that they are referred to as “Merkozy”. The latest opinion poll published this weekend suggested Francois Hollande would take 56% of votes in the second round of the election, with Nicolas Sarkozy on 44%. Nicolas Sarkozy, who turned 57 on Saturday, has been involved in numerous scandals since coming to power in 2007. Magistrates are currently looking at allegations that Nicolas Sarkozy and other…
arly whites for life 2. MAKE SURE THE TIME IS RIGHT A. USE A STOPWATCH We should brush for two minutes, twice a day, but a quarter of adults brush once a day or less. “Studies show we do it for only 45 seconds,” says Dr. Mark Hughes. Yet two minutes of brushing will remove 25% more plaque. B. BRUSH BEFORE BREAKFAST “Brushing after breakfast is one of the biggest fallacies around,” says Dr. Uc…
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…hich is a major producer of xylitol thanks to its high numbers of birch trees – xylitol lozenges are popular. “The lozenges have about 100% xylitol, but in the chewing gums you’ll get only about 30%,” says Dr. Nigel Carter. “Many dentists now recognize the benefits of xylitol and encourage their patients to use it.” He adds that many European countries use xylitol in sweets instead of sugar…
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for Liliane Bettencourt gave 150,000 euros in cash to Nicolas Sarkozy’s aides during his successful 2007 campaign to become president. Individual campaign contributions in France are limited to 4,600 euros. Liliane Bettencourt’s former accountant, Claire Thibout, has alleged Nicolas Sarkozy’s campaign treasurer at the time – Eric Woerth, who later became budget minister &#…
t. Nicolas Sarkozy is suspected of accepting thousands of euros from L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, France’s richest woman Individual campaign contributions in France are limited to 4,600 euros. Liliane Bettencourt’s former accountant, Claire Thibout, alleges Nicolas Sarkozy’s campaign treasurer at the time – Eric Woerth, who later became budget minister –…
…Francois Hollande, President Nicolas Sarkozy said France had done better than other European countries in coping with the economic climate. “What is the country to not have known recession since 2009 – it is France,” Nicolas Sarkozy said. He rejected Francois Hollande’s proposed stimulus programmes, insisting that France had to cut spending and debts. Nicolas Sarkozy also a…
wanted to ask Nicolas Cage about “one of those things sweeping the internet”. He then pulled out the picture, explained its history and wanted to find out Nicolas Cage’s take on the theory. The 48-year-old said: “Let me say that there is a resemblance, but how can I be polite about this, it’s a somewhat slowed-down version of me.” David Letterman produced a picture of Civil War-era T…
Steven Tyler, Aerosmith frontman and “American Idol” judge was hospitalized in Paraguay and released after a serious fall in his hotel bathroom, when he lost two teeth, cut his eyebrow and mouth. Steven Tyler, 63, was staying at the Bourbon Hotel in Asuncion, Paraguay, where he was due to perform a concert tonight with his band, Aerosmith Aerosmith was in Paraguay to perform at a rock…
…er on hold during Nicolas Sarkozy’s five years in office. She continues to compose. “What she gave up for practical reasons was her public concerts, which she is now able to start again.” Carla Bruni, 44, has a recording studio in her Paris townhouse and will release her new album in time for Christmas. She is hoping to repeat the success of Quelqu’un m’a dit (Somebody Told Me), which…
Socialist Nicolas Maduro has won a narrow victory in Venezuela’s presidential being officially elected as the successor of the late leader Hugo Chavez. Nicolas Maduro won 50.7% of the vote against 49.1% for opposition candidate Henrique Capriles Radonski. Henrique Capriles has demanded a recount, saying Nicolas Maduro was now “even more loaded with illegitimacy”. The opposition…
supporters that the result was “only the start” and that the party was now “the only opposition” to the Left. Opinion polls taken after voting on Sunday suggested that between 48 and 60% of Le Pen voters would switch to backing Nicolas Sarkozy in the second round. But pollsters also predict a large abstention rate in the second round. Nearly a fifth of voters backed a part…
ique dealer joked that he has a photo that is proof Nicolas Cage is more than just an A-list actor – he’s also a vampire who lived during the American Civil War. The eBay seller claims to have a 4” by 2.5” carte de visit photo from around 1870 of a man who looks exactly like Nicolas Cage. The seller, who has put the starting price at $1million, says the photo is 100% genuine and was taken of…
…showed that Nicolas Maduro, the chosen successor of the late President Hugo Chavez, had won a slim majority. The official count indicates Nicolas Maduro won 50.8% of votes to Henrique Capriles’s 49.0%. Henrique Capriles said he believed the crucial votes that cost him the presidency are among the unaudited 46% of the vote. He said there were more than 3,000 incidents from Sunday’s poll…
Henrique Capriles Radonski, the defeated Venezuelan presidential candidate, has demanded a recount of votes, rejecting the election of Hugo Chavez’s successor as “illegitimate”. Henrique Capriles, 40, said there were more than 300,000 incidents from Sunday’s poll that needed to be examined. However, the electoral authorities said Socialist Nicolas Maduro would be confirmed…
Kate Middleton has been pictured on the front page of U.S. magazine The New Republic with a set of yellow, decaying teeth. Duchess of Cambridge was PhotoShopped like the American stereotype of a Brit with bad gnashers for a special issue of the politics and arts publication The New Republic about the future of Britain. Kate Middleton appears in front of a tattered Union Jack alongside the words,…
mpossible to carry out. It has, however, agreed to carry out a partial audit, which is expected to take until June. During the audit, 56% of the votes cast will be examined. The CNE says the remaining 44% had been checked immediately after the election. On Monday, Henrique Capriles said Nicolas Maduro had “illegitimately stolen the presidency”. He has until May 6 to lodge his request w…
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been booed by hundreds of angry protesters, forcing him to take shelter in a bar as he campaigned in the Basque country ahead of April’s presidential election. Some in the crowd then threw eggs at the bar guarded by riot police in the south-western town of Bayonne. Nicolas Sarkozy described the protesters – Basque nationalists and supporters of his…
From the moment Nicolas Sarkozy took office in 2007, no French president in modern times has been the object of such blatant dislike. It is an animosity quite distinct from opposition to his actual policies. All leaders expect hostility for the things they do. Few get it in such measure for the things they are. “There is an irrational hatred of Nicolas Sarkozy among much of the public, and…
A European study has found that while almost all Swedes brush their teeth, only one in 10 does it in a way that effectively prevents tooth decay. Prof. Pia Gabre from the University of Gothenburg, led two studies into the tooth brushing habits of more than 2,000 Swedes aged 15-16, 31-35, 60-65 and 76-80. They were asked various dental care questions like how long they brushed for and how much too…
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…ictory of Nicolas Maduro, the acting president, despite protests from opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. The official count indicates Nicolas Maduro won 50.7% of votes to Henrique Capriles’ 49.1%. Following the announcement, clashes broke out between protesters and police in the capital Caracas. Police fired tear gas at hundreds of students demonstrating in one part of the city, while e…
…er damaging allegations about his links to Libya under former leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. A left-wing political website, Mediapart, claims to have documentary evidence that Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 presidential campaign received 50 million Euros ($66 million) from the Gaddafi regime. The document – dated 2006 and written in Arabic – appears to have been signed by the then Libya…
cution in June. Tens of thousands of euros were allegedly funneled to Nicolas Sarkozy’s campaign by Liliane Bettencourt’s office. Individual campaign contributions in France are limited to 4,600 euros ($5,800). …
…n the past, dental erosion is a growing problem due to acidic drinks. Research published last year by King’s College London Dental Institute, based on a study of 1,000 people aged between 18 and 30, suggested eating an apple could be worse for teeth than drinking a fizzy drink because of the acid it contains. Experts recommend people continue to eat fruit but drink water afterwards to wash a…
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…ushima to the debate over a nuclear power plant in France was absurd. “I simply said that at Fukushima what happened was not a nuclear incident – it was a tsunami, with a wave that reached 42 metres in height that demolished the pumping systems that enabled the cooling of the central core, and that to say as a result of Fukushima that you should shut Fessenheim [nuclear plant] in Alsac…
President Nicolas Sarkozy is to file a complaint against Mediapart website that claimed Libya’s Col. Muammar Gaddafi had offered to fund his 2007 election campaign. On May 6, Nicolas Sarkozy faces Socialist Francois Hollande in the second round of the presidential election. The Mediapart site has published a 2006 document signed by former head of Libyan intelligence Moussa Koussa proposing…
