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French tycoon Tapie tied up and beaten in burglary

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 12:18:04 +0200

Former French minister and scandal-ridden tycoon Bernard Tapie, once the owner of Adidas, was attacked along with his wife during a midnight burglary of their home, police said on Sunday.

Green candidate was Miss Norway runner-up

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:36:00 +0200

Eva Joly, who will stand for the Greens in the 2012 presidential elections, is shown in this week's Gala magazine posing as an 18-year old in the Miss Norway beauty contest.

Tapie swoops for control of Full Tilt Poker

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:49:00 +0200

The company of French businessman Bernard Tapie is seeking to take control of online gambling site Full Tilt Poker, shut down under US accusations that it was essentially a Ponzi scheme.

'Scathing' revelations in Lagarde inquiry

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:06:00 +0200

Pressure is mounting on IMF boss Christine Lagarde following the publication on Wednesday of a court document desribed as "damning" by investigative website Mediapart.

Lagarde faces French court probe

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:06:00 +0200

Updated: A French court on Thursday ordered a formal judicial probe into IMF chief Christine Lagarde's contested role in settling a financial dispute when she was France's finance minister.