Editorial: Allegations of sexual assault against Dominique Strauss-Kahn have almost certainly ruined his chances of ever becoming president. But the scandal’s wider implications could include a further boost to France’s far right.
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Editorial: Americans used to like France’s Dominique Strauss-Kahn. From today onwards, they are going to hate him.
Cosmetics that have become iconic have three things in common: a strong character, useable on face, hands and body, and they never leave celebrities’ make-up bags. Here are the secret of creams passed down from mother to daughter.
The question of selling his holdings continues to follow the Italian-born Parisian designer, who was always as much a businessman as a master craftsman.
Scientists are looking at nature’s myriad molecules — studying substances like tree bark and fungi — in hopes of coming up with cures for cancer and other maladies.
Times have changed for the world’s carmakers. Renault is investing in aeronautics, while Audi promotes alpine research and water sports. For today’s auto advertisers, preaching a good cause may be every bit as important as pitching the product itself.
Exactly 30 years ago — on May 10, 1981 — France elected its first socialist president. This week the country’s Socialist Party is heralding the historical event, overlooking Mitterrand’s dark side to celebrate the highlights of his political legacy.
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Rembrandt And Faces Of The Living Christ
A new exhibition at the Louvre features a rare collection of religion-themed paintings, drawings and prints by the Dutch painter who changed the way art depicted the Savior.
Once the emblem of a harmonious and multicultural France, the French national soccer team is currently engulfed in a scandal that mirrors wider racism inside (and outside) the sport.
Editorial: Three events over the past week – a London wedding, a Vatican mass, and a death in Pakistan — signal that popular sentiment within the West wants its leaders to defend core values.
Instant messaging will notify Air France customers in real-time of every twist in their itinerary, from delays to sudden cancellations to the whereabout of your luggage.
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In France, meat eaters strike back
Confronted to rising criticism of the shoddy practices and environmental damage of the meat industry, beef lovers are organizing themselves to defend their beliefs.
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Chinese Lessons For First Graders
In France, demand for lessons in Chinese and Japanese now rivals traditional options Spanish and German. English is still tops.
The French First Lady appears to be gearing up for Nicolas Sarkozy’s reelection bid next year by talking more in public. But she won’t confirm or deny whether a First Baby is on the way.
Best known for its preppy polo shirts, fashion giant Lacoste is diversifying: targeting women, children and branché (hip) youth in an effort to push yearly earnings toward the 1.5 billion euro mark.
A new trend in retirement housing offers American-style amenities with classic French flavor in converted convents and restored countryside heritage sites.
She was the 17-year-old who lured the Jewish victim of a high-profile hate crime. He ran the Versailles prison where she was serving time. Their scandalous romance exposed, Florent Goncalves tells how he fell for Emma Arbabzadeh, girl of the Gang of Barba
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A Tale Of Two Capitalisms
The French government’s plans to force companies to pay employee bonuses whenever they raise dividends to shareholders has prompted controversy in France. Is there any right way to divide the profit pie between workers and shareholders?
The Lyon Museum of Fine Arts connects Islamic arts and modern Europe.
“This is Baccarat, not Ikea,” famed French designer Philippe Starck says of the Marie-Coquine, a whimsical new chandelier that made its debut in this year’s Milan furniture fair.
Much cheaper than Apple’s iPad, the Archos tablet is looking east for mass markets. But must rely on a new influx of investment capital.
The Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in the French port of Saint Nazaire on the Atlantic Coast has opened its doors to the public. It is just one of a growing number of French industrial sites catering to a new kind of tourism.
The Quai Branly Museum in Paris is exhibiting one of the biggest collections of Dogon art from Eastern Mali ever to be pulled together in one place.
Chronic shyness and social phobia can make life a living hell. Identifying it early on in life can help.
Editorial: The French daily Le Figaro gives a warm applause to the government for its timely and efficient intervention to help oust strongman Laurent Gbagbo
Working hard doesn’t always work. Mental health experts say “burnout” is a real – and potentially dangerous – possibility for today’s highly driven professionals.
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That Timeless Chic Of The Parisian Woman
The fashion sense of Parisian women is renowned worldwide. Swanky Paris department store Galeries Lafayette salutes Parisian chic this month in a special event fronted by former top model and face of Chanel Ines de la Fressange.
Masters at preparing food, the French are also pretty good at tossing it away — to the tune of 44 pounds per person annually. They are not alone. According to an FAO study, only half of the world’s food actually makes it in to people’s
French umbrella manufacturer Veritable Cherbourg has unveiled a range of defense umbrellas straight out of a James Bond movie. President Nicolas Sarkozy’s security detail has already put in an order for these high-tech gizmos.
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A French Lesson For Britain’s Royals
Editorial: Don’t be fooled by all the popular craze around this week’s royal wedding, says Le Monde. The British monarchy desperately needs to remake itself for the modern, multicultural world.
French neuroscientists are probing the workings of the human brain through the way the world’s top athletes perform under pressure.
As the hunt continues for data from a 2009 Air France plane crash in the Atlantic, a new French device could make such lengthy searches a thing of the past.
French writer Bruno Fay argues that lies regularly told by the authorities and a general mistrust of official speech are to be blamed for the spread of conspiracy theories for everything from 9/11 to Nicolas Sarkozy’s biography.
France, which gets the vast majority of its electricity from nuclear power, is looking hard at safety at its 59 plants after the disaster at the Fukushima reactors in Japan. At the EDF energy giant, this world leader in atomic energy tries to show it is a
Researchers want to analyze the DNA – and skull — of the Renaissance woman who most believe sat for Leonardo, to finally verify the true identity of the legendary subject.
Essay: Marine Le Pen in France is the latest face of European neo-populism, which mixes ideals of freedom and feminism, with open hostility toward Islam.
Wine guru Robert Parker pays unique homage to Barolo 2007, a vintage that could down as a once-in-a-generation offering. And the Italians rejoice.
Essay: Syrian-born filmmaker Charif Kiwan provides a Mediterranean history lesson and salutes those daring to defy the regime of Bashar Al-Assad. But he knows the dictator will not cede power easily.
Barack Obama’s discourse on military intervention in Libya has been seen as a blueprint for his new approach to U.S. decisions on war and peace. Le Figaro dissects the so-called “Obama doctrine,” and what it means for United States — and the res
A recent report by France’s national audit office has concluded that the country’s top art museums are costing too much, as others are busy trying to cut public spending.