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Francois Hollande Hails Slight French Jobless Fall
The number of unemployed in France fell by nearly 12,000 in October, bringing the total reduction this year to over 100,000 in what President Francois Hollande said Thursday was proof his policies were "bearing fruit".
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France To Spend More Than 2 Billion Euros To Fight Unemployment: Francois Hollande
French President Francois Hollande pledged today to spend more than 2.0 billion euros ($2.2 billion) on a package of measures to fight stubbornly high unemployment.
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Alcatel-Lucent Cuts CEOs Golden Parachute Following French Pressure
The payout had sparked a storm in France where executive compensation is a sensitive issue as unemployment hovers around 10 percent.
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Francois Hollande Says Won't Stand for Presidency Again if Unemployment Doesn't Drop
Francois Hollande vowed on Thursday that he would not stand again for the French presidency in 2017 if he had not managed to live up to his promise to bring down unemployment by then.
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Poor, Restive French Town Once Housed Nobel Prize Creator
It's one of the poorest suburb towns in France, riddled with unemployment, drugs and violence. But more than a century ago, Sevran was a peaceful, leafy village where Alfred Nobel once tested explosives.
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'Be Proud', Francois Hollande Tells French Amid Economic Gloom
President Francois Hollande on Monday pleaded with the French to be proud of their country in an attempt to boost confidence at a time of enduring gloom over record unemployment and faltering growth.
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French Far Right in "Earthquake" Win as Europe Votes
Eurosceptic nationalists scored stunning victories in European Parliament elections in France and Britain on Sunday as critics of the European Union more than doubled their seats in a continent-wide protest vote against austerity and unemployment.
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Free porn and TV strip: France celebrate 2014 FIFA World Cup spot
Record unemployment, tax hikes and a stagnant economy -- they were all forgotten briefly on Wednesday as the country united in celebration of its football team's gutsy comeback against Ukraine to clinch a place at next year's finals in Brazil.
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Italy PM apologises for youth brain drain
Prime Minister Enrico Letta on Sunday issued an apology to the young Italians who have found themselves forced to leave the recession-hit country in the face of record-high youth unemployment.
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Francois Hollande Hails Slight French Jobless Fall
The number of unemployed in France fell by nearly 12,000 in October, bringing the total reduction this year to over 100,000 in what President Francois Hollande said Thursday was proof his policies were "bearing fruit".
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France To Spend More Than 2 Billion Euros To Fight Unemployment: Francois Hollande
French President Francois Hollande pledged today to spend more than 2.0 billion euros ($2.2 billion) on a package of measures to fight stubbornly high unemployment.
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Alcatel-Lucent Cuts CEOs Golden Parachute Following French Pressure
The payout had sparked a storm in France where executive compensation is a sensitive issue as unemployment hovers around 10 percent.
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Francois Hollande Says Won't Stand for Presidency Again if Unemployment Doesn't Drop
Francois Hollande vowed on Thursday that he would not stand again for the French presidency in 2017 if he had not managed to live up to his promise to bring down unemployment by then.
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Poor, Restive French Town Once Housed Nobel Prize Creator
It's one of the poorest suburb towns in France, riddled with unemployment, drugs and violence. But more than a century ago, Sevran was a peaceful, leafy village where Alfred Nobel once tested explosives.
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'Be Proud', Francois Hollande Tells French Amid Economic Gloom
President Francois Hollande on Monday pleaded with the French to be proud of their country in an attempt to boost confidence at a time of enduring gloom over record unemployment and faltering growth.
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French Far Right in "Earthquake" Win as Europe Votes
Eurosceptic nationalists scored stunning victories in European Parliament elections in France and Britain on Sunday as critics of the European Union more than doubled their seats in a continent-wide protest vote against austerity and unemployment.
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Free porn and TV strip: France celebrate 2014 FIFA World Cup spot
Record unemployment, tax hikes and a stagnant economy -- they were all forgotten briefly on Wednesday as the country united in celebration of its football team's gutsy comeback against Ukraine to clinch a place at next year's finals in Brazil.
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Italy PM apologises for youth brain drain
Prime Minister Enrico Letta on Sunday issued an apology to the young Italians who have found themselves forced to leave the recession-hit country in the face of record-high youth unemployment.
