General news articles from France, from a French perspective, covering France and Europe and the impact on life in France.
The impressive thunderstorms, showers and hail that hit several regions across France this weekend caused some damage. The storms returned this weekend. Saturday, may 10th already a third of the country was under surveillance by Meteo France. This Sunday 11th May 2025, 74 departments and Andorra are in yellow for risk of violent storms, across a […]
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Due to an air mass conflict, instability is in order for the day of Friday 9th May 2025. Meteo France has activated alerts for storms in several departments. Like an echo of last weekend, where tens of thousands of’ashes had hit France and where the storms caused a lot of damage. On the extended holiday break […]
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Robert Francis Prevost has been named as the first American to serve as the Pope. It’s taken four sessions of voting and just over 24 hours for the 133 cardinal electors to choose the successor of Francis, who died on April 21st. The new pope is Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost and, already, like its predecessor, is part of […]
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April 2025 was the fifth warmest month of April in France since measurements began in 1900, according to a point made by Meteo France on Wednesday 7th May 2025. April 2025 has been the fifth hottest month of April in France since the beginning of measurements in 1900, especially on the northern part of the country where […]
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The period from January 1 to April 9, 2024, which marks the first 100 days of the year, was the hottest temperature ever recorded in France. And the difference with the 2nd hottest value ever recorded for the same period is relatively marked. France has never recorded a start to the year as hot as […]
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From Thursday, temperatures will rise, sometimes up to 30°C, from Paris to Marseille via Rennes. The episode is expected to last until Sunday. Spring is still being desired, in this first half of April 2024. Some will perhaps be satisfied with an episode of great mildness which will begin this Thursday 11th April 2024. As […]
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EMPLOYMENT: Does the disappearance of Friday reflect the lack of motivation of employees? On the last day of the week, company offices are increasingly empty. And despite teleworking, absenteeism is increasing and has real consequences on the economy. The four-day week acclaimed by 77% of French people! The result is more surprising than it seems, […]
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The professionals of the restaurant sector prefer to privilege the more important additions, namely those of the groups Sitting alone to eat or have a drink has become almost impossible in Barcelona ( Spain ). For several months, restaurateurs have been refusing solo customers on their terraces and favouring groups. An ordeal for the locals, even more so in this summer […]
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RECAP: The Head of State, Emmanuel Macron was the guest of the TF1 and France 2 news from New Caledonia, where he is travelling After his speech last week during the Council of Ministers, before the new Borne government, Emmanuel Macron was the guest this Monday at 1 p.m. on the news of TF1 and France […]
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Rain and wind in the north, the sun still in the southeast (but a little less hot), and the risk of thunderstorms. The weather cocktail for the next few days is taking shape. While the southeast has suffered from the heat in recent days, the inhabitants of the north will be able to bring out the […]
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