PRESS DIGEST - FRANCE - [START_ENT] LE MONDE [END_ENT] AUG 26 .  PARIS 1996-08-26  These are leading stories in Monday 's afternoon daily Le Monde , dated Aug 27 .  FRONT PAGE  -- Ipsos poll reports majority of French public opinion sympathises with plight of Africans seeking to renew or obtain work and residence permits , calling government " stubborn , " " confused " and " cold-hearted . "  BUSINESS PAGES  -- SNCF railway trade unions want renegotiation of government bailout package , as European Union prepares more proposals to increase competition .  -- World steel market shows signs of upturn .  -- Paris Newsroom +33 1 42 21 53 81
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AUG 26 .  PARIS 1996-08-26  These are leading stories in Monday 's afternoon daily Le Monde , dated Aug 27 .  FRONT PAGE  -- Ipsos poll reports majority of French public opinion sympathises with plight of Africans seeking to renew or obtain work and residence permits , calling government " stubborn , " " confused " and " cold-hearted . "  BUSINESS PAGES  -- SNCF railway trade unions want renegotiation of government bailout package , as European Union prepares more proposals to increase competition .  -- World steel market shows signs of upturn .  -- Paris Newsroom +33 1 42 21 53 81
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