A flush new middle class is dropping major cash on designer shampoos, lotions and cosmetics, rapidly turning this country into a beauty industry powerhouse.
PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is appearing in court to answer questions about suspicions he illegally accepted donations from France's richest woman to fund his 2007 election campaign.
A judge in Bordeaux on Thursday will decide whether the 57-year-old Conservative will be charged with taking advantage of the 90-year-old L'Oreal heiress, Liliane Bettencourt. Sarkozy has consistently denied all allegations.
