Feminist groups protested outside the Poster Museum of Toulouse on Wednesday. They demanded that the exhibition of the works of French fashion and commercial photographer Guy Bourdin be shut down. The women held placards with the words, “I’m not just a leg,” and “Please, have more imagination for our erotic …
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Plombières-les-Bains, in the eastern Vosges mountain range, was smashed by hail in a thunderstorm on Tuesday morning. The downpour also caused flooding, which affected several streets and the basements of some properties, according to French broadcaster BFM TV. Shocking footage from Plombières showed rainwater moving down a street past parked cars, with …
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On June 22, it was announced that four executives at French companies had been charged with “complicity in acts of torture” over allegations they’d helped North African authorities spy on opposition figures who were subsequently detained and tortured. Philippe Vannier, former chief of defence firm Amesys, and Olivier Bohbot, current …
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Annual summer street music festivals were the first public events to be held after the 11pm-6am curfew was lifted in French cities, and were permitted as long as attendees followed health safety protocols. Around 600 people gathered in Place du Bouffay in Nantes to march in memory of Steve Maia …
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In the photo, Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte pose next to Bieber and his wife Hailey inside the presidential palace. The singer’s attempted nod to propriety consisted of a suit worn over blue sneakers and an unbuttoned shirt. Bieber did not put a caption next to the photo, leaving …
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In data published on Thursday evening, SpF stated that only 41.9% of people working in nursing homes in France had been fully vaccinated against the deadly Covid-19 virus, despite the country’s vaccination program being nearly six months old, and 55.3% had received one shot. Healthcare workers were among the first …
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The request was made by prosecutors to the judge overseeing the case on Thursday during the ongoing trial over claims that Sarkozy spent almost double the legal limit of $27.5 million on the 2012 presidential election. He ultimately lost that election to Francois Hollande. Authorities claim that Sarkozy’s campaign team …
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In a statement on Monday, EDF said it had been told of “the increase in the concentration of certain noble gases” at a power station it owns in partnership with Chinese firm China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN). The incident has impacted the primary circuit of reactor no. 1 of …
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Making a maiden appearance in a Grand Slam final and becoming the first Greek ever to play at this stage of a major tournament, the 22-year-old Tsitsipas seemed on course for a shock victory when he opened up a two-set lead over the world number one. But as many have …
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The Socialist Party (SP) and the far-left La France Insoumise (LFI) party led demonstrations along with unions and environmental groups in around 140 cities across the country on Saturday. “The freedom camp must again show its potential for mobilization in the fight against the far right and racism,” LFI MP …
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