First: Le Huffington Post will be a joint venture with The HuffingtonPost Media Group, Le Monde and the French entrepreneur Mathieu Pigasse (also a partner of Le Monde, owner of the French news magazine Les Inrockuptibles, and advisor to the Greek government, according to the editor-in-chief of the French business newspaper La Tribune, Jacques Rosselin).

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Takeover talks stalled with the Matt Le Tisser-backed group, who were told they cannot appeal against the deduction.

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An opinion poll released Wednesday by polling group Ifop and Le Monde newspaper found 65% of those surveyed support equal marriage rights for same-sex couples -- a clear majority of the population.

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