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Photo: Photos of Chinese drug-taking celebrities are set on fire in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan province, on Wednesday. They were part of a display of photos that a man set up in a neighborhood square. The burning of the photos was meant to teach people to stay away from drugs.

Bilingual news: In the collective imagination, there are two Europes: the industrious north, with relatively low unemployment and dynamic economies, and the sluggish south, where people would just as soon kick back, sip an espresso and watch the world go by. Many people would lump France, land of the 35-hour workweek, long lunches and even longer vacations, with the south. But anyone who has worked as a professional in the country knows otherwise.