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French budget minister asks for email leaks that show wealthy politicos hiding money in offshore accounts
France’s new budget minister Bernard Cazeneuve on Tuesday asked media organisations involved in a global “Offshore Leaks” probe on tax havens to hand over any evidence they have to the judiciary. The call comes as the French government scrambles to contain a tax fraud scandal triggered by Cazeneuve’s predecessor Jerome…
French elephants scheduled for euthanization get Christmas reprieve
Two ailing middle-aged elephants that French officials wanted to put down have been given a Christmas reprieve after an appeal to President Francois Hollande and an Internet campaign to save them. Baby and Nepal, who both have tuberculosis, had been deemed a threat to other animals at their zoo in…
Louvre opens new branch in grim northern mining town
LENS, France — The Louvre museum opened a new satellite branch among the slag heaps of a former mining town Tuesday in a bid to bring high culture and visitors to one of France’s poorest areas. Greeted by a group of former miners in overalls and hardhats, President Francois Hollande…
French anti-racist groups denounce anti-Semitic hashtag on Twitter
French anti-racist and Jewish organisations on Monday condemned what they called a wave of anti-Semitism sweeping over the micro-blogging site Twitter using the hashtag #unbonjuif. The hashtag — which in English means a good Jew — has been one of the top trending words on French language tweets in recent…
French first lady threatens to sue over ‘malicious rumors’ in biography
French first lady Valerie Trierweiler plans to sue the authors of the latest book about her because it spreads malicious rumours, her lawyer said Wednesday. Trierweiler, a 47-year-old journalist and partner of President Francois Hollande, is suing the authors of “La Frondeuse” (The Rebel) — a biography due to be…
Church counts on prayer in France same sex marriage debate
PARIS — French Catholics marked the Assumption holiday on Wednesday with prayers focused on the family and children that were designed to underline the Church’s opposition to gay marriage. A prayer read out in churches across France expressed the wish that children “cease to be the objects of the desires…
Mississippi looks to lure French tax dodgers
First Britain upset the French government by offering a home to any high earners seeking to flee a new top tax band, and now the US state of Mississippi is making a bid to recruit wealthy exiles. France’s new Socialist leader President Francois Hollande plans to slap a tax of…
French lawmakers abolish tax breaks, boost taxes on rich
PARIS — French lawmakers Thursday backed a series of measures abolishing tax breaks and taxing the wealthy as the new Socialist government pursued efforts to kickstart the economy with a tax-and-spend programme. The measures were part of the first budget bill presented by President Francois Hollande’s government since he unseated…
French army hands over key province to Afghan forces
The French military officially handed over control of the key Afghan province of Kapisa to local forces on Wednesday. The transfer is an important stage in France’s withdrawal from the war-torn country, which new President Francois Hollande has accelerated by ordering the return of troops by the end of 2012,…
Suu Kyi ends triumphant European tour in Paris
Myanmar’s democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi wraps up her triumphant tour of Europe in France on Thursday, after being lauded during her visits as a model of peaceful resistance to dictatorship. The Nobel Peace laureate — who spent almost two decades under house arrest for her freedom struggle —…
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