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Rising unemployment creates France's "Generation Slog"
Reuters* A quarter of young French people are jobless * Most jobs for the young are on temporary contracts * Employers avoid adding to legally-protected permanent staff * Young feel older workers are hogging the best jobs By Catherine Bremer PARIS, April 25...Tags: Politics, Paris (France), Literature, Career and Workplace, Online Advertising
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French parliament allows gay marriage despite protests
Reuters* France becomes 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage * Victory comes at a price for Socialist president Hollande * Conservatives appeal to France's top court (Adds appeal, parliament incident, opposition quote) By Nicholas Vinocur PARIS, April...Tags: Minority Groups, Politics, Marriage, Family, Same-Sex Marriage
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France launches push to expose wealthy lawmakers' assets
Reuters* Lawmakers' objections may stymie chances of swift passage * Asset disclosure would mark radical change in France * Hollande speeds up transparency law after bank scandal By Catherine Bremer PARIS, April 24 (Reuters) - France unveiled draft...Tags: Politics, Judges, National Government, Government, Justice System
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Tombstone marks Hollande's "broken vows" in French steel country
ReutersFLORANGE, France (Reuters) - Steelworkers here cheered Francois Hollande in early 2012 when, as a presidential candidate, he vowed to protect them from a plan to close two blast furnaces. Now they've they erected a marble tombstone engraved with the...Tags: IBM, Labor Legislation, Nicolas Sarkozy, Environmental Issues, France
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French protest against gay marriage turns violent
PARIS (AP) — France legalized gay marriage on Tuesday after a wrenching national debate that exposed deep conservatism in the nation's heartland and triggered huge demonstrations that tapped into intense discontent with the Socialist government....
Tags: Paris (France), Minority Groups, Politics, Human Rights, Marriage
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INSIGHT-What ever happened to France's voice in Europe?
Reuters* Loss of French voice mirrors economic decline * Hollande avoids being flag-bearer for the south * Weakened rapport with Germany not good for Berlin By Luke Baker and Mark John BRUSSELS/PARIS, April 24 (Reuters) - A few hours after midnight one...Tags: Charles de Gaulle, International Monetary Fund, Nicolas Sarkozy, European Debt Crisis, Career and Workplace
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Reuters World News Highlights 2200 GMT April 23
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- PROVIDENCE - The wife of the dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect is assisting authorities and in absolute shock that her husband and brother-in-law were accused of the deadly blasts, her lawyer said on Tuesday. - - - -...Tags: Bashar Assad, Religion and Belief, Giorgio Napolitano, Sports, Armed Forces
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France approves same-sex marriage
PARIS — The French Parliament on Tuesday approved a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt, voting after months of often angry debate and sometimes violent protests in the streets. Members of the Socialist government chanted "Equality,...
Tags: Politics, Paris (France), Religion and Belief, Marriage, Elections
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10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. OFFICIALS SAY BOSTON BOMBING SUSPECTS HAD NO TERROR TIES Two U.S. officials tell the AP bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev cited religion and...Tags: Manti Te'o, Emergency Incidents, Music Industry, Explosions, Air Transportation Delays
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Merkel defiant as austerity criticism mounts
Reuters* Sharp response to Barroso comments on austerity * Germans point to rising debt levels in euro zone * Fears on French deficit commitment colour Berlin stance By Noah Barkin and Andreas Rinke BERLIN, April 23 (Reuters) - Angela Merkel tried to contain...Tags: Politics, Religion and Belief, G20, Government Debt, Christianity
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French parliament approves same-sex marriage law
ReutersPARIS, April 23 (Reuters) - French parliament approved a law allowing same-sex couples to marry and to adopt children on Tuesday, a flagship reform pledge by President Francois Hollande which sparked often violent street protests and a rise in...Tags: Politics, Same-Sex Marriage, Social Issues, Gays and Lesbians, Parliament
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INTERVIEW-Slow is scary if France quits nuclear -state institute
Reuters* France's energy policy after 2025 lacks clarity -IRSN * EDF needs to replace half its nuclear staff by 2017-18 * Germany's decision to stop nuclear by 2022 was wise-IRSN By Marion Douet TOURNEMIRE, France, April 23 (Reuters) - A long slow retreat...Tags: Japan, Belgium, Energy Resources, France, Electricite de France S.A.
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