French News Headlines

Egypt protests: plea to keep women reporters out of Cairo withdrawn - The Guardian

Reporters Sans Frontieres had called on media not to send female journalists to cover crisis following two sexual assaults

via www.guardian.co.uk

Marks and Spencer returns to Paris - and so does the orderly queue - The Guardian

Hundreds form a line for opening of new branch on Champs-Elysées ten years after closure of previous flagship store

via www.guardian.co.uk

Marks & Spencer opens Paris store 10 years after 'tragic' exit - The Guardian

But expat brigade expecting Earl Grey tea and streaky bacon disappointed as chief executive Marc Bolland concentrates on selling lingerie and cashmere sweaters

via www.guardian.co.uk

Camembert wars between smelly originals and 'industrial' version - Telegraph

Camembert traditionalists whose cheese making techniques have remained virtually unchanged since the French Revolution have declared "war" on their industrial rivals.

via www.telegraph.co.uk

Local council ready to give €10 million for co-op SeaFrance bid - IFW

The Nord Pas de Calais regional authority is ready to contribute around €10 million (US$13.5m)  to the takeover bid for SeaFrance by a co-operative of the ferry operator’s workers, if the state and SNCF also pledge a financial commitment.

via www.ifw-net.com

French president's widow Danielle Mitterrand dead - BBC News

Danielle Mitterrand, the widow of former French President Francois Mitterrand, has died at the age of 87.

via www.bbc.co.uk

Moody's warns on French rating outlook - Reuters

A rise in interest rates on French government debt and weaker growth prospects could be negative for the outlook on France's credit rating, Moody's warned in a report on Monday, adding to pressure on European debt markets.

via www.reuters.com

Schumpeter: The French way of work - The Economist

Managers must shoulder some of the blame for France’s troubled relationship with work

via www.economist.com

Jesus play Golgota Picnic angers Christians in France - BBC News

Christian groups have condemned a provocative Spanish play about Jesus called Golgota Picnic (Golgotha Picnic), due to premiere in France.

Street protests are planned when the play is performed in the southern city of Toulouse, before moving on to the capital Paris.

via www.bbc.co.uk

France drops inquiry into 'dirty cash' from Africa - BBC News

Paris prosecutors have dropped a preliminary inquiry into claims that ex-French President Jacques Chirac and ex-PM Dominique de Villepin were given up to $20m (£13m) by African leaders.

via www.bbc.co.uk