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French Mayotte cyclone's toll still unclear as authorities ramp up response
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Tassilo Hummel MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (Reuters) -The death toll from Cyclone Chido's rampage through the French overseas territory of Mayotte remained unclear on Wednesday, with shantytowns that were home to undocumented migrants flattened and many...
Wildfire on remote French island threatens wildlife and clim...
Modern Ghana
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Amsterdam Island – part of France's Southern and Antarctic Lands in the Indian Ocean – has seen more than half its territory hit by a wildfire that started in late January. Officials are yet to evaluate the damage to the island, which is a haven...
Mayotte has been French for longer than Nice. Why is it still treated with colonial arrogance?
The Guardian
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February 13, 2025
Imagine waking up to horrifying images of a region of France reduced to ruins after an extreme overnight weather event. We don’t have to imagine it, because it happened in December. Tropical cyclones don’t usually strike in Europe, but this one...
The six most beautiful airports in the world for 2025 have been revealed — and two are in the US
The Independent
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July 1, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Almost half of remote French island hit by wildfire: official
Barron News Shield - Wisconsin
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A remote island that is part of France's French Southern and Antarctic Lands in the Indian Ocean has seen half of its territory hit by a wildfire that has raged since mid-January, forcing the evacuation of scientists and military based there,...
Letters: French food is unseasoned and bland, bland, bland
The Connexion
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February 17, 2025
Reader says that finding a decent sausage has proved a challenge in France Chatham172 / Shutterstock To the Editor, I was very much taken by Cynthia Colby's letter about the blandness of French food. I moved here just over two years ago and France...
Paris Olympics swim venue’s timber elements put sustainability on display
Civil Engineering - Virginia
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(Photograph ©Jad Sylla) By Michael Zimmermann, Dipl. Ing, and Andreas Pfadler, Dipl. Ing The Centre Aquatique Olympique in Saint-Denis, Paris, was one of a few new facilities designed and built for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Its legacy will live...
PM Modi on France visit from Monday; will co-chair AI Action Summit with French President, address India-France CEOs forum
Big News Network
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New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a three-day France visit from Monday at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron. He will co-chair Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit with Macron on...
PM Narendra Modi on France Visit From February 10; Will Co-Chair AI Action Summit With French President Emmanuel Macron, Address India-France CEOs Forum
Latestly
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February 9, 2025
New Delhi February 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a three-day France visit from Monday at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron. He will co-chair Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit with Macron on February 11. PM...
“We spent nights on Google Earth”
Fresh Plaza
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June 27, 2025
Mauritius, the small island nation nestled in the Indian Ocean, may be best known as a tropical paradise, but beyond its picturesque beaches lies a complex and ever-evolving agricultural landscape. Companies like Agrex Ltd, specializing in the...
Grim's Grub: One industry made possible by an underappreciated man
Pine and Lakes Echo Journal - Minnesota
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July 4, 2025
There are popular ingredients and then there are ingredients that are basically unavoidable mainstays. In the latter category is, of course, garlic. But another such ingredient that you measure into hundreds of recipes with utter abandon is the...
Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2025 Is an Ode to Vincent Lindon: Get the Full Lineup
IndieWire
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January 30, 2025
The 30th annual Rendez-Vous with French Cinema festival, hosted by Film at Lincoln Center and Unifrance, is celebrating the work of acclaimed actor Vincent Lindon. While the 2025 festival is not entirely honoring Lindon himself, the actor appears...
These are the world's most beautiful airport terminals
Nine
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July 3, 2025
When you think of beautiful buildings, airports may not be the first to spring to mind. Often grey monoliths, these transport hubs can be function over form. But in some cases, more planning has been put into the look and feel of the terminals and...
bottega veneta reveals chicago flagship in verde saint-denis marble and walnut wood
Design Boom
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January 29, 2025
bottega veneta unveils two-story flagship in chicago Bottega Veneta expands its retail footprint in the US with the opening of a two-story boutique on Chicago’s East Oak Street. The flagship offers the Italian house’s full range of products,...
Couple navigate bad weather, sharks and isolation to complete epic row across Indian Ocean
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 4, 2024
In a bright pink rowboat, thousands of kilometres from land, Fanch Landron paused to admire the stars. "You have no light pollution when you are here," he said. "And when it is a full moon too, you can row like in the day." This was one of the...
Bernadette Offers Comforting French Fare From the Team Behind Salem’s Acclaimed Settler
Northshore Magazine - Massachusetts
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January 17, 2025
Call it a happy reunion. The last time I had seen chef Aaron Chambers and Shanna Chambers, the owners of Salem’s brand-new Bernadette, was in January of 2023. That call had been to discuss a dinner at Settler, the pair’s intimate restaurant that...
French island uncovers waste ring exporting toxic vehicle sc...
Modern Ghana
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Authorities on France's Reunion Island have dismantled a major hazardous waste trafficking ring, arresting nine people for illegally exporting vehicle scrap contaminated with toxic materials to India. The operation, which ran for several years,...
These two U.S. airports rank among the world’s most beautiful
The Manual - Oregon
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July 3, 2025
While air travel focuses on covering long distances quickly, a beautiful airport can elevate the experience. Plain, concrete terminals can feel drab and boring, and only add to the strain of long travel days. However, open spaces inspired by...
I was paid to tend garden at Liam Gallagher's £3million French chateau... but he sacked me: Meet the one man hoping tonight's mega Oasis reunion FLOPS
Daily Mail
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July 3, 2025
For more than a year, Tom Ceze lovingly tended to the bougainvilleas and citrus trees in the grounds of Liam Gallagher's spectacular hideaway home on the French Riviera. The professional gardener seemed to get on well with the Oasis singer who...
Neymar hints at reunion with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez at Inter Miami
The Independent
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January 7, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...