News from France over the past week
Britons’ French idyll shot to pieces - Times Online
The Taylors fear for their lives and the safety of their two young daughters because of the lead shot that rains down on them from a neighbouring gun club.
France's L'Académie Française upset by rule to recognise regional tongues - Telegraph
A parliamentary vote has led to more than 20 regional languages now being officially recognised by France's constitution for the first time in history.
Soeur Emmanuelle: France's naughty nun recalls her flapper past - The Guardian
Soeur Emmanuelle, born Madeleine Cinquin in 1908, has been dubbed the French Mother Theresa for her work among the poor of the third world.
YouTube sued over French anti-Semitic video - Expatica
A French Jewish group is suing YouTube video-sharing website over a clip showing a host of Jewish public figures to the soundtrack of a pre-war anti-Semitic song.
French economy contracted 0.3 percent in Q2 - Expatica
INSEE said the contraction in the second quarter, in contrast to its expectations that the economy would grow, was the first since the fourth quarter of 2002.
Chagall stained glass window broken during break-in - Expatica
A stained glass window by Russian-born French artist Marc Chagall has been broken during a break-in at the cathedral in the French city of Metz.
Expats in France: How our bathtime bellowers came to sing like angels - Telegraph
The Variations Association, based in Villetoureix, near Riberac, was formed in 2006 after some expats staged a quintessentially British show - Old Time Music Hall.
Saliva tests to nab joint-smoking French drivers - Expatica
Drivers are asked to spit onto a stick which is dipped into a chemical substance to test for the presence of cannabis or harder drugs.
French petanque player killed after struck by ball - Expatica
Local rugby coach Franck Hourcade was bending down to query the score when he received a blow to the head from the heavy metallic ball.
Dalai Lama arrives for high-profile French visit - AFP
Planned more than two years ago, his French visit turned suddenly political after a Chinese crackdown on unrest in Tibet in March.
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