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Inside Higher Ed
April 24, 2018
A University of Chicago student group that published a Facebook post describing all French people as “assholes” has been banned from the social networking site. The UChicago Secrets page served as a way for students to anonymously ask questions, make observations and air grievances about life onÃâà...
Express.co.uk
April 24, 2018
In fact, most people in France think that the rolling strike action against the railway reform – which has plunged the country into travel chaos – is not justified, according to an Ifop poll published on Sunday. The poll, also conducted by Ifop for the JDD, showed that 57 per cent of French people do not supportÃâà...
euronews
April 23, 2018
"I think that the priority for French people is to speed up the migration process," she says. "With smoother and easier visa procedures." While other world leaders kept their distance, Macron stretched out a hand to Trump by inviting him to the French Bastille Day celebrations. It's a strategy that public policyÃâà...
Engadget
March 29, 2018
"Instead of spotting French people walking into a pub, you might be asked to let all the French people in," Constant added. Supporting the rebels will improve your standing inside their organisation. You will, however, lose pay and the chance to improve your living standards. Just to make things interesting,Ãâà...
IHS Jane's 360
March 27, 2018
A TOTAL of four people, including a police officer, were killed and sixteen - including three police officers - were wounded by a suspected Islamist militant - identified as Redouane Lakdim - during a series of attacks in the towns of Trebes and Carcassonne in France's Aude department on 23 March, ReutersÃâà...
Firstpost
March 26, 2018
Paris: Seventy-five percent of French people want President Emmanuel Macron to suspend arms' exports to countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, involved in the Yemeni war, a YouGov poll showed on Monday. Pressure has been mounting on Macron to scale back militaryÃâà...
Vatican News
March 26, 2018
“I renew my condemnation for such acts of violence that cause so much pain and fervently ask the Lord for the gift of peace” he said “invoking on the affected families and on all the people of France God's blessings”. The attacker was shot dead by police after killing and injuring a number of people inÃâà...
iNews
March 26, 2018
There's a restaurant in Paris that only serves British food, and French people love it. L'Entente is the first restaurant in Paris to serve British cuisine (Instagram / helene_lunch_cake / richarddio). Luke Bailey 5 hours Monday March 26th 2018. There are more than 500 restaurants in the UK described as French, and countlessÃâà...
Firstpost
March 26, 2018
Paris: Seventy-five percent of French people want President Emmanuel Macron to suspend arms' exports to countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, involved in the Yemeni war, a YouGov poll showed on Monday. Pressure has been mounting on Macron to scale back militaryÃâà...
ArabianBusiness.com
March 26, 2018
Three out of four French people believe it is "unacceptable" to sell military weapons to Saudi Arabia, according to a poll published Monday. The study by independent research group YouGov was commissioned by the anti-corporation lobby group SumOfUs to mark the third anniversary of the Saudi-ledÃâà...
Expatica France
March 26, 2018
Three out of four French people believe it is "unacceptable" to sell military weapons to Saudi Arabia, according to a poll published Monday. The study by independent research group YouGov was commissioned by the anti-corporation lobby group SumOfUs to mark the third anniversary of the Saudi-ledÃâà...
The Morning Journal
March 24, 2018
“You should take great pride in knowing that the French people are forever indebted and grateful to you, Arthur Dinkins, and your American brothers-in-arms for your most heroic bravery and dedication during World War II,” Alexis Andres, consul general of France, based in Houston, said in a letter readÃâà...
CBC.ca
March 24, 2018
"The culture in Canada, it's a non-conflict culture, particularly in the professional area," Mainguy said. "Most of the French-speaking people from Europe, they tend to be very direct." But Mainguy says, despite those differences, it's important for French people to adapt to Canadian culture if they want to thriveÃâà...
The News International (blog)
March 24, 2018
BRUSSELS: The European UnionÃâôs top officials offered their full support to the French people over a new set of deadly attacks carried out Friday in France. "France has again been hit by a cowardly and bloody act, after having previously been hit hard by terrorism," European Commission chief Jean-ClaudeÃâà...
Jacobin magazine
March 23, 2018
We were created in 1937, in order to have a single company that would allow all French people, who won paid vacation rights in 1936 [under the Popular Front], to be able to travel anywhere in France. This was extraordinary. During the war, and during the five years of resistance, from 1940 to 1945,Ãâà...
The Independent
March 23, 2018
After discussing the long history of friendship and alliance between the U.S. and France, Lacroix said that the French people would forever be indebted to the U.S. for the sacrifices it made during WWII and would continue to honor those places of sacrifice as "sacred ground." "It's hard to express howÃâà...
Expatica France
March 23, 2018
The European Union's top officials offered their full support to the French people over a new set of deadly attacks carried out Friday in France. "France has again been hit by a cowardly and bloody act, after having previously been hit hard by terrorism," European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker toldÃâà...
The New Indian Express
March 23, 2018
BRUSSELS: The European Union's top officials offered their full support to the French people over a new set of deadly attacks carried out Friday in France. "France has again been hit by a cowardly and bloody act, after having previously been hit hard by terrorism," European Commission chief Jean-ClaudeÃâà...
Al-Arabiya
March 23, 2018
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent a cable to French President Emmanuel Macron stating his condolences to him and to the people of France for the victims of the terrorist attack that took place on Friday in southern France. "I have been informed of the terrorist attack in southern France, theÃâà...
Prensa Latina
March 22, 2018
22 de marzo de 2018, 16:25Paris, Mar 22 (Prensa Latina) Around half a million people took to the streets across France today to protest against plans by the government of Emmanuel Macron, such as railway reform and changes in the civil service. Throughout the day, protests took place in dozens of citiesÃâà...
Express.co.uk
March 12, 2018
The poll for the conservative weekly Le Journal du Dimanche showed that 61 per cent of French people don't want the eurosceptic politician to run for president in May 2022, up two percentage points from Ifop's previous poll in September. Only 39 per cent of voters want the leader of France's hard-rightÃâà...
Buriram Times
March 8, 2018
Chalong Police and Kamala Police have arrested seven French people over the alleged kidnapping and physical abuse of a 21-year-old female compatriot. Those arrested were Idriss Sulliman, 25, Yann Kimulina, 25, Brahim Saifdine, 21, Mouhcin Wizkrane, 23, Yacine Maatoug, 32, Lydia Kouang Nlend,Ãâà...
The Nation
March 7, 2018
Chalong Police and Kamala Police have arrested seven French people over the alleged kidnapping and physical abuse of a 21-year-old female compatriot. Those arrested were Idriss Sulliman, 25, Yann Kimulina, 25, Brahim Saifdine, 21, Mouhcin Wizkrane, 23, Yacine Maatoug, 32, Lydia Kouang Nlend,Ãâà...
Phuket Gazette
March 7, 2018
Chalong Police and Kamala Police have arrested 7 French men and women, including 25 year old Idriss Sulliman, 25 year old Yann Kimulina, 21 year old Brahim Saifdine, 23 year old Mouhcin Wizkrane, 32 year old Yacine Maatoug, 21 year old Lydia Kouang Nlend and 19 year old Sahra Zerari, forÃâà...
Telegraph.co.uk
March 3, 2018
Emboldened by his successful labour reforms last year, Mr Macron is calculating that public opinion will shift in his favour. Polls show that 70 per cent of the public already back his rail reforms amid widespread dissatisfaction with train services. Many French people now accept that the country can no longerÃâà...
Jewish Journal
March 2, 2018
According to The Huffington Post, the three groups of people in France who are the most anti-Semitic views are the far-right National Front, far-left Left Front and Muslims. “Muslim respondents were two and even three times more anti-Jewish than French people as a whole,” Rodan-Benzaquen andÃâà...
Express.co.uk
February 28, 2018
Prime Minister Edouard Philippe's approval rating is tepid but stable: 47 percent of French people hold a favourable opinion of their conservative premier, up two points from January, while 48 percent hold an unfavourable opinion of him. The controversial SNCF rail reform and the use of executive decreesÃâà...
RFI
February 23, 2018
"In fact, I want America first for the American people, I want Britain first for the British people, and I want France first for the French people!" She praised conservatives for putting their ideals at the forefront. "Let us build on what you have achieved here, so that on both sides of the Atlantic, a conservativeÃâà...
The Economist
February 22, 2018
SEVEN months after their prime minister was appointed in May 2017, fully 35% of the French could not name him accurately in a poll. Next to the hyper-visible President Emmanuel Macron, who hosts global business chiefs at the Palace of Versailles one week and is on the phone every other to DonaldÃâà...
Business Insider
February 14, 2018
Piazza writes that French people see flirting outside their marriage — even in front of their spouse — as healthy. But not everyone is comfortable with this idea. While researching her book "How to Be Married," Jo Piazza arranged a makeshift focus group of Frenchwomen to discuss their views on love andÃâà...
The Local France
February 12, 2018
According to a new poll by Groupon and Opinium Research, nearly one in four French people would prefer to spend Valentine's Day night at home with their ... And pets aren't only getting in the way of the emotional side of relationships in France, with 21 percent of French people admitting that having a petÃâà...
The Local France
February 8, 2018
Why do rich people in France live much longer than the country's poorest? ... clear when you compare the smoking habits, with 39 percent of those without a degree smoking daily, compared to only 21 percent of graduates (among French people aged 15 to 64), according to the 2016 Health Barometer.
NextShark
December 31, 1999
A video of foreigners trying to do the “Asian squat” and failing epically has gone viral on social media. The video, posted on YouTube channel Xinshidandan, shows two French vloggers challenging people on the streets of Montpellier in southern France to squat from standing position without the aid of theirÃâà...
The Local France
December 31, 1999
Pizza is the number one comfort food for the French according to a 2018 Harris Interactive survey. The study states more than 8 out of 10 French people eat to comfort themselves when they feel depressed. Of those 8 out of 10, 34 percent said pizza is their go-to dish to ease the blues. Hamburgers and friesÃâà...
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