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France

Record 6,000 drop in Paris pupil numbers amid COVID and remote working

Paris' deputy mayor said it was down to a declining birth rate and the effects of the COVID pandemic.

13/10/2021

Culture news

Comics: Astérix returns in 'Astérix and the Griffon'

Astérix and his red-haired best friend Obélix make a return in this brand new adventure and the last story that Albert Uderzo was able to supervise.

12/10/2021

Culture news

Villagers are saving their castle from owner who 'pretends to be dead'

After a money laundering affair and alleged €12 million fraud, the owner is now in prison awaiting trial where prosecutors accuse him of pretending to be dead to escape justice.

12/10/2021

France

Migrants hit by train in France were 'sleeping or lying' on the tracks

The incident occurred on Tuesday morning near Saint-Jean-de-Luz station, close to France’s border with Spain.

12/10/2021

Culture news

Roquefort makers feeling blue over nutri system that 'defies heritage'

The Nutri-Score is based on five letters and a color code, according to the nutritional quality of each foodstuff. The Nutri-Score of 90% of cheeses, including Roquefort, is D and E - the least nutritious.

12/10/2021

Tech News

Macron unveils €30bn plan to revive French industry with high tech

With six months until France’s presidential election, Emmanuel Macron is hedging his bets on tech to revive the country’s economic fortunes.

12/10/2021

The Kitchen

Thomas Lemaire's recipe for smoked salmon tart & herbs| The Kitchen

"Herbs are an important part of the history of French gastronomy," says Lyon chef Thomas Lemaire. "Everything is always better with a few herbs."

12/10/2021

France

France to ban plastic packaging for 30 fruit and vegetables

Around 37% of fruit and vegetables are currently sold in plastic packaging, the government said.

12/10/2021

France

'It's easier to be illegal': French MP on why migrants head for UK

Calais area politicians blame the UK for lax labour laws that attract illegal migration, responding to UK criticism that the French aren't doing enough to stop Channel crossings.

12/10/2021

Mobility

Why French students and Thomas Pesquet are getting excited about Blobs

Better known as "slime mould," 500-million-year-old Blob is now under the microscope of thousands of students and French astronaut Thomas Pesquet.

11/10/2021

Scenes

Meet the women hunting cyber criminals and fighting for justice

In partnership with Media City

“The fact that our daily life got transferred to cyberspace, the sexist violence in the streets transferred itself to cyberspace.”

11/10/2021

France

France rescues more than 340 UK-bound migrants in English Channel

Illegal crossings between France and the UK have increased dramatically since 2018.

11/10/2021

Cinema

Lumiere Festival begins in Lyon after last year's cut back event

More than 5,000 attended the opening of the Lumiere Film Festival in Lyon which celebrates cinema from around the world.

10/10/2021

No Comment

Migrants seen leaving France on boats for UK

A group of French police officers watched dozens of migrants boarding a dinghy on Friday to get across the Channel to Britain, footage by British broadcaster Sky showed.

09/10/2021

Health news

World’s most powerful MRI scanner delivers its first images

The French-built MRI - the most powerful scanner yet - is set to revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment of brain diseases, one pumpkin at a time.

08/10/2021

Musica

A new chapter: Gustavo Dudamel's story at the Paris Opera begins.

Muscia meets Venezuelan conductor and recently appointed head of the Paris Opera, Gustavo Dudamel.

07/10/2021

France

Human rights report denounces French police 'abuse' of Calais migrants

The report accuses the police of mass evictions, harassment, and restricting access to humanitarian assistance for migrants on the northern French coast.

07/10/2021

France

France moves closer to banning so-called gay conversion therapy

MPs in the lower house of France's parliament unanimously supported a new law to ban so-called gay conversion therapy.

06/10/2021

France

'It's also my shame': Pope Francis on French church sex abuse scandal

"It is also my shame, our shame, my shame, for the incapacity of the church for too long to put them [victims] at the centre of its concerns."

06/10/2021

France

Blinken meets Macron in first U.S.-France summit since submarine deal

US Secretary of State held talks at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris.

06/10/2021

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Climate protesters invade the Louis Vuitton fashion show in Paris

Climate activists from the Extinction Rebellion disrupted the Louis Vitton fashion show in Paris, with banners "Overconsumption = extinction".

06/10/2021

Mobility

Citroën looks to reimagine city travel with new self-driving pods

Rethinking urban mobility, Citroën is leading a revolution in autonomous cars for city living.

05/10/2021

France

France demands EU gets 'tougher' with UK over Brexit fishing rights

The French government said they're looking into retaliatory measures after the UK and Jersey awarded just a small number of licences to French vessels.

05/10/2021

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Rubbish litters Marseille beaches a day after heavy storms

Several beaches in the center of Marseille are littered with garbage, the day after heavy rains.

05/10/2021

France

French clergy abused 216,000 children since 1950, says inquiry

France's Catholic Church showed "a profound and even cruel indifference towards the victims" of abuse, the head of the inquiry said.

05/10/2021

Nature

Marseille begins clean-up after floods

The clean-up has begun in the French city of Marseille after torrential rain and floods hit the area earlier this week.

04/10/2021