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'France vs. Gérard Depardieu - Flight of the celebs'

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INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Mon. 07/01/13: International papers react to Bashar al-Assad’s speech yesterday. In the Independent, Robert Fisk says the target of the Syrian President’s "theatrical display" was the army, the bedrock of his power. Meanwhile, the Times of India says the response to sex crimes should not be new puritanism. And a cartoon in the International Herald Tribune suggests Gérard Depardieu is Vladimir Putin's new Russian doll.

IN THE PAPERS
By Florence VILLEMINOT

 

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Some articles from today’s international press review:
 
 
INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE: “Stuck on the fence in Syria’s war”
 
THE TIMES OF INDIA: “Rape of reason”
 

 

Handball victory makes headlines – and it’s not Thierry Henry!
01/02/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

Handball victory makes headlines – and it’s not Thierry Henry!

France’s national handball team has won the European Championship in Austria with papers all over the country leading with the story… a positive ‘handball’ headline for a change!
French and British scientists disagree over fabled G-spot
29/01/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

French and British scientists disagree over fabled G-spot

JD Salinger’s photo is as omnipresent on British front pages as Dominique de Villepin’s is in the French papers. Obituaries for the deceased author sing his praises. We also look at the an article by Nick Clegg of the British Liberal Democrats which is critical of Tony Blair’s “illegal invasion” of Iraq and finally examine a difference of opinion between British and French academics over…the existence of the G-spot!
“Villepin is back in the political game”
29/01/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

“Villepin is back in the political game”

Cleared of all charges in the Clearstream case, the papers now speculate on Dominique de Villepin’s poltical future. Could he run against his political enemy and accuser in the Clearstream case, Nicolas Sarkozy for the 2012 Presidential election?
“Taliban would applaud French ban on burqa”
28/01/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

“Taliban would applaud French ban on burqa”

The New York Times heavily criticized the proposed French ban on the full veil in public services in an editorial yesterday. Today, an op-ed is equally critical, demonstrating a clash between the American and French models for integrating minorities.
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It’s “judgment day” for Dominique de Villepin
28/01/2010 - IN THE PAPERS

It’s “judgment day” for Dominique de Villepin

The Clearstream case pitted the French President against former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, accused of covering up a smear campaign against Nicolas Sarkozy when he was Minister for the Interior. The verdict is due today and will be decisive for Villepin’s political future.

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Irony surfaces in many ways.

by Charles Smyth - 07/01/2013 - 15:57

Irony surfaces in many ways. However, no amount of subsidies enables bad actors to succeed. Thus, the heavily subsidised French film industry--which is no more directly subsidised than its non-Hollywood counterparts--needs actors like Depardieu, at least as much as the likes of Depardieu needs the heavily subsidised French film industry. Gerard Depardieu to Putin: I love your culture, your intelligence... George Galloway to Saddam Hussein: Sir, I salute your courage, your strength, your indefatigability,... :-)

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