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27/11/2012 - FRANCE

Hollande warns ArcelorMittal of nationalisation

France’s Socialist President Francois Hollande warned Lakshmi Mittal, the head of steel giant ArcelorMittal, that his French operations in Florange face the prospect of nationalisation in an increasingly bitter dispute with the conglomerate.

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20/11/2012 - TAXATION

Is the UK France's new tax haven?

Around six months ago, British Prime Minister David Cameron invited rich French citizens to move to London if they wanted to avoid the French president's new wealth tax. François Hollande is increasing the top tax rate to 75% on incomes over 1 million euros, but is London really becoming a tax haven for the French? France 24's Louis Massie went to find out more.

12/11/2012 - TENNIS

Djokovic, Federer set for championship clash at ATP finals

Juan Martin del Potro was set for victory over Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of the ATP Tour Finals Sunday, but the world No. 1 fought back to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Defending champion Roger Federer also reached the finals after beating Andy Murray.

06/11/2012 - TENNIS

Murray and Djokovic open Tour Finals bids with wins

Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga lost out to Novak Djokovic on the first day of the ATP World Tour finals in London on Monday while Britain's US Open champion Andy Murray came from a set down to beat Czech Tomas Berdych.

22/10/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Lebanon: 'The Spectre of War'

French papers concentrate on events in Lebanon following the killing of intelligence service chief Wissam al-Hassan on Friday. They say Syria's Bashar al-Assad is trying to destabilise Lebanon and the region. Also, is doing business in France just too difficult? One paper argues several French entrepreneurs are already in London escaping the anti-business environment at home. That's the focus for this look at the French press Monday 22nd October, 2012.

21/10/2012 - CINEMA

French romance wins best film at London festival

“Rust and Bone” by French director Jacques Audiard has won best picture at the London Film Festival. The jury said the film, the story of a romance between a street fighter and a crippled killer-whale trainer, was “full of heart, violence and love.”

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08/10/2012 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Venezuela at the crossroads

The world’s international press spent the weekend speculating about the outcome of the Venezuelan election and weighing up the consequences for the country, the region and the global appetite for crude oil.

28/09/2012 - CULTURE

Paris Fashion Week

Our fashion critic Jessica Michault tells us about the latest news in the world of fashion and luxury. This week, after New York, London and Milan, the fashion circus has come to Paris for the spring/summer 2013 collections. Two highly anticipated shows have already got the industry talking: those of Dior and Yves Saint Laurent, who both have new designers at the helm.

21/09/2012 - CULTURE

Oh la la! Paris' Risqué Cabaret ‘Le Crazy Horse' Debuts in London

On today’s show we head to London to see how the British are reacting to Paris’ erotic export, Le Crazy Horse. Also on the show the Egyptian film that brings us back to Tahrir Square and the author of the dark and hilarious Sisters’ Brothers, Patrick DeWitt, speaks to Eve Jackson about brotherly love, how he’s NOT a male writer and why he has to take his shoes off in interviews.

13/08/2012 - 2012 OLYMPICS

London hoping for €16.6 billion Olympic legacy boost

The Olympics may have wound down in Londo,n but officials there hope the profits will keep rolling in. British Prime Minister David Cameron hopes to spin a profit of around 16.6 billion euros off the Olympic legacy in the next four years. Direct foreign investment related to the games has been estimated at 7.6 billion euros, and domestic firms could benefit from future contracts in other sporting events worth around 5 billion euros in total.

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