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Adv-Intermediate
France
Young children can go to the Maubeuge Zoo in northern France to celebrate Halloween during the All Saints' Day holidays. The zoo is small, friendly, and offers a lot of fun activities like pumpkin carving for the little ones.
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Intermediate
France
Meet Nathalie, the owner of an equestrian center where no one rides horses. Find out what is so special about the horses and the other animals that live there.
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Adv-Intermediate
France
Used books, anyone? Aude owns an amazing secondhand bookstore brimming with books on all topics imaginable. If you can't make it to her 90-year-old shop in Reims, you can order online!
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Adv-Intermediate
France
The Mediterranean is the most polluted sea in the world, and some scientists are on a sailboat studying the problem by collecting plastic samples for analysis. For a few hundred euros, some excursions are open to the public, who get an opportunity to help the cause.
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Intermediate
France
Faced with a butter shortage in France, this bakery is among the few that are choosing to wait in hopes that the price of butter will drop. Apparently, customers are too fond of the bakery's delicious pastries to let a price increase deter them. After all, pastries are one of life's essentials in France...
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Advanced
France
As the COVID pandemic endures, makers of homemade masks are being forced to switch to higher-quality materials to comply with government recommendations. But this means that mask prices are increasing too.
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Intermediate
France
How will climate change affect wine growing in France? Is the French wine reputation at stake? What can be done about it? Find out in this extensive news report.
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Adv-Intermediate
France
In this video, Jean-Marc Touzard explains the effects of global warming on wine growing and the quality of the wine in France.
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Adv-Intermediate
France
Albert Uderzo, the co-creator of the famous "Astérix" comic strip, died this week at the age of ninety-two. "Astérix" is the best-selling French-language comic strip, with over 380 million copies sold.
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Intermediate
France
The Champs-Élysées will still take on a festive air despite the quarantine and lack of crowds. Many lovers of the city of Paris were able to attend the virtual lighting ceremony online from anywhere in the world.
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Adv-Intermediate
France
As a heatwave scorches Western Europe, some 38,500 people have been evacuated away from forest fires raging in France’s southwestern Gironde region. The firefighters are trying everything to prevent the fires from starting again.
Difficulty:
Advanced
France
French people are taking to the streets to protest against the government pension reform. Find out why people are so upset about it.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
France
Four days after the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, miracles are still possible. Search and rescue teams work tirelessly to save people trapped under the rubble.
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Advanced
France
A journalist is at Place de la République in Paris to gauge the mood after the French legislative election results. There's an overall sense of relief at the left coalition's defeat of the far right.
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Adv-Intermediate
France
A journalist interviews Marie de la Place, professor emerita of urban planning at the Paris School of Urban Planning, about the legacy of the Olympic Games. Besides French medals, how will the Paris region benefit in terms of infrastructure? What will be the long-term effects of this massive investment in the games?
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