As the Office of the Ombudsman acknowledged rampant corruption in the country, it received flak for its performance. Church leaders, meanwhile, criticized the government for its dismal record on human rights and transparency. Some lawmakers tossed back the blame to the...
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"Claude Levi-Strauss, widely considered the father of modern anthropology for work that included theories about commonalities between tribal and industrial societies, has died. He was 100." I woke up this morning to discover Levi-Strauss have passed away (and I am not talking...
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Claude Levi-Strauss scientist, athropologist, intellectuall has died at the age of 100. ""He was France's greatest scientist," said writer Jean d'Ormesson, fellow member of the Academie Francaise which brings...
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Corruption in politics is nothing new. It has occurred at the highest levels in government. Despite this, we seldom see officials prosecuted. This is about to change in France. Former French...
The Church of Scientology was fined upwards of $900,000 after being found guilty of fraud by a French court. Plantiffs in the trial testified they were deceived out of thousands of dollars after the church used an electropsychometer, or E-meter, on them to measure their...
Jean-Charles Marchiani, l’ancien Monsieur sécurité et terrorisme du pagnolesque ministre de l’intérieur Charles Pasqua, a été définitivement blanchi jeudi par la justice dans l’affaire des otages du Liban.
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Dr. Abdul Sattar Edhi, a Pakistan-based philanthropist, has recently won top UN award for his contributions promoting tolerance and non-violence. "Abdul Sattar Edhi of Pakistan and a Belgian human rights defender...
Discontentment rather than bemusement! France is once again faced with one of Nicolas Sarkozy's now infamous stunts. This one though seems to be reaching the limits of the French people's patience. His second son Jean Sarkozy has been tipped to take over...
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Peter Silverman, a Canadian-born art collector may now be in possession of an original drawing by Leonardo da Vinci of Bianca Maria Sforza. After purchasing what he believed to be an ordinary drawing back in 2007,...
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Photos by William Hamon[ English bellow] Samedi 10 octobre, Paris (Jourdain ↘ République). « Le 10 octobre, jour de la 13ème Existrans (marche des trans, intersexuéEs, et de celles et ceux qui les...
British fashion designer Alexander McQueen is revolutionizing the way fashion is served to audiences. The designer is currently showing at Paris Fashion Week. McQueen's Spring Summer 2010 collection was streamed live today at 8:15 PM Paris time on his website...
The most extreme expression of the economic crisis is probably this: since 2008, 24 employees have committed suicide at France Telecom, and 13 have made attempts. Many of the victims blame France Telecom in their suicide notes. The latest incident happened on Monday when a...
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The Chanel Spring/Summer 2010 made its runway debut today at the Paris prêt-à-porter, that's ready-to-wear for all you fashion fledglings out there, today, October 6, 2009. The Chanel designer and all-around...
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I do not know how many of us have heard of TAS. The first time I came to know about it was during 1980s when I was the student at an Indian premier business school. For a fortnight or so the school campus had been bustling with the life; companies of the repute came rushing...