Hi, this is a download from BBC Radio. It's the latest edition of Radio 4's from our own correspondent,

and it's introduced by Kate Adi.

Hello and welcome to the Albanian Riviera. The sunbeds and beach umbrellas are wheeled out as this

once sternly communist country bids for EU membership. What impact is the Pope having on his visit

to Brazil, a nation bursting with economic optimism

but still in places desperately poor?

We hear about the day Luck ran out at a favorite supermarket in Baghdad.

And why Chinese aid isn't always a blessing in the South Pacific,

but you can rely on their corner shop.

The French President, Francoisasois-Olande, has told his ministers,

extended summer holidays and not appropriate this year.

He'd hoped to be able to send them off on the back of optimistic news about the economy, but the signals were mixed.

Some growth is forecast, but unemployment is still climbing.

11% of the French workforce could be out of a job next year.

Monsieur Hollande, who says he won't be going to the presidential retreat on the

court d'asieu this summer, is under pressure from political opponents to overhaul the economy.

As Emma Jane Kirby's been finding out, from political opponents to overhaul the economy.

As Emma Jane Kirby's been finding out,

his critics say it's become harder and harder for businesses to flourish in France.

Think French underwear. Think French knickers.

Nope, think again. Think men's pants. Patriotic pants with a white waistband embossed with the tricolor colours

and selling for around 32 pounds a pair.

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