Saturday, August 9, 2014

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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. Aug. 7, 2014
    Foot soldiers of French offshoot of far-right Zionist group Jewish Defense league faces off with several hundred pro-Palestinian demonstrators as they rampage through Jewish quarter of Paris suburb. MORE
  2. Aug. 5, 2014
    Letter from Rep Eliot L Engel of New York responds to July 30 editorial opposing sale of two French warships to Russia. MORE
  3. Aug. 2, 2014
    Saturday Profile; Bouchra Rejani, chief operating officer of Shine France, country's largest television production company, is one of the nation's most successful production executives; she has never considered that being an Arab immigrant could be an obstacle in France, which that has troubled history of integrating people from her background. MORE
  4. Aug. 1, 2014
    Doctors in France have long held discretion, which might seem unthinkable to Americans, to make end-of-life choices for people in their care; they have legal right to withdraw treatment or administer care that will end a patient’s life so long as stated intent is to relieve patient’s suffering, and not to kill; still, French doctors' role as final arbiters of life and death is being increasingly challenged. MORE
  5. Jul. 30, 2014
    Editorial praises European Union for agreeing to stronger sanctions against Russia; contends new sanctions, as well as similar measures from United States, will go considerably beyond any previous actions; calls on French Pres Francois Hollande to at least delay delivery of second warship to Russians, as to make powerful statement about Western resolve not to appease Russian Pres Vladimir V Putin. 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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An Epicurean Village Is Too Rich for Some Paris Appetites

By LIZ ALDERMAN
An entrepreneur aims to transform a working-class district into a high-concept gastronomic haven, but critics foresee the rise of another bourgeoisie enclave.
August 10, 2014, Sunday

1914: France Reclaims Alsace

By INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE
Highlights from the International Herald Tribune archives: France reclaims Alsace, August 8, 1914.
August 8, 2014, Friday

1939: Albanian Royals at Versailles

By INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE
Highlights from the International Herald Tribune archives: The Albanian royal family in exile took up residence in Versailles in 1939.
August 7, 2014, Thursday
MORE ON FRANCE AND: Versailles (France) , Albania

A Militant Jewish Group Confronts Pro-Palestinian Protesters in France

By DAN BILEFSKY
Leaders of the group, an offshoot of the Jewish Defense League, preach a muscular defense against anti-Semitism, but critics accuse them of provocation.
August 7, 2014, Thursday

1964: Police to Watch for ‘Gouging’

By INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE
From the International Herald Tribune archives: French authorities clamped down on rising hotel prices in 1964.
August 6, 2014, Wednesday

Crédit Agricole Takes $950 Million Charge on Portuguese Bank

By CHAD BRAY
The French bank said its second-quarter earnings plummeted to about $22.8 million as it wrote down its entire investment in the troubled Portuguese lender Banco Espírito Santo.
August 5, 2014, Tuesday

Corsica’s Separatist Retreat

By CHARLES LAMBROSCHINI
In the end, the National Liberation Front had no choice but to abandon its armed resistance against the mainland.
August 5, 2014, Tuesday
MORE ON FRANCE AND: France , Corsica , Politics and Government

Sale of Warships to Russia

Eliot L. Engel, a Democratic member of Congress, says the French warships must not become part of Russia’s arsenal.
August 5, 2014, Tuesday

1914: Germany Officially Declares War on France

By INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE
Highlights from the International Herald Tribune archives: Germany declared war on France in 1914.
August 3, 2014, Sunday
MORE ON FRANCE AND: Luxembourg , Germany , France , Belgium , World War I (1914-18)

French TV Executive Aims to Entertain North Africa, Too

By AIDA ALAMI
Bouchra Rejani, an Arab immigrant, says she has never felt out of place in a country that has had a troubled history of integrating people from her background.
August 2, 2014, Saturday
MORE ON FRANCE AND: France , Rejani, Bouchra , Television , Africa
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