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		<title>&#8220;50 châteaux for sale&#8221;: Why the Bordeaux Vineyards no Longer Make Chinese Investors Dream</title>
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		<title>According to a Union, Nearly One in Two Small Business Managers Earn Less than the Minimum Wage</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 18:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[IMPOVERISHMENT: According to the Union of Independents (SDI), French very small businesses (VSEs) are going]]></description>
		
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		<title>Volkswagen Forced to Shut Down Two German Factories</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[CRISIS: Volkswagen has announced the temporary suspension of production in two of its German factories]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ukraine: Escalating Risks are high, estimated Hollande</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2016 09:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The risks of escalation are high in Ukraine, said Francois Hollande on Tuesday, who says]]></description>
		
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		<title>Agricultural Crisis: Black Thursday for Carrefour and Leclerc</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2016 09:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Agricultural Crisis continues with the FDSEA 56 and JA 56 decided to block a]]></description>
		
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