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France ~ There ~ s Nothing Like Good Neighbours ~ elderly And if the case of the recent discovery of the body of a 70-year-old man in his apartment in the town of Aix-les-Bains in southeastern France is anything to go by, he had anything but "good neighbours" While there's nothing too unusual perhaps in the report of an elderly person's death going unnoticed, especially when he or she lives alone, there must be more than a little cause for concern in cases such as this one France ~ How Could Parents Forget ~ ~ parents child It's a question that has preoccupied many here in France over the past month, and sadly made the headlines far too often It's also one to which it's difficult to provide an answer France ~ Sarkozy Set For a Constitutional Showdown ~ Sarkozy Hardly the sexiest headline by any stretch of the imagination But there again when it comes to institutional reform and changes to the constitution, the subject matter is hardly guaranteed to instill much enthusiasm France ~ Sarkozys Astonishing Olympic Announcement ~ Sarkozy So it's official The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, will be attending the opening of the Olympic games in Beijing, After a "productive" 30-minute meeting with the Chinese president, Hu Jintao, Sarkozy's office officially released the news on Wednesday that it had already leaked to the French media last Friday France ~ Sarkozys G8 Ennui ~ Sarkozy He was bored, the poor man You could see it in his eyes and his body language France ~ Betancourts Unsung Hero ~ Betancourt Since the dramatic rescue last week of 15 hostages held by Colombia's leftist rebel movement the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or Farc, much of this country's attention - if not the world's - has been focused on Ingrid Betancourt Finally though one of France's leading national daily newspapers, Le Figaro, has caught up with reports that have appeared elsewhere around the globe France ~ Sarkozys Union ~ Bashing Barb ~ Sarkozy Sometimes a politician can believe his or her own spin just a little too much that it leaves many onlookers gasping in disbelief and checking their ears to make sure they've heard correctly Such has been the case here in France since Saturday when the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, came up with what surely has to be the most unlikely interpretation of recent events in this country France ~ Twice an Orphan ~ Barmy Bureaucracy or Welfare of the Child You Judge ~ immigration Last weekend here in France an 11-year-old boy, Joris, found himself effectively orphaned for the second time He was taken into care after his father, 34-year-old Aboubakar Coulibaly, was deported back to his native Côte d'Ivoire France ~ Public Prosecutor Recommends Dropping Jean Sarkozy Charges ~ Jean Sarkozy The mysterious if somewhat exhausting case of the hit-and-run scooter and the role of the French president's son, Jean Sarkozy, could be nearing its conclusion A Paris prosecutor has recommended dropping charges against him, but a final decision won't be handed down until September France ~ Ad Campaign to Promote Sarkozys Election Promise ~ Sarkozy The French government has launched a media blitz in an attempt to convince people that it really is winning the battle to increase purchasing power In the coming weeks the French will be treated to over 1,600 TV commercials as well as Internet advertising and full page spreads in the national and regional daily newspapers Sarkozy Starts Visit to Israel The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, begins a three-day visit to Israel on Sunday in what the press back home is reporting as further proof of an improvement in relations between the two countries It'll be only the third time a French president has visited Israel, and Sarkozy is likely to have a far more conciliatory tone than his predecessors France ~ France Faces Fine Over Lack of Hamster Love ~ EU Weird but true, France is being threatened with a €17 million penalty if it doesn’t clean up its act and come up with a strategy to save the European hamster, one of the continent’s most threatened species Last week the European Commission, the executive branch of the 27-member European Union, gave France a two-month deadline or else it would have to cough up the whopping fine for failing to comply with the Habitats Directive (yes we’re in Eurobabbleland here) to prevent the rodent’s extinction France ~ Ferrari to Return as PPDA is Given the Boot ~ television One of France’s top news anchors, Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, will bid farewell to viewers this summer and be replaced by the darling of the French media, Laurence Ferrari PPDA as he is more affectionately known has been a familiar face on prime time news for more than three decades France ~ Martine Aubry ~ The Lady In Waiting ~ politics She might have been absent from national politics for the past eight years, but now a one-time leading light of the Socialist party, Martine Aubry, appears to be back in favour Aubry is being touted - not least by herself - as a figure behind which activists could unite in the tussle for the leadership of the party due in November France ~ France039s 039Virgin Obsessed039 Serial Killer Gets Life ~ justice After a high profile trial lasting two months, a court in northeastern France on Wednesday found Michel Fourniret, the country’s most notorious serial killer in decades, guilty on seven counts of murder and sentenced him to life imprisonment His wife, Monique Olivier, was also sentenced to 28 years behind bars for complicity France ~ A Nouvel Skyscraper For Paris ~ Jean Nouvel The French capital is to get just what it needs to set it apart from the rest of the globe’s major cities - a new 300-metre skyscraper set to challenge the world-famous Eiffel tower’s domination of the city’s skyline France’s very own Jean Nouvel fought off competition from four other world class architects to be awarded the commission to construct the new Signal tower France ~ A Taxing Day As Sarkozy Goes Walkabout Among The Fruit And Veg ~ Sarkozy What a start to the day for the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy He was up and about before dawned cracked rubbing shoulders and pressing flesh with the hoi polloi at Rungis, France’s largest wholesale food and flower market just south of Paris France ~ The First Lady Sings ~ Carla Bruni ~ Sarkozy For some it will be a date to note in their diaries and one on which they will undoubtedly rush out in anticipation to the record stores For others it will quite possibly be time to clap their hands over their ears in an attempt to protect their hearing France ~ The Knives Are Out ~ politics The big guns within the Socialist party here in France are warming up for battle ahead of an election to choose a new leader even though that’s still over six months away Segolene Royal officially announced her intention to stand last Friday France ~ Sarkozy Sees Sense On Blair Presidency ~ politics It has not been made official yet but it’s already doing the rounds of the media both here in France and across the channel in Britain The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, is apparently not going to back former British prime minister, Tony Blair, as a candidate to become the first president of the European Union

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