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Philippe seeks to break from Macron in presidential bid • FRANCE 24 English

Emmanuel Macron is heading for the French city of Le Havre where will be meeting with Edouard Philippe, the former French Prime Minister, who has recently announced his…

Are the French happy? • FRANCE 24 English

In this week’s show, we focus on a stereotype about the French, backed up by statistics: that they are the world champions of pessimism. That cliché seems to have…

Eight bells return to belfry of Notre Dame in Paris • FRANCE 24 English

Eight bells, one weighing over four tonnes, were returned to Notre Dame cathedral in Paris Thursday, just months before it is due to reopen five years after a…

Paris to lower speed limit on ring road in drive to reduce pollution • FRANCE 24 English

Drivers on the French capital’s crucial ring road will have to take their foot off the gas pedal just a little bit, as Paris’ mayor Anne Hidalgo moves…

Libertines’ Pete Doherty lands unlikely job at French university despite never completing his degree

HE dropped out of uni 26 years ago and became the raucous face of Noughties music in the UK. But Libertines frontman Pete Doherty is now going back…

Brigitte Macron awarded damages over false trans claim • FRANCE 24 English

A court has ordered two women to pay €8,000 in damages to French First Lady Brigitte Macron, after they made false claims that she was transgender. Macron filed…

From discrimination to respect: The story of Bolivia’s ‘cholitas’ • FRANCE 24 English

the rise of Bolivia’s “cholitas” and how the nation’s Indigenous women have gone from being socially marginalised to being widely respected and accepted. Also he was a monk…

Putin’s warning to West seeks to create ‘divide within Ukraine’s allies over war’ & foment ‘discord’

President Vladimir Putin has delivered a clear message to the West about the consequences it will face if it allows Ukraine to hit Russian territory with Western long-range…

Trams collide in Strasbourg, France injuring dozens, though none critically, officials say

PARIS — Two trams collided in Strasbourg in eastern France on Saturday, causing dozens of injuries, though none critical, authorities said. the accident took place during the afternoon…

Sarah’s story: death of a 7-year-old seeking asylum in the UK | BBC News

A 7-year-old girl, Sarah, was among five people who died in an overcrowded small boat in the English Channel, as they tried to reach the UK. The BBC…