France

Sarkozy acts to calm China Olympic-torch furore

French President Nicolas SarkozyParis  - In an effort to calm Chines

Sarkozy urges West to stop being defensive in climate matters

French President Nicolas SarkozyParis- French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Frida

"Negritude" poet, politician Aime Cesaire dead at 94

Paris  -  Prominent French poet and anti-colonialist politician Aime Cesaire has died at age 94, French media reported Thursday.

Employees of French daily le Monde vote to strike again

Paris  - The employees of France's most prestigious daily newspaper, Le Monde, voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to strike for the second time this week to protest planned job cuts, the daily repor

Alleged "pirates of Ponant" arrive in France for possible trial

FranceParis  - Six alleged members of the group of pirates who hijacked a luxury yacht and held its 30 cre

Inflation jumps in France to 3.2 per cent

Paris  - Driven by rising food and energy prices, annual inflation in France jumped to 3.2 per cent in March, from 2.8 per cent in February, the government statistics office INSEE said Tuesday.

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