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Enjoy the Loire Valley Castles, from the Domaine des Hauts de Loire and its Michelin starred Chef!

...facing a seasonal flowerbed. The endless magic of boxwood... In the heart of the Loire Valley stands a real jewel...

Paris's renowned Latin Quarter bookshops feel the Covid-19 squeeze 7 March 2021
Battered by Covid and online sales, one of Paris's best-known book sellers Gibert Jeune is to shut up shop in the city's historic literary and intellectual heart, a stone's throw from the banks of the Seine where the family-owned firm started out over 130 years ago.
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In Erbil, thousands attend largest mass of Pope's historic trip to Iraq 7 March 2021
Pope Francis held the largest mass of his historic Iraq trip Sunday after visiting war-scarred cities to comfort Christian survivors of the Islamic State group's reign of terror.
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Israel opens restaurants and bars to customers vaccinated against Covid-19 7 March 2021
Israel took another step towards post-pandemic normalcy on Sunday, opening restaurants, bars and cafes to vaccinated "green pass" holders, with about 40 percent of the population fully inoculated against the coronavirus.
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Saudi-led coalition launches air strikes on Yemeni capital 7 March 2021
The Saudi-led military coalition battling Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Sunday it conducted air strikes on Houthi military targets in Sanaa and other regions after the group launched armed drones towards Saudi Arabia.
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Iran ends aid worker Zaghari-Ratcliffe's house arrest, but she faces new trial 7 March 2021
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian woman held in an Iranian prison for five years on widely refuted spying charges, ended her sentence on Sunday, her lawyer said. However, she faces a new court date in Iran on March 13 for charges including “spreading propaganda”.
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Pope calls on Christians of Qaraqosh, city ravaged by IS fighters, to 'forgive' 7 March 2021
Pope Francis met Christians on Sunday in an ancient church torched by the Islamic State group when it swept into the northern Iraqi town of Qaraqosh in 2014.
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Iraqi Christians of Qaraqosh rebuild city destroyed by jihadist occupation 7 March 2021
The people of Qaraqosh – a northern Iraqi city that was controlled by the Islamic State group from 2014 to 2016 – were rebuilding their city as Pope Francis arrived Sunday as part of a four-day trip focused on supporting Iraq’s Christian community. FRANCE 24 reports.
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Swiss vote on proposal to ban full-face veils in public places 7 March 2021
Switzerland votes Sunday on whether to ban full facial coverings in public places, despite women in Islamic full-face veils being an exceptionally rare sight in Swiss streets.
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Prince Harry, Meghan to lift the lid on royal split in tell-all TV interview 7 March 2021
After a week of digs at Britain's royal family, just how far will Prince Harry and Meghan Markle go in their hotly anticipated interview with Oprah Winfrey?
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Myanmar protesters vow more rallies after military raids on opposition figures 7 March 2021
Myanmar anti-coup demonstrators have vowed big turnouts Sunday as the junta regime intensifies its crackdown, following overnight raids in parts of Yangon which targeted officials from Aung San Suu Kyi's political party.
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Initiate yourself with the wide plurality of the Bordeaux wines!

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On the way to the Champagne made in the Montagne de Reims, with Taittinger and Palmer

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Enjoy the Loire Valley Castles, from the Domaine des Hauts de Loire and its Michelin starred Chef!

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Discover the last creation of Atelier Cologne and its Agrumes Ensoleillés collection, the Lemon Island!

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The Fragrance Foundation appreciates the Ganymede perfume of Marc-Antoine Barrois and shows it to us!

Get some ideas to upcycle and recycle your daily habits, and talk with Jean Moreau from the Phenix application!

Initiate yourself with the wide plurality of the Bordeaux wines!

On the way to the Champagne made in the Montagne de Reims, with Taittinger and Palmer

The new edition of Les Folies Gruss waits for you in the heart of the Bois de Boulogne!

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