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Tag Archives: France
The other D-Day: France commemorates ‘forgotten invasion’
They call it “the other D-Day”. On Friday, 10 weeks after commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings with world leaders, French President François Hollande paid tribute to those who fought to liberate France from Nazi occupation in the lesser-known Allied invasion of Provence on 15 August 1944. Continue reading…
New book reveals why being First Lady of France is a miserable existence
She may be surrounded by luxury and the trappings of high office, but in France, the first lady’s lot is not a happy one. Continue reading…
‘Miraculous escape’ for French paddle boarder rescued after 40 hours at sea
It was the night of the supermoon and Clémence Lapeyre slipped out of the beachside house, where she was staying with relatives, to enjoy the moonlit night from the sea on an old paddle board. Continue reading…
Little for François Hollande to celebrate as French president reaches his 60th birthday
France’s President, François Hollande, went underground today to celebrate his 60th birthday, fleeing the gossip mags and negative headlines in the right-wing media. Continue reading…
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