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The Olympics and The new geography of Paris
Reshaping the French capital and its banlieues | Europe (2024)
Why the French are drinking less wine
French wine. A younger generation is rejecting old Mediterranean habits | Europe (2024)
Mistral AI, a Paris-based OpenAI rival, closed its $415 million funding round | TechCrunch
Mistral AI has officially closed its much anticipated Series A funding round. The French company has raised €385 million ($415 million). (2023)
Investment policy: Why German bosses are heaping unexpected praise on France
Rivals on the Rhine. It is not how things used to be | Europe (2023)
Europe can’t decide how to unplug from China
We calculate the continent’s exposure to China | International How should Europe handle China? The continent is trying to decide. After decades ... (2023)
The battle for Europe’s economic soul | The Economist
Policymakers in Brussels ready their response to America’s protectionism | Finance & economics (2023)
European Officials Uphold France's Ban on Select Flights Where Trains Compete
The European Union has upheld France's landmark climate law that bans select flights on routes where trains are time competitive. The decision, from (2022)
France to build six new nuclear reactors – POLITICO
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron today announced that France will build six new generation nuclear reactors (so-called EPR2) and will consi... (2022)
10 Types of European Breads With Fascinating Stories
Sure, you know about the baguette, but what about other breads in Europe? Here are 10 European breads to try and the legends that explain their ori... (2021)
How did Europe become the richest part of the world? | Aeon Essays
In a time of great powers and empires, just one region of the world experienced extraordinary economic growth. How? How and why did the modern w... (2021)
Why the French love to complain - BBC - Travel
In France, a complaint is an appropriate and frequent conversation starter – but the appropriateness of when, to whom and about what to complain is... (2021)
Vestiaire Collective raises $216 million for its second-hand fashion platform – TechCrunch
Vestiaire Collective announced a new funding round. The company has raised $216 million, or €178 million — it has reached a valuation above $1 bill... (2021)
'Woke' American Ideas Are a Threat, French Leaders Say - The New York Times
Politicians and prominent intellectuals say social theories from the United States on race, gender and post-colonialism are a threat to French iden... (2021)
Sanofi to help produce 100 million Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine doses | Reuters
Sanofi will fill and pack millions of doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine from July in an effort to help meet the huge demand for the U.S. drugmaker... (2021)
"Lupin" feeds Netflix viewers' foreign-series frenzy - Marketplace
Netflix said in its earnings report last week that "Lupin" is set to rack up 70 million views in its first month, a new record. (2021)
Charlemagne - Scrapping vetoes won’t help European foreign policy
The EU should heed the lesson of “The Princess and the Pea” (2020)
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo To Make Good On Pledge To Remove Half Of City’s Car Parking Spaces
Before she was reelected in June, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo pledged to make more space on the streets of her adopted city for pedestrians and cyclis... (2020)
Charlemagne - The revenge of strategic yogurt | Europe
How the EU started speaking French when it comes to the economy (2020)
Paris Mayor: “Forget Crossing Through The City By Car”
In the first major interview since her re-election as Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo told Le Parisien that her manifesto promise to crack down on moto... (2020)
5 obscure pagan festivals around the world
Paganism is experiencing a global revival as more people are reconnecting with nature. Here are five traditional ancient celebrations around the wo... (2020)
French bar owners arrested for offering free WiFi but not keeping logs
At least five bar owners in Grenoble, France have been arrested for providing WiFi at their businesses without keeping logs. The bar owners were ar... (2020)
France Airbnb: Paris hails victory over short-stay rents
The case was being watched by other European cities facing a shortage of rental housing. (2020)
Saclay sacré - How France created a university to rival MIT
After years of pooh-poohing global college rankings The University of Paris-Saclay, officially launched this year, merges some 20 higher-educati... (2020)
10 of the best novels about France – that will take you there | Literary trips
10 of the best novels about France – that will take you there | Literary trips | The Guardian (2020)
Big Tech Has Crushed the News Business. That’s About to Change. - The New York Times
News organizations have long hoped that tech platforms would pay them for news. Now regulators abroad are moving to make that happen. (2020)
6 Stops on the Hunt for the Holy Grail
Tracing history’s most elusive holy relic will lead you to these real places. While the Holy Grail is generally thought of as mythology, some b... (2017)
France to test controversial Covid-19 tracking app during lockdown exit — RFI - English
As France awakens from lockdown on 11 May, the government will start testing “under real conditions” a prototype for its much-criticised StopCovid ... (2020)
The Secret History of Paris's Catacomb Mushrooms - Gastro
In the 1800s, farmers cultivated mushrooms in abandoned quarries underneath the French capital. Within these catacombs, in dark, cavernous chamb... (2017)
How Europe failed the coronavirus test
Contagion’s spread is a story of complacency, overconfidence and lack of preparation. How Europe once again ended up as a killing field of infec... (2020)
10 Types of European Breads With Fascinating Stories
Sure, you know Germany has pretzels and France has baguettes; but do you know how these carby delights came to be? Learn the history of bread from ... (2020)
ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BACKPACKING AROUND EUROPE | what it costs, budget travel tips, how to find hostels
Here is my complete how to guide on backpacking around Europe! I go over transportation options, how to find accommodation, budget travel tips to m... (2024)
I Live On $53/Day In Renne, France | Relocated
In 2015 Kesi Irvin, 31, quit her full-time job as a financial analyst on Wall Street to travel the world. After three years of traveling she decide... (2024)
The $1.5 Billion Plan to Clean Paris' River
The $1.5 Billion Plan to Clean Paris' River (2023)
France’s Pension Reforms: Why Is There So Much Opposition? | WSJ
French President Emmanuel Macron’s government invoked a special provision called Article 49 Thursday to push through a controversial pensions overh... (2023)
French Alps and Lyon
Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide | After exploring the proud cuisine capital of Lyon — which, at least in its own mind, rivals Paris — we head for ... (2023)
France plans for hegemony. France and the EU, relations with Russia, China and the USA
Macron wants to give the #EU a military face and gather the con... (2023)
France secretly owns 14 countries, neocolonial Africa
France secretly owns 14 countries, neocolonial Africa (2023)
Why didn't Vichy France join the Axis? (Short Animated Documentary)
When France fell to Germany (and Italy if you're feeling generous) it mostly became a client state of Berlin. Despite this France never tried to jo... (2023)
Basque Country - Northern Spain, Southern France
Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide | The homeland of the proud and resilient Basque people is split between France and Spain. From our San Sebastián ... (2023)
Chamonix, One of the Most Beautiful Places in France, Breathtaking Old Town & Mont Blanc
Chamonix, One of the Most Beautiful Places in France, Breathtaking Old Town & Mont Blanc For more than 100 years, the Chamonix-Mont-Blanc Valle... (2023)
French Riviera: Uniquely Chic
Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide | In this program, we follow in the footsteps of 19th-century aristocrats along Nice's Promenade des Anglais. Then... (2023)
European Travel Skills with Rick Steves
Rick Steves European Travel Talk | Rick Steves shares the essential skills for smart European travel: itinerary planning, packing light, getting ca... (2023)
Suez Crisis 1956 (All Parts)
In 1956, an international crisis over control of the Suez Canal put Britain and France into direct conflict with President Nasser of Egypt, a proud... (2023)
Napoleon's Great Blunder: Spain and Portugal 1808
In 1808, Napoleon's rivalry with Britain led to an ill-fated intervention in Portugal and Spain, that sparked a nationalist revolt against the Fren... (2023)
INSIDE MONT SAINT MICHEL Medieval Village Normandy France
Mont Saint-Michel, this magical island topped with a medieval skyscraper has been a holy place sin... (2023)
Why 1/3rd of France is Almost Empty
Why 1/3rd of France is Almost Empty (2022)
Rick Steves Best of the Alps
In his new one-hour special, join Rick Steves on an alpine adventure, with scenic train rides, breathtaking lifts, majestic glaciers, and unforgett... (2022)
Counting to 100 in French with a NYC Cabbie
"THERE'S FOUR NUMBERS, FOR JUST ONE NUMBER" SCHOOL FRIENDLY VERSION: https://youtu.be/vx2Ru0J6I9Q Cool Camera Guy: https://www.youtube.com/user/Tri... (2019)
Why France produces the most World Cup players
France has had the most native players and coaches in the last 4 World Cups… and their dominance has been on the rise. Players like Kylian Mbappe a... (2018)
Turning Point of history: D day Juno Beach
Examines Canada's role on June 6th, 1944 and the advance through Normandy, France. (2018)
How Powerful Is France?
YouTube: Even though France's military is significantly smaller than the U.S.'s, the country is still a strong diplomatic force and economic powerh... (2017)
Geography Now! France
YouTube: 2016: Look, I tried my best to pronounce everything correctly. Oh and Jaques Brel was actually Belgian, NOT French, my mistake. ENJOY! (2017)
France's Geographic Challenge STRATFORvideo
YouTube 2012; Stratfor explains how France's natural geographic barriers have helped protect the country at all points along its border except one:... (2017)
Part 2: The French Rebellion - The New York Times - 2019
Next in our series “The Battle for Europe,” we meet a group of Yellow Vest protesters in France. They say their living standards have been in decli... (2019)
French Museum Discovers More Than Half Its Collection Is Forged : NPR
The gallery dedicated to the work of artist Étienne Terrus underwent a six-figure renovation only to find that 82 of its paintings are fakes... (2018)