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The BBC's Caroline Wyatt: This one small town (Donzy) still had a butchers, three bakers, two doctors' surgeries, several hairdressers and two beauty salons. Yet unemployment was the same as most similar French towns, hovering around 10%, far higher for the young. And all here wondered if there was some magic middle way that France can [...]
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From the BBC: The Italian Academy of Cooking has launched a scathing attack on the standard of Italian restaurants abroad. It says two-thirds of the restaurants they reviewed mistook the ingredients or the preparations. Italians are very proud of their cooking and their recipes, rooted in many different regions and traditions. But when they travel, [...]
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Boris Yeltsin, the former president of Russia who died earlier this week, leaves a decidedly mixed bag behind for his legacy. An excerpt from the BBC story: For many Russians, it is a huge paradox that the current government has not only given Boris Yeltsin a nearly royal funeral but has even described him as [...]
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