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France adopts words of war by vowing to ‘destroy terrorists’
With its talk of “destroying” enemies and confronting “jihadi terrorists”, France has adopted a language of war for its intervention in Mali that few expected from Socialist President Francois Hollande. As French warplanes carry out airstrikes and French troops clash with Islamist rebels in the West African country, Hollande and…
France to cover total cost of abortion
France on Monday unveiled a package of reforms designed to increase access to abortion, including 100 percent reimbursement of medical costs by the state social security system. At present French women are only able to claim back between 70 and 80 percent of the costs, which average between 200 and…
Thousands on Paris streets to denounce EU ‘austerity’ pact
Thousands of left-wing protesters took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to denounce the European Union fiscal pact forcing governments to stick to tough deficit limits. Chanting “Resistance!”, protesters marched through central Paris in a rally organisers said was aimed at fighting EU-imposed austerity, not at criticising the government…
France’s socialist president set to unveil unprecedented austerity plan
PARIS — France’s Socialist President Francois Hollande was due to announce on Sunday unprecedented belt-tightening measures of billions of euros amid mounting discontent over the flagging economy and job cuts. Hollande, whoe popularity ratings have taken a dive less than four months after he took power, is looking vulnerable as…
New French parliament has only 10 people of color in its 577-seat chamber
The new French parliament following Sunday’s election will have only 10 MPs from minorities in the 577-seat chamber, a number deemed inadequate by a rights group. Deputies from minorities constitute “barely 1.8 percent overall, while blacks, Arabs and Asians represent more than 10 percent of the population” in France, the…
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