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Podcast: Macron vs Le Pen, Mélenchon supporters protest, France's first elected woman

The two presidential candidates faced off in a three-hour debate Wednesday in which they tried to convince undecided voters. Did it work? Leftist Mélenchon voters on what to do in the second round. And the first woman elected to office in France in 1925.

Radio France Internationale

Covid's long shadow: Lingering symptoms may be keeping millions from working

Millions of people are thought to be suffering the effects of so-called long Covid. How is this affecting America's already-tight labour market? FRANCE 24's Solange Mougin tells us more. Also in the programme, we're joined by Elliot Coad, the CEO of Ecologi, to discuss how small and medium-sized businesses are…

France 24

‘A demand for dignity’: How French Muslims lost faith in Macron after security shift

Community disappointed by president for neglecting poorer suburbs and passing divisive anti-terror laws

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'Spreading the word': Going door-to-door with Macron campaigners in Paris

Just days ahead of the second and final round of the presidential election on Sunday, supporters of Emmanuel Macron are multiplying their efforts to encourage voters to cast their ballots for the incumbent president. But even in a Parisian neighbourhood that voted 42.35 percent in favour of Macron in the…

France 24

Election debate marks normalisation of far-right politics in France

Analysis: 20 years on from Jean-Marie Le Pen’s advance to second round, his daughter’s ‘detoxification’ bears fruit

The Guardian - UK

Man banned from teaching kids under six because they find him 'terrifying'

Sylvain Helaine has taught children in the UK and France despite having black eyeballs and head-to-tie tattoos. He thinks his extreme look teaches the kids tolerance of others

Daily Mirror

European leaders back Macron as French campaign nears end

Just days before France's crucial presidential runoff vote, the center-left leaders of Germany, Spain and Portugal are urging French voters to choose centrist President Emmanuel Macron over far-right nationalist rival Marine Le Pen

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Macron wins TV debate but sounded arrogant, say French voters

Fifty-nine per cent of viewers believe the French president came out on top

The Independent UK

French inmates fasting for Ramadan share their iftar meals on TikTok

The Islamic month of Ramadan is generally observed with a daily fast from sunrise to sunset as well as a nightly feast where communities come together to pray and break their fast. However, for the thousands of Muslims currently incarcerated in France, the holy month is more difficult. The FRANCE…

France 24

Many young French voters are approaching the presidential runoff with a shrug and vow to 'vote blank'

The race for the presidential post in France began with 12 candidates. It will conclude on April 24 with the same choice that confronted voters five years earlier: the centrist Emmanuel Macron or the far-right Marine Le Pen.

The Conversation

Catalan leader confident gas pipeline with France will be built this decade

The head of the regional government of Catalonia is confident a pipeline to ship gas and potentially green hydrogen from the northeastern Spanish region to France will be built this decade as Europe seeks to cut its energy reliance on Russia.

Reuters

Grenoble city guide: Where to eat, drink, shop and stay in France’s ‘capital of the Alps’

Too often missed as visitors make a mad dash for the mountains, this southeastern French city is where skiers and hikers converge with raucous wine bars and elegant antiques shops, says Anna Richards

The Independent UK

Tensions over race, religion in France's presidential race

France’s presidential campaign has been difficult for voters of immigrant heritage and religious minorities

The Independent UK

Inside the legendary Hotel Negresco in the French city of Nice

The Negresco is a legend in the world of luxury hotels. Located on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, just opposite the Mediterranean, it's emblematic of the French Riviera city. The hotel is not owned by a tourism or hotel group, making it one of the few totally independent luxury…

France 24

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Woman 'humiliated' as she's asked to prove she lives in UK at Manchester Airport

Laurence Sauvage-Lumb, originally from Lille but lives in Ormskirk with her husband and daughter, was returning from France when the humiliating incident occurred last Thursday

France 24

Emmanuel Macron: After French president's meteoric rise, a rocky road lay ahead

Emmanuel Macron won office in 2017 running as an independent centrist and an ambitious reformer. The youngest president elected in France's modern political era, Macron's rise to the Élysée Palace atop a fledgling party he had founded himself was swift and iconoclastic. But far from that smooth road, his five-year…

The Conversation

Comment le Sénégal a décolonisé sa diplomatie – à commencer par Kennedy et Senghor

Dans sa lutte pour se libérer de la France, le peuple sénégalais a parfaitement compris qu’obtenir son indépendance ne suffirait pas. La véritable victoire serait d’obtenir une indépendance durable.

Axios

Macron hits Le Pen on Putin ties and headscarf ban in tense debate

Macron warned that Le Pen could "create a civil war."

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Birmingham Post

24 Queen’s Awards for Enterprise received in Yorkshire and Humber

Meet the winners of the most prestigious business award

The Independent UK

Russia's Navalny accuses Le Pen of Kremlin ties before vote

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny waded into France’s tight presidential campaign, urging voters to back incumbent Emmanuel Macron in Sunday's runoff and alleging that far-right challenger Marine Le Pen is too closely linked to Russia

Reuters

France's Macron says Le Pen's interests tied to Russian leadership

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen's interests are tied to Russia's leadership, President Emmanuel Macron said in a TV debate with his far-right challenger on Wednesday.

Reuters

France's Le Pen promises real boost to salaries, not one-off grants

French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said in an election debate with President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday that if she is elected president on Sunday, her government will give a permanent boost to salaries, not one-off grants.

The Independent UK

Prehistoric people created art by flickering firelight – study

Researchers examined 50 stones unearthed in France that were engraved with artistic designs around 15,000 years ago.

France 24

Ukraine’s Zelensky, Kremlin critic Navalny call on France to vote for Macron in presidential race

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and jailed Russian Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny voiced support separately for French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of Sunday's second round of the presidential election that pits the incumbent against Russia-friendly far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.

Daily Mirror

Dates and kick-off times for Eddie Jones' final Six Nations campaign with England

England, fifth and third in last two Six Nations, have been assigned Twickenham games in three of the first four rounds

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