Always wanted to start a business in France but never quite knew how to go about it? Well this is the moment, reckons Maupard, an English-speaking business advisory boutique based in Paris. They tell us everything you need to know before you take the plunge.
It’s famous for its winter sports but few visitors know about the high levels of pollution that collect in this idyllic mountain valley. Chamonix’s mayor hopes a raft of improvements, including a new train service, will help clean up the air
Amazon ignites culture clash over France's beloved bookstores The Seattle Times Dubbed the “anti-Amazon law” by the French media, it went into effect July 10 to combat what Culture Minister Aurélie Filippetti called Amazon's “dumping” of low-cost...
La presse quotidienne revient ce matin sur le record de médailles obtenues au championnat d'Europe d'athlétisme. Retrouvez la revue de presse d'Europe 1 Matin sur http://www.europe1.fr/MediaCe...
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh arrive in France for a State Visit, where they were welcomed by President Hollande at the Arc de Triomphe. At the Arc de Triomphe a ceremony took place...
Newsweek France Sends D-Day Tribute to New York Newsweek A French warship positioned itself near the Statue of Liberty, another gift from France to the U.S., and a 21-gun salute was conducted as part of the celebration.
A British D-Day veteran who was reported missing from a nursing home turned up in Normandy today after travelling to France to mark the invasion's 70th anniversary, authorities said.
The French government presented on Thursday its plan to combat the country's lack of doctors in certain regions. But which areas of France suffer most from the shortage?
I hope you enjoyed my post on Leonardo da Vinci’s last home. I now have another treat for you — Château de Chenonceau. Located near the village of Chenonceaux in the Indre-et-Loire département, the Château de Chenonceau is also known the Château des Dames (Ladies’ Château). It was built in the 16th century on the foundations of an …
The fact that the photographs we see of models in magazines and on billboards are usually digitally-enhanced is a societal norm we have come to accept. However, in France, this will no longer be the case. In a bid to tackle misleading promotions, French advertisers will now be fined for editing model's bodies without indicating that the image has been digitally-altered, according to new rulings in place from Sunday.
Carved into the façade of the Panthéon, the huge domed stone structure in Paris’s Latin Quarter, are the words “Aux grands hommes, la patrie reconnaissante.” “To the great men, a grateful fatherland.” This is France’s secular temple to itself, a curious necropolis conceived during the French Revolution to celebrate a new cult of the nation around the bodies of its heroes. Of the seventy-three people buried in the Panthéon, however, only two are women: Sophie Berthelot, who is there as the wife of the chemist Marcellin Berthelot; and Marie Curie, whose scientific work earned two Nobel Prizes, one for physics, in 1903, and chemistry, in 1911. While Curie is also buried with her husband, Pierre, with whom she shared her Nobel in physics, she was panthéonisé for her own achievements—albeit not until sixty years after her death.
What better way to visit the streets of Paris than with people who have lived in them, literally.
Meet Vincent, a 39-year-old homeless man who was down and out six months ago but now squires tourists through little-known lanes as he tells their stories, past and present....Vincent is paid €10 ($13) an hour with a contract to work 10 hours a week. Since February, he has taken around 200 visitors but more importantly, said Sardouk, the job helped "put him back on the right path".
Once the summer tourist season ends, the next step for Vincent will be a training course for a new career in community outreach programs
PARIS -- As baseball and softball's global footprint continues to expand and deepen, a new body dedicated to the promotion and immersion of bThe new body target growth in 77 French-speaking territories, which represent nearly 900 million people...
La reine d'Angleterre était à l'honneur aux marché aux fleurs de Paris, ce samedi, au lendemain des célébrations du 70ème anniversaire du débarquement. La souveraine britannique s'est...
While Americans fret over modern parenthood, the French are raising happy, well-behaved children without all the anxiety. Pamela Druckerman on the Gallic secrets for avoiding tantrums, teaching patience and saying "non" with authority. Adapted from "Bringing Up Bebe: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting."
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