France
Seafood festivals to choosing trains over planes
From a Brittany weekend to choosing train travel this summer - this week’s La Belle Vie newsletter offers an essential...
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New Zealand’s kiwi bird returns to Wellington hills after a century-long absence
The kiwi, New Zealand’s sacred national bird, vanished from the hills around Wellington more than a century ago. Now the...
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Samuel Kircher on Wild Foxes: Masculinity, Vulnerability and the Pressure to be Strong
In Wild Foxes, rising French actor Samuel Kircher delivers an arresting performance as Camille, a gifted teenage boxer navigating the...
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Kids Safe Saturday event set for this weekend
The annual Kids Safe Saturday, sponsored by Paris EMS is set for Saturday, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at...
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Procès en appel des financements libyens: les faux calculs de Nicolas Sarkozy
L’ancien président a affirmé avoir découvert un système de rétrocommissions qui met à mal tout l’édifice de l’affaire libyenne. «Mediapart»...
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French unions rally on Labour Day to defend paid holiday rights
French unions are mobilising for Labour Day on Friday, defending the status of 1 May as a paid day off,...
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A second French presidency for François Hollande? Really?
French history is littered with spectacular comebacks, from the Emperor Napoleon to Charles de Gaulle to Edith Piaf, writes John...
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Brazil Congress overrides Lula veto to reduce Bolsonaro prison sentence
Brazil’s Congress voted Thursday to override a presidential veto and adopt a bill to reduce former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison...
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La protection des eaux européennes menacée au nom de la «simplification»
La Commission européenne veut réviser la directive de protection des eaux, une des pierres angulaires de la politique environnementale, pour...
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French economy records zero growth in first quarter
France's economy recorded zero growth in the first quarter of this year due to "sluggish" domestic demand and a "strongly"...
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