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Sarkozy apologises to Ireland, but does not back Cowen's replay call
A day after France’s controversial World Cup play-off victory, French President Nicolas Sarkozy apologised to Irish PM Brian Cowen during a meeting in Brussels. However, Sarkozy did not back the idea of a replay.
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DIPLOMACY
Gabonese president Bongo in first Paris trip since election
Gabon's President Ali Bongo was in France on Wednesday for his first trip since succeeding his father, who was France's closest ally in Africa and the key figure in a rather dubious network of trade and political ties known as "FranceAfrique".
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French politics - literature - Nicolas Sarkozy - Prix Goncourt
Should prize winners pay lip service to politics?
In this edition: controversy erupts over Goncourt prize winner Marie NDiaye's anti-Sarkozy comments; convicted in the Angolagate arms trial, former minister Charles Pasqua points the finger; and we look at the would-be king of France, Jean d'Orléans.
2010 FIFA World Cup - France - French Press Review - Ireland - Nicolas Sarkozy
Toni Musulin turns himself in after €11m heist
The driver of an armoured car who made off with its contents worth €11m in Lyon two weeks ago has turned himself into police in Monaco.
DIPLOMACY
Sarkozy says Mideast peace deadlock emboldens extremists
French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Saudi Arabia for a state visit on Tuesday, a Saudi daily quoted him as saying that the current deadlock in the Middle East peace process plays into the hands of extremists.
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Afghanistan - football - France - French politics - Ireland - Nicolas Sarkozy - Ségolène Royal - Socialist Party - World Cup
World Cup Qualifiers: "Ireland is ready to fight back"
In today’s French press review, we look at the press’ reaction to France’s victory against Ireland in the World Cup Qualifiers over the week-end.
FRANCE - BRAZIL
Sarkozy and Lula to adopt common environmental stance at Copenhagen
French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced that he and and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have agreed on a common environmental policy ahead of the Copenhagen global warming summit.
CINEMA
Clint Eastwood awarded one of France's top honours
American actor and director Clint Eastwood can now add Commander of the French Legion of Honour to his list of achievements, after receiving one of France's highest honours from President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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DIPLOMACY
Syria's President Assad refuses direct peace talks with Israel
Syria's President Basher al-Assad has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of not being serious about peace, and rejected Israeli offers of direct peace talks after meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris.
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RELIGION
President Sarkozy says 'no place' for burqa in secular France
In a major speech Thursday about what it means to be French, President Nicolas Sarkozy said that the burqa and the "subservience of women" had no place in secular France. France has one of Europe's largest Muslim populations.
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