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Ireland's Paul Lynch on winning 2023 Booker Prize with novel 'Prophet Song'

Irish writer Paul Lynch's Booker Prize-winning fifth novel is a timely and urgent book described as powerful, claustrophobic and horribly real, capturing the social and political anxieties of our time. The book is set in a dystopian Dublin in the grips of totalitarianism. Some of the themes of "Prophet Song"…

France 24

Chanel heir with a $48 billion fortune is the richest person in Switzerland thanks to a post-pandemic luxury goods boom

Gérard Wertheimer has taken the top spot from the Kamprad family—the billionaire founders of Swedish furniture giant Ikea—for the first time in 21 years.

Fortune

Six Pupils Go On Trial Over 2020 Murder Of French Schoolteacher

Six teenagers go on trial in Paris on Monday for their role in the 2020 beheading of teacher Samuel Paty, the first of two trials in a case that horrified France.

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Simone de Beauvoir, Hannah Arendt, Simone Weil and Ayn Rand all felt 'different' in the world – and changed the way we think

The “actual impulse of astonishment” that sparks all philosophising is “honest bafflement that other people live as they do,” writes Wolfram Eilenberger in his new book, The Visionaries.

The Conversation

French-Australian family is offering Canberrans an 'escape to la maison'

It's a French farmhouse for sale for less than a Queanbeyan one-bedder.

The Canberra Times

Financial abuse in intimate relationships, a red flag for domestic violence

Stealing money from bank accounts, forbidding or sabotaging work, controlling or unevenly splitting household expenses: financial abuse in intimate relationships persists in France. Often undetected, it’s frequently linked to physical violence.

France 24

Ridley Scott's Napoleon epic divides and conquers cinema fans

Breathing life into the story of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was never going to be easy, especially for an Englishman. Director Ridley Scott’s version incorporates masterful battles scenes with a tortured love story between Napoleon and Josephine. After its worldwide release on Wednesday, it seems the war of the film…

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Six remanded in custody over killing of French teenager

Six people have been remanded in custody over the killing of a French teenager whose death at a village dance party sparked political controversy in France, prosecutors said Sunday.

Radio France Internationale

Albert Londres, unflinching reporter who inspired France's top journalism prize

This year’s Prix Albert Londres, France’s equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize, will be awarded on 27 November. It bears the name of a legendary French journalist who travelled the world reporting – and both fascinated and appalled readers with what he described.

Radio France Internationale

Six Remanded In Custody Over Killing Of French Teenager

Six people have been remanded in custody over the killing of a French teenager whose death at a village dance party sparked political controversy in France, prosecutors said Sunday.

International Business Times

The Revolutionary Temper: Paris, 1748-1789 by Robert Darnton review – power to the printed word

The Guardian - UK

Thousands March Across Globe To Denounce Violence Against Women

Thousands of people took to the streets across the world on Saturday to condemn violence against women on the international day highlighting the crime.

International Business Times

Thousands march in France to denounce violence against women

Several thousand people marched in France on Saturday to condemn violence against women on the international day to combat the scrouge.

Radio France Internationale

Six Students Go On Trial Over 2020 Murder Of French Schoolteacher

Six teenagers go on trial in Paris on Monday for their role in the 2020 beheading of teacher Samuel Paty, the first of two trials in a case that horrified France.

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France detains Nice footballer Atal over post in support of Gaza

French police have detained Algerian international Youcef Atal, who plays for Ligue 1 football side Nice, over suspected "justification of terrorism" after he published a social media post on the Israel-Hamas war.

France 24

Gender-based violence in French universities: ‘I decided something had to change’

The most prestigious universities and business schools in France such as Sciences Po and HEC train the country’s future executives and politicians. But due to the prevalence of gender-based violence that takes place on campus, for many students, they are also spaces that don’t feel safe.

Radio France Internationale

France targets public transport in campaign to stamp out violence against women

Rallies, marches and other ceremonies will be held across France on Saturday, to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

Wallpaper

Tia-Thuy Nguyen encases Chateau La Coste oak tree in tonne of stainless steel strips

Tia-Thuy Nguyen’s ‘Flower of Life’ lives in the grounds of sculpture park and organic winery Château La Coste in France

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France counting on 'joint efforts' with China to resolve Gaza, Ukraine conflicts

France's top diplomat called on Beijing Friday to be vigilant against China providing any direct or indirect support to Russia in its war on Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

France bans 85 pupils from school for disrupting tributes to slain teachers

Disciplinary councils within France's Education Ministry have sanctioned 605 pupils following incidents that marred tributes last month to teachers Dominique Bernard and Samuel Paty. 85 students, permanently excluded from their schools, will have to find alternative establishments.

International Business Times

Sarkozy 'Vigorously' Denies Wrongdoing In France Appeals Court

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday "vigorously" denied any wrongdoing as he appealed a one-year jail sentence for illegal campaign financing.

The Guardian - UK

Sports quiz of the week: City, cricket, crowds, clubs and Colts

Have you been following the big stories in cricket, football, golf, tennis, darts, boxing, rugby, Formula One and the NFL?

The Guardian - UK

‘Booksellers stuck up for it’: how France fell in love with a shaggy dog story

Memoir about a dog’s joyous life and deep grief felt after they died has become word-of-mouth hit

The Independent UK

Activists call on France to endorse a consent-based rape definition across the entire European Union

Activists wearing masks depicting President Emmanuel Macron have urged France to change its position and endorse a law proposed by the European Union that would define rape as sex without consent in the bloc’s 27 countries

The Guardian - UK

‘We were like a perfect match on a date’: Grup Şimşek’s multicultural musical magic

With roots in Turkey, Germany, France and South Africa, and their style traversing soul, folk and psychedelia and beyond, this thrilling band are refreshingly resistant to pigeonholes

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