More English in universities would mean "French will be vandalized and become poorer", says journalist Bernard Pivot. Photo: Eric Feferberg/AFP
A proposal to introduce more courses in English and other foreign languages at French universities is set to be debated in parliament from Wednesday amid concerns it will undermine the country's soul and identity.
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Picture taken on May 19th 2013 in Saint-Priest shows the apartment building where the bodies of two children were discovered with their throats cut at their father's place. Photo: Jeff Pachoud/AFP
A 48-year-old divorced Briton locked in a bitter custody battle confessed on Sunday that he had killed his two young children
by slitting their throats near the eastern French city of Lyon.
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Photo: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP
As Carlo Ancelotti paid fulsome tribute to the retiring David Beckham the Paris Saint Germain manager revealed an
announcement on his own future may be imminent.
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France's disgraced former budget minister, forced out of office over a tax fraud scandal, will not seek re-election to his former parliamentary seat, a newspaper reported Sunday.
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Spanish rider Marc Marquez (C) celebrates after clocking the best time, during qualifying at Le Mans. Photo: Jean-Francois Monier/AFP
Spain's world championship leader Marc Marquez will start on pole in Sunday's French MotoGP on the Bugatti circuit at Le Mans after coming out on top in Saturday's qualifying.
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Red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival. File photo: AFP
A man was arrested on Friday after causing a scare at the Cannes Film Festival, where he attacked a TV studio
with a gun loaded with blanks and a dummy grenade, police and witnesses said.
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File photo: AFP
French actor and newly-minted Russian citizen Gerard Depardieu on Saturday compared President Vladimir Putin to the late Pope John Paul II and said the ex-KGB agent is what Russia needs as a leader.
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Photo: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP
France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law following months of bitter political debate.
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Struggling French oyster farmers, whose haul has diminished in recent years, are set to receive some much needed help from their Swedish counterparts, by importing oyster spats from Sweden for the first time.
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Features
JobTalk France
France's auto-entrepreneur scheme is an easy way to get started, but it has its downsides.
France’s “auto-entrepreneur” scheme has been a saving grace for self-employed foreign nationals since it was introduced back in 2009. But as two experts explain to The Local, the system does have its drawbacks and expats should be aware of them.
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My French Career
Photo: Christopher Chantrey
Working as a freelancer in France can be people's idea of a dream job, but it has its pitfalls too as Briton Christopher Chantrey explains in the The Local's latest installment of My French Career.
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JobTalk France
File photo: Elin B/Flickr
Don't believe everything you read about unemployment in France - there are jobs out there. For this week’s installment of The Local’s JobTalk series, we bring you the sectors looking to hire in 2013. Whether you are looking for a career or seasonal work, read on.
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JobTalk France
File photo of Paris business district La Defense, where many English teachers will end up plying their trade. Photo: Derak Rusin/Flickr
Whether it’s a dream career or just a way to get some money together whilst looking for another job, many Anglophones who come to France will end up teaching English at some point. Here are ten tips for find work as a prof d'anglais.
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My French Career
OECD headquarters in Paris. Photo: Destination Europe/flickr
Many young professionals hoping to have a career in France first work in the bars of the French capital before moving on. Katherine Perkins graduated from the pubs in Paris to work for the global economics organization, the OECD.
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Photo: AFP
France's highest court the Constitutional Council cleared the divisive gay marriage bill on Friday, paving the way for same sex unions to become legal. Francois Hollande said he would sign the bill into law as soon as Saturday.
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The view from France
Beckham holding one of the PSG shirts some say he was signed just to sell. Photo: AFP
While many in the world of football raised a glass to David Beckham when he announced his retirement on Thursday, elements in the French media as well as PSG fans in Paris could not hide the fact they feel a little cheated by his minimal contribution on the pitch.
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File photo of a Chopard necklace. Photo:AFP
Thieves have stolen Chopard jewellery worth $1 million at Cannes Film Festival, French police reported on Friday. The jewellery was due to be loaned to film stars over the coming days.
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Policemen stand guard at the entrance to a nursery school where a man committed suicide in front of pupils on May 16. Photo: Martin Bureau/AFP
Around 750 police have been stationed at schools across the French city of Strasbourg after an anonymous person, believed to be a teenager, posted a message online threatening to commit suicide and kill several pupils at a school on Friday.
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Martine Aubry, cleared for a return to top level politics. Photo: Thomas Samson/AFP
Charges of manslaughter against Martine Aubry, a leading member of France's ruling Socialist Party, were dropped on Friday by a French court. The charges related to a probe into thousands of deaths caused by exposure to asbestos.
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French banking giant Societé General to cut 1,000 jobs worldwide. Photo: Loic Venance/AFP
French companies have long had a reputation for relying heavily on unpaid interns. New figures released on Friday highlighting the staggering number of interns on the payroll at banking giant Societé General will only confirm this reputation.
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Cannes Film Festival
Actresses choice of dresses to wear at Cannes range from the sublime to the ridiculous. Photo: AFP
Cannes might be a film festival, but in reality it is just as much about the glitz and glamour and actresses wearing all kinds of sublime or ridiculous outfits. Find out who won The Local's Palme d'Or for "Dress of the Day" on Thursday.
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My France - Loire Valley
Tha magnificent Chateau de Chambord in the Loire Valley and restaurant manager Jon Scorse with his two children Sasha and Gabriel.
For the latest instalment in our My France series we take a trip down the Loire Valley to find out what its like to live and work in this idyllic region of France, best known for the splendour of the chateaux and quality of the its wines.
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French voters queuing up to cast their ballots in regional elections on March 21st 2010. Photo: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP
The wait goes on. Foreign nationals living in France will have to hold on until at least 2014 to earn the right to vote in local elections, despite the proposal being a key election pledge of French President François Holland last year.
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French President François Hollande tried to steady the ship on Thursday when he face the media for his scheduled press conference. The president said he be more on the "offensive" in his second year as head of state.
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