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French, German politicians to pressure Google on tax

YoopyaMay 8, 2013September 8, 2024

by YoopyaMay 8, 2013September 8, 202404

(Reuters) – Politicians in Germany and France say they will press for Google Inc to be quizzed on corporate income tax after a Reuters report highlighted how the company employs sales...

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French embassy in Libya hit by ‘car bomb’ in Tripoli

YoopyaApril 23, 2013

by YoopyaApril 23, 2013011

An apparent car bomb has exploded outside the French embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli, wounding two French guards and causing major damage. The blast...

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Cahuzac scandal: Ministers to publish wealth details

YoopyaApril 15, 2013November 10, 2024

by YoopyaApril 15, 2013November 10, 202406

French government ministers are due to reveal details of their personal wealth as part of efforts by Francois Hollande to regain public trust. The French...

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Paris judge allows auction of Arizona tribal masks

YoopyaApril 12, 2013

by YoopyaApril 12, 201301

A Paris court has rejected a bid to stop the auction of masks originating from a native American tribe in Arizona, according the tribe’s lawyer....

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Mali crisis: France’s Fabius calls for reconciliation

YoopyaApril 6, 2013

by YoopyaApril 6, 201300

France’s foreign minister has urged Mali’s government to begin a process of reconciliation, assuring the war-torn country of continued military support. Laurent Fabius said restoring...

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French actress files complaint over Hollande liaison rumor

YoopyaMarch 29, 2013

by YoopyaMarch 29, 201304

(Reuters) – A French actress has filed a complaint with the Paris prosecutor for breach of privacy over Internet rumors alleging she has a relationship...

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Debate opens on sex life of France’s disabled

YoopyaMarch 29, 2013

by YoopyaMarch 29, 201300

PARIS (AP) — Steven Coppens had already spent most of his lifetime battling illness before his autoimmune disease took yet another toll seven years ago,...

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France confirms death of Islamist commander Abou Zeid

YoopyaMarch 25, 2013

by YoopyaMarch 25, 201305

Islamist commander Abdelhamid Abou Zeid has been killed in fighting in Mali, the French presidency has confirmed. Abou Zeid was a senior figure in al-Qaeda...

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Nicolas Sarkozy to be investigated in Bettencourt scandal

YoopyaMarch 22, 2013

by YoopyaMarch 22, 201303

French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been placed under formal investigation over claims his 2007 election campaign received illegal donations from France’s richest woman. Mr Sarkozy...

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Philippe Verdon: French Mali hostage ‘killed by al-Qaeda’

YoopyaMarch 21, 2013

by YoopyaMarch 21, 201303

Al-Qaeda’s North Africa branch says it has killed a French national captured in Mali in 2011, Mauritania’s ANI news agency reports. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic...