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Production of French salers cheese halted due to drought

Farmers in Auvergne despair as cows cannot be fed on grass left parched by hot summer

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2022

Civilians killed in Russian shelling in Kramatorsk and Zaporizhzhia

At least three people were killed and 15 wounded Friday in Russian shelling on the Ukrainian towns of Kramatorsk in the east and Zaporizhzhia in the south, according to initial counts by local authorities. Read FRANCE 24’s coverage of the day’s events as they unfolded. All times are Paris time…

France 24 · Aug 13, 2022

Simon Calder answers 13 travel questions including when to arrive at the airport and when to book flights

When to buy tickets for next year? When to reach the airport? And passport puzzles? The travel correspondent of The Independent can help

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2022

Chef Dominique Tougne of Chez Moi restaurant dead at 56; classically trained French chef combined high kitchen standards with kindness

Pro basketball players came to dine at his restaurant, including Joakim Noah, whose father is French tennis legend Yannick Noah, plus Tony Parker Sr., who played professionally in Europe, and his son Tony Parker Jr., who grew up in France.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 12, 2022

Paris calls on Moscow to withdraw troops from the Zaporizhzhia power plant, amid renewed bombing

France has voiced its concern by the serious threat posed by Russia to the safety and security of Ukrainian nuclear facilities, specifically the Zaporizhzhia power plant. Russia and Ukraine repeatedly accused each other of shelling Europe's biggest nuclear facility as the UN proposes a demilitarised zone around the site amid…

Radio France Internationale · Aug 12, 2022

'Not at all happy' - Liverpool sold France U20 captain who was angered by return rumours and built 'nuclear' business

On this day 16 years ago, Liverpool sold Carl Medjani to Lorient without one first-team appearance to his name who went on to play at the World Cup

Liverpool Echo · Aug 12, 2022

French Air Force contingent including 3 Rafale jets makes stopover in India

Following the strategically crucial stopover, a French readout said the cooperation with the Indian Air Force demonstrated a high level of mutual trust and interoperability between the two sides

The Hindu · Aug 11, 2022

Heat wave and drought in Europe intensifies as wildfires rage, rivers run dry

Temperatures were in the triple digits Fahrenheit in Portugal, Spain and France.

Axios · Aug 11, 2022

Meeting Sophie Ingle, a Wales icon standing on the brink ahead of a new dawn

Wales did not qualify for Women’s Euro 2022, but Wales captain Sophie Ingle believes Wales are more than capable of playing at the top level

Wales Online · Aug 11, 2022

Bourguiba did a lot for Tunisian women. But was he their emancipator?

Tunisia’s National Women’s Day is often associated with Habib Bourguiba, the country’s first president, who pursued the policy of state feminism. Bourguiba ruled the country for 30 years after its independence from France in 1957. In 1987 he was ousted in a coup d’etat by Zine El Abedine Ben Ali.…

The Conversation · Aug 11, 2022