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22 May 2011: When the former head of the IMF was taken into custody, many in the French elite saw him as a victim – until an outraged feminist movement began to speak out against what it saw as years of pernicious and ingrained sexism in French life -
19 Oct 2010:
Cars burned, shop windows smashed and 4,000 petrol stations 'awaiting supplies' on sixth day of French protests
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17 Oct 2010:
The return of students and workers in mass protests made the right shiver. But there was no battle of the barricades
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17 Oct 2010:
We asked Richard Wentworth, Tacita Dean, Yinka Shonibare and Cornelia Parker to choose the young artist they find most promising – and tell us why
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16 Oct 2010: Government warns that Charles de Gaulle airport risks running out of fuel by Monday night and tries to prevent panic buying
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16 Oct 2010:
The postwar years saw unprecedented creativity in French design, driven first by the aftermath of bomb damage and then by the consumer boom of the 50s and 60s
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15 Oct 2010:
Last centimetres of rock to be bore through today in 57km project that will cut journey times and relieve congested roads
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14 Oct 2010: Prosecutors call for €750 penalty and suspended jail term against teacher who admits confronting veiled woman from UAE
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12 Oct 2010:
CFDT union claims 3.5 million people turned out to demonstrate against Nicolas Sarkozy's plans – a huge increase on previous protests
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12 Oct 2010: Transport chaos in Paris as unions launch last-ditch attempt to force Nicolas Sarkozy into climbdown over pensions reform
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8 Oct 2010: French and Dutch anti-Islamic groups will join the EDL on 30 October to coincide with the end of Wilders's trial for hate speech and inciting racism
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8 Oct 2010: Tanker crew evacuated as ship carrying 6,000 tonnes of gasoline begins to list heavily after crash off Brittany
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7 Oct 2010: Adolescents feature in pictures taken by American photographer but people of similar age cannot enter gallery to see his work
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6 Oct 2010: Rogue trader speaks out against court verdict, saying he was being made to pay for the malpractice of several people
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5 Oct 2010: •Gasps in court as ex-banker's sentence announced
•33-year-old's 'gigantic risk' endangered 140,000 jobs
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