10 August 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe BELGIUM: A large number of eggs produced in Belgium and exported to France and the Netherlands have been found to be contaminated with fipronil, a toxic pesticide. FRANCE: President Macron faced stiff opposition to his proposal to make the resources and position traditionally but unofficially granted… Continue reading Issue 117:2017 08 10:Week in Brief International
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Issue 69:2016 09 01: Keeping it Clear (Richard Pooley)
01 September 2016 Keeping It Clear Why the British need to learn how to speak English… to foreigners (part 1) by Richard Pooley It must be frustrating sometimes being a French foreign correspondent. Even though French is spoken by 274 million people around the world, half of them live in Africa and a quarter in… Continue reading Issue 69:2016 09 01: Keeping it Clear (Richard Pooley)
Issue 60:2016 06 30:Week in Brief International
30 June 2016 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe EU: Following the UK referendum result, European commission president Jean-Claude Juncker demanded a rapid application of Article 50 by the UK. Other EU leaders warned the UK against delaying the application, and insisted that negotiations could not begin until the application was made. They also insisted… Continue reading Issue 60:2016 06 30:Week in Brief International
