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Scandal-hit French foreign minister forced out
France’s embattled foreign minister has, as expected, been forced out of the job over a series of damaging gaffes concerning Tunisia’s revolution. While not mentioning Michele Aliot-Marie by name, President Nicolas Sarkozy announced a mini-reshuffle on national television. He said ex-Prime Minister Alain Juppe would be given the Foreign Office portfolio. Having previously held that job, too, Juppe was hailed as a “man of experience” by Sarkozy who said his success has been unanimously recognised. Currently Defence Minister, Juppe had been sidelined for years over his role in a party financing scandal. Alleged family links to a property deal with an associate of Tunisia’s ousted President Ben Ali as well as holiday trips on the businessman’s private plane with her parents and partner sealed Michele Alliot-Marie’s fate. Copyright © 2011 euronews

Murakami bestseller made into movie
Haruki Murakami’s bestselling novel “Norwegian Wood” has finally been made into a film. Set in Tokyo in the late 1960’s, it tells a story of heartbreak and loss through the eyes of a university student. The movie was directed by Tran Anh Hung, best know for his award-winning films “Cyclo” and “The Scent of Green Papaya.” Copyright © 2011 euronews

Ayman Nour’s fair election optimism
Ayman Nour, the chairman of Egypt’s non-religious El Ghad party, who challenged ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak for the presidency in 2005 and paid the price by being put in prison, has been talking to euronews about his country’s political future. He spoke to our reporter Mohamed Abdel Azim about what must happen now to track down the money that corrupt Egyptian politicians have stolen from the state. Ayman Nour: I ask my fellow revolutionaries and brothers in the Egyptian armed forces to form a committee, made up of technocrats, judges and investigators. The representatives of the revolution and the armed forces, as the guarantors of everything happening today in Egypt, must supervise this. This must be a technical and not a political committee, to analyse all the information and all the figures, to see to what extent they are the real figures. If evidence is found, the matter must be handed to the chief prosecutor of the republic, who will in turn pass it on to the presiding judge. euronews: Is it possible we will see Mubarak’s family brought before international or Egyptian tribunals? Nour: It is possible, if it turns out they committed crimes covered under Egyptian law and deserve to stand trial for these acts. I would be the first to ask that they be given a fair trial. euronews: Within Egypt, what is your opinion of the Muslim Brotherhood’s political role right now? Nour: The Muslim Brotherhood has an important and effective presence and influence in the country. But it is not nearly as important as the Mubarak regime wanted to make it appear, they want to use it as a scare tactic to intimidate our brothers the Coptic Christians and generally to scare the West. They exist and we must respect them. From a liberal point of view, and I am a liberal, I believe in the other’s right to exist, the Muslim Brotherhood must be respected. I do not believe that any single political group, whether of the left or the Muslim Brotherhood, could govern Egypt unilaterally. euronews: What might the army’s role be in the weeks or months to come? Nour: The army at this stage is the guarantor of the practical implementation of the demands made in Egypt’s revolution, and of the solidification of the main claims on which we agreed. I hope it will succeed in this mission, and will reach out to us in cooperation and dialogue. We refused dialogue with Mubarak and refuse dialogue with Omar Suleiman, since he was named while Mubarak was still in power. We’re now ready to talk with the army, and I repeat here that we are ready for a serious dialogue, as equals, to ensure Egypt’s interests. euronews: Will you be a candidate in Egypt’s presidential elections? Nour: I believe I will. The El Ghad party made a decision about that on 14 February 2010, for the next presidential poll. In the current context and according to the constitution, as far as at least the minimum requirements can be guaranteed, I think we will take part in the elections, and that we’ll make a strong showing. The results of the last elections were all falsified. Copyright © 2011 euronews

State of Emergency declared in Christchurch
From the air, the extent of the damage to Christchurch and the surrounding area is all too clear to see. The few high-rise buildings in the city have all either come down or are damaged, and many roads have been cut by fissures or gouged out by landslides. Some places have been isolated and are awaiting assistance that will have to be flown in. Ambulances are reportedly struggling to cope with demand, and hospitals are at full stretch dealing with the injured. People have been asked not to use their mobile phones as many people trapped in buildings are using them to direct rescuers towards them, and the network is dangerously close to overload. Copyright © 2011 euronews

Bulgaria uncertain over new reactor
Europe’s atomic energy anxiety finds Bulgaria hesitating over plans to get a second nuclear plant, in Belene, in the north. The government is concerned about safety and costs. Russian reactor builders Rosatom have been visiting Sofia to move slow negotiations along. They said: “Safety is our first commitment. We need to make the plant work flawlessly for the next 60 years.” But a Greenpeace environmentalist in the country, Petko Kovachev, said: “Bulgaria should put an end to its nuclear ambitions in the immediate future and make commitments to green, alternative sources of energy. We have a written strategy showing Bulgaria could become entirely green by 2050.” Two Soviet-era nuclear reactors at the Kozloduy plant already supply about a third of Bulgaria??�s power needs. It closed four reactors here as a condition for joining the European Union in 2007. Copyright © 2011 euronews