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Thousands of thoroughbred horses killed to eat in Ireland as 'sickening' figures slammed

Consumption of horse meat has been growing globally since the 1990s. It is considered a delicacy in parts of France Italy, Holland, Switzerland and Belgium and commonly served in China, Russia, Central Asia, Mexico, Argentina and Japan.

Irish Mirror

Can You Backflip Off France’s Largest Speed Bump?

Riding Zone, a French Magazine that caters to extreme sports, sent over some of its guys to answer the question: Can you do a backflip off a speed bump?

RideApart

Plan to allow burkinis in Grenoble swimming pools reignites French culture wars

Burkinis have been a long-standing catalyst for dispute in France, calling societal attitudes towards Islam and feminism into question. Rule changes in Grenoble’s swimming pools suggest that opposition to the garment could be receding.

France 24

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Diversity forges success of Cannes cinema workshop for budding filmmakers

Myanmar-born Taiwanese filmmaker Midi Z will be back in Cannes for this year's international film festival. No stranger to the Croisette, he will take up the role of mentor as he hosts two weeks of workshops aimed at helping young people from around the globe to reach their goals.

Radio France Internationale

Inflation on the rise in France, driven by rising cost of food and energy

Inflation is creeping up in France, as it is in many parts of the world, but economists point out that not all prices are increasing. However, consumers are feeling the pinch, because the products that are most impacted are daily necessities, like petrol and food.

Radio France Internationale

G7 Urge Tehran to Bring Successful Conclusion To Nuclear Talks

The G7 group of nations urged on Saturday Iran to benefit from the current opportunity and facilitate the nuclear talks, which have been veering between success and failure for months now. “It is high time for Iran to seize the opportunity and bring negotiations which started in Vienna more than…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Boris Johnson is using Ukraine crisis to launch a British comeback in Europe

UK’s revival of old alliances in eastern Europe and Scandinavia to help deter Russia fuels new tensions with the EU as Northern Ireland row looms

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Eurovision 2022: What language is France's Alvan and Ahez 'Celtic EDM' song in

This year artist Alvan teamed up with trio Ahez to create a “Celtic EDM” song

Liverpool Echo

France's Eurovision 2022 entry: What language is Alvan and Ahez 'Celtic EDM' song in?

The group representing France are performing a traditional northern French song mixed with electro

Wales Online

Two friends who crashed in the English Channel 'not qualified to fly in cloud'

Friends Lee Rogers and Brian Statham took off from an airfield near Stratford-upon-Avon bound for Le Touquet in France, but tragically crashed into the English Channel amid "freak weather conditions" and died

Daily Mirror

Bagnaia explains set-up “bet” that led to Le Mans MotoGP pole lap

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia says a “bet” on set-up after a difficult FP4 allowed him to take pole for Sunday’s MotoGP French Grand Prix at Le Mans.

Autosport

Set-up “bet” led to Bagnaia’s Le Mans MotoGP pole lap

Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia says a “bet” on set-up after a difficult FP4 allowed him to take pole for the Sunday’s MotoGP French Grand Prix at Le Mans.

Motorsport

Chadian police fire tear gas to disperse anti-French protest

Chadian police fired tear gas and used water canon to disperse hundreds of protesters who took to the streets of the capital and other towns in an anti-French protest that saw the destruction of some French-linked businesses.

Reuters

2022 MotoGP French GP: Qualifying results and starting grid

Francesco Bagnaia claimed his second consecutive pole position of the 2022 MotoGP season at Le Mans, leading a 1-2 for the factory Ducati team in French Grand Prix qualifying.

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The Guardian - UK

Camille Kouchner’s Familia Grande: ‘I knew my stepfather’s games… but with my brother, too?’

Kouchner’s memoir about Olivier Duhamel’s abuse of her twin brother sent the French cultural elite into crisis. She talks about her parents’ hedonistic generation – and the secret she could no longer keep

Asharq Al-Awsat

G7 Foreign Ministers Vow to Continue Economic Pressure on Russia

Group of Seven foreign ministers vowed on Saturday to reinforce Russia's economic and political isolation, continue supplying weapons to Ukraine and work to ease global food shortages stemming from the war. After meeting at a 400-year-old castle estate in the Baltic Sea resort of Weissenhaus, senior diplomats from Britain, Canada,…

Radio France Internationale

Eurovision geopolitics: French entry in Breton, Ukraine favourites and an OK UK

After winning second place in last year's Eurovision song contest with an Edith Piaf-inspired chanson in French, France's 2022 entry from Alvan & Ahez is sung in the regional Breton language. It faces stiff competition in Turin on Saturday night where Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra is the favourite by far.

Bangkok Post

Eurovision: Wolves, witches and rapping Ukrainians

TURIN, Italy: Will it be Norway's banana-eating wolves, France's coven of witches or Britain's space man?

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The Hindu

India major focus of France's presidency of European Union: French envoy

French Ambassador Emmanuel Lenain called for "greater academic mobility" between India and the European Union, saying that would be the "best investment" in the future of the partnership

Reuters

French President Macron to visit Emirates to mourn death of pro-West ruler

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a trip to the United Arab Emirates to mourn the death of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and display his support for the ruling family, with whom France holds lucrative business and military ties.

The Independent UK

Emmanuel who? Far-right fighting hard-left for French vote

The stakes are high, the fight nasty and the party of centrist President Emmanuel Macron is the one to beat

France 24

Turkey says it is ready to discuss NATO membership with Finland, Sweden

Turkey voiced readiness Saturday to discuss Finland and Sweden's plans to join NATO, despite accusing them of habouring "terrorist organisations". "A big majority of the Turkish people are against the membership of those countries who are supporting PKK terrorist organization ... but these are the issues that we need to…

The Times of India

Defrauded by SGFI, school students & parents protest in Delhi over visa delay for Normandy World Gymnasiade

NEW DELHI: Duped of hard-earned money and false promises of participation at an international event, hundreds of school students and their parents had a harrowing time at a city hotel in the national capital when their visas for France didn’t arrive on time for participating at the 19th ISF World…

The Independent UK

Where was Conversations with Friends filmed?

With an Irish setting and a trip to France key to the book’s plot, viewers of the Sally Rooney adaptation may be wondering where the cast went to film the series

Radio France Internationale

Growing success for Frenchman, the world's only breeder of four-leaf clovers

Friday the 13th is often associated with bad luck, so finding a lucky four-leaf clover could twist your fate in a brighter direction. France’s Patrick Guillouard is the only person in the world licenced to grow them.

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