text: PRESS DIGEST - FRANCE - LE MONDE 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