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...counterexample: in 2006, France pushed past Ireland to become the most fecund nation in the European Union, with an average of two babies per woman. Is there any surer sign that the French aren't embracing decline so much as they are each other? The Lyons daily Le Progrès was among those expressing congratulations to the women of France. "Bravo for having done this in such a gloomy climate," wrote its editorialist. "Everyone talks about a France becalmed, aged, in decline - and there you are with your babies, bawling and squalling their denials. Will they ever make enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Liberté. Egalité. Fertilité | 2/1/2007 | See Source »

...Line, too, has been producing only a few movies a year, and its library is not big. Even if both companies begin expensively cranking up their output (as Castle Rock intends), Turner's entertainment-progr amming maw would barely register the impact. Turner is getting New Line's distribution system, but as Castle Rock's spokesman says dismissively of his corporate sibling-to- be, they put out mainly "B-type product. They're second tier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spectator: Ted Goes Hollywood II | 8/30/1993 | See Source »

When the labor leaders decided to challenge the junta and attempted to organize a government workers' strike, it failed miserably. Five unionists were jailed, while Defense Minister Anany accused "a foreign embassy" of "paying agitators," named no names; but the pro-government newspaper, Le Progrés, accused the Russian, Czech and Egyptian legations. At week's end Adoula was still Premier, but he had been severely weakened by his aggressive Binza buddies, who may or may not decide to keep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Congo: The Boys from Binza | 11/1/1963 | See Source »

Last week, however, news came from Paris that Unamuno had been rescued by Le Quotidien, Paris Radical journal, which had fitted up a ship to go to Fuerteventura. After an adventurous voyage the ship, under command of M. Henri Dumay, directeur of the Progrès Civique, arrived at its destination and effected, under terrible risks, the rescue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: Basque | 7/28/1924 | See Source »

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