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Airbus recaptured the aircraft industry's top spot in the first quarter as U.S. rival Boeing fell behind on orders and grappled with the grounding of its newest jet.
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PARIS, April 5- Chancellor Angela Merkel's Social Democrat rival in this year's election accused the German leader during a visit to France on Friday of dragging Europe's southern economies into a vicious circle of ruin by insisting on fiscal austerity.
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BERLIN, April 5- German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Friday he was glad the identities of thousands of holders of bank accounts in tax havens had been leaked because it would help do away with a business model that Cyprus had shown was flawed.
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Airbus recaptured the aircraft industry's top spot in the first quarter as U.S. rival Boeing fell behind on orders and grappled with the grounding of its newest jet.
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*Boeing sold 220 jets or 209 after cancellations. *Airbus delivers 144 aircraft, Boeing 137 in Q1. PARIS/ NEW YORK, April 4- Airbus recaptured the aircraft industry's top spot in the first quarter as U.S. rival Boeing fell behind on orders and grappled with the grounding of its newest jet, the 787 Dreamliner, data from both companies showed on Thursday.
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PARIS, April 4- European planemaker Airbus looks set to challenge Boeing for top place in the order race in the first quarter after falling behind its U.S. rival in 2012, data showed on Thursday.
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LONDON, April 4- A huge drop in French business activity meant the euro zone's recession dragged on in March but British services firms provided a rare glimpse of economic sunshine, posting their best month since August.
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French President Francois Hollande announced new measures to prevent corruption in public office after a former budget minister was investigated for tax evasion.
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BERLIN, April 1- Buoyed by solid finances, roaring exports and low unemployment, Germany increasingly sees itself as the only grown-up in Europe, responsible for bringing wayward children into line to hold the family together.
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*Attack reflects challenge of securing Mali. The French-led offensive in Mali has pushed a mix of Islamists out of their northern strongholds and remote mountain bases but the militants have hit back with several suicide attacks.
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PARIS, March 29- France's Socialist president may save some face by resurrecting a 75 percent super-tax on million-euro salaries, but his plan to shift the levy from people to companies has alienated business leaders and impressed few, even on the left.
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Francois Hollande declared that companies would have to pay a 75 percent tax on salaries over a million euros after his plan for a "super-tax" on individuals was knocked down.
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SEOUL/ WASHINGTON- North Korea put its missile units on standby on Friday to attack U.S. military bases in South Korea and the Pacific, after the United States flew two nuclear-capable stealth bombers over the Korean peninsula in a rare show of force.
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*Hollande says "all tools are in place" for recovery. By Catherine Bremer and Nicholas Vinocur. PARIS, March 28- French President Francois Hollande declared on Thursday that companies would have to pay a 75 percent tax on salaries over a million euros after his plan for a "super-tax" on individuals was knocked down by the constitutional court.
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*France sells 3.12 pct stake, keeps 27 pct of Safran. *Shares in Safran up fivefold in past four years. PARIS, March 27- The French government has raised nearly half a billion euros from the sale of shares in aerospace group Safran, money it plans to inject into small businesses as it battles to put some life back into the stalled economy.
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PARIS, March 27- Falling investment and weak household spending were at the heart of a contraction in France's economy at the end of last year, offering little hope it will bounce back quickly to the growth it needs to cure its financial problems.
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PARIS, March 26- French President Francois Hollande is delaying a decision until later in the year on slashing the country's defence budget as part of cost-cutting measures after meeting stiff resistance from parliament in the aftermath of the Mali war.
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PARIS, March 26- The number of people out of work in France climbed towards a record high in February, with the now 22- month rise taking an increasingly heavy toll on consumer morale in the euro zone's second-biggest economy, data showed on Tuesday.
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PARIS, March 26- French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday that guarantees on bank deposits was an "irrevocable" principle and the Cyprus case was exceptional. He added that the Cyprus was a "specific, unique and exceptional case."
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PARIS, March 26- The number of people out of work in France climbed towards a record high in February, with the now 22- month rise taking an increasingly heavy toll on consumer morale in the euro zone's second-biggest economy, data showed on Tuesday.
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PARIS, March 26- The number of people out of work in France rose for the 22nd month in a row in February to within sight of an all-time high, adding to pressure on President Francois Hollande over his pledges to boost jobs and create growth. The figure, which marked a 10.8 percent increase over a year ago, brought the jobless total to its highest since June 1997.