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Government docks civil servant wages to fund army - FRANCE 24
... of the fiscal impact of the loss of the Heglig oil production, my very preliminary estimate, is it's about 20 percent of revenues remaining after the South left" in July last year, said the international economist who asked to remain anonymous.
Election campaign passes France's poorest city by - FRANCE 24
I just don't see any future in Roubaix," said a middle-aged man who declined to give his name. Another possible cause of the high abstention rate is that presidential candidates tend to overlook Roubaix during their campaigns.
Hungarian kids go to mass as churches take over schools - FRANCE 24
"It's the same as it was before, we just have go to mass on Monday now," said one student who declined to give his name. "I don't mind that, although I'm not a believer. It's early in the morning, I don't pay attention to what's being said during mass.
Tunisia to 'hold parliamentary elections within a year' - FRANCE 24
Tunisia will vote for the first full post-revolutionary parliament within a year's time, a government official said Saturday. Tunisia has been governed by an interim assembly since the overthrow of autocrat Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.
Race picks up to head World Bank - FRANCE 24
... (Treasury Secretary Timothy) Geithner, (one of his predecessors Larry) Summers, or someone from the private sector like (Pimco chief executive) Mohamed El-Erian," said a person close to the World Bank, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Air strike kills al Shabaab militants in southern Somalia - FRANCE 24
A missile strike killed four al Shabaab fighters in southern Somalia, a government official said Friday. The strike comes a day after world leaders vowed to help Somalia tackle its security threats at a conference in London.
Some Arab League observers 'thought their mission in Syria was for pleasure' - FRANCE 24
One Arab diplomat in Paris, who asked to remain anonymous, told FRANCE 24 the report “borders on the grotesque and highlights the amateurism of the Arab League, which was grossly unprepared for its mission.” The scathing appraisal, tucked away towards ...
Ouattara, Sarkozy sign security deal in Paris - FRANCE 24
Clearly this is not the best option," a source said. "But President Ouattara does want to glue the pieces together, he must be given credit." Tensions in the country linger. At least one person died at the weekend when a meeting in Abidjan of Gbagbo ...
Hundreds of protesters attack police station in China - FRANCE 24
One insider with close knowledge of the incident, who refused to be identified, told AFP by phone that villagers took more than 20 government and public security officials hostage in the police station. He said they were angry about the detention of ...
French Socialists vie for political centre stage - FRANCE 24
But another party member, who asked to remain anonymous, admitted his exasperation with the rivalry he said had once more surfaced at the meeting. “Politics is serious, the economic crisis is serious…we need to stop the charades that divide us and ...
Bahrain Grand Prix back on track, but opposition is not cheering - FRANCE 24
At the government-owned Bahrain International Circuit (BIC), which hosts the Bahrain Grand Prix, around a quarter of the staff were either dismissed or suspended, said Reuters, quoting a BIC employee who declined to be named. ...
US found Bin Laden's computers, flash drives: official - FRANCE 24
A task force with experts from several government agencies was already combing through the material that represented an intelligence coup for the United States in its fight against the Al-Qaeda network, administration officials said. ...