UN following France school protests 'with concern'
With students blocking entrances to hundreds of high schools, squads of riot police have deployed tear gas and stun grenades. Rights groups and children are accusing them of heavy-handed tactics.
With students blocking entrances to hundreds of high schools, squads of riot police have deployed tear gas and stun grenades. Rights groups and children are accusing them of heavy-handed tactics.
safety
Students in France were largely back in the classroom on Friday following days of protests demanding better education, with the UN voicing “concern” over the sometimes violent clashes with police....
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Changing suppliers in France has become much more straightforward in recent years - here's how to compare prices and how to make the switch.
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If you're going to a birthday party in France or attending a wedding or community festival, you're bound to run into some of these songs (yes, of course there is a Johnny Hallyday one)....
schools
141 of France's 3,700 high schools were closed on Friday, according to the Education Ministry.
parks
The company plans to launch 20 daily return services linking London with Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam, and wants to bring its signature hospitality to the service....
Local
As the 91st Paris Motor Show draws near, European carmakers face fierce competition from China, waning confidence and mounting geopolitical pressures.
government
Two works by French impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir taken from a museum in the town of Cagnes-sur-Mer during a robbery in September have been recovered, the town's mayor said Friday, without providing details of how they were found....
government
Two paintings by French master Pierre-Auguste Renoir have been recovered a month after they were stolen from a museum in southern France, the town's mayor said on Friday....
schools
Several videos show a 15-year-old teenager's hand being torn off by a grenade during high school protests in northern France. Le Monde spoke with a witness from the scene....
government
The first round of the primary is to take place on Friday and Saturday. The 140,000 registered voters, an unexpectedly high number, means the outcome is wide open....
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France has confirmed it is holding talks with the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan to facilitate the deportation of Afghan nationals who are in the country illegally and considered a security threat....
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Greece tops the ranking of the world’s most popular honeymoon destinations for 2027 in Virtuoso’s latest Luxe Report, ahead of Bali and the Maldives.
