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News Articles: France

Young women eat lunch in the Tuileries Garden in Paris in January 1929.

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  • World

Drop that fork! Why eating at your desk is banned in France

What the French history of the leisurely lunch break can teach us about separating work from rest.

June 10, 2022
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By:
  • Gregory Warner and
  • Luis Trelles
Young women eat lunch in the Tuileries Garden in Paris in January 1929.

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  • World

Drop that fork! Why eating at your desk is banned in France

What the French history of the leisurely lunch break can teach us about separating work from rest.

June 10, 2022
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By:
  • Gregory Warner and
  • Luis Trelles
Youths walk on quay Des Anneaux near the Warehouse nightclub, Wednesday, May 18, 2022 in Nantes, western France.

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  • Europe

Nightclub needle attacks puzzle authorities across Europe

Targeted individuals in France, the U.K., Belgium and the Netherlands and who are mostly women, show visible marks of injection, often bruises, and report symptoms like feeling groggy.

June 02, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Yuri Mazurenko and Macha Levitin get ready to go on a walk with their dogs Rolly and Safra in a village in Burgundy, France.

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  • World

How a Facebook page for Irish setter lovers helped Ukrainians flee with their dogs

A Russian woman living in Burgundy wanted to help pet dogs of Ukraine and their human companions get to safety. She turned to a Facebook group for lovers of a famous dog breed to find them.

May 29, 2022
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By:
  • Eleanor Beardsley
A wide gulf exists between the policies of French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. The two face off Sunday, in the second round of France's national election.

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  • Europe

Why France's presidential election matters far beyond its borders

Sunday's contest has implications for the spread of far-right ideology, France's relationship with the rest of Europe and the country's posture toward Russia.

April 22, 2022
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan and
  • Eleanor Beardsley
Centrist candidate and French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and far-right contender Marine Le Pen pose before a televised debate in La Plaine-Saint-Denis, outside Paris, Wednesday, April 20, 2022.

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  • Europe

Macron attacks Le Pen on Russia, Muslim headscarf ban pledge

French President Emmanuel Macron tore into his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in a debate for her ties to Russia and wanting to strip Muslim women of their right to cover their heads in public.

April 21, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
France's Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot (center left) visits the Notre Dame Cathedral archaeological research site in Paris on March 15 after the discovery of a 14th century lead sarcophagus.

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  • Europe

Archeologists discover historical artifacts during Notre Dame Cathedral restoration

The finds underneath the Paris landmark include a human-shaped lead sarcophagus. The discovery was made during restoration work at the cathedral, which was damaged by a fire in 2019.

April 16, 2022
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By:
  • Jeff Dean
France's President and French liberal party La Republique en Marche (LREM) candidate to his succession Emmanuel Macron waves to supporters during a one-day campaign visit in Hauts-de-France region, in Carvin, northern France, on Monday.

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  • Europe

On the presidential campaign trail, competing visions of France emerge

As President Emmanuel Macron and challenger Marine Le Pen campaign for the April 24 run-off election, analysts say the vote results will have deep consequences in France and on the world stage.

April 12, 2022
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By:
  • Eleanor Beardsley
A French voter passes identification posters on his way to vote in the first round of the 2022 French presidential election, in Montreal, Saturday, April 9, 2022.

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  • Europe

Polls open in 1st round of France's presidential election

Polls opened across France Sunday for the first round of the country's election, where up to 48 million voters will be choosing between 12 candidates, including President Emmanuel Macron.

April 10, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
French soldiers who wrapped up a four-month tour of duty in the Sahel board a U.S. Air Force C-130 transport plane, leave their base in Gao, Mali on Wednesday, June 9, 2021.

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  • Africa

France says it will withdraw troops from Mali but remain in West Africa

The announcement by French President Emmanuel Macron will end nearly a decade of fighting Islamic extremists in the West African country.

February 17, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
In this photo taken from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, a Russian armored vehicle drives off a railway platform after arrival in Belarus, Jan. 19, 2021. An estimated 100,000 Russian troops near Ukraine has fueled Western fears of an invasion, but Moscow has denied having plans to launch an attack while demanding security guarantees from the the U.S. and its allies.

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  • World

France's Macron to visit Russia and Ukraine next week on mediation trip amid tensions

While France is a major player in NATO, President Macron has also been actively pushing for dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two are set to meet Monday one-on-one.

February 04, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
French President Emmanuel Macron during departures at the end of an EU Summit in Brussels, last month. Macron told a French newspaper this week that he wanted to "piss off" the unvaccinating, drawing the ire of opposition politicians.

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  • Europe

France's Macron takes heat after saying he wants to 'piss off' the unvaccinated

The French president made the remarks to a newspaper on Tuesday, causing opposition lawmakers to call a halt to debate on a new nationwide mandate.

January 05, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
An employee walks among the cars during the inauguration of a factory that will recondition used cars near Paris, on Nov. 30.

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  • Climate

Car ads in France will soon have to encourage more environmentally friendly travel

The automakers' ads will suggest people consider carpooling or cycling instead of driving. The new rules, beginning in March, come as the country is trying to cut down on its carbon emissions.

January 04, 2022
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Josephine Baker poses in Paris in the 1930s.

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  • World

Josephine Baker is the first Black woman to be inducted into France's Pantheon

The trailblazing U.S.-born star and civil rights activist was given France's highest honor on Tuesday when she was inducted into the Pantheon. She first achieved fame in Paris in the 1920s.

November 30, 2021
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By:
  • Eleanor Beardsley
A vaccination center worker inoculates a woman with the Biontech vaccine against Covid-19 in Lower Saxony.

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  • Europe

Europe and Russia battle a new wave of COVID-19

More lockdowns are in the offing, as Germany and Austria shatter daily case counts and Russia has become become the world leader in new COVID-19 deaths.

November 12, 2021
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  • Scott Neuman
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