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Painkiller sale plan to US gives France major headache
Painkiller sale plan to US gives France major headache
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The planned sale of France's best-selling medical drug to US investors has caused the government a splitting headache after an outcry against the project from politicians on all sides. "This is another symbol for the loss of our sovereignty," thundered Fabien Roussel, France's Communist party leader, calling the planned sale "shameful".