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Sunday, July 6, 2014

News of France- NY Times

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Rebecca Marshall for The New York Times
News about France , including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Related: France Travel Guide | Nicolas Sarkozy

Chronology of Coverage

  1. Jul. 3, 2014
    Former French Pres Nicolas Sarkozy lashes out at prosecution after being put under formal investigation in corruption and influence-peddling case; says that he is innocent and expresses outrage at a case he says is being manipulated for political ends; anticorruption authorities are looking into whether Sarkozy sought information from appeals court judge over investigation into his 2007 election campaign and other investigations. MORE
  2. Jul. 2, 2014
    Nicolas Sarkozy, former president of France, is detained for questioning by French anticorruption investigators over allegations of influence-peddling, threatening his hopes of a political comeback. MORE
  3. Jul. 2, 2014
    European Court of Human Rights upholds French ban on wearing face-covering veils in public, rejecting arguments that measure violates religious freedoms and bolstering opponents of strict Islamic dress in other parts of Europe. MORE
  4. Jun. 30, 2014
    United States Embassy in Paris attempts to stop sales of Hopi artifacts there on grounds that such Native American tribes object to auctioning of their sacred objects; French courts, in blow to tribes, reject efforts and allow sales to continue. MORE
  5. Jun. 26, 2014
    Brutal beating of Roma youth in immigrant suburb north of Paris, highlights tensions in France's economic underclass. MORE

General Information on France

Official Name: French Republic
Capital: Paris (Current local time)
Government Type: Republic
Population: 63.72 million
Area: 220,668 square miles; largest west European country, about four-fifths the size of Texas.
Languages: French, but some rapidly declining regional dialects and languages
Web site: Service-public.fr

Articles

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France Puts Euro Zone Recovery at Risk, Economists Warn

By LIZ ALDERMAN
The country has been hovering too long near stagnation and risks derailing a wider euro zone recovery, a group of economists warned at a conference in Aix-en-Provence.
July 7, 2014, Monday

Sarkozy, Plagued by Accusations, Sees Left-Wing Plot to Destroy Him

By DAN BILEFSKY and MAÏA de la BAUME
The government says it is not behind accusations against Nicolas Sarkozy, but critics say such claims ring hollow in a country where battles between right and left are virulent.
July 7, 2014, Monday

A Battered Spirit Seeking Clues Amid a Multimedia Landscape

By CORINNA da FONSECA-WOLLHEIM
Based on poems by Wilhelm Müller, “Winterreise” opened as a multimedia collaboration at the Aix-en-Provence Festival.
July 7, 2014, Monday

On This Fourth, Celebrations Beyond the Fireworks

By LEO LEVINE
Two landmark races were born on the Fourth of July, and one of them, in 1914, is considered to be most influential race in the history of the automobile.
July 6, 2014, Sunday

1964: Anquetil Wins Tour de France for the Fifth Time

By INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE
In 1964, The New York Herald Tribune reported on Jacques Anquetil’s fifth Tour de France win.
July 5, 2014, Saturday

Preschool Teacher Is Stabbed to Death in Classroom in France

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The police said the suspect, the mother of a pupil in the teacher’s class, had been in treatment for “serious psychiatric problems.”
July 5, 2014, Saturday

Germany Wins a Battle of the Old Guard

By SAM BORDEN
France was never able to get its attack clicking as Germany prevailed Friday and will go on to face Brazil.
July 5, 2014, Saturday

Johansson Wins Suit Over a Lookalike Character

By PATRICIA COHEN
A French judge awarded Scarlett Johansson about $3,400 in a suit over a novel with a character who resembles her.
July 4, 2014, Friday
MORE ON FRANCE AND: Johansson, Scarlett , France

France vs. Germany: World Cup 2014 Live Blog

By DUNCAN IRVING
Germany advanced to its 16th straight quarterfinals, but not before getting an almighty scare from minnows Algeria. Its defense, in particular, looked shaky, which will not do against Karim Benzema, Mathieu Valbuena, Paul Pogba and France’s potent...
July 4, 2014, Friday
MORE ON FRANCE AND: Germany , France , World Cup 2014 (Soccer) , Soccer

With Detention of Sarkozy, France Laments Presidency’s Faded Grandeur

By ANDREW HIGGINS
The detention of Nicolas Sarkozy is a new low for an office created by Charles de Gaulle as the acme of political power and the embodiment of French glory.
July 4, 2014, Friday
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