanwhile, a young woman's rape sparks outrage in India. And Time Magazine picks Barack Obama as "person of the year 2012".

IN THE PAPERS
By Florence VILLEMINOT
"I've only got €100 million left!"
24/05/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

"I've only got €100 million left!"

IN THE FRENCH PAPERS, Friday 24 May; 'Libération' questions how security forces can guard against 'lone-wolf' terrorists; 'Le Figaro' criticises the French President for 'waxing lyrical' at a Social Democratic Party convention in Germany; 'Aujourd'hui en France' has an exclusive interview with Bernard Tapie, who claims "I have just 100 million euros left!",
'It was better they aimed their weapons just at me, rather than everybody else'
23/05/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

'It was better they aimed their weapons just at me, rather than everybody else'

IN THE WORLD PAPERS, Thursday 23 May: British papers are dominated by the brutal murder of a man in south-east London. The Telegraph interviews one passer-by who tried to get the suspects to put down their weapons. Also, The New York Times looks at declining drone strikes over the past 3 years and The Guardian looks at why French TV programmes are a gamble for UK broadcasters.
French kids don’t know their onions... or many other veggies!
23/05/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

French kids don’t know their onions... or many other veggies!

FRENCH PAPERS, Thurs. 23 May: One lady graces the front pages of most papers this Thursday: IMF chief Christine Lagarde. Libération carries a profile of her on the day she answers questions on alleged involvement in fraud; The Huffington Post has all the details of the case itself. Meanwhile, Aujourd’hui en France looks at the role of French jihadi fighters in Syria; and could your child identify an artichoke? According to the same paper, not enough French kids can!
Calling from the top of the world
22/05/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Calling from the top of the world

International papers are speculating on the upcoming elections in Iran, after former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is excluded from the vote. Columnists in the US are still up in arms over attacks on press freedoms, in the wake of a wiretapping scandal involving the Department of Justice and the Associated Press. And a high-altitude phone call lands one mountaineer in big trouble in Nepal.
A Suicide in the Cathedral
22/05/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

A Suicide in the Cathedral

French dailies are dominated by the European summit in Brussels, where leaders are pushing to clamp down on tax havens. The suicide of a man in Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral sparks the admiration of far-right politicians. And Algerians are still left wondering about the state of president Bouteflika’s health, as well as his whereabouts.

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