The doctors claim that the state wastes money on unnecessary medicine that they blame for up to 20,000 deaths annually Kim Willsher in Paris guardian.co.uk, Friday 14 September 2012 12.18 EDT Half of all prescribed drugs are useless or dangerous, two leading… Read More ›
France
France’s socialist president set to unveil unprecedented austerity plan: 75-percent tax on income exceeding one million euros
By Agence France-Presse Sunday, September 9, 2012 12:09 EDT PARIS — France’s Socialist President Francois Hollande was due to announce on Sunday unprecedented belt-tightening measures of billions of euros amid mounting discontent over the flagging economy and job cuts. Hollande,… Read More ›
France’s richest man applies to become Belgian to escape 75 per cent tax rate
By Peter Allen PUBLISHED:05:13 EST, 9 September 2012| UPDATED:09:50 EST, 9 September 2012 Bernard Arnault has applied for Belgian nationality France’s richest man has applied for Belgian nationality – as the Socialist government in his home country raises the tax… Read More ›
US arms transfers to other countries nearly tripled last year: 2011 was the largest for a single year in the history of the arms export program
By Agence France-Presse Tuesday, August 28, 2012 7:47 EDT US arms transfers to other countries nearly tripled last year to $66.3 billion, giving America a market share of nearly 80 percent, government researchers said Monday. The Congressional Research Service said… Read More ›
Top researcher snubs French honour over ‘industrial crimes’
A top researcher and campaigner on industrial health issues has refused France’s highest honour in protest at official inaction over what she described as “industrial crimes” in this sector. Annie Thebaud-Mony, director of research at France’s National Institute for Health… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 