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Lionel L - Les élections présidentielles: Mode d'emploi

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In this video, Lionel will explain how the French presidential elections work and who the 2022 candidates are.

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Lionel L - Le couvre-feu

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France

Lionel describes the latest measures taken by the French government regarding the COVID pandemic. A curfew has been enforced in major cities in an effort to contain the virus.

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Le Journal - Firewood

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France

The French lumber market sees a long-awaited recovery, after “the storm of the century.” Time to heat up that new log cabin with a crackling fire in the fireplace.

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Anna et Louis - Les élections présidentielles

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France

With the French presidential elections fast approaching, Anna and Louis are still deciding which candidate to vote for.

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Sophie et Patrice - Les élections présidentielles

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France

Patrice and Sophie discuss the various candidates in the 2022 French presidential election. Patrice predicts the second round could be between Macron and Pécresse. Time will tell!

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Lionel L - Le 2e déconfinement

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France

Lionel tells us about the end of the second lockdown in France, which took place in mid-December. This, along with predictions of a third wave of the virus, has made French people agree on one thing: all this is very confusing!

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Lionel L - La pandémie, un mois déjà

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France

Lionel talks about how the French people are doing after a month of confinement. He misses his hairdresser...

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Nantes 7 - Un meilleur accueil pour les sourds

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France

Talk about service: a hospital in Nantes has devoted an entire department to making sure deaf patients receive the same medical attention as everyone else. Of course, all of its medical workers are fully proficient in French Sign Language. Did you know that most languages of the world also have their own sign language?

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Sophie et Patrice - Les grèves contre la réforme des retraites

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France

Patrice and Sophie don't quite see eye to eye about the protests against pension reform in France. Listen to them discuss both sides of the argument.

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Caption 5 [en]: in... with the French people.
Caption 5 [fr]: dans... auprès du peuple français.

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Lionel L - La pandémie

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France

Lionel talks about life under quarantine in France. All group activities are forbidden, and you can only go outside to walk your dog, go to the pharmacy, or shop for basic necessities.

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Caption 7 [en]: French people's daily life has changed.
Caption 7 [fr]: Le quotidien des Français a changé.

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Lionel L - Nuit Debout - Journée internationale - Part 2

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France

In part two of "Nuit Debout" (Up All Night), Lionel explains how protesters gather every night at Place de la République in Paris to think of alternative politics for a better world. The "Nuit Debout" movement has its own coded language and even its own calendar!

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Caption 19 [en]: And in a general way, uh... the... the French have a bit of difficulty with change.
Caption 19 [fr]: Et d'une manière générale, euh... les... les Français ont un petit peu de mal avec le changement.

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Cap Caen Normandie TV - Danse - Héla Fattoumi se dévoile

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France

Héla Fattoumi, originally from Tunis, has taken her feelings on the full-body veil to the stage, in her dance performance piece “Manta.”

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Caption 5 [en]: and in our... beloved French cities, uh...
Caption 5 [fr]: et dans nos... chères villes françaises, euh...

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Le Journal - La vie sous l'océan Antarctique

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France

Brr! It’s hard to believe that anything could survive in waters as cold as minus two degrees. But recent research expeditions in the Antarctic Ocean have found life forms, like the icefish, that manage to thrive despite the chilly temperatures.

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Caption 5 [en]: French, Japanese and Australian – have decided to shed light on.
Caption 5 [fr]: française, japonaise et australienne – ont décidés d'éclaircir.

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Le Journal - L'île de Pâques

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France

Twenty-eight years ago, Frenchman Michel Garcia fell in love with Easter Island, home of clear blue water and the breathtaking moai. Since then he’s kept busy as a diving instructor and doting father, and he even found time to discover a new species of shellfish!

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Caption 7 [en]: Having come from his native French Riviera, he fell in love with the island and its sea depths.
Caption 7 [fr]: Venu de sa Côte d'Azur natale, il est tombé amoureux de l'île et de ses fonds marins.

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