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Nicolas Sarkozy, Carla Bruni 'both having affairs'
There is growing speculation that French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy are both committing adultery.
10/03/2010
 
Blanc not favourite for France job
PARIS: French Football Federation (FFF) president Jean-Pierre Escalettes says he has never identified Bordeaux manager Laurent Blanc as the favourite to succeed Raymond Domenech as coach of France.
10/03/2010
 
French aim to avoid Italian trap
France coach Marc Lievremont has won over many of the doubters after two years of using over 70 players, but having broken his jinx of not managing three successive wins with the 26-20 defeat of Wales...
10/03/2010
 
Nice to be CCTV capital of France
THE CITY of Nice has announced plans to more than double the number of CCTV cameras by the end of this year, becoming the most watched place in France.Mayor Christian Estrosi has announced 342 extra c...
10/03/2010
 
New measures for teacher cover
SCHOOLS are to be given better access to supply teachers from September following complaints from parents.Education Minister Luc Chatel said up to 20% of France's 50,000 supply teachers were being und...
10/03/2010
 
'Brits cook more than the French'
FRENCH people spend less time in their kitchens than their British counterparts and cook a smaller range of dishes, a new survey has revealed.The research by BBC food magazine Olive in the UK and Mada...
10/03/2010
 
French president and wife 'having affairs'
Rumours are sweeping France that both President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni are having affairs.There is unsubstantiated speculation on Twitter that Ms Bruni has a "close relationship" wit...
10/03/2010
 
French Industrial Production Rebounds In January
(RTTNews) - French industrial production grew 1.6% on a monthly comparison in January, following a revised 0.2% fall in December, the statistical office INSEE reported Wednesday. Economists had expec...
10/03/2010
 
French aim to avoid Italian trap
France coach Marc Lievremont has won over many of the doubters after two years of using over 70 players, but having broken his jinx of not managing three successive wins with the 26-20 defeat of Wales...
10/03/2010
 
The French macaron possesses unlimited possibilities for colors, fillings and flavorings
The details of their "first time" stories may vary, but the end results are the same. Once foodies across the nation have their first bite of the partly flaky, partly chewy French macaron, they are ho...
10/03/2010
 
Sarkozy to warn Cameron over defence co-operation in Europe
Conservatives risk forfeiting vital French co-operation on energy, defence and the economy if they refuse to engage over the future of Europe.In an attempt to lure the Conservatives into a friendlier ...
10/03/2010
 
Palace adds Perez and Versailles to roster
Crystal Palace Baltimore continues to bolster their roster with top first and second division talent. The team's most recent signings are forward Yaikel Perez and Kenold Versailles. Perez spent the la...
10/03/2010
 
France disappointed at Airbus' loss on U.S. military project
PARIS, March 9 (Xinhua) -- After Airbus' parent company, the European Aeronautics, Defense and Cooperation Company (EADS), announced its retreat from bidding for a U.S. Air Force project, the French g...
10/03/2010
 
Movie director Kitano awarded France's top honor for arts+
PARIS, March 9 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: UPDATING) Japanese film director Takeshi Kitano was conferred Tuesday France's highest honor for arts and culture in a ceremony in which the French culture m...
10/03/2010
 
France disappointed at Airbus' loss on U.S. military project
After Airbus' parent company, the European Aeronautics, Defense and Cooperation Company (EADS), announced its retreat from bidding for a U.S. Air Force project, the French government expressed deep di...
10/03/2010
 
Le Pen infuriates Algeria by draping France with its flag
The French far right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen may be a veteran provocateur but to infuriate both the Algerians and the Swiss with one poster takes genuine talent. The Algerian government has formally...
10/03/2010
 
Le Pen infuriates Algeria by draping France with its flag
The French far right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen may be a veteran provocateur but to infuriate both the Algerians and the Swiss with one poster takes genuine talent. The Algerian government has formally...
10/03/2010
 
A Paris Tribute to an Almost-Sideways View of the World
Claude Parent: Graphic and Built Works, at the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine in Paris, features the Église Sainte-Bernadette du Banlay, in Nevers.
10/03/2010
 
Paris Fashion Week Futuristic Visions in Paris Fashion Shows
Paris this week seemed tuned to a frequency from cyberspace, so steeped were they in sci-fi references. Some paid homage not only to “Tron Legacy,” the forthcoming Disney release, and its ...
10/03/2010
 
Beat Takeshi awarded France's top cultural honor
PARIS — Japanese film director Beat Takeshi Kitano has been named by France for the title of Commander of the Order of the Arts and Letters in recognition of his achievements, France’s mi...
10/03/2010
 
Paris pulsed with retro energy on Monday, as the French capital's fall-winter 2010-11 ready-to-wear shows moved into day six with...
Published Date: March 10, 2010 Paris pulsed with retro energy on Monday, as the French capital's fall-winter 2010-11 ready-to-wear shows moved into day six with Giambattista Valli's feather-light dis...
10/03/2010
 
Lyon confident of passing Torres test
Olympique Lyonnais coach Farid Benstiti struck a confident tone ahead of the first leg of their tie with ASD Torres Calcio, whose captain Patrizia Panico says their opponents are "the strongest in Eur...
09/03/2010
 
Paris Fashion Week: McQueen's Mesmerizing Finale
PARIS — With a pattern of angel wings undulating over her shoulder blades, the model walked through the gilded salon in one of Alexander McQueen’s final creations before he chose to leave ...
09/03/2010
 
Paris Fashion Week: Chanel Leads the Ice Pack
PARIS — The South of France is suddenly smothered in unseasonable snow. Climate change is in the air. And nowhere more so than in the frosty chill that rose from ice sculptures on the set of the...
09/03/2010
 
Paris Fashion Week: Fur Takes Center Stage Again
Paris in winter has a fairy-tale quality. There are silver skies, palatial buildings and enchanted forests of shivering black trees lining the avenues. There are beauties and there are beasts — ...
09/03/2010
 

French news from the Connexion

Nice to be CCTV capital of France
THE CITY of Nice has announced plans to more than double the number of CCTV cameras by the end of this year, becoming the most watched place in France. Mayor Christian Estrosi has announced 342 extra...
10/03/2010
 
New measures for teacher cover
SCHOOLS are to be given better access to supply teachers from September following complaints from parents. Education Minister Luc Chatel said up to 20% of France's 50,000 supply teachers were being u...
10/03/2010
 
'Brits cook more than the French'
FRENCH people spend less time in their kitchens than their British counterparts and cook a smaller range of dishes, a new survey has revealed. The research by BBC food magazine Olive in the UK and Ma...
10/03/2010
 
New driving test launches today
A NEW simpler driving test comes into force today in four regions - with other parts of France switching over by the end of May. The 35-minute practical test is designed to give examiners more freedo...
09/03/2010
 
Train stranded for 18 hours in snow
MORE than a hundred passengers have spent the night stranded on a broken-down sleeper train in the Pyrénées-Orientales after it hit 40cm of snow near the Spanish border yesterday afternoon. The train...
09/03/2010
 
SNCF joins March 23 national strike
TRAIN services around France are facing severe disruption on March 23 after drivers voted last night to join a national strike. The CGT, Unsa and CFDT unions have urged members to take part in the in...
09/03/2010
 
Basse-Normandie digital TV switch
ONE and a half million people in Basse-Normandie will be switched over to digital TV this morning as the old analogue signal is switched off across the region. The switchover will happen between 8.00...
09/03/2010
 
School, GP and bus strikes this week
TEACHERS, doctors, binmen and public transport workers are all planning to go on strike later this week - just days before the French regional elections. Unions representing bus and tram drivers in a...
08/03/2010
 
Average results for half-term ski
SKI resorts around France have reported broadly stable visitor numbers but a decline in spending as the key half-term season ends. According to tourism research body Protourisme, 40% of French people...
08/03/2010
 
Swine flu campaign 'cost France €1bn'
THE FRENCH government has spent more than €1bn preparing for the swine flu outbreak since last summer, new figures have revealed. The official auditor - the Cour des Comptes - and two parliamentary c...
08/03/2010
 
Food shops ignore Sunday trade law
MANY supermarkets and convenience stores are breaking the new law on Sunday trading by staying open all day, a newspaper investigation has found. Le Parisien found small local food shops (superettes)...
08/03/2010
 
Greengrocers take tickets-restaurant
RESTAURANTS have reacted with anger to a new initiative allowing people to buy fruit and veg from greengrocers using tickets-restaurant. The decree - which was published yesterday in the Journal Offi...
05/03/2010
 
Rubbish collection strike on March 12
BINMEN across France are planning to walk out on strike for an indefinite period starting on March 12. Six unions representing éboueurs have called on members to stop collecting and treating rubbish ...
05/03/2010
 
Unemployment hits 10-year high
THE NUMBER of people out of work has reached a 10-year high, new official figures have revealed. National statistics body Insee says unemployment in the last quarter of 2009 stood at 2.7 million - it...
05/03/2010
 
EU slams French cigarette pricing
A EUROPEAN court has condemned the French government's policy of fixing minimum retail prices for cigarettes. The Court of Justice of the European Union said the practice - which imposes a €5.10 mini...
05/03/2010
 
Waiting time test for civil service
EVERY part of the French administration should be made to publish figures on waiting times to help improve the quality of service offered to the public, an MP has recommended. Haute-Marne MP François...
04/03/2010
 
Customers quit EDF for rivals
ALMOST 1.4 million homes in France have ditched EDF for a rival electricity supplier, new figures have revealed. The French Energy Regulation Commission, CRE, said competing energy firms including Di...
04/03/2010
 
Major project to rebuild sea walls
FIVE years of work improving sea defences along the French coast have been promised to avoid a repeat of last weekend's deadly floods. The government has announced the setting up of a task-force whic...
04/03/2010
 
Storm insurance deadline extended
HOUSEHOLDS hit by last weekend's storm and floods have been given an extension to make their insurance claims. French insurance body FFSA says all of its members have agreed to push the deadline back...
03/03/2010
 
Truancy note web hoax revealed
EDUCATION chiefs, unions and the French media have been duped by a website claiming to sell fake absence letters to schoolchildren. "Innovative start-up" Xkiouze.com announced it would start selling ...
03/03/2010
 
Eiffel Tower tree exorcist caught
AN EXORCIST who hammered nails into 100 trees near the Eiffel Tower and painted them "to rid them of evil spirits" has been arrested and questioned by police. Gardeners looking after the Champ de Mar...
03/03/2010
 
Teen in court for meat-knife threat
A TEENAGE girl is to appear in court later this month accused of threatening a fellow pupil with a meat-cleaver in a row over a mobile phone. According to a TV report on France 3 Méditerrannée, the 1...
03/03/2010
 
Free hearing tests throughout March
A FREE hearing test is available to anyone in France this month as part of a campaign to raise awareness about the condition. The event - until March 31 - is being organised by Audition Mutualiste, a...
02/03/2010
 
New public power to challenge law
TAXATION and foreign voting rights are among laws that could be re-examined under a new initiative that aims to give the public more of a say in the legal process. New rules have come into force givi...
02/03/2010
 
Special measures for storm victims
A RANGE of financial help for homes and businesses in the four departments worst-hit by Sunday's deadly storms and floods has been announced by the government. President Nicolas Sarkozy signed a gove...
02/03/2010
 
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