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260,000 homes still without electricity as France braces for new Storm Domingos

Some 260,000 homes were still without electricity on Saturday – mainly in Brittany and Normandy – following the passage of Storm Ciaran and the imminent arrival of Storm Domingos.

Radio France Internationale

France revives culture war over bid to make language more gender-neutral

In the latest step in a long-running battle over whether to make the French language more inclusive, President Emmanuel Macron has urged its speakers "not to give in to the zeitgeist" by using gender-neutral nouns. His comments this week come as the Senate voted in favour of a proposal to…

Radio France Internationale

France frets as China strengthens ties with allies in South Pacific

Chinese aid to the South Pacific is increasingly targeted toward the country's political allies in the region, an independent Australian thinktank reported this week. This is happening amid a declining appetite for Chinese credit, and as the US and China jostle for influence.

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What’s in a word? How less-gendered language is faring across Europe

A contentious vote in the French senate is only the latest battleground in the culture war over inclusive language

The Guardian - UK

Link is a fictional knight, but now Legend of Zelda lead Eiji Aonuma is a real one

The lead producer on the Zelda series is the now latest member of France's most prestigious community of artists.

GamesRadar

It's time to limit how often we can travel abroad – 'carbon passports' may be the answer

The summer of 2023 has been very significant for the travel industry. By the end of July, international tourist arrivals globally reached 84% of pre-pandemic levels. In some European countries, such as France, Denmark and Ireland, tourism demand even surpassed its pre-pandemic level.

The Conversation

France win team relay at 2023 European Cyclo-cross Championships

Great Britain takes silver and Belgium bronze

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Blockbuster show on Genghis Khan opens in France after row with China

Exhibition features objects never before seen in Europe and draws lessons relevant to today

The Guardian - UK

Extreme weather forces schedule change at European Cyclo-cross Championships

All Saturday races rescheduled on Sunday in Pont-Château with impending return of high winds

Cycling News

Kurdistan leader cements decades-old ties in visit to Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday received Nechirvan Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Autonomous Region in the north of Iraq – where France still has troops as part of its fight against the Islamic State. Paris has supported Kurdistan since the early 1990s.

Radio France Internationale

European Cyclo-cross Championships rescheduled due to stormy weather

Local authority in western France stops Saturday's planned races from happening; races rescheduled to Sunday

Cycling Weekly

Hezbollah says 'total war possible' as France warns of Lebanese fallout

France has urged Israel and the Lebanese Islamist group Hezbollah to avoid destabilising the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon – warning that broadening the Israel-Hamas war would plunge Lebanon "into an abyss". However Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Friday said an escalation of hostilities was "a realistic possibility".

Radio France Internationale

Storm Ciarán: six dead in Italy; Spain evacuates 800 as wildfire spreads – as it happened

Extreme weather event caused fatalities in Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, France and Italy

The Guardian - UK

French prosecutors investigate anti-Semitic slurs on Paris metro

Amid a surge in anti-Semitism in France, prosecutors have opened an investigation into a video that appeared on social media showing a group of young people chanting anti-Jewish slurs in the Paris metro.

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Bernal joins Pogacar, Kuss, Cavendish and Froome at Saitama Criterium

Event takes key players of Tour de France to three kilometre circuit on outskirts of Tokyo

The Conversation

Natalie Zemon Davis: three brilliant examples of her microhistory writing

Natalie Zemon Davis, who died on October 21 just short of her 95th birthday, was probably the best-known and most well-regarded of North American historians since the 1970s. She published her first book, Society and Culture in Early Modern France, in 1975 and was writing the final pages of her…

The Guardian - UK

Storm Ciarán: Seven people killed and dozens injured in Europe

Torrential rain and 200km/h winds force schools to close and airlines and train companies to halt services

The Conversation

Storm Ciarán is breaking records – and research suggests more severe weather in future

Storm Ciarán made landfall in south-west England and northern France overnight on November 1, with heavy rain and winds blowing up to 180 kilometers per hour (108 mph).

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Brazilian Grand Prix live stream: how to watch F1 free online from anywhere – sprint

Follow our guide on how to watch a Brazilian Grand Prix live stream anywhere – under mounting pressure from Hamilton and Ricciardo, Perez needs to perform at Interlagos.

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Where was All the Light We Cannot See filmed? Filming locations of the new Netflix drama

We reveal where All the Light We Cannot See was filmed, as the Second World War epic arrives on Netflix

France 24

Trailblazing French director Euzhan Palcy on fighting to make films

She's a cinema pioneer with an incredible list of firsts: Euzhan Palcy was the first female director to win one of France's prestigious César awards, the first Black woman to have a film produced by a major Hollywood studio and the only woman to have directed Marlon Brando. Born on…

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Looking Back At France's Most Iconic Small Car

The original Renault Twingo forever changed the city car.

The Independent UK

Marlie Packer and Abby Dow nominated for World Rugby Women’s Player of the Year

The England pair are among four nominees for the prestigious award after shining in their country’s grand slam triumph

France 24

France's Jewish community faces a surge in anti-Semitism

Witnessing the explosion of acts of anti-Semitism in France since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas, many members of France's Jewish community are struggling to adapt to their new reality.

Radio France Internationale

France's Macron visits Uzbekistan to expand EU footprint in Central Asia

French President Emmanuel Macron visited Uzbekistan on Thursday after a trip to Kazakhstan – part of a two-day tour to boost France's footprint in Central Asia, secure raw materials and counter China's growing influence in the region.

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