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6
Nov

French banks to implement G20 bonus curbs.

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French banks pledged on Thursday to stagger payment of half of all banker bonuses over three years and to pay half in the form of shares, in line with measures agreed at the G20 summit in Pittsburgh.

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5
Nov

Paris Metro Chef.

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Famous French chefs give cooking lessons in Paris metro.

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4
Nov

A Parisian student evicted in spite of winter ban.

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Frances annual winter ban on tenant evictions began on November 1 and will go on until March 15. The measure guarantees some 1.8 million families who struggle to pay their rent an albeit temporary roof over their heads.

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4
Nov

Matisse and Rodin: two artists face to face.

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French artist Henri Matisse used Auguste Rodin, who was 30 year older, as a constant source of inspiration for his sculptures. The Matisse-Rodin exhibition at the Rodin Museum in Paris until the end of February, revisits the link between the two great masters.

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4
Nov

French seek their national identity.

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France has begun a massive national consultation programme to establish what it is that makes the French so French.

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4
Nov

Garbage strike in Marseille.

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A strike by garbage collectors strike in Marseille entered its sixth day today as talks to resolve the crisis reached deadlock.

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31
Oct

Flying trapeze stars at Paris Circus show.

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In 1859, Frenchman Jules Léotard presented the first ever flying trapeze show at Paris Cirque d’Hiver. 150 years later, the family-ran circus pays a special homage to the impressive act in a new show called “Festive”. The traditional lions, clowns and acrobats are also part of it.

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30
Oct

French cafe not everyone’s cup of coffee.

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The cafe has been a quintessential part of French life for centuries. It’s where writers like existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre held court. But times are changing and this tradition is losing ground as discontent brews among its once loyal customers.

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30
Oct

Chirac faces trial over Paris ‘ghost jobs’.

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Former French president Jacques Chirac is to be tried on allegations that he gave 21 political allies false contracts as ghost workers in Paris city hall.

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28
Oct

New look for old French barrels.

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French celebrities have been turning old wine barrels into a work of art.

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28
Oct

French farmers’ crisis.

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Farming is experiencing a crisis, everyday French farmers have to give up their business.

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La crise des agriculteurs français
Confrontés à une grave crise, les agriculteurs français ne cessent de manifester leur colère depuis plusieurs semaines. Nombre d’entre-eux sont contraints de vendre leurs exploitations.

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28
Oct

France jails ‘Angolagate’ power players.

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A French court slapped prison terms and stiff fines on Tuesday on the main players in a network that smuggled arms to Angola and included an ex-minister and the son of late president Francois Mitterrand.

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27
Oct

French Scientology guilty of fraud.

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The French branch of the Church of Scientology is found guilty of fraud and fined 600,000 euros, just over 900,000 dollars.

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27
Oct

Salade de pates.

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Salade de pates aux legumes croquants, vinaigrette basilic

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25
Oct

A walk on the wild side.

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It was such a pleasant morning, that we decided to have a wander around the village and take a few photos of the autumn colours. All that exercise and fresh air built up a thirst for a bottle of wine made in the village.

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