Long-forbidden French anti-riot force sent to Martinique as thousands defy bans on protests
The French government has sent a special anti-riot police unit that’s been banned for 65 years to the French Caribbean island ...
French Premier Eyes Business Taxes, Warns Debt in ‘Grave’ State
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier said his new government could increase taxes for big business and the wealthiest as it ...
Shocking rape trial highlights the systematic struggles French sexual abuse victims face
Trial of dozens of men accused of raping an unconscious woman, Dominique Pelicot, whose husband repeatedly drugged her has ...
20% of French teens have never tasted alcohol—now wineries are making fuel for cars instead of boozy nights out
The decline in wine consumption in France since the 1970s is causing vineyards to search for different ways to use the ...
French Premier Mulls Taxing Large Firms to Reign in ‘Grave’ Debt
Prime Minister Michel Barnier opened the door to taxing wealthy individuals and large companies in a bid to repair France’s ...
Incoming French government under pressure on multiple fronts
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's hard-won new government faced pressure from day one Sunday as threats of a ...
They Bought a French Castle. Then Came the Royal Pains.
Growing up in San Diego, Julia Leach was like so many other little girls: obsessed with fairy tales, watching Sleeping Beauty ...
French cult film ‘La Haine’ returns as hip-hop musical with tensions persisting in poor suburbs
The critically acclaimed French film “La Haine” is being adapted into a musical show nearly three decades after becoming a ...
A French Fair as Workers’ Paradise, Feting Cuisine, Music and Communism
The Fête de l’Humanité, a blend of Burning Man, Woodstock and a political convention, attracts the masses with bands, lectures and food, but here K.F.C. is C.F.K.: Communist Fried Kitchen.
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1 hospitalized, 1 arrested after overnight fight in French Quarter, New Orleans police say
One man was hospitalized and another was arrested after a fight in the French Quarter early Sunday morning, according to the ...
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French PM calls for ‘national effort’ to cut deficit
FRENCH Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Sunday called for a “national effort” to cut the country’s public-sector deficit, but ...