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German, French growth creeps above forecasts in last months of 2013

YoopyaFebruary 14, 2014October 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 14, 2014October 30, 20230

(Reuters) – Economic growth in Germany and France, the euro zone’s two largest economies, marginally exceeded expectations in the fourth quarter and offered hope of...

Europe World

Sans first lady, French leader to US on business

YoopyaFebruary 10, 2014October 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 10, 2014October 30, 20230

PARIS (AP) — France’s suddenly single president arrives Monday in the U.S. for a state visit, hoping the glaring absence of his first lady won’t...

Africa World

Special Report: Areva and Niger’s uranium fight

YoopyaFebruary 5, 2014November 25, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 5, 2014November 25, 20230

(Reuters) – When France began mining uranium ore in the desert of northern Niger in the early 1970s, Arlit was a cluster of miners’ huts...

Europe News

C’est fini: Francois Hollande ends relationship with French first lady

YoopyaJanuary 27, 2014November 29, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 27, 2014November 29, 20230

PARIS — French President Francois Hollande has split with the country’s first lady two weeks after a tabloid reported that the leader was having an...

Europe News

French employers reject jobs targets before talks

YoopyaJanuary 21, 2014November 4, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 21, 2014November 4, 20230

(Reuters) – France’s main employers group reaffirmed on Tuesday that companies would not agree to hiring targets as sought by President Francois Hollande, hours before...

Europe News

Hollande’s Romances Turn Into a Political Spectacle in France

YoopyaJanuary 21, 2014November 26, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 21, 2014November 26, 20230

PARIS — As a candidate for the French presidency in 2012, François Hollande promised to be more boring spouse than flamboyant seducer. Determined to set...

Europe News

Critic of France’s Hollande says it with dung

YoopyaJanuary 17, 2014December 3, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 17, 2014December 3, 20230

(Reuters) – A critic of President Francois Hollande and France’s ruling elite dumped tonnes of horse manure in front of the national parliament building in...

Europe News

French companies, unions question Hollande’s new vision

YoopyaJanuary 16, 2014June 19, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 16, 2014June 19, 20230

(Reuters) – French business raised doubts on Wednesday over Socialist President Francois Hollande’s plan for public spending cuts and structural reform to revive the euro...

Europe Lifestyles News

France’s Hollande threatens to sue over report of affair

YoopyaJanuary 11, 2014November 26, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 11, 2014November 26, 20230

(Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande threatened on Friday to sue celebrity magazine Closer, complaining of breach of privacy after it alleged he was having...

Europe News

French president angry over report on love life

YoopyaJanuary 10, 2014November 26, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 10, 2014November 26, 20230

PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande threatened legal action Friday over a magazine report saying he is having a secret affair with an actress,...