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Grand Lille TV - Sondage: le voile intégral

Difficulty: intermediate French     Length: 1:06     Accent: French

These brief interviews on the streets of Lille were conducted in order to test the waters of the tricky dispute over the banning of burqa-wearing in public.

Le Journal - Joelle Aubron libérée

Difficulty: intermediate French     Length: 2:02     Accent: French

Joelle Aubron, who is now seriously ill, was freed after more than sixteen years in prison. She is a member of a movement called Action Directe, which was responsible for a variety of violent events in the 1980s, most notably the assassination of the head of car manufacturer Renault in 1987. Supporters waited outside the gates upon her exit from the big house.

Le Journal - Saint-Exupéry - Part 1

Difficulty: advanced French     Length: 1:31     Accent: French

A Lockheed P-38 Lightning, last piloted by noted writer Saint-Exupéry, who presumably went down with it on July 31, 1944, has been found and identified off the coast of Marseille. This gives credence to a local fisherman who, six years ago, claimed to have netted the author’s ID bracelet.

Le Journal - Saint-Exupéry - Part 2

Difficulty: intermediate French     Length: 1:29     Accent: French

Sixty years after the disappearance of literary great Saint-Exupéry, a commemoration is held on the Mediterranean Sea at the spot where his airplane fell.

Le Journal - Nouveaux artistes pluriculturels

Difficulty: intermediate French     Length: 1:47     Accent: French

Newcomers Kader Belarbi and Loumia Hiridjee are bringing fresh blood and talent to the French cultural and commercial landscape.

Le Journal - Un sportif handicapé

Difficulty: intermediate French     Length: 2:15     Accent: French

Tanguy de la Forest is ready to fly off to the paraolympic games.

Le Journal - Le Photographe Cartier-Bresson

Difficulty: advanced French     Length: 1:52     Accent: French

Henri Cartier-Bresson is arguably France’s most notable contribution to the world of photography.

Le Journal - Maison écologique

Difficulty: intermediate French     Length: 1:42     Accent: French

José Bové may be famous for having dismantled a McDonald’s, but it turns out he also knows a thing or two about building houses—all in line with his alterglobalist ideals!

Nantes 7 - Johnny Hallyday

Difficulty: intermediate French     Length: 1:09     Accent: French

France’s beloved national star, Johnny Hallyday, is still going strong! He lit up the Stade de la Beaujoure recently, playing to a crowd of over 33,000.