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Fight Over Retirement in France Is a Question of Identity
Resistance to the government’s plan to push back the retirement age is not just about working longer. It springs from…
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‘Pacifiction’ Review: Trouble in Paradise
Albert Serra’s languorous new film is a dreamy meditation on post-colonial geopolitics.
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Opinion
Inclusive or Alienating? The Language Wars Go On
Before the millions of views, the subsequent ridicule and finally the earnest apology, The Associated Press Stylebook practically oozed good…
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Opinion
Are French People Just Lazy?
France has been gripped recently by a wave of strikes and demonstrations — protesters old and young, rural and urban,…
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The French Want to Remain the French
The Associated Press offends French sensibilities and retreats from a piece of descriptive advice.
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New York City Banned Foie Gras in 2019. Tell That to the Ducks.
The yearslong battle to ban the delicacy in New York City rages on, with duck farmers, animal rights activists, two…
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France to Pull Troops Out of Burkina Faso, as its Unpopularity in Africa Grows
The West African country had demanded that French troops leave. France confirmed they would be out in a month.
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Sister André, World’s Oldest Known Person, Dies at 118 in France
The French nun had lived through two world wars and the 1918 flu pandemic. She survived Covid and was said…
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A Cop Called Coco, an Actor Named Mani, a Quebecer Exploring Quebec
MONTREAL — Just five years ago, Mani Soleymanlou, a Quebec actor of Iranian origin, was playing characters named Ahmed, Hakim…
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As Morocco and France Prepare to Play, Historical Tensions Swirl
Wednesday’s face-off between the Atlas Lions and Les Bleus will be about more than just soccer, reviving old colonial wounds…
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