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Napoleonland – really?
Napoleonland was the nickname the media gave to a proposed theme …
Unexploded World War II bomb in Marseilles
An unexploded bomb dropped during WWII and weighing 250kg was unearthed …
Becks bucks blues – why France lost out
News Jan 20 2012: It’s not possible to live in France …
Pandas not bamboozled by the fuss
Two giant pandas arrived from China in January 2012 and became …
Survey shows the French work less hours
The French work less hours than almost all other European countries. …
Woman has inner lip tattooed in France
AFP reported yesterday that a brave woman (or mad some might …
Man gets head stuck in sewer
For one unlucky man in Montmélian in the Rhone Alps region of France, …
Paris launches electric car sharing scheme
Following the launch of an electric car-sharing scheme in Paris we …
Now that’s a parking charge
€30,000. That is the current bill facing a French driver who …
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