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The Guardian : France
29  mars     13h06
Sister of beheaded teacher accuses France of failing to protect school staff
Kim Willsher    Mickaëlle Paty, whose brother Samuel was killed by an extremist, speaks out after Paris head resigns following alleged death threatsThe sister of Samuel Paty, the French teacher beheaded by an Islamist terrorist in , has accused the authorities of failing to appreciate or act on the continuing...
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Macron rekindles France-Brazil relationship in widely memed Lula visit
Constance Malleret in Rio de Janeiro    Photos of French president’s three day trip to Brazil to reaffirm countries’ partnership delight internet observersIf the official photos are anything to go by, Emmanuel Macron’s three day trip to Brazil has been more romantic getaway than international diplomacy.The French president, who ended his...
28  mars     17h21
French parliament backs bill to stop hair discrimination against black women
Lili Bayer and agencies    Draft law, which also affects redheads, blond people, and those with dreadlocks now goes to senateFrance’s lower house of parliament has backed a bill banning discrimination based on hairstyle, colour or texture, in a historic move supporters say will help penalise workplace discrimination...
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France assesses Paris Olympics terrorist threat in light of Moscow attack
Angelique Chrisafis in Paris    Minister and intelligence services meet to discuss security for Games that includes opening ceremony on the SeineThe French interior minister, Gérald Darmanin, has met intelligence services to assess the terrorist threat to the country, after the Moscow concert hall attack claimed by Islamic State...
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Sport is never just sport’: Olympics exhibition in Paris reflects 20th century’s highs and lows
Angelique Chrisafis in Paris    Les Jeux Olympiques: Miroir des Sociétés opens ahead of Paris Olympics and puts previous games in context of conflicts and injusticesFrom the Nazi stadium propaganda in Berlin to the Mexico City podium protest of medal winners Tommie Smith and John Carlos, who were expelled from the...
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Macron calls proposed EU-Mercosur trade pact very bad deal’ lacking strong climate commitments
Reuters    French president tells Brazil forum both parties need to be much stronger’ on biodiversity and climateEmmanuel Macron has called a proposed trade agreement between the EU and South America’s Mercosur bloc a very bad deal that lacks proper climate considerations. As it is negotiated today, it...
27  mars     21h39
French PM backs school head who faced death threats after Muslim veil row
Agence France-Presse in Paris    Gabriel Attal says state will file a complaint against student over accusation against principal who had to resign for his safetyThe French prime minister, Gabriel Attal, has defended French secularism following the resignation of a Paris school principal who received death threats after asking a...
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The Origin of Evil review - classy comedy-thriller with shades of Succession and Knives Out
Cath Clarke    Call My Agent’s Laure Calamy stars as a scheming factory worker with designs on a mega rich fortune in this classy feast of backstabbing, double cross and venal greedSuccession meets Knives Out in this comedy thriller directed by Sébastien Marnier in what is an extremely French comic style: tongue...
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Rare show of sculptor Constantin BrâncuÈ i’s work opens in Paris
Agence France-Presse    Exhibition features more than sculptures by Romanian who revolutionised the art formA rare retrospective of Constantin BrâncuÈ i, who revolutionised sculpture in the early th century but whose works can be extremely tricky to transport, opens in Paris on Wednesday.Born in Romania in , Br...
26  mars     16h50
Karl Lagerfeld’s futuristic Paris apartment sells for 10m
Agence France-Presse in Paris    The late fashion designer lived at the flat overlooking the Seine River for a decade The futuristic Paris apartment of the late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has been sold for m . m at auction.The final price, m including notary fees, was roughly double the guide price, set at . m. No...
25  mars     14h46
Emmanuel Macron says it would be ’cynical’ for Russia to pin Moscow attack on Ukraine - video
Editorial    The French president said on Monday all signs indicated that Islamic State carried out an attack on a concert hall near Moscow in which people were killed, and added it would be ’cynical and counterproductive’ for Russia to blame Ukraine. Russia has challenged assertions by the US and other...
24  mars     17h28
The Guardian view on Aya Nakamura: gifted, black and French Editorial
Kim Willsher in Paris    A racist backlash to rumours that the pop star may sing at the Paris Olympics should be resistedOpening ceremonies to Olympic Games are an opportunity for nations to tell a positive story to the world and to themselves. In , Danny Boyle’s virtuoso portrait of a vibrant, multicultural Britain...
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Garçons Paris’s waiters battle it out in revived Course des Cafés
Sarah Crompton    Waiters carried in one hand a tray holding a coffee, croissant and glass of water during the km raceEver complained about the slow service in a Paris cafe or restaurant Your server may be able to get to your table quicker than they are letting on.On Sunday, about of the city’s serving staff...
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Isabelle Huppert: I was never the woman behind the man... the only place I could take was the main place’
Associated Press    As brings to London a minute monologue about Mary, Queen of Scots, the celebrated French actor talks about her extraordinary career, and why she’d love to make a film in the UK or play a Marvel villain. Below, Guy Lodge chooses her finest screen appearancesIsabelle Huppert is a force of nature...
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Laurent de Brunhoff, author of Babar children’s books, dies at 98
Nicola Kelly, May Bulman, Tomas Statius, Bashar Deeb and Fahim Abed    Painter and storyteller, who revived father’s picture book series about elephant king, said he didn’t consciously write for young peopleBabar author Laurent de Brunhoff, who revived his father’s popular picture book series about an elephant king and presided over its rise to a global multimedia...
23  mars     17h00
Revealed: UK-funded French forces putting migrants’ lives at risk with small-boat tactics
James Tapper    Exclusive: newly obtained footage and leaked documents show how a mass casualty event’ could arise from aggressive tactics employed by border forcesFrench police funded by the UK government have endangered the lives of vulnerable migrants by intercepting small boats in the Channel, using tactics...
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Beer louts with unhealthy diets’: why British cooking still hasn’t won over the French
Kim Willsher    While UK gastronomy is finally being praised worldwide, France ranked it th out of nations in new global surveyBritish cooking is finally starting to be recognised around the world. But try telling the French that. For them, la cuisine Britannique c’est nul.Figures revealed by VisitBritain...
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Historic meeting of French impressionists recreated in Paris exhibition
Alexander Hurst    Immersive tour at Musée d’Orsay takes visitors back to April the moment that marked the movement’s birthIn a lush red and gold carpeted photographer’s studio in northern Paris, Pierre Auguste Renoir and Edgar Degas are adding the final touches to the hanging of their paintings, while...
21  mars     07h00
From cutting off men’s ties to throwing dried herrings, can traditions help build a more open Europe? Alexander Hurst
Jon Henley Europe correspondent    As an outsider, I’m delighted by the continent’s local rituals and their sense of a collective identity that’s more complex than we assumeEvery time I go to Germany I seem to stumble into a festival or tradition I wasn’t aware of and no, I’m not just talking about Oktoberfest. Polterabend,...
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Populist parties’ divisions jeopardise chances of setting European agenda
   Survey shows supporters of nationalist parties hold widely differing views on EU membership, migration and support for UkrainePopulist and nationalist parties fighting the European elections in June are deeply divided on almost all key issues, according to a survey, in a finding that questions...