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Why do France's overseas territories have a diabetes problem?

A study by the national public health institute reveals alarming rates of type 2 diabetes among residents of France's overseas territories, where the chronic illness is two times as common as it is on the French mainland. What explains the disparity?

Radio France Internationale

French city moves protected snails one by one to make way for tramway

In a bid to limit the environmental impact of its second tramway line, the city of Brest in north-west France has begun moving a protected species of snail, "Escargot de Quimper", by hand.

Radio France Internationale

Britain still needs post-Brexit deals - but has the EU moved on?

The chances of the UK striking key deals with Brussels are looking up, with many seeing the new foreign secretary David Cameron as the latest step in a rapprochement

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Mongolia and France team up

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the French / Mongolian joint venture. There’s a moment of nostalgia in store for you, “The Listener’s Corner” and “Ollia’s Happy Moment” with Ollia Horton, and Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan”. All that, and the new…

Radio France Internationale

Napalm Death extend their Campaign For Musical Destruction Tour into the UK and mainland Europe with new dates for 2024

You wanted heavy? Napalm Death will bring you heavy

Metal Hammer

One of Napoleon’s signature bicorne hats expected to fetch $650,000 at France auction

Other history-laden items in the sale of industrialist Jean-Louis Noisiez’s collection of Napoleonic memorabilia include a silver plate looted from Napoleon’s carriage after his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

Chicago Sun-Times

One of Napoleon's signature bicorne hats on auction in France could fetch upwards of $650,000

One of the signature broad, black bicorne hats that Napoleon Bonaparte wore when he ruled 19th-century France and waged war in Europe is expected to fetch more than half a million euros (dollars) at auction

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How to Have Sex: Explore sexual consent with British teens on holiday

British filmmaker Molly Manning Walker’s Cannes prize-winning debut film, “How to Have Sex”, has been released in France. Across the Channel, French actress and director Mélanie Laurent helms a new female action-comedy “Wingwomen”, out on Netflix while French filmmaker Claude Lelouch celebrates his 60 year-long career with nationwide retrospective cinema-shows.

France 24

Emperor’s new clothes: why the French are ready to embrace Napoleon again

With Ridley Scott’s epic about to hit screens, there has been renewed discussion about the military leader’s legacy – and film fans can’t wait

The Guardian - UK

Asylum groups warn of ‘catastrophic situation’ in northern France

People in Calais and Dunkirk may die due to lack of shelter and sanitation, NGOs tell government officials

The Guardian - UK

France’s first lady Brigitte thought Emmanuel Macron would ‘fall for someone his own age’

Macron’s parents had believed their son was dating his teacher’s daughter until the truth came out

The Independent UK

Assad arrest warrant: ‘Hope and pain’ for Syrian chemical attack survivors

Lawyers say French arrest warrant sets ‘historic precedent’ as survivors of chemical massacre long for justice in Syria.

Al Jazeera

Macron Breaks Ranks With the West on Israel-Hamas War

Amid deepening internal rifts, France is trying again to punch above its weight on the world stage.

Foreign Policy

Campaign trail: follow Napoleon’s progress across Europe

Ridley Scott’s Napoleon biopic is released next week, but from birthplace to battlefields you can still follow in Bonaparte’s mighty footsteps

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Five years on, the world is failing to learn the gilets jaunes’ lesson about class and climate

From the reaction to Ulez in London to heat pumps in Germany, eco-policies are still too often felt as sanctions on working people, says Oliver Haynes, a freelance journalist

Radio France Internationale

Macron's opponents snub cross-party talks on tackling political deadlock

French President Emmanuel Macron has lashed out at the heads of France’s opposition parties who refused his invitation to participate in a second meeting on Friday aimed at breaking the deadlock in parliament. His opponents say they doubt the sincerity or effectiveness of the effort.

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A refreshed Musée National de la Marine shows off its expanded exhibition spaces in France

Musée National de la Marine in France has been brought to the 21st century by a team comprising h2o Architectes, Snøhetta and exhibition designers Casson Mann

Cycling Weekly

Racing bikes over stroking 'doped up tigers' - EF Education-EasyPost's James Shaw on the ride that changed him

27-year-old tells Tom Thewlis about the turning point in the early days of his career that eventually led to the Tour de France this summer

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Las Vegas Grand Prix live stream: how to watch F1 free online from anywhere – Practice 1

Follow our guide on how to watch a Las Vegas Grand Prix live stream anywhere – the Sphere, Caesars Palace and the Bellagio Fountains are primped and primed for the new race.

The Independent UK

The moment a South African burglar touched the Rugby World Cup – and chose not to steal it

CCTV footage showed one of the criminals touch the Webb Ellis Cup, which South Africa won in France last month, and smile before walking away

FourFourTwo

Best midfielders of the 2000s

Some of the world's finest picked up where they left off in the 1990s. Other new talents emerged. But who were the pick from the first decade of the new millennium?

The Independent UK

The police officer suspected in French teen's killing that set off riots has been freed during probe

A police officer being investigated in the killing of a 17-year-old of North African origin that touched off riots around France was freed from jail Wednesday while the probe continues

Radio France Internationale

France issues arrest warrant for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad

France has issued an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for complicity in crimes against humanity over chemical attacks carried out in the summer of 2013.

Al Jazeera

France issues arrest warrant for Syria’s al-Assad

The warrant charges Syria’s president with complicity in ‘crimes against humanity and complicity in war crimes’.

InsideEVs

France Plug-In Car Sales Increased By 45% In October 2023

Last month 40,379 new passenger plug-in electric cars were registered in France (44% more than a year ago), which represented almost 26.5% of the market.

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