France to host basketball World Cup
France has been named the host country for the 2031 men's Basketball World Cup, the international federation announced on Wednesday.
Is the Paris mayor really going to turn the ring-road into a park?
A marathon, parks, footpaths and cycle lanes - Paris’s famously traffic-snarled périphérique could look very different in the future if the new mayor has his way.
Uber takes stake in French hydrogen taxi start-up
Uber has said that it would take a stake in a French hydrogen taxi company with a goal of having 2,000 models on its reservation platform for business clients within five years.
French activists sue ‘deceptive’ laughing gas suppliers
A French campaign group is suing companies selling nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, using what the activists alleged was “deceptive” marketing targeting young people, despite the health impacts.
French Expression of the Day: Être une quiche
This French expression has nothing to do with the tasty egg and bacon tart.
Macarons used to bore me, says French pâtisserie pioneer Pierre Hermé
Pierre Hermé, the French master of macarons, says he was inspired to build his multi-country empire selling the sugary French treats by a desire to reinvent an object he felt was boring.
Warning over cyber-attack on French government's ANTS platform
Hackers have accessed personal details of thousands of people who have used the French government's ANTS platform for admin tasks such as swapping a driving licence or requesting a French passport.
Prices to increase in French supermarkets this summer
France's largest consumer organisation has warned that the prices of everyday items in French supermarkets will rise this summer, due to the war in the Middle East.