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France's Macron against building new Iberia gas pipeline

French President Emmanuel Macron says his government doesn't support building a new pipeline to pump natural gas between the Iberian Peninsula and the rest of Europe despite the continent’s energy crisis

The Independent UK

Gritty French novelist Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Literature Prize

French author Annie Ernaux, whose novels draw on personal experience of class and gender, has won the Nobel Literature Prize. The jury praised "the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory".

Radio France Internationale

Tennis stars hit with hefty punishment after coming to blows in feisty on-court scrap

Corentin Moutet and Adrian Andreev have both been fined by the ATP after their clash at the Open d'Orleans in France where an umpire was forced to intervene on court

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Annie Ernaux of France wins Nobel Literature prize

STOCKHOLM: French author Annie Ernaux has won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory”, the Swedish Academy said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

France fights winter shortages with new energy-saving drive

Under the watchword “Every gesture counts,” France's government is detailing an energy-saving drive to get the country through the winter without gas from Russia

The Independent UK

OPEC+ production cuts pile further pressure on global inflation

The decision by the OPEC+ oil cartel to lower global production to 2 million barrels per day starting in November has prompted the US to dip into its Strategic Petroleum Reserve to dampen prices. An upcoming price cap on Russian oil could also add more inflationary pressure if Moscow decides…

France 24

Iran Airs Video with 2 French Citizens Arrested for 'Spying'

Iran on Thursday published video showing two French citizens arrested for spying amid ongoing protests roiling the country that Tehran has sought to describe as a foreign plot instead of local anger over the death of a 22-year-old detained by the country's morality police. The video released by the state-run…

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Tourist who went on London Eye 'ashamed' after realising they made funny mistake

A person riding the London Eye recalls looking out south from the top of the wheel over London, believing that they were seeing one of the world's most iconic structures

Daily Mirror

Rugby League World Cup 2022: Full match schedule and how to watch on TV

Everything you need to know about the tournament

The Independent UK

Victor Wembanyama: the 7ft 4in ‘once-in-a-millennium’ prodigy coming to the NBA

The French teenager has an 8ft wingspan and can shoot like a point guard. And he will be testing himself against the best in the world very soon

The Guardian - US

Women’s Rugby World Cup 2022: group-by-group preview

Defending champions New Zealand have shown a return to form but England will start as favourites to win the tournament

The Guardian - UK

Paris 2024 Olympic bosses unveil revolutionary marathon route

Organisers of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris have unveiled a route for the men’s and women’s marathon loosely based on a march undertaken in 1789 by nearly 7,000 Parisian women opposed to King Louis XVI as revolutionary fervour rose in France.

Radio France Internationale

Weatherwatch: climate crisis causing tropical viruses to spread

Infections such as dengue fever on rise in Europe as virus-transmitting mosquitoes expand habitats

The Guardian - UK

500K Speeding Drivers In France Caught By Private Camera Cars In 2021

Privately operated speed camera cars have operated in France since 2018, and accounted for €76 million in fines last year.

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National Rally marks 50th anniversary with symposium on far-right 'victories'

France's far-right National Rally is marking the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the party – formerly known as the National Front – by hosting a symposium on the 'victories' the movement has enjoyed over the past five decades.

ABC News

How Josephine Baker used her magnetic charisma to become a World War II spy

France made her a star, so she was determined to do what she could to resist the Nazis during World War II. It was difficult and dangerous work.

Daily Mirror

Brad Pitt pals accuse Angelina Jolie of 'smear campaign' amid abuse allegations

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt – who were married from 2014 to 2019 – are in a legal dispute over a vineyard they co-own, with recent legal documents by her lawyers having included claims of abuse

Daily Record

Wishaw pool player heading to France for World Blackball Championships

Logan Davidson has already represented the country at under-15 level and is hoping to taste glory at singles, doubles and the team event.

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France 24

Children’s art show brings trauma of Ukraine war to Paris

Children in Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv created artworks portraying their experience of war while living underground in the city's metro, where residents found refuge from Russian bombs, during three gruelling months last spring. Their striking artworks are now the subject of an exhibition in Paris that runs through November…

Daily Record

Brad Pitt 'choked one of his kids' and 'slapped another', claims Angelina in new lawsuit

Lawyers representing the actress detailed a series of alleged violent incidents, with Angelina claiming Brad was "emotionally and physically abusive" towards her and their children.

France 24

French actresses cut their hair in solidarity with Iranian women

A week after Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi urged artists to show support for protesters in Iran, French actress Juliette Binoche posted a video of herself and over 50 other French performers cutting off pieces of their hair in solidarity. Film critic Lisa Nesselson reminds us that French producers and distributors…

Reuters

France taps strategic fuel reserves as refinery strike grinds on

France has tapped its strategic fuel reserves to resupply petrol stations that have run dry, the government said on Wednesday, amid strikes by workers at refineries and depots that have stunted production and blocked deliveries.

The Independent UK

British teachers found not guilty over death of girl, 12, on France school trip

Lifeguard on duty at time also cleared of any wrongdoing

Reuters

France to turn off hot water in public offices to save energy

France will turn off the hot water in the toilets of public buildings and order municipalities to reduce water temperatures at public swimming pools by 1 degree Celsius as part of broader plans to reduce energy consumption, the energy ministry said.

France 24

Five years on, some French feminists wonder if #MeToo has gone too far

Five years after the #MeToo hashtag went viral, an abuse scandal that led to the resignation of leftist Green politician Julien Bayou has left some feminists wondering if the campaign has gone too far in France.

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