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The Channel Tunnel, from pipe dream to European reality

France, May 6 -- "England is no longer an island," French newscasters solemnly announced in their evening bulletins of 6 May 1994 (conveniently forgetting that it never had been). At 12.40pm that aft... Read More


Women's long battle to vote in France and the generations who fought it

France, April 21 -- This 21 April marks 80 years since women secured the right to vote in France. A wartime decree finally granted equal suffrage in 1944 - decades later than other European countries,... Read More


Why a changing French language is nothing to be afraid of

France, March 20 -- With more than 320 million speakers globally, French is the world's fifth most-spoken language. But traditionalists complain that spelling, grammar and vocabulary are on the declin... Read More


What's stopping more men in France from getting vasectomies?

France, March 16 -- The number of men in France getting a vasectomy - a minor operation tocut the tubes that carry sperm- has rocketed in the past decade, but the procedure remains far less common her... Read More


Cinemobile, a cinema on wheels bringing the big screen to rural France

France, March 3 -- For the past four decades, people in the centre of France have had a cinema unlike most: one on wheels. The Cinemobile - a lorry that transforms into a movie theatre - tours towns a... Read More