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New Benetton 'Unhate' campaign rattles the Pope

New Benetton ‘Unhate’ campaign rattles the Pope

By Stephen Foster on November 17, 2011

Benetton, from time to time a rather contentious jumper manufacturer, has struck another winner (in publicity terms at least) with its new ‘Unhate’ campaign. This features supposedly opposing world leaders enjoying a jolly good snog with each other. And the first to complain has been Pope Benedict XV1 who objected to a concocted image of [...]

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Blow for Sarkozy as Lazard banker Pigasse buys Le Monde

Blow for Sarkozy as Lazard banker Pigasse buys Le Monde

By Staff on June 29, 2010

French premier Nicolas Sarkozy likes to get his own way, wielding law suits against his enemies like other politicians trade verbal insults. But his preferred bidder for struggling French daily newspaper Le Monde, a consortium including partly state-owned France Telecom, has lost out to one headed by left-leaning Lazard banker Matthieu Pigasse. In response Sarkozy [...]

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