It’s Nobel season — but other stuff happened, too. If you’re up on France, legacy media and authors both high- and low-brow, you’ll get at least four questions right.
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French Prime Minister resigns after less than a month in office
Facing criticism from all sides, France’s new prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned less than 24 hours after naming his government and after less than a month in office, plunging the country into a deep political crisis.
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After the latest government collapse, France struggles to find a way forward
French President Emmanuel Macron is searching for a fourth prime minister in 12 months, after the National Assembly ousted François Bayrou in a no-confidence vote, making economic reform a challenge.
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France’s government collapses after the prime minister loses a confidence vote
Legislators toppled France’s government in a confidence vote, a new crisis for Europe’s second-largest economy. Prime Minister François Bayrou was ousted overwhelmingly in a 364-194 vote against him.
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Greetings from Paris, where you can swim in the Seine for the first time in a century
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.
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French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state
The mostly symbolic move puts added diplomatic pressure on Israel as the war and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip rage. France is now the biggest Western power to recognize Palestine.
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European countries are set for Iran talks, but expectations for a breakthrough are low
Germany, France and the United Kingdom will hold talks with Iran in Istanbul Friday, just days after the three European nations warned they would reimpose stiff sanctions on Tehran.
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Agence France-Presse says it wants to pull its hunger-stricken journalists out of Gaza
French news agency Agence France-Presse called on the Israeli government to allow its freelance journalists to leave the Gaza Strip because of worsening hunger.
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In effort to protect children, France bans smoking at parks and beaches
Smokers are no longer allowed to light up in public parks, at swimming pools, or at beaches, or “anywhere children may be present,” said French health and family minister Catherine Vautrin.
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French health ministry extends smoking ban
France to ban smoking at beaches, parks and outside schools from July 1st to protect children.
