France will no longer announce how many cars are set alight in New Year's Eve vandalism, Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux announced via www.english.rfi.fr Read more →
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Journalists' parents break silence on sons' captivity - RFI
One year ago on Wednesday, journalists Stéphane Taponier and Hervé Ghesquière, from French television channel France 3 were taken hostage by the Taliban while reporting in Afghanistan. Their faces are being projected onto the Arc de Triomphe, as media rights campaigners mark the first anniversary of their abduction. via www.english.rfi.fr Read more →
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Handy compact calendar for France
IF you have need of an ultra lightweight calendar that is displayed on one sheet of A4 paper with plenty of room for notes, then head over to designer David Seah's website and read up on his compact calendar for 2011. For the past couple of years I've had a... Read more →
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Nicolas Sarkozy's internet police warn 100,000 illegal downloaders - The Guardian
Surveillance body dubbed Big Brother aims to stop France's huge culture of illegally accessing films and music online via www.guardian.co.uk Read more →
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BBC News - Crackdown on UK benefit cheats who live abroad
A crackdown has been launched by the government on UK benefit cheats who live abroad. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has joined forces with overseas counterparts to target the countries where the most cases take place. via www.bbc.co.uk Read more →
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National Front's Marine Le Pen to prove formidable rival to Nicolas Sarkozy - Telegraph
Marine Le Pen has promised to defend France from creeping "Islamisation" days before she is expected to take over from her father as head of the National Front party. via www.telegraph.co.uk Read more →
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Political essay by 93-year-old tops Christmas bestseller list in France - The Guardian
Proving that age is no boundary to publishing success, the French book world has been taken by storm by a surprise Christmas bestseller: a political call to arms by Stéphane Hessel, 93. The unlikely publishing sensation is a former resistance hero whose 30-page essay, Indignez-vous!, calls on readers to get... Read more →
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BBC News - Ka-Sat net-dedicated spacecraft ready for launch
Paris-based Eutelsat is one of the world's big three Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) companies, and transmits thousands of TV channels across its fleet of spacecraft. It already provides some internet capability on its existing platforms, but Ka-Sat is its first broadband-dedicated endeavour. via www.bbc.co.uk Read more →
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BBC News - Finding refuge in France after Iraq cathedral carnage
In the Paris suburb of Montfermeil, there was a Christmas service last week to remember those who died in the cathedral massacre in Baghdad. via www.bbc.co.uk Read more →
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A Merry Christmas to you all
JUST a quick note to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year. Plus a big thank you to everyone who keeps dropping in on This French Life and for all the great feedback I get from the site's visitors. So take care and I'll soon... Read more →
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