Despite the performance of a few French releases, cinemas are only attended by one in three spectators compared to the pre-coronavirus Covid-19 average. Once again below one million weekly admissions, French cinemas recorded a 79% drop in attendance at the end of July, according to
Renault registered a record loss of over 7 billion euros in the first half of 2020. The diamond-shaped brand has been plumbed by the coronavirus and by Nissan. Renault has just announced the heaviest net loss in its history. In the first half of 2020,
The case of Jacqueline Sauvage had aroused intense mobilisation in France. Jacqueline Sauvage, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the murder of her violent husband and pardoned by President François Hollande, died at 72. Jacqueline Sauvage, who had become a symbolic figure
Nicolas Sarkozy urged a proactive approach to the economic crisis linked to the Covid-19 while warning against any form of arrogance in a televised speech on Monday. “When the President of the Republic, whoever he is, in this case, Emmanuel Macron, goes to the end
The mayor of Miribel-Les-Echelles suffered wounds and burns to his face and hands after trying to stop people firing fireworks in the village square. The mayor of Miribel-Les-Echelles, in Isère, was assaulted on Monday, July 27, while trying to calm down individuals firing fireworks in
A local bistro with chequered tablecloths, a village with a South-Western atmosphere, a Neapolitan pizzeria or an Ardèche ice cream… How about taking advantage of this special summer, without foreign tourists, to get a change of scenery within Paris? Forced to slash the kilometres to
The suspect has been indicted for the murder of Monique Borrelli, his mother, a 59-year-old lyric soprano, and attempted murder of his father. The soprano Monique Borrelli died at 59 years on the night of Tuesday, July 21 to Wednesday, July 22, at the North
With six new Secretaries of State appointed on Sunday, Emmanuel Macron now brings the total number of ministers since the start of his five-year term to 69. This is already more than Nicolas Sarkozy in five years and François Hollande in the same period. Six
In France, 183,079 people have been infected since the beginning of the pandemic. The number of deaths linked to the coronavirus is now 30,209. “Viral circulation remains strong in France”, warns the General Directorate of Health (Direction générale de la santé – DGS) in a
The Élysée Palace appointed 11 Secretaries of State to complete the administration, including six fresh ones and five from the previous government. The Élysée announced this Sunday the appointment of eleven Secretaries of State, including six new personalities, to complete the government of Jean Castex.