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Village near west coast of France evacuated after tremors

A 5.8 magnitude tremor hit at around 6.30 pm on Friday, forcing the 500 or so residents of La Laigne to evacuate as cracks appeared in many houses.

17/06/2023

Mobility

This electric ‘water bike’ could be a green alternative to jet skis

The all-electric ‘water bike’, from New Zealand-based company, Manta 5, retails from €10,000 and can reach top speeds of 20km/h.

16/06/2023

Culture news

Guillermo del Toro: 'We need to take over the asylum and then run it!'

Disclaimer: This article contains Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro dropping a fair few f-bombs.

16/06/2023

Work

More than half of French employers do not plan on using AI

Around 31% of French employers already use the technology in the workplace.

16/06/2023

Cinema

French city aiming to be the world capital of animated film

The Annecy Animation Film Festival, a vibrant annual gathering in the heart of the French Alps, welcomes global audiences, industry professionals, and animation enthusiasts from every corner of the world.

15/06/2023

Mobility

These five companies at VivaTech are rethinking how we travel

Mobility is a key theme at VivaTech in Paris - and there is no shortage of innovative companies vying to change the future of travel for people and things.

15/06/2023

Culture news

France's Immigration Museum reopens in Paris to tell a "shared story"

With 'one French person in three an immigrant, the child of an immigrant or the grandchild of an immigrant,' France's newly reopened Immigration Museum says it's time to count the cost of their contributions.

15/06/2023

Culture news

France's Louvre Museum takes in and protects Ukrainian art works

Ukrainian art works including precious Byzantine icons have been exfiltrated from Kyiv under great secrecy for a show at France's Louvre Museum titled "The Origins of the Sacred Image"

15/06/2023

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Colombian graffiti artists add colour to run-down Marseille district

Thousands of kilometres from Medellin, in a working-class district of Marseille, two Colombian graffiti artists create a brightly coloured mural with a clear message: "you can leave violence behind".

14/06/2023

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Watch: Fire service battles blaze in Vosges region of France

The authorities say a fire that devastated 30 hectares of mountainous vegetation in the Vosges is now under control.

14/06/2023

Tech News

VivaTech 2023: What to expect from this week’s tech show in Paris

VivaTech is returning for its seventh year. This is what you can expect from one of Europe's biggest tech and start-up events in Paris.

14/06/2023

Tech News

Emmanuel Macron to unveil ambitious plan to boost French tech and AI

French President Emmanuel Macron will unveil a new plan to support the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and tech start-ups in France.

14/06/2023

Design

Paris has re-banned tall buildings - but what's behind it?

The French capital has put in place the ‘Plan Local d’Urbanisme’, which limits the height of new buildings to 12 storeys - or 37 metres.

14/06/2023

France

French police charge Dutch pensioner with murder of British girl

Local media reports suggest the British family had lived in the area for several years but had been in dispute with the neighbour over an area of land between their two properties.

13/06/2023

Travel News

60,000 free train tickets are now available in France and Germany

The 60,000 free tickets for travel around France or Germany are given on a first come, first served basis so be quick!

13/06/2023

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Watch: Thousands of activists denounce industrial sand extraction

According to the organisers, this colourful procession brought together crowds of people, hundreds of bicycles and 30 tractors.

12/06/2023

Experiences

This eco-friendly canal boat has ‘no noise, no exhaust and no smell’

France's first hydrogen-powered tourist river boat has recently been cruising the canals of Burgundy, with zero carbon emissions.

12/06/2023

France

Shooting of 11-year-old in France blamed on 'family dispute'

The shooting of a young British girl in a northern French town has been linked to a dispute between the family and a 71-year-old Dutch suspect

12/06/2023

Culture news

Japanese artist Takashi Murakami's monumental art comes to France

The exhibition 'Understanding the New Cognitive Domain' marks the debut of a monumental new 5-by-23-meter painting by celebrated Japanese artist Takashi Murakami.

12/06/2023

France

Tennis players struggle as Ukraine war comes to court

This year's French Open saw one of Belarus's highest-profile athletes facing questions over whether she supports her country's president – and how she behaved towards her Ukrainian opponent.

12/06/2023

France

Annecy citizens gather in solidarity with attack victims and families

Perpetrator remains in custody while police attempt to identify his motives

11/06/2023

France

Suspect in French Alps stabbing charged with attempted murder

French judges on Saturday handed preliminary charges of attempted murder to a man suspected of stabbing four young children and two adults in a French Alps park, an attack that reverberated across France and beyond.

10/06/2023

Climate

French comedians are helping people deal with climate anxiety

The popular Greenwashing Comedy Club in Paris is putting climate in the spotlight, providing "a sense of togetherness".

10/06/2023

Culture news

Annecy Film Festival 2023: The unmissable animation event

The Annecy Animation Film Festival runs from 11 - 17 June. Here's the full lowdown.

10/06/2023

France

France: Locals organise vigil for victims of Annecy knife attack

Residents and wellwishers in the Alpine town laid flowers at the site of Thursday's attack, four of the six victims, including two children, have life-threatening injuries

09/06/2023

France

Southern France restricts water as it braces for dry summer

Parts of southern France are restricting water as 10% of Europe faces a crisis situation due to drought.

09/06/2023