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Gustavo Dudamel electrifies the Rencontres Musicales d'Évian festival

The inspirational conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the festival's specially-created orchestra gave a passionate performance of Brahms' 4th symphony at the grand finale.

France

Franky Zapata fails to cross the English Channel with 'flyboard'

Franky Zapata fails to cross the English Channel with 'flyboard'

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French inventor shows off flyboard before bid to cross English Channel

French inventor Franky Zapata demonstrated his jet-powered flyboard in the north of France on Wednesday (July 24), a day before attempting a cross-Channel flight.

France

Watch: Tourists cool off in Paris' fountains as France sizzles

As Paris sizzled in the heatwave currently gripping France, some tourists sought relief in the fountains in front of the Eiffel Tower.

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France

France becomes first country to adopt EU copyright reform

France became the first country to adopt the controversial EU copyright reform on Tuesday.

France

France tells Iran to return to compliance in nuclear deal - foreign ministry

France tells Iran to return to compliance in nuclear deal - foreign ministry

Sport

Watch: Tour de France employs men to redesign the phallic graffiti

Before every day of the Tour de France, Patrick and his teammate drive along the route in their van, painting over any phallic imagery on the roads or walls.

France

'Hold adults accountable,' says climate change activist Greta Thunberg

"Young people should speak up and hold adults accountable in the combat against climate change," said activist Greta Thunberg on receipt of Normandy's first Freedom Prize.

World

Greta Thunberg: ‘Don't listen to children, listen to scientists’

The 16-year old Swedish environmentalist Greta Thunberg urged French MPs to listen to scientists and act to reduce global warming.

France

14 EU countries agree to Franco-German migrant influx mechanism

Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said Italy would not continue to be "Europe's refugee camp" after 14 EU members agreed to a new Franco-German migrant influx mechanism on Monday.

Australia

French journalist arrested while reporting on protest in Australia

French television journalist Hugo Clement was arrested alongside his crew while they were reporting on a protest in the Australian state of Queensland.

France

Euroviews. Health worker strikes in Europe should not be ignored ǀ View

For the past three months, emergency departments across France have been hit by industrial action. Doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals working on the frontline of healthcare have walked out over concerns about patient safety and their working environments.

Australia

Australia detains French television crew filming anti-coal protest

Australian authorities have detained a French television crew who were filming anti-coal protest

France

French army 'turns to sci-fi writers to imagine future threats'

France's army has turned to science fiction writers to imagine possible new threats in the future, according to a new report.

France

France denies nationality to nurse for 'working too much'

The woman's naturalisation application was rejected because she was found to be in breach of working time legislation. Authorities estimated she worked a monthly average of 271 hours in 2018

Business

G7 ministers reach consensus on taxing digital giants

The G7 finance ministers and central bank governors agreed that large tech companies such as Google, Amazon, Facebook or Apple can be taxed in the countries in which they make money, even without being physically present there.

France

Watch: Footage from jet-powered flyboard at Bastille Day celebrations

Onboard footage has emerged from a jet-powered flyboard as it stole the show at Paris' Bastille Day celebrations on Sunday.

France

Watch: Herd of sheep enjoy ur'baaa'n life as they tour French cities

The project was organised by the "Urban Shepherds" collective, to encourage cities to rethink urban and rural divides and integrate more farm animals into day-to-day living.

France

Watch: Senegal and Algeria fans preview Africa Cup of Nations final

"When a national team plays, it represents you, there’s pride," Karim, a shopkeeper in Lyon and an Algerian football fan told Euronews ahead of Friday's game.

Green News

Pete the Monkey: A revolutionary eco music festival in France

Europe's most sustainable music festival takes over Normandy with a fresh, green approach to recycling, water, energy and plastic on site!