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France to tax smartphones to protect culture

France is now planning a tax on smartphones and tablets in order to fund the production of French art, film and music.

Posted in International, News
Tagged culture, France, International, smartphones, tax | Reply
People stand among debris outside the French embassy after the building was attacked, in Tripoli April 23, 2013. Credit: Reuters

PHOTOS: Car bomb hits French embassy in Libya

France’s embassy in Libya was hit by what appeared to be a car bomb on Tuesday, injuring two guards in [...]

Posted in International, News
Tagged attack, bomb, car bomb, embassy, France, International, Libya, Tripoli | Reply
Libyan Interior Minister Ashour Shuail (C) inspects the scene near the French embassy in Tripoli, after it was hit by an apparent car bomb April 23, 2013. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny

Libya car bomb wounds French embassy guards

A car bomb in Tripoli wounded two French guards at France’s embassy in Libya on Tuesday, bringing new violence to [...]

Posted in International, News
Tagged bomb, car bomb, embassy, France, guards, International, Libya, news, wounded
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Police: Man gets into cockpit at Philadelphia airport

Police said a Frenchman somehow entered the cockpit of a US Airways plane set for take-off at Philadelphia International Airport [...]

Posted in Local, News
Tagged cockpit, France, impersonating, jennard, philadelphia international airport, pilot, police, us airways | Reply
Screenshot via Les Echos

‘Keep your so-called workers’: U.S. CEO blasts French work ethic in scathing letter

The CEO of a U.S. tyre company has delivered a crushing summary of how some outsiders view France’s work ethic in a letter

Posted in International
Tagged Arnaud Montebourg, France, French work ethic, letter, Maurice "Morry" Taylor, Titan International | Reply
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