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6 octobre 2010

77th annual harvest festival at vineyards of Montmartre

Paris vineyard celebrates harvest Wednesday 06 October 2010 By RFI (Photo: The Vendanges parade in 2008, Tony Cross) Paris's only vineyard is holding its 77th annual harvest festival from Wednesday until Sunday. The Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre features...

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3 octobre 2010

Mystérieuses affiches xénophobes

Des affiches assimilant Roumains et Italiens à des rats font scandale en Suisse LEMONDE.FR avec AFP | 01.10.10 | 20h20 Bala i ratt Les trois rats (capture d'écran du site Bala i ratt) représentent un voleur roumain, Bogdan, un carreleur italien, Fabrizio,...

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3 octobre 2010

The Paris Massacre of 1961

It's almost another anniversary... 17th October marks 49 years since the Paris massacre of 1961. After a peaceful march organised by the FLN (Front de Libération Nationale), a large number of Algerian civilians were killed in Paris by the police. The...

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2 octobre 2010

Musée Jaquemart-André

Yesterday morning, we decided to pay a visit to the beautiful Musée Jaquemart-André for the Poussin and Rubens exhibition, though really, I just wanted to be surrounded for a while by luxury and beautiful objets d'art! The exhibition itself was, I have...

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2 octobre 2010

Tibehirine monks' massacre - truth will out

When my neighbours told me they were going to see a film tonight telling the story of the seven monks massacred in Algeria 'some years ago' I sat there feeling stupid. I had no idea what they were talking about. "You must have heard about it," said Francine,...

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29 septembre 2010

Une année dans la merdecredi...

EU to launch legal action against France over Roma EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding has told FRANCE 24 that Brussels will launch legal proceedings against France for breaching EU rules on freedom of movement during the country’s much criticised...

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18 septembre 2010

Hommage to Claude Chabrol

Que la joie de Chabrol demeure Télérama Le 13 septembre 2010 à 18h30 LE FIL CINéMA - Les monstrueux secrets de la bourgeoisie de province, la bête qui dort en chacun de nous...Le malicieux Claude Chabrol aimait plus que tout les “petits sujets”. Qu'il...

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18 septembre 2010

Bored?

La Fête du Lavage de la Madeleine Télérama Le 19 sept., 16h, Club Plaza Madeleine, 8, bd de la Madeleine, 8e, 01-40-29-02-21. Entrée libre.Tous les ans à l’Epiphanie, l’église du Senhor do Bonfim, à Salvador de Bahia (Brésil), est l’objet d’un culte étrange,...

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18 septembre 2010

Criticisms continue

Roma cause France Germany spat By RFI A row between France and Germany over France’s expulsion of Roma people has been dismissed as a misunderstanding. Nicolas Sarkozy had claimed that German Chancellor Angela Merkel had offered him her support, and went...

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18 septembre 2010

Looking to buy - don't bother for now!

Paris property prices reach all-time high RFI Property prices in the French capital have reached their highest-ever level with an increase of 7.8 per cent over the past 12 months. The average cost of a 50-square-metre apartment in Paris is now around...

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11 septembre 2010

Looking to the future knowing one cannot forget the past...

It is already nine years and yet it seems like only yesterday. We all remember where we were, what we were doing when the news of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre in New York City rocked the world. Its legacy was two-fold: a coming together...

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6 septembre 2010

Varian Fry, the forgotten hero

Goodness, have I got a tale to tell you this afternoon! Utterly inspired by DD (to whom I dedicate this post - thank you DD!) I have discovered a story of danger, espionnage, bravery, a certain amount of the devil's luck and the selfless saving of several...

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4 septembre 2010

Friday prayers in Paris

(Photo left: Francaisdefrance )Valérie told me the other day that there are streets in paris that get blocked on a Friday night for Friday Prayers. Huh? Where? I asked. Oh, she told me, not in your area, I don't think - the XVIIIè maybe. Whilst on holiday...

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3 septembre 2010

5th September commemoration sparks debate

Published on RFI ( http://www.english.rfi.fr ) French victory commemoration sparks Mauritius debate By Zeenat Hansrod Created 2010-09-05 04:00 France’s commemoration of its only naval victory during the Napoleonic wars has sparked debate in Mauritius,...

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26 août 2010

Roumanian ministers arrive in France - Sarkozy defends his stance on Rroma

All I can say is that sending these people back to from whence they came with money in their pockets will simply mean they will come back for more... and all those who disagree, well, just wait and see. The Pope has also criticised the 'sending home'...

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22 août 2010

From RFI: Paris, city of murder, plots,

From RFI: Paris, city of murder, plots, revolution and ... a mountain pass? By Molly Guinness Who lost his virginity in Paris's Palais Royal in 1787? How many hunchbacks lived on the rue Fossard in 1841? And was there a disembowelling in the catacombs?...

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4 août 2010

A day in the 5th

Dear Everyone, Had a lovely day today with Martine in the Vè arrondissement, starting out at the Grande Mosquée de Paris (haven't been there for a good year). Our idea to lunch there fell by the wayside, for it was packed to the gills, so instead we popped...

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1 août 2010

The affair that split France in two

Dear Everyone, The month of August stretches out in front of me here in Paris - plenty to be getting on with (I have a list as long as both arms tied together), but still, all work and no play has an annoying habit of sending me to sleep! There is a modicum...

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29 juillet 2010

Squatter camps to be closed down

From Bloomsberg Sarkozy to Shut Illegal French Squatters Camps, Deport Roma After Riot By Helene Fouquet - Jul 28, 2010 6:45 PM GMT+0200 Wed Jul 28 16:45:29 UTC 2010 French President Nicolas Sarkozy will shut down squatters camps in a crackdown on French...

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29 juillet 2010

Teeth for two...

From ABC News Churchill's false teeth go on sale Posted 4 hours 31 minutes ago A set of dentures made for Britain's war-time prime minister Winston Churchill have gone under the hammer in Britain. Auctioneers say they expect the item to fetch up to 5,000...

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