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Paris police arrest over 130 as climate march turns violent

'Black bloc' and 'gilet jaunes' protesters fought running battles with police.

France

French supermarket chain to remove additives using phone app

French supermarket chain says it will remove 140 additives, changing 900 food recipes by 2020.

Taste

European chefs discover the delight of Japanese sake

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Sake, a complex drink from Japan is gaining popularity among cooks and wine enthusiasts in Europe especially as an accompaniment to seafood dishes

Taste

Langoustine carpaccio marries perfectly with Japanese sake

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Sake specialists are trying their best to introduce the unique characteristics of this complex fermented drink to the greatest number of people outside Japan

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Taste

An expert reveals how best to drink Japanese sake

In partnership with JFOODO

In Japan, there are not many rules for drinking sake, but one fundamental rule is that you never serve yourself

France

Black panther spotted prowling rooftops in northern France

A black panther was photographed prowling rooftops in Armentières, in northern France.

France

Pilot left dangling from powerline after F16 fighter jet crash

Both pilots survived after ejecting before impact. One of them had been left hanging from a powerline after his parachute got caught, the prefecture of the region said.

Finland

UK must submit Brexit proposals by Sept 30 or it's 'over': Finnish PM

That would give Boris Johnson, the embattled British Prime Minister, just 12 days to lay out his alternative proposals to the backstop arrangement — the insurance policy worked into the Withdrawal Agreement to prevent the erection of a physical border in Northern Ireland.

Italy

Emmanuel Macron and Giuseppe Conte talk migration policy in Rome

French President Emmanuel Macron met with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in Rome on Wednesday.

France

Ceremony honours fallen US soldiers in all-but-forgotten WWII battle

It might have been forgotten if it wasn't for some painstaking research.

France

France expands nuclear security cordon, gives out more iodine tablets

The radius for free iodine tablets was previously ten kilometres.

Cult

Game of Thrones tapestry exhibition draws huge crowds in France

The tapestry was made with the same material used to make the costumes for the show.

France

Watch: Paris tests 'flying taxi' as future of city transport

With pollution a major issue for Paris and public transport bursting at the seams, one start-up has a solution involving the River Seine.

Russia

US Department of Justice sues Edward Snowden over new book

The US Department of Justice said Snowden's new book violates non-disclosure agreements.

France

Lyon: Volunteers fish more than 100 e-scooters out of Rhône river

Paris and Marseille are also dealing with the growing trend.

France

Gay and single parents in France could soon get the right to IVF in th

Currently assisted reproduction techniques are available only to straight couples with fertility problems who are married or have lived together for at least two years.

France

Yellow vest protesters clash with police in Nantes, France

The "gilets jaunes" or "yellow vests" protesters clashed with French police in Nantes on Saturday. The movement brought some French towns to a standstill earlier this year.

France

British expats in France fear the prospect of a no-deal Brexit

More than a quarter of Gouarec's population is British. Many residents are angry at Boris Johnson for not ruling out a no-deal Brexit which leave their future highly uncertain.

France

Scientists win Ig Nobel prize for testing temperature of testicles

The Ig Nobel prizes are for experiments which "make you laugh then make you think"

France

Saudi princess sentenced over abuse of Paris plumber

A French court has handed Saudi Princess Hassa bint Salman a 10-month suspended sentence over the abuse and kidnap of a Parisien plumber.