Hong Kong ex-lawmaker describes ‘Kafka-esque’ prison experience

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 10:49 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera › Al Jazeera English

Claudia Mo says she read more than 300 books and brushed up on her French while in prison.

Rachel Roddy’s recipe for chicken scaloppine with mushrooms and marsala | A kitchen in Rome

found 2025 › May › 01 (Thu) @ 05:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

A melt-in-the-mouth dish of fried tenderised chicken in a mushroom and sweet wine sauce

The term escalope is borrowed from the old French escalope, meaning “shell or carapace”, which is likely to be b…

British woman, 65, found 'beaten to death' in French village

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 20:15 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

A friend found the 65-year-old woman lying near her vehicle with five deep wounds caused by a blunt object at her home in the village of Tremolat.

Advantage PSG after first leg at Arsenal – Football Weekly

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 14:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Philippe Auclair and Nicky Bandini as Arsenal try and lick their wounds after they failed to gain an edge at home against PSG in the first leg of their sem…

French Justice Minister Darmanin lays groundwork for 2027 presidential bid

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 13:10 UTC

a story from Politico EU › Politico EU

The field of candidates hoping to succeed Emmanuel Macron is starting to take shape two years ahead of the next election.

US GDP report to show if economy expanded in last quarter, after eurozone growth accelerates – business live

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 12:40 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

First estimate of US GDP for Q1 2025 will show whether tariffs hurt growth

UK house prices fall but market ‘likely to pick up’ during summer
China manufacturing activity plummets amid Trump tariff war

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The chic wardrobe staple all French women will be wearing with jeans this summer - and where to buy on the high street from £25.99

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 12:40 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

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A classic white button-down can sometimes be a little uninspiring, especially on days you're looking for something a bit more fun, but that's where the white embroidered blouse comes in.

German Social Democrats pour cold water on French nuclear deterrent

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 12:25 UTC

a story from Politico EU › Politico EU

German lawmaker Nils Schmid argues there is no need to open the subject as the U.S. has not said it would withdraw its nuclear umbrella.

France accuses Russian intelligence of spate of high-profile cyberattacks

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 11:20 UTC

a story from Euronews › Euronews

Paris said Russian military intelligence has attacked a dozen French entities since 2021, and also targeted Emmanuel Macron's election campaign in 2017.

British woman, 86, who reversed into French villager, 85, crushing him against a camper van avoids jail despite showing 'real contempt for the victim' by fleeing the scene

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 11:20 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The woman from Plymouth was sentenced in absentia by the Rennes Criminal Court in France on Tuesday for 'running over' a man in his eighties during a stay in Brittany.