Luxembourg-based clearing house‚ and a hint at secret payments worth millions of dollars. Also‚ it included a list of prominent business and political figures‚ including Nicolas Sarkozy‚ the economy minister. Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin was cleared by the French appeals court of conspiring to smear his arch-rival‚ President Nicolas Sarkozy‚ in the ’Clearstream ’ case. This did not mean he could rest; Villepin was also accused by a former middleman of taking envelopes of ’dirty ’ cash
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General Knowledge * Antonis Samras: PM of Greece * Angela Merkel: Chancellor of Germany * Samar Yazbek: Exiled Syrian author has won Pen’s Pinter International Writer of Courage Award for her book “A Woman in the Crossfire”‚ an account of the early stages of the Syrian Revolution * Amra Babic: Europe’s first hijab-wearing mayor (Bosnia) * MILF: Moro Islamic Liberation Front (Philippines) * Dilma Roussef: President of Brasil * October ‚ 2012: 10th anniversary of the World
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Using three examples‚ comment on and discuss the development of French Domestic Architecture in the 17th century In 1600‚ the civil war finished in France between the Protestants and the Catholics; therefore‚ there was a need for new buildings in France. However‚ Henri IV was assassinated in 1611 and therefore Louis XIII took the throne until 1643. He had Italian influence as his mum; Marie di Medici was Italian which reflected the style of architecture that was built during his time as king.
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further pain and subject herself to an irreversible worsening of her condition. She asked the court to allow her doctor to help her end her life. "One would not allow an animal to go through what I have endured‚’’ she said before urging President Nicolas Sarkozy to intervene and grant her request. Ms Sebire has said she will not appeal the decision rendered today and she would find life-terminating drugs through other means. "I now know how to get my hands on what I need and if I don’t get it in France
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A Point of View: Sex and the French Continue reading the main story Good sport‚ bad sport The driverless car (Adam Gopnik) See no evil (John Gray) The perils of belief (JG) Press reports about the French president’s complicated love life highlight the difference between Anglo-Saxon and Gallic attitudes towards sex‚ adultery‚ but above all appetite‚ writes Adam Gopnik. Whenever a French man of state has sex with someone not his wife‚ people call me up and ask why he did it. When I say people
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Okay‚ here we go with our initial look at France (just a topline summary of major facts‚ drawn from Wikipedia‚ CIA World Factbook and Nationmaster). France is 5th worldwide in GDP‚ with almost $3 trillion‚ and 3rd (why?) in military expenditure with $61.6 billion‚ and 22nd in population‚ with 61 million. France is the best-positioned of all the countries we will look at here to deal with the economic crisis facing the world. Their ingrained habit of dirigisme will bail out their industry‚ their
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Purpose: Fixing the debt crisis in Greece. Introduction: Central Idea: American officials exhorted their European counterparts to use Europe’s own resources to try to solve the crisis. Preview: Echoing past statements‚ Sarkozy and Merkel said banks should first raise money from the private sector before seeking state aid or money from the EU bailout fund. "These issues must all be resolved‚" Merkel said. "It’s a painful process." Sarkozy stressed that the leaders are fully aware of their
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of press by blacking out bare skin that is shown in allowance with Sharia law. Princess Hijabs art comes at an interesting time in Paris history because of the ongoing debate in the banning of burqas and head scarves in public places. President Nicolas Sarkozy states that “The burqa is not a religious symbol‚ it is a sign of the subjugation‚ of the submission of women. PH begs to differ with critics views of her work. She feels as though her work “supports right wing radicalism” and is using the
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The main issue concerned in the French Danane Groupe and China’s Wahaha Group joint venture agreement in the 2007-2009 period‚ centres on the different attitude towards Wahaha’s non joint-venture subsidiaries. This dispute highlights the lack of cooperative strategic management and effective communication‚ the lack of sound institutionally provided legal structure to support joint venture contracts and perhaps ultimately the lack of cultural fusion. Based on research into organisational behaviour
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Stone) is a girl in a family of Neanderthal Cavemen (Homo sapiens neanderthalensis) living and hunting in pre-historic times‚ talking about how her family is one of the few to survive‚ mainly due to the strict rules of her overprotective father‚ Grug (Nicolas Cage). In their cave home‚ Grug tells a story to the family‚ which includes his wife Ugga (Catherine Keener)‚ his daughter Sandy (Randy Thom)‚ his son Thunk (Clark Duke)‚ and his
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