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Beautiful ‘Chevalier’ fills in the gaps, fictionally, about fascinating Black composer

Film is a worthwhile bio of the scholar, fencer and virtuoso violinist with effective acting, tension and sumptuous production.

Chicago Sun-Times

Holocaust survivors, descendants mark 80th anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Descendants of the 400,000 Jews imprisoned in the Warsaw Ghetto marked the 80th anniversary of their doomed uprising against their Nazi occupiers on Wednesday with concerts, exhibitions and speeches given by Polish, German and Israeli leaders. Family members of the survivors gathered to share their ancestors’ stories and asked questions…

France 24

French publisher arrested in London was ‘asked about support for Macron’

Ernest Moret was interrogated on his opinion on French president before his arrest on terrorism charges, claims lawyer

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Marcus Smith warns Premiership must change to avoid player exodus

Marcus Smith has revealed his ambition to play abroad in the future but has outlined ways to make the Premiership a more attractive place for England stars

The Guardian - UK

Tax optimisation: when the banking sector challenges the spirit of fiscal law

On March the 28, 2023, in Paris, the offices of five major banks – BNP Paribas, Société Générale, Natixis, HSBC and Exane (a subsidiary of BNP Paribas)- - were raided as part of preliminary investigations opened in 2021 for suspected tax fraud and tax laundering. These investigations, ordered by the…

The Conversation

More people have played The Sims 4 than live in France

But which would win in a fight?

PC Gamer

Foreign Office updates France travel advice as fresh strikes planned for May bank holiday

The latest travel guidance from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Banging saucepans will not move France forward, says Macron

President tours rural France in attempt to calm tensions over his unpopular pensions changes

The Guardian - UK

Angry Crowd Heckles France’s Macron over Pensions

Protesters greeted French President Emmanuel Macron with boos and calls for him to resign in his first public appearance since he signed into law an unpopular rise in the retirement age. Outside a factory he was visiting in the eastern Alsace region, Macron was faced with hostile banners and banging…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tonight's rugby news as new Welsh revelation signs and Scotland star quits to become airline pilot

The latest rugby headlines from Wales and beyond

Wales Online

Review: In ‘Chevalier,’ an Erased Figure Gets a Lush Biopic

Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, was an extraordinarily accomplished man in Marie Antoinette’s France. He was a scholar, a fencer, a virtuoso violinist and a famous and sought-after composer who wrote string quartets, symphonies and operas. His influence was vast, but he was all but erased from history books…

Asharq Al-Awsat

France's Macron heckled by crowd angry over pensions

French President Emmanuel Macron has been met by hecklers and shouts for him to resign when he mingled a crowd in eastern France

The Independent UK

France kicks off push to ‘appease’ nation with row over immigrant welfare fraud

The French finance minister’s pledge to crack down on immigrants abusing France’s welfare system has triggered a fresh row in a country reeling from a bitter battle over pension reform, casting doubt on President Emmanuel Macron’s ability to deliver on a pledge to “appease” and unify the nation in a…

France 24

Angry crowd heckles France's Macron over pensions legislation

Protesters greeted French President Emmanuel Macron with boos and calls for him to resign in his first public appearance since he signed into law an unpopular rise in the retirement age.

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Head of France's top union Berger to step down in June

Union leader Laurent Berger, who emerged as the leading voice of the fight against President Emmanuel Macron's pension changes, will step down in June after more than a decade at the helm of one of France's most powerful unions.

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France: Plug-In Car Sales Reached New Record In March 2023

In March, some 48,707 new plug-in vehicles were registered in France (up 48%), including 46,357 passenger cars (up 47%), which represented 25.4% of the market.

Daily Mirror

Brits can bag cheap flights under £55 over the Coronation weekend including France

You could get away to Gdansk, Dublin, Paris, Billund, Aarhus, Bordeaux and Brussels, as well as a number of other European destinations, over the Coronation weekend for £55 or less

France 24

Macron heckled on first French outing since bitter pension battle

French President Emmanuel Macron was loudly booed by crowds in eastern France on Wednesday as he embarked on his first trip to a French region since signing his unpopular pensions reform into law.

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Al Jazeera

Another Pakistani film tackling patriarchy to premiere in France

Zarrar Kahn’s debut In Flames set to premiere next month at Directors’ Fortnight, an event that runs parallel to Cannes.

Reuters

'French Spiderman' climbs Paris skyscraper as protest against pension law

A free climber known as the "French Spiderman" scaled a 38-storey skyscraper in Paris on Wednesday to demonstrate his support for protesters angry about a pension law that will delay the age at which people can retire in France.

Liverpool Echo

Stacey Solomon apologises as she swaps UK for Paris

The Loose Women panelist is jetting off to France with baby Belle

Al Jazeera

UK police under fire for arresting French publisher

Journalist unions, writers and publishing houses condemn the arrest of Ernest Moret under the UK’s Terrorism Act.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Algerian President’s Visit to Paris Postponed

A visit by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to Paris was postponed, French newspaper Le Figaro cited sources as saying. According to information reported by the newspaper, the symbolic trip of the Algerian president, which was to take place on May 2- 3, has been postponed by mutual agreement without new…

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Ryanair, Jet2 and easyJet holidaymakers issued France flight warning

According to the multiple budget airlines, thousands of flights have already been cancelled - and more could be at risk due to industrial action being carried out by pension reform protesters.

Radio France Internationale

Comoros slams France over clampdown on migration

The Indian Ocean archipelago of the Comoros is urging France to step back from a looming operation that could see the forced return of illegal migrants from the neighbouring French island of Mayotte.

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