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[Link] $35m chalets, $14,000 bottles of wine and $700 tips: Russians made this town rich. Now they have vanished
Read: 10/4/2022 www.abc.net.au
Before the war against Ukraine started just over a month ago, the exclusive French ski resort of Courchevel was buzzing with wealthy Russians. They constituted 7 per cent of its tourist population, but in terms of the town's income, Russia's elite were a goldmine.
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[Link] Calls for French minister to resign after announcing Covid protocol from Ibiza
Read: 19/1/2022 www.theguardian.com
France’s education minister is facing calls to resign after it emerged he had announced a strict Covid-testing protocol for schools shortly before the start of the January school term while he was on holiday in Ibiza.
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[Link] Niger: two killed and 17 injured in clash with French military convoy
Read: 28/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
At least two people were killed and 18 injured in western Niger on Saturday when protesters clashed with a French military convoy they blocked after it crossed the border from Burkina Faso, Niger’s government said.
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[Link] 27 People Drowned Trying to Reach the UK
Read: 27/11/2021 www.vice.com
At least 27 people drowned crossing the Channel in an attempt to reach the UK from France.
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[Link] French officials vent fury over Australian leak of Macron text message
Read: 2/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
Elysée officials have expressed fury at the Australian prime minister Scott Morrison’s decision to leak a private text message from the French president, Emmanuel Macron, as the diplomatic rift between the two countries deepened.
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[Link] Australia tries to calm diplomatic bust-up with France over submarine deal
Read: 19/9/2021 www.9news.com.au
The Federal Government has responded to France's decision to recall its ambassadors to Australia and the US.
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[Link] France recalls ambassadors to US and Australia after Aukus pact
Read: 19/9/2021 www.theguardian.com
France has recalled its ambassadors to the the US and Australia for consultations sparked by the “exceptional seriousness” of Canberra’s surprise decision to cancel an order for French-built submarines and its security pact with Washington and London.
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[Link] PayPal will no longer charge late fees for buy now, pay later purchases
Read: 26/8/2021 www.engadget.com
Soon, you'll no longer get hit with additional charges if you miss a PayPal installment for a previous purchase.
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[Link] Expected Afghan influx reopens divisions over refugees in Europe
Read: 17/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
The fall of Kabul has reopened divisions over immigration in European countries as government leaders brace themselves for an inevitable surge in refugees.
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[Link] Why the French Don’t Show Excitement
Read: 8/8/2021 getpocket.com
Not only is ‘Je suis excité’ not the appropriate way to convey excitement in French, but there seems to be no real way to express it at all.
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[Link] Stream-Ripping Can be Perfectly Legal, French Ministry of Culture Says
Read: 3/8/2021 torrentfreak.com
Downloading music via stream-ripping tools can be perfectly legal, the French Ministry of Culture has confirmed. The resulting copies fall under the private copying exemption.
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[Link] The YouTubers who blew the whistle on an anti-vax plot
Read: 28/7/2021 www.bbc.com
A mysterious marketing agency secretly offered to pay social media stars to spread disinformation about Covid-19 vaccines. Their plan failed when the influencers went public about the attempt to recruit them.
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[Link] Emmanuel Macron identified in leaked Pegasus project data
Read: 20/7/2021 www.theguardian.com
The leaked database at the heart of the Pegasus project includes the mobile phone numbers of the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and 13 other heads of state and heads of government, the Guardian can reveal.
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[Link] A QAnon Gang Kidnapped an 8-Year-Old Girl and Planned More Abductions
Read: 19/4/2021 www.vice.com
When three men turned up in the village of Poulières near France’s border with Switzerland last Tuesday, there was no reason to doubt they were who they said they were: child welfare officials.
[Link] Stone slab found in France thought to be Europe’s oldest 3D map
Read: 8/4/2021 www.theguardian.com
Archaeologists in France have uncovered a stone with 4,000-year-old etchings they believe may be the oldest three-dimensional map in Europe. The engravings on the broken stone appear to resemble topological features including hills and a river network.
[Link] Coronavirus lockdown in France send Parisians flocking to the River Seine
Read: 8/4/2021 www.abc.net.au
As sunshine radiates across Paris, locals have flocked to the River Seine despite another nationwide COVID-19 lockdown in France. Since Sunday, only businesses deemed essential by the government have been allowed to remain open.
[Link] French trial opens over anti-Asian Covid tweets
Read: 7/4/2021 www.rfi.fr
The five students, aged between 19 and 25, are accused of having posted tweets blaming Chinese people after French President Emmanuel Macron announced a second round of strict stay-at-home rules on 29 October. All of the accused had no previous criminal record.
[Link] Apple forced to add iPhone and MacBook repairability scores to comply with French law
Read: 17/3/2021 www.theverge.com
Apple has added iPhone and MacBook repairability scores to its online store in France to comply with a new French law that came into effect this year.