41.  Rat killer was detected on a soft drink can and the person who drank from it fell ill, said French state Prosecutor Francois Muguet.

42.  Speaking at the Paris Air Show, Jospin also vowed to maintain a strong role for the French state in the aeronautics industry.

43.  The car maker is almost half owned by the French state.

44.  The European Union Commission should approve a rescue plan for French state banking group Credit Lyonnais SA before the end of the month, French officials said Monday.

45.  The French government appointed a committee Friday charged with searching for Jewish assets that were illegally confiscated by the French state during World War II.

46.  The new law goes further, directly incriminating the French state in the wartime crimes.

47.  Under the plan, the French state remains the majority shareholder in Air France.

48.  Frence Telecom, controlled by the French state, alleges that it has been excluded from procedures for awarding the mobile networks.

49.  French President Jacques Chirac said Friday that the French state may cut its stake in France Telecom.

50.  He also says he will reform the French state, with a constitional amendment to decentralise powers to the regions.