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What French Rival HomeExchange Does That Airbnb Doesn’t

With an 80% market share in the house-swap space, and explosive growth, HomeExchange, bought and reinvented by two Frenchmen, has become the undisputed champion of house swapping. Will it undercut the American giant’s hold on the market.

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Food / Travel

The Colonel v. Michelin Star Chefs: A Fried Chicken Battle Sizzling In France

As American fried chicken chains KFC, Popeyes and Wingstop expand in France, local fast-food entrepreneurs as well as Michelin-starred chefs are trying to nab a part of this growing market. What is behind this trend sweeping the land of the traditional Sunday roast chicken?

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Economy Eyes on the U.S. Future

Country Folk Vs. Silicon Valley: The Rural County Fighting Big Tech’s New City Project

Tech’s biggest fortunes are funding a project to build a new city of 400,000 people just an hour outside of San Francisco. But the residents of the region’s most rural county are resisting.

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Society

Afrobeats: The Nigerian Musicians Conquering Global Music Charts

From Aya Nakamura in France to Selena Gomez in the U.S., pop stars are collaborating more and more with Nigerian artists like Rema or Burna Boy. Les Echos looks into into how Afrobeats went global — and where it’s going.

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