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The Bourgogne Franche-Comté region is waiting for you in their famous Burgundy sites

The Bourgogne - Franche-Comté region, is rich of 18 remarkable sites and 9 sites registered on the UNESCO World Heritage...

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‘This is our Notre-Dame’: Fire engulfs Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange

A fire ripped through Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange, one of the Danish capital's best-known buildings, on Tuesday, engulfing its spire which collapsed in a scene reminiscent of the 2019 blaze at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.

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Macron hails French 'heroes' who helped fend off Sydney mall attacker

President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday hailed two Frenchmen who helped to fend off a knife-wielding attacker who killed six people in a Sydney mall, calling them "real heroes."

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Paris 2024 Olympic flame lit in Greece at ancient birthplace of the Games

The sacred flame for the Paris 2024 Olympics was lit Tuesday in ancient Olympia, birthplace of the ancient Games, setting off an epic three-month torch relay to the July 26 opening ceremony.

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Salman Rushdie recalls stabbing in first memoir since near-fatal attack

British-American author Salman Rushdie recounts the 2022 stabbing at a public event that left him blind in one eye in "Knife", his first memoir since the near-fatal attack, which hits English language bookstores on Tuesday. The French edition, "Le Couteau", will be released Thursday.

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🔴 Live: Israeli FM pushes for sanctions against Iran after military vows response

Israel’s foreign minister on Tuesday said he was urging countries to place sanctions on Iran's missile programme and proscribe its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation. Israel’s armed forces chief on Monday vowed to respond to Iran's missile and drone attack against the country, even after appeals for restraint poured in from world […]

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Jury selection begins at Trump's criminal trial in New York

Donald Trump's New York criminal trial opened Monday in a historic first for a US ex-president -- and a seismic twist to an already explosive 2024 election where the Republican is seeking to defy multiple scandals and return to power.

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'Rust' armorer gets 18 months in prison for fatal shooting involving Alec Baldwin

A movie weapons supervisor was sentenced to 18 months in prison in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust,” during a hearing Monday in which tearful family members and friends gave testimonials that included calls for justice and a punishment that would instill greater accountability […]

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Australian police say Sydney church stabbing was a ‘terrorist’ act

Australian police on Tuesday said a brutal live-streamed knife attack at a church service in Sydney was a religiously motivated "terrorist" act, as they urged calm from the angered local community.

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Ukraine's Zelensky calls for same 'unity' from allies as for Israel

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged allies on Monday to show the same "unity" toward Ukraine as Israel, which said it repelled an Iranian attack over the weekend with Western support.

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Iran's staged celebrations: Public sentiment vs. regime spectacle during missile attack on Israel

Even before the drones and missiles had reached Israeli territory, the Islamic Republic of Iran, via its paramilitary Basiji forces, had already organised state-sanctioned street parties to celebrate. A video posted half an hour before the first missiles arrived in Israel shows hundreds of people waving Iranian flags and chanting: “Supreme leader, we are ready […]

The Bourgogne Franche-Comté region is waiting for you in their famous Burgundy sites

Have a stay in the Ker Moor Hotel in Saint-Quay-Portrieux, on the way to Saint-Brieuc and its amazing Maison Saint-Yves

From the Beauport Abbey, passing by the GwinZegal art center, until La Roche Jagu castle, discover the Côtes d’Armor through Les Minutes Bleues festival

Take some good time in Alsace at Le Parc Hôtel Obernai and its Yonaguni Spa, bordered by the Route des Vins

Why not diving into the Arcachon Bay, within Les 12 de Larros Hotel in Gujan-Mestras, nearby La Maison de l’Huître!

More culture in Nîmes with the Vieux Nîmes, Beaux Arts and Carré d’Art Museums, before swimming at the C-Suites Hotel!

Château de France launches a new 2021 vintage to celebrate its 50th birthday of the Thomassin family, in Pessac-Léognan

Our selection of festivals in summer 2024 in Paris, with RTL2 Essonne en Scène, Les Bains Festival…

After Paris Design Week, explore some last decoration trends for 2024, with AM.PM, CFOC, BoConcept, Marin Montagut, Tollens and Flamant

Get some Basque touch in Paris with Le Troquet restaurant, hosted by Marc Mouton

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