France Allows Longer Workweek, Drawing Fire and Praise
Region: France
Posted by Shannon Firth to findingDulcinea France’s conservatives are celebrating and believe the country can now fulfill one of President Nicolas Sarkozy’s key campaign slogans: “work more to earn more.... more
Views: 1362Tour de France Again Marred by Doping
Region: France
Posted by Denis Cummings to findingDulcinea With Riccardo Ricco becoming the third rider to test positive for a banned drug, the Tour de France has once again become overshadowed by illegal drug use. Ricco had won two st... more
Views: 1210French Dance Craze Dubbed 'A Movement'
Region: France
Posted by Isabel Cowles to findingDulcinea The latest French dance craze, Tecktonik, is about to go mainstream. The craze, which developed in suburban dance halls, appeals to young dancers with “no academy, no re... more
Views: 1560Mixed Reactions to Union of the Mediterranean Summit
Region: France
Posted by Jillian York to Global Voices Online French President Nicolas Sarkozy joined leaders from more than 40 countries on Sunday for the inauguration of the new Union for the Mediterranean. The union, nicknamed &ldquo... more
Views: 1813Paris Summit Offers Boost to Syria’s Image
Region: Syrian Arab Republic
A Syria News Briefing report President Bashar al-Assad's upcoming visit to Paris offers Damascus a chance to play a key role in a French project to forge an association of Mediterranean states, analysts say. The July ... more
Views: 1510African Mosquitoes, Bush Philanthropy and G-8 Sovereignty
Region: United StatesWorld Bank and Asian Development Bank representatives directly call on Nepali leaders and tell them to increase commodity prices in order to be eligible for getting more loans. They even select certain hydroelectric and ot... more
Views: 1533French Saudi Women Resist Ban on Headscarves
Region: France
France banned students in its schools from wearing any religious symbols and dress denoting religious affiliations - including the Islamic headscarf or the Hijab for women - in 2004. Saudi woman are now protesting against ... more
Views: 1351June 6 Dawn
Region: France
June 6 dawns,and D-DAY once more returns to Normandy.The tide is low and the sand hard underfoot.There right next to the omaha and utah beaches of France, that had once been crisscrossed with trenches and mud,are interming... more
Views: 1543Euro 2008: French Performance "Disappointing"
Region: Switzerland
Monday, 9 June 2008 Day three of GroundReport's Exclusive Coverage of Euro 2008: By Daniel Yoon Romania held championship favorites France to a scoreless draw on Monday in the opening Group C encounter in Zuri... more
Views: 1401In Fury over 'Wheelchair Angel', Chinese Target French Retailer Carrefour
Region: China
Today thousands of protesters rallied across China in front of French supermarket chain Carrefour, denouncing Carrefour as well as news outlet CNN. CNN correspondant Jack Cafferty recently referred to the Chinese as ... more
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