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News France: France will build a new aircraft carrier as it increases defense spending

Published on: Sunday 21 December 2025
France will build a new aircraft carrier as it increases defense spending
News source: https://apnews.com/article/france-aircraft-carrier-macron-abu-dhabi-rafale-2d7d059670f140b3ac0706b9059328ad

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to build a new aircraft carrier. The vessel will have the capacity for 30 fighter jets and 2,000 sailors.

News France: Steves: Christmas in France

Published on: Saturday 27 December 2025
Steves: Christmas in France
News source: https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/12/28/features/steves-christmas-in-france/

As it is in so many places, Christmas in France is all about family, friends, and food. While it’s generally a low-key affair marked by gatherings of relatives and treats for children, it also has the ...

News France: New report raises alarm over state inspections of Catholic schools in France

Published on: Monday 15 December 2025
New report raises alarm over state inspections of Catholic schools in France
News source: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/268489/new-report-raises-alarm-over-state-inspections-of-catholic-schools-in-france

French Catholic school officials are now issuing a strong warning against the climate of suspicion and political exploitation they have seen develop in recent months.

News France: French hot air balloon festival says it’s ‘biggest gathering in the world’

Published on: Monday 29 July 2019
French hot air balloon festival says it’s ‘biggest gathering in the world’
News source: https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/french-hot-air-balloon-festival-says-its-biggest-gathering-in-the-world/

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – This week, a hot air balloon festival in France is getting some attention for their attempt to break a record. What’s getting even more attention is festival organizers saying the French festival is the biggest ballooning event in the world. The Grand Est Mondial Air Ballons festival currently holds the world […] | Local News from KRQE News 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico

News France: Digital Daily: French festival sends 456 balloons in the sky

Published on: Tuesday 30 July 2019
Digital Daily: French festival sends 456 balloons in the sky
News source: https://kstp.com/news/digital-daily-french-festival-sends-456-balloons-in-the-sky-grand-est-mondial-air-balloons/5441352/

Hundreds are taking to the skies this week in Northeastern France for the 30th Grand Est Mondial Air Balloons festival. The 10-day event is held every two years and draws people from over 50 ...

News France: The world’s biggest hot-air balloon event

Published on: Monday 12 August 2019
The world’s biggest hot-air balloon event
News source: https://www.dw.com/en/the-worlds-biggest-hot-air-balloon-event/av-49993730

France's Grand Est Mondial Air Ballons festival has been a summer highlight for 30 years. This year, there will be about 500 hot-air balloons and pilots from all over the world taking part.

News France: BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Kyle Blaine, senior campaign editor at CNN Politics

Published on: Sunday 11 August 2019
BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Kyle Blaine, senior campaign editor at CNN Politics
News source: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/12/playbook-birthday-kyle-blaine-1458150

And why? “I’m reading ‘How to Survive a Plague’ by David France, which is sort of the definitive telling of the AIDS crisis. It’s moving, informative and enraging at the same time. I find there’s a ...

News France: UN Expert Urges France to Try Nationals on Death Row in Iraq

Published on: Monday 12 August 2019
UN Expert Urges France to Try Nationals on Death Row in Iraq
News source: https://www.voanews.com/europe/un-expert-urges-france-try-nationals-death-row-iraq

A U.N. human rights expert on Monday called on the French government to repatriate and try seven French nationals sentenced to death on terror charges in Iraq. In a statement, Agnes Callamard, a U.N.

News France: France's culture minister urges citizens to cut down on English use

Published on: Monday 05 August 2019
France's culture minister urges citizens to cut down on English use
News source: https://japantoday.com/category/world/english-non-merci-french-minister-tells-fellow-citizens

France's culture minister has urged people to cut down on their increasing use of English, in the latest effort to protect the French language, even though President Emmanuel Macron himself often slips English idioms into his speech. France has long been proud of its culture and language, and has constantly…

News France: Global Microbiology Culture Market 2019-, Becton, Dickinson and Company, bioMerieux S.A.

Published on: Sunday 11 August 2019
Global Microbiology Culture Market 2019-, Becton, Dickinson and Company, bioMerieux S.A.
News source: https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/global-microbiology-culture-market-2019--becton-dickinson-and-company-biomerieux-sa-2019-08-11

France, UK, Italy, Russia, Central & South America, Brazil, Rest of Central & South America, Middle East & Africa, GCC Countries, Egypt, South Africa The Microbiology Culture market report studies the ...

News France: The female spies who helped liberate World War II France

Published on: Friday 09 August 2019
The female spies who helped liberate World War II France
News source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/the-female-spies-who-helped-liberate-world-war-ii-france/2019/08/08/4a68c4b8-af0d-11e9-a0c9-6d2d7818f3da_story.html

Karen Iris Tucker is a freelance journalist who writes primarily about cultural politics, health and genetics. Nearly three years into World War II, Odette Sansom received a mysterious inquiry from ...

News France: Naim Sliti: Tunisia midfielder leaves France for Saudi Arabia

Published on: Sunday 11 August 2019
Naim Sliti: Tunisia midfielder leaves France for Saudi Arabia
News source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49313453

Tunisia international Naim Sliti has moved to Saudi Arabia to join top tier side Al-Ettifaq on a three-year deal from French club Dijon. His new club confirmed there is an option to "renew" the ...

News France: In France, it’s city versus country on a jaunt through Bordeaux and the Dordogne

Published on: Saturday 10 August 2019
In France, it’s city versus country on a jaunt through Bordeaux and the Dordogne
News source: https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2019-08-09/france-travel-bordeaux-dordogne

Bordeaux is more about jazz festivals, sophisticated restaurants and Philippe Starck-designed wine cellars. Dordogne embodies the gentle life, with family-run guest houses and restaurants, castles and medieval villages.

News France: France responds to Trump criticism, free to speak on Iran

Published on: Friday 09 August 2019
France responds to Trump criticism, free to speak on Iran
News source: http://www.startribune.com/france-responds-to-trump-criticism-free-to-speak-on-iran/530320351/

"France commits strongly to peace and security in the region, and commits to enabling de-escalation. France requires no authorization to do so," he said. Macron has taken a lead role in trying to save ...

News France: SecurityScorecard Joins IBM Security App Exchange Community

Published on: Saturday 10 August 2019
SecurityScorecard Joins IBM Security App Exchange Community
News source: https://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/rich-tehrani/security/securityscorecard-joins-ibm-security-app-exchange-community.html

It beats Switzerland, Scotland, UK, Poland, Spain and France. Security ratings from SecurityScorecard provide businesses and government agencies with a third-party, independent view into the security ...

News France: After Trump rebuke, France says it speaks for itself on Iran

Published on: Friday 09 August 2019
After Trump rebuke, France says it speaks for itself on Iran
News source: https://news.yahoo.com/trump-rebuke-france-says-speaks-163212904.html

France does not need the permission of other states to try to defuse tensions with Iran, its foreign minister said on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump accused President Emmanuel Macron of sending "mixed signals" to Tehran. "France speaks for itself on Iran as a sovereign power

News France: Head of France's channel ports dismisses fears of No Deal Brexit chaos at Calais and Dover

Published on: Sunday 11 August 2019
Head of France's channel ports dismisses fears of No Deal Brexit chaos at Calais and Dover
News source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7346769/Head-Frances-channel-ports-dismisses-fears-No-Deal-Brexit-chaos-Calais-Dover.html

If both sides do their homework traffic will be completely fluid.' Mr Puissesseau did say a no-deal in March would have been 'a huge problem' because nobody thought it was happening. Despite Mr ...

News France: This Saturday is the busiest day for traffic all year in France

Published on: Tuesday 30 July 2019
This Saturday is the busiest day for traffic all year in France
News source: https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/france-traffic-jam-delay-motorway-paris-dover-autoroutes-a9028581.html

Motorists heading for France this weekend should pause before continuing far into the country: Saturday is predicted to see the worst traffic of the year. The Centre National d’Information Routiere (CNIR) publishes a calendar predicting the dates when traffic will be particularly heavy. This task does not involve a great deal of guesswork. Six out of 10 French people spend