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Experiments with paid menstrual leave, but no consensus on making it French law

The Parisian suburb of Saint Ouen is the first French city to give women paid sick leave for period pain. But while several lawmakers want France to follow Spain in voting a national law on menstrual leave, there are concerns such a measure could backfire and increase gender discrimination.

Radio France Internationale

French ballet dancer turned choreographer Pierre Lacotte dies aged 91

Pierre Lacotte, the French ballet dancer who mined the past to produce modern choreographic classics, died on Monday in La Seyne-sur-Mer in southern France at the age of 91.

Radio France Internationale

Marseille explosion: Two more bodies pulled from wreckage after building collapsed

Officials are investigating whether a gas leak was to blame for the explosion that caused a building to collapse in Marseille, a city in the south of France, where at least four people have died as a result of the blaze

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How governments are using science fiction to predict potential threats

From high-tech fighting machines to supercomputers and killer robots, science fiction has a lot to say about war. You might be surprised to learn that some governments (including the UK and France) are now turning their attention to these fantastical stories as a way to think about possible futures and…

The Conversation

Russia and Ukraine swap more than 200 in prisoner exchange

Russia and Ukraine on Monday carried out a major prisoner swap, with 106 Russian prisoners of war being freed in exchange for 100 Ukrainians, both sides said. The exchange comes as the commander of Ukraine's ground forces said Russian troops had switched to "scorched earth" tactics in the embattled eastern…

France 24

Kremlin says China has every right to conduct Taiwan exercises, France cannot mediate in Ukraine

The Kremlin said on Monday that China had every right to respond to what it called repeated "provocations" against it and carry out military exercises around Taiwan.

Reuters

Six people dead after avalanche in French Alps

The death toll rose to six on Monday morning with the discovery of another body after an avalanche on the slopes of Mont Blanc in southeastern France.

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Arsenal face crucial transfer 'puzzle' over goal machine as third move ruled out

Arsenal transfer news as Folarin Balogun presents the Gunners with a 'puzzle' to solve with his superb form for Reims in france with the England and USMNT international scoring his 18th goal of the season

Football London

Two dead and six people unaccounted for in Marseille building collapse

Rescue and search operation continues without respite, says city mayor

The Independent UK

France: 2 bodies found after Marseille building collapse

Authorities say two bodies were found overnight in the rubble following an explosion that collapsed a building in the southern French city of Marseille

The Independent UK

2 bodies are found after a building exploded and collapsed in Marseille, France

Firefighters, with the help of urban rescue experts, worked through the night and all day in a slow race against time to find victims.

WEKU

Aussie Kisnorbo slams players as Troyes face the drop

Trailblazing Aussie coach Patrick Kisnorbo has launched a broadside against his players after Troyes lost again to move closer to the drop in France's Ligue 1.

AAP

Documents seemingly leaked from Pentagon draw denials from US allies

Papers shared on social media purported to contain data on Israel, South Korea and France obtained by US agencies

The Guardian - UK

Home of Serge Gainsbourg, bad boy of French music, to open in September

The time capsule Paris home of Serge Gainsbourg, one of France's most notorious singer-songwriters, will finally open to the public on 20 September, three decades after the musician's death.

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The Independent UK

France: Marseille building collapses, fire stymies rescues

France's interior minister says up to 10 people may be buried under the debris of a building that collapsed following an explosion in France’s port city of Marseille

Daily Mirror

Marseille building collapses in loud explosion as fire crews search for survivors

A five-storey residential building in Marseille, southern France, collapsed in the middle of the night and firefighters are desperately working to save potential victims

The Guardian - UK

Bayern Munich’s Dayot Upamecano: ‘My stammer as a kid made me scared to talk’

Before Manchester City tie defender tells Jacob Steinberg about assisting at his mum’s market stall, Kylian Mbappé and how football helped his speech

Marie Claire

King Charles Was “Too Busy” to See Prince Harry During His Recent Visit to the U.K.

Apparently, upon learning Harry was in town and staying nearby, the Prince and Princess of Wales left Windsor for their country home.

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Priyanshu Rajawat in his first major final

Priyanshu Rajawat smashed his way into the final of the Orleans Masters BWF Super-300 Badminton tournament in Orleans, France, on Saturday.

The Guardian - UK

French and German tourists turn their back on Brexit Britain

Industry leaders fear new entry restrictions and the UK’s tarnished image among some Europeans have caused a decline in EU visitors

The Guardian - UK

Bring me sunshine: four great spring breaks in Europe

Our seasonal getaway ideas include a garden idyll in northern France, a cherry blossom trail in western Spain and the beauty of rural Turkey

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ancelotti Expects Benzema, Modric, Kroos to Extend Stay at Real

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti expects the trio of Karim Benzema, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos to extend their stay at the LaLiga club with new deals after their current contracts expire at the end of this season. Ballon d'Or winner Benzema, 35, and 37-year-old Croatia midfielder Modric have helped…

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France to erect Paris memorial to Rwanda genocide victims

France is to build a memorial to the victims of the 1994 Rwanda genocide, it said Friday, as Kigali marks 29 years since the slaughter.

Radio France Internationale

France orders water reduction measures

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the French departments under water restrictions as of early March. There are musings on spring and – of course- the music that makes us think of it, as well as the “Listeners Corner” with Michael Fitzpatrick,…

Radio France Internationale

France pushes boat out to mark 50th anniversary of Picasso death

Fifty years after the death of Pablo Picasso in the south of France, appetite for the Spanish master seems inexhaustible.

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