Language barriers
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When it comes to fighting off the invasion of English words the French Resistance has had mixed fortunes over the years. Nevertheless the fight goes on. With the help of the Ministry of Culture here's a list of the latest English terms that French authorities want deported.
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Elisabeth Ponsolle des Portes (l), here shown handbags in Dubai in 2010, worries "Paris is getting a reputation of total insecurity". Photo: Randi Sokoloff/AFP
The streets of Paris are getting a reputation for being unsafe for tourists and this is a threat to business for the great brand names of French fashion, a top body representing the luxury industry warned on Friday.
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Protesters at an Amnesty International demo in Paris. Photo: Fred Dufour/AFP
Rights watchdog Amnesty International has filed its end of year report on French President François Hollande's record on tackling human rights issues. Its conclusion was: Could do better.
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The dangerous craze of ‘train surfing', which has long been popular in Russia, came to France this week and ended in tragic circumstances. A young man who was reportedly riding the roof of a Paris Metro was killed when the train entered a tunnel.
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The famous French store Printemps, set to be bought by Qatari investors. Photo: MadebyMark/flickr
The purchase of the famous upmarket French department store Printemps by investors from Qatar needs to be investigated by authorities for possible corruption, money laundering and tax fraud, unions demanded this week.
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A plan to cut fat cat pay in the private sector has been ditched. Photo: Images of Money/Flickr
The proposal was labelled by critics as another example of France's Socialist government attacking the richest. But after a u-turn announced on Friday the plan to limit executive pay in the private sector will not now see the light of day.
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It could easily be the script of a grisly horror movie. Police arrested a man in Nice this week, suspected of chopping up his 95-year-old grandmother. According to sources the suspect admitted to having eaten part of the body.
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IMF chief Christine Lagarde arrives at court in France for questioning by prosecutors. Photo: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP
IMF chief Christine Lagarde is spending a second day being questioned by French prosecutors on Friday as part of a probe into a €400 million state payout to disgrace businessman Bernard Tapie. If Lagarde is charged she could be forced to quit the IMF.
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A picture taken on August 7, 2012 shows fighters of the Islamic group of MUJAO. Photo: Romaro Ollo Hien/AFP
At least 20 people were killed and several trainee officers taken hostage when Islamist militants carried out twin bombings on a French-run nuclear plant in Niger. The attack was claimed by the group Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO).
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Features
My French Career
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Higher education has dominated the news in France recently thanks to plans for more courses to be taught in English so there's no better time to speak to an international academic to find out more about being a lecturer at a French university.
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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
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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
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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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More News
French Face of the Week
Is it Psy or is it Denis Carre from rural France. Photo: Naomie Harris /AFP
Not everyone gets the chance to party with the stars at the Cannes festival for two days, unless that is, you are the French double of 'Gangnam style' entertainer Psy and you have the nerves of steel to pretend to be him. Meet Denis Carre our undisputed French Face of the Week.
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Jewellery thieves have had some rich pickings at Cannes this year with jewellers announcing on Thursday that a €2million diamond De Grisogono necklace had been stolen, just days after €1.4 million worth of Chopard bling was pilfered.
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A swastika, used by a teacher to explain geometry. Photo: OZ13X/Flickr
Of all the inappropriate shapes a teacher could use to teach geometry a swastika has to be near the top of the list, but not for one prof in France, whose use of the Nazi symbol to demonstrate angles has landed her in a spot of bother.
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A contentious proposal that would see more courses at French universities taught in English was given the green light by deputies in the French parliament on Thursday. Critics say the move will lead to France losing its identity.
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France said on Thursday that there were dead among the victims of twin bombings at a uranium processing plant owned by French nuclear giant Areva and a military base in northern Niger.
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British fraud suspect found dead in French jail. File photo: X1klima/flickr
A British national, suspected of being the mastermind of €1.6 million bank fraud scam in France was found hanged in his cell in a French prison this week.
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Germany's opposition Social Democrats mark their 150th birthday Thursday, with French President Francois Hollande as the only foreign speaker and conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel in the audience.
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Liberté, egalité, fraternité, the famous motto of the French Republic must be displayed on the facade of all French schools and the Tricolour flag must also be on show outside all establishments, the French Senate ruled on Wednesday.
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IMF chief Lagarde face Frecnh court this week. Photo: AFP
French prosecutors investigating corruption are set to decide on Thursday whether to charge IMF chief Christine Lagarde over her handling of a row that resulted in a €400 million payout being paid to disgraced businessman Bernard Tapie.
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Bill Clinton tells the French to be positive in his interview with Europe1 radio. Photo: screenshot Europe1.
The former US President Bill Clinton had a message for the French public on a visit to Paris this week - “don’t be too pessimistic”.
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