Sunday 23 November 2008
Socialist Party's fate in the hands of vote-counting officials
Lille Mayor Martine Aubry won the Socialist Party's leadership vote, beating rival Ségolène Royal by a razor-thin margin. The gap narrowed down from 42 votes to 18, raising questions within the party about irregularities in the vote count.
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- FRENCH POLITICS
- Socialist Party's fate in the hands of vote-counting officials
- Sunday 23 November 2008
- Lille Mayor Martine Aubry won the Socialist Party's leadership vote, beating rival Ségolène Royal by a razor-thin margin. The gap narrowed down from 42 votes to 18, raising questions within the party about irregularities in the vote count.
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- AFGHANISTAN
- French soldier killed near Kabul
- Saturday 22 November 2008
- A French soldier was killed when a mine exploded near Kabul, bringing the death toll of French troops killed in Afghanistan to 25. One of his colleagues was seriously injured in the blast.
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- UK - CRIME
- British suspects deny notorious French student murders
- Friday 21 November 2008
- Two men accused of killing two 23-year-old French students (pictured) at their London flat on June 29th pleaded not guilty Friday to murder and three other charges, paving the way for a full trial next year.
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- FRANCE - REPORT
- In the heart of the 'All but Ségo' front
- Friday 21 November 2008
- Opponents to Ségolène Royal are pooling together to halt the former presidential candidate’s seemingly irresistible advance to the Socialist Party leadership. In the 14th district of Paris, the "All but Ségo" front is playing on friendly turf.
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- FRANCE - INDUSTRY
- Crisis hits all sectors, from food to cars
- Friday 21 November 2008
- Dijon will lose its legendary mustard: French mustard brand Amora Maille has announced the closing of its historic production sites in the capital of Burgundy. Carmakers Renault and Peugeot have also announced massive job cuts.
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- EDUCATION
- Teachers unions predict huge turnout for strike
- Thursday 20 November 2008
- Teachers from all levels of the French education system, kindergarten to university, go on strike on Thursday over job cuts. Primary schools will be particularly affected, with seven in 10 teachers stopping work, according to the unions.
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- FRANCE - CULTURE
- Veil joins Académie Française
- Thursday 20 November 2008
- At age 81, activist Simone Veil has been elected to the Académie Française, the centuries-old body that acts as guardian of the French language.
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- AUTOMOBILES
- Peugeot Citroen announces 3,550 job cuts
- Friday 21 November 2008
- Europe's second largest carmaker Peugeot Citroen announced that it would cut 2700 jobs across its sites in France along with 850 executive and professional positions in Rennes where the company produces mid-range and high-end vehicles.
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