A major flooding of the Seine River similar to the flood disaster of 1910 could affect up to 5 million residents in the greater Paris area and cause up to 30 billion euros worth of damage, according to a new OECD report.

All the world’s languages are anglicising and pidginising, but particularly French

From travelogues to films and even webcams, Neil Simpson reveals how you can still explore the world from your own home during the lockdown.

Cecile Rol Tanguy (pictured) died yesterday at her home in Monteaux, central France, as Europe commemorated the 75th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany to Allied forces.

From travelogues to films and even webcams, Neil Simpson reveals how you can still explore the world from your own home during the lockdown.

Racing returns in France on Monday and this might be seen as a positive for British officials hoping for encouraging news about their hopes to re-start the sport.

French tennis chief Bernard Guidicelli admitted Sunday that Roland Garros, already controversially pushed back four months due to the coronavirus, could be staged behind closed doors. Guidicelli, who said that the French federation (FFT) had "no regrets" over its unilateral decision to move the clay court Grand Slam from May 24-June 7 to September 20-October 4, insisted all options remain on the table. "We haven't ruled out any option. Roland Garros is first and foremost a story of matches and players," he told the Journal du Dimanche. "There is the tournament taking place in the stadium, and the tournament on TV screens. "Millions of viewers around the world are waiting. Organising it behind closed doors would allow part of the business model -- television rights (which account for more than a third of the tournament's revenues) -- to go ahead. This cannot be overlooked." The spread of the coronavirus has halted all tennis since mid-March and will not resume until July 13 at the ...

French tennis chief Bernard Guidicelli admitted Sunday that Roland Garros, already controversially pushed back four months due to the coronavirus, could be staged behind closed doors.

After Mayabazar 2016, Puneeth Rajkumar is currently backing Pannaga Bharana’s upcoming laugh riot titled French Biryani. The Danish Sait starrer will be Power stars’ banner PRK Productions first film to directly hit the OTT platform.   The movie chronicles a 3-day

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The spread of the coronavirus has halted all tennis events since mid-March and will not resume until July 13 at the earliest

Roland Garros could be behind closed doors, says French tennis boss

Scientists from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History have just named and described the Spectacular Guyane False-form beetle, or Guyanemorpha spectabilis, from Guyane (French Guiana). […]

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As command module pilot for the Apollo 15 mission to the moon in 1971, Al Worden spent six days orbiting the moon, including three days completely alone, the most isolated human in existence. In Falling to Earth, Worden tells for the first time the full story around the dramatic events that shook NASA and ended his spaceflight career.

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Recent botanical exploration efforts in the rugged Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) have increased the known flora of the archipelago by an impressive 20 percent. Field research and collecting in conjunction with the Vascular Flora of the Marquesas Islands and Flore de la Polynesie française projects have yielded 62 new species of ferns and flowering plants bringing the total native species to 360, of which 18 are newly described and illustrated in a special issue of PhytoKeys.

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Satellite images taken over a 30-year period have shown that a French national park in the Alps has become greener with more vegetation, as snow cover disappears under a changing climate. These landscape changes have important implications for alpine biodiversity and ecosystem services, warn the scientists behind the study.

Particulate matter (PM) pollution has a significant effect on death rates in French cities, a new study shows. The research confirms the short-term impacts of PM₁₀, but also sheds new light on the effects of smaller particulates: PM_2.5 and PM_10-2.5. Its results could help inform public health advice, the authors propose.

Smart rooks collect litter at Puy du Fou, a historical theme park in Western France, in exchange for food.

France bans the use of pesticides in public parks and the sale of chemical pest-control solutions to amateur gardeners.

The beaches of France have been invaded by yellow, sponge-like balls that may be illegally dumped paraffin.

The journalist is conducting a 9-month 'economic patriotism' experiment by eating nothing but French food and using only French-made products.

Gwyneth says you can 'technically' eat her beauty products. He breaks out the fast food to test her theory.

The same thing that keeps the lights on and appliances humming tastes great on a cracker.

People donated about $50 each to help save and restore the historic La Mothe-Chandeniers castle in France.

When Darcy was in distress, JetBlue attendants rushed to her aid with ice and oxygen.

Software house's deal to buy Add Value Assurances follows purchases in Canada, Germany and Denmark.

Dunkirk, France, paves the way for even more ambitious fare-free transit schemes in even larger cities.

The French really do know how to put work in its place...

Why don't French women get fat? Is it just genetics? The bestselling book French Women Don't Get Fat not only answers these and other questions, but teaches you how to live as healthy as they do.

In spite of the tragic Paris terror attacks, five French cyclists remained undeterred in their resolve to race in the ongoing Tour du Rwanda annual cycling tournament.

Chino Valley Ranchers organic, soy-free and cage-free eggs and egg whites were recently featured in an Instagram post by Certified Nutritionist and Personal Trainer Robin Plotnik on her profile @whatrobineats.

This Mademoiselle French Collection Mystery Series Takes the Reader On A Heart Pounding Trip Through Five Countries

The show featured fashion, musical performances, and a $20,000 custom gown donation to Chances for Children and The Animal Fund

Superb nima. Perfect french knots. For the woven rose have u used variegated thread?

Laurent Robert wooed the Geordie public between 2001 and 2005 - now he wants his son Thomas to experience the same

French doors that include a passive door and an active door are kept closed by a plate on a trim over a French door jamb having a flange at one of the sides. Holes in the plate allow it to be screwed into the trim. The flange retains the passive French door in place, but the screw in the hole over the active door can be removed to allow the plate to pivot about the remaining screw so the plate can be bent upward to allow the passive door to open under the flange.

AFC BOURNEMOUTH have completed the signing of flexible attacker Lys Mousset from French side Le Havre for an undisclosed fee understood to be in the region of 6.5million euros. The 20-year-old, who was reportedly on the radar of Arsenal, Spurs, Sunderland, Southampton, Copenhagen and Monaco, has signed a four-year deal at the Vitality Stadium. A product of the revered Le Havre Academy that brought through the likes of Paul Pogba, Dimitri Payet and Lassana Diarra, Mousset scored 14 goals for the Ligue 2 outfit from wide and central attacking positions last season. Capped eight times at under-20 level by France, he appeared against England in the recent Toulon Tournament final and also attracted interest from Bristol City, Italian club Torino and Spanish top-flight side Sevilla. Mousset is Eddie Howe's third new arrival this summer following the permanent signing of midfielder Emerson Hyndman from Fulham and Nathan Ake's season-long loan from Chelsea.

LIKE Dorset many rush on past here to get somewhere else – but it’s an area well worth getting to know.

Primary schools in France are reopening next week. There will, of course, be social distancing measures in place. Class sizes will be limited to 15 and no games at recess. It's a gradual three-week process beginning with preschoolers. The government says the reopening is voluntary and students won't be forced to return. Still, many parents and administrators are against the plan. More than 300 mayors in the Paris region signed an open letter to President Macron, urging a delay in reopening and saying the timeline is " untenable and unrealistic ." They said schools needed more time to implement the required sanitary measures. Jean-Michel Blanquer, France's minister of education, talked with Mary Louise Kelly on All Things Considered about bringing students back to class for the first time since mid-March. Here are selected excerpts: Do you think they will come? Do you think you will have 15 students in classrooms come next week? Yes, because we are asking the parents during the last

In a new interview, the 'Lockjaw' hitmaker also calls out the Rae Sremmurd member for putting out the sequel of his hit record 'Unforgettable' without including him.

In a new interview, the 'Lockjaw' hitmaker also calls out the Rae Sremmurd member for putting out the sequel of his hit record 'Unforgettable' without including him.

The company has also held discussions with Cupertino based tech giant Apple for what could be the iPhone maker’s second flagship store in the country to be located at Aerocity near IGI Airport, sources said.

Dior, which is also owned by LVMH, the world's biggest luxury goods group, has been making masks since the end of last month for hospital staff.

This week on Open Air, KALW’s radio magazine for the Bay Area performing arts, host David Latulippe talks with actors Meera Rohit Kumbhani (pictured, left) and Avanthika Srinivasan (right), cast members of the world premiere of Testmatch , which runs at A.C.T.’s Strand Theater through December 8.