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Hollande to lobby leaders on Eurogroup job – paper

YoopyaJune 20, 2012June 20, 2012

by YoopyaJune 20, 2012June 20, 201203

BERLIN (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande will sound out his German, Italian and Spanish peers on Friday about the chances of making his finance...

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Socialists seek majority in French vote

YoopyaJune 17, 2012

by YoopyaJune 17, 201203

(Reuters) – France began voting in a parliamentary run-off on Sunday expected to hand President Francois Hollande’s Socialist party a majority and bolster his position...

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France feel heat as Ukraine loom

YoopyaJune 14, 2012

by YoopyaJune 14, 201204

By Julien Pretot KIEV (Reuters) – France’s 22-match unbeaten run will count for nothing on Friday when they will face similar challenges as they did...

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French Vote Raises Socialists’ Hopes for Majority in Parliament

YoopyaJune 11, 2012

by YoopyaJune 11, 201206

PARIS — President François Hollande’s Socialist Party and its allies appeared to be on course Sunday night for a majority in the French National Assembly...

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Haneke among names in frame for Cannes film awards

YoopyaMay 26, 2012

by YoopyaMay 26, 2012013

(Reuters) – The Cannes film festival enjoyed cheers and jeers in equal measure this year, leaving its famously passionate and picky audiences with plenty to...

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Muslim Brotherhood seeks unity ahead of Egypt runoff

YoopyaMay 26, 2012

by YoopyaMay 26, 201200

By Tom Perry and Marwa Awad CAIRO (Reuters) – The Muslim Brotherhood is reaching out to rivals including politicians knocked out of the presidential race...

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Analysis: French will resist reform till things get worse

YoopyaApril 30, 2012

by YoopyaApril 30, 201205

(Reuters) – “How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?” General Charles de Gaulle famously asked. His distant successor as president...

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Tortoise beats hare in French election’s 1st round

YoopyaApril 23, 2012

by YoopyaApril 23, 201202

PARIS (AP) — Slow and steady wins the race. French Socialist Francois Hollande has taken his plodding, undynamic campaign to become France’s next president to...

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France’s Sarkozy rows back on nuclear help for Libya

YoopyaApril 19, 2012December 25, 2022

by YoopyaApril 19, 2012December 25, 202201280

French President Nicolas Sarkozy backpedalled from a denial and acknowledged on Wednesday that he had discussions with Muammar Gaddafi about selling a nuclear reactor to...

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French polls silent on key campaign issue of race

YoopyaApril 17, 2012

by YoopyaApril 17, 201202

PARIS (AP) — Ahead of France’s presidential elections, you might find polls showing how factory workers or university students are likely to vote — but...