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20/05/2013

French press review 20 May 2013

This is Pentecost Monday, and it's a holiday here in France. Or is it?

French President François Hollande and Polish counterpart Bronislaw Komorowski, on 8 May, one of France's many bank holidays
09/05/2013 - France

Bank holidays under scrutiny as France's economy slugs along

France’s bank holidays, into their third this month, have come under attack for contributing to the country’s economic downturn.

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St Patrick and the snakes
27/04/2013 - The Sound Kitchen

St Patrick and the snakes

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The Israelites
20/04/2013 - The Sound Kitchen

The Israelites

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17/04/2013 - France - United Kingdom

Brake failure blamed for Alps crash that killed and injured Britons

Tuseday's coach crash that killed the driver and seriously injured three British nationals in the French Alps was probably due to failed brakes, the head of the inquiry into the accident said ...

22/03/2013 - France

British man found frozen to death in French Alps

A 26-year-old Scot has been found frozen to death in a stream in the south-eastern French ski resort of La Plagne, local officials said Friday.

02/03/2013 - France

Traffic jams and packed trains as French head for skiing holidays

France’s roads were blocked on Saturday by winter holidaymakers heading for ski resorts in the Alps.

25/12/2012 - France - Myanmar

Two French tourists injured in deadly plane crash in Myanmar

Two French tourists are among those injured in a plane crash that killed at least two people and injured 11 others in eastern Myanmar.

Hannukah in Paris
16/12/2012 - Culture in France

Hannukah in Paris

Saturday was the last day of the eight-day Jewish holiday Hannukah. French-Jewish family, the Stegs invited RFI to their celebration.

29/10/2012 - France - United Kingdom

Hunt for missing British boy Pierre Barnes resumes on French island

The search for 12-year-old Pierre Barnes, the British boy who went missing in high winds on the French Mediterranean island of Porquerolles this weekend, started again Monday morning after an ...

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