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France jumps to the left as Hollande edges out Sarkozy
Franois Hollande has won France’s presidential election in a swing to the left at the heart of Europe that could start a pushback against austerity.
Economy may spell doom for Sarkozy
France voted on Sunday in round one of a presidential ballot, against the backdrop of a feeble economy.
‘Merkozy’ align plans to bring EU budgets under control
France’s Nicolas Sarkozy and Germany’s Angela Merkel are preparing to centralise control of EU members’ budgets in order to rein in their debt crisis.
I made a ‘moral error’, Strauss-Kahn tells France
Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn apologised to his country on Sunday for a sexual encounter with a hotel maid.
Manuel opts out of IMF contest
Former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel says he won’t run for IMF chief, making French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde a firm favourite.
G8 leaders to tie Arab Spring aid to reforms
G8 leaders will approve billions of dollars in aid to new Arab democracies on Friday as they end their summit.
Sarkozy nears victory on pension Bill as unrest wanes
French President Nicolas Sarkozy moved closer to victory on Wednesday in his showdown with unions over pension reform.
Troops secure Haiti aid as looters run amok
US troops protected aid handouts and the UN sought extra peacekeepers in Haiti on Monday as looters emptied shops as survivors received medical care.
Haitians receive little help despite promises
World leaders pledged massive aid programmes to rebuild Haiti but desperate earthquake survivors are still waiting for food, water and medicine.
US pours aid into Haiti, survivors fight for food
Haitian earthquake survivors fought over food and water and others fled their wrecked capital on Saturday as the US rolled out its relief effort.