Transit strike, Sarkozy divorce news hit France
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PARIS - For President Nicolas Sarkozy, a day does not get much darker than this.
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Public transit strikes, a fact of life in France, would no longer force trains and buses to a complete halt under a controversial bill presented to parliament Tuesday.
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A 24-hour strike that could be extended began at 8 p.m. to protest plans by President Nicolas Sarkozy to overhaul early retirement plans for a limited group of public-sector workers.
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A chronology of the relationship of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Cecilia, who announced their divorce on Thursday.
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French workers face more misery as transport struggles to return to normal following a nationwide strike.
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PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's first real test after five months in office comes at rush hour today, with a strike disrupting flights and trains around Europe, and stripping Paris of public transport - all because of anger over plans to trim some retirement packages.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his  wife Cecilia are separating by mutual agreement, the  president's office said in a statement on Thursday.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Cecilia are separating by mutual consent, the president's office said on Thursday, ending rampant speculation about the state of their 11-year old marriage.
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France was hit by transport chaos Thurday as unions challenged President Nicolas Sarkozy with a 24-hour strike, but the government vowed to stick by plans to overhaul pensions for hundreds of thousands in the public sector.
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Rail workers join France's rolling campaign of strikes in the public sector, causing widespread disruption.
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The ex-wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday lost an attempt to hold up publication of a book in which she is quoted as describing her former husband in unflattering terms.
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French civil servants and teachers are the latest to go on strike, as protests against public sector job cuts continue.
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President Nicolas Sarkozy and his elegant but enigmatic wife, Cecilia, have divorced after months of questions about their relationship, a first for France that struck a deep, personal blow to his young presidency.
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President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Cecilia have divorced after 11 years of marriage, dealing a severe personal blow to the French leader just six months after he was elected to power.
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French railway workers severely reduced train traffic Wednesday due to a strike over working conditions, and the country geared up for separate protests by energy workers and hospital surgeons.
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PARIS, Jan. 8 ---Nicolas Sarkozy, who less than three months ago became the first French president to divorce while in office, suggested Tuesday that he may soon become the first one to wed while occupying the Elysee Palace.
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French commuters struggled to work Thursday as public transport workers put President Nicolas Sarkozy's reform plans to the test with a 24-hour strike in defence of pension privileges.