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Storm Ciaran whips western Europe, blowing record winds in France and leaving millions without power
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A treasure hunt truly out of this world. A meteorite that appeared as a “fireball” flying over Maine crashed down over the weekend and whoever finds the space rock could...
Public Technologies: ) What's NewLafayette, La Musique de la Garde NationaleParisienne Commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette's historic tour of the United States on Tuesday, May 7 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the AlexandriaHistory Museum at The Lyceum, 201...
New York Magazine: Photo-Illustration: VultureClaire Messud’s best-known book, The Emperor’s Children, came out in 2006. It is the sort of best seller you don’t encounter as much these days, ponderous and churning with detail. Its characters are haughtily ambitious young people...
Richard L. Stevens2024-05-07
The New Arab: A Syrian asylum seeker who is held in a UK detention centre awaiting deportation to Rwanda has said he will kill himself as soon as he gets there because he does not believe it will be a safe country for him, The Guardian reported on Sunday. The man,...
The Daily Mail: The newFawlty Towers play is a triumph, according to the Mail’s Jan Moir. But it got me wondering whether the original TV show would ever get made by the BBC today. And if it did, would it go something like this? The cast of Fawlty Towers:Prunella Scales as...
Obituary: Edward Sbardellati, 1946-20242024-05-06
Seven Days: Special educator was committed to supporting individuals and families throughout his 40-year career Edward J. Sbardellati, 77, of Middlesex, Vt., passed away at his home on April 17, 2024. He is survived by his loving wife, Clare McFadden; daughter, Sarah...
The National: On May 6, 1994, the Channel Tunnel was inaugurated, forming a direct link between Britain and mainland Europe and connecting the people of Scotland, England and Wales to a seemingly endless web of railways across the continent and beyond. Three decades on,...
Inside The Games: The Paris2024 Olympics cauldron design for the TorchRelay has been unveiled. Designed by Mathieu Lehanneur, it will be lit at each stopover city in France by the last Torchbearer of the day. The Olympic Torch Relay unfolds as a compelling narrative depicted...
AOL: On a foggy spring afternoon in Calais, President Mitterrand of France and Queen Elizabeth II fastened their seatbelts in the...
The Guardian: The two countries have been been at odds over the centuries. But could there a better symbol of our link than this engineering coup? The first passenger train from England to France carried Queen Elizabeth II to Calais on 6 May 1994 . Trains carrying less...
As the Channel tunnel turns 30, England needs to grow up and acknowledge its deep bond with France2024-05-06
The Observer: The first passenger train from England to France carried Queen Elizabeth II to Calais on 6 May 1994. Trains carrying less exalted passengers would not set off until November of that year, and the more arresting image of English and French engineers shaking...
The Observer: A Syrian asylum seeker who is locked up in a detention centre awaiting deportation to Rwanda says he will kill himself on arrival because he doesn’t believe it will be a safe country for him. Khaled, whose name has been changed to protect his identity, spoke...
The Guardian: Charities say FoI disclosure that 369 such children were held over 21-month period is ‘hugely concerning’ More than 350 lone children were held in UK-run detention facilities in northern France over a 21-month period, according to documents disclosed under...
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