France: One in Four Hotels Rejects Stars – Seeking Freedom and Authenticity

In France, red signs with one to five stars have been the hallmark of a hotel’s quality for decades. However, more and more hoteliers are choosing to move outside this traditional framework. Around 25% of the country’s hotels – 4,168 out of a total of 16, …

Chicago-bound Air France flight turns back to Paris after seven hours in the air

An Air France transatlantic flight bound for Chicago O’Hare (ORD) was forced to return to Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) after nearly seven hours of flying. Flight AF136, operated by an Airbus A350-900, reversed course mid-flight due to operational reasons, …

Record heat grips France and southern Europe

A historic heatwave is scorching France and swaths of southern Europe, triggering mass alerts, school closures, and mounting health concerns. France has placed 84 of its 96 mainland regions on orange alert—the second-highest level—marking an unprecedented …

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France Implements Sweeping Public Smoking Ban in Cultural Shift Towards Tobacco-Free Future

70France has enacted its most extensive smoking restrictions to date, banning smoking in outdoor public spaces such as beaches, parks, and bus shelters from Sunday, 29 June 2025. The move, outlined in a decree published in the Official Journal on Saturday, …

Dover braces for chaos as France confirms readiness for the EU’s new Entry/Exit System

France confirms readiness for the EU’s new Entry/Exit System, bringing facial scans, fingerprint checks, and longer waits for British travellers from October. EU flag behind barbed wire with “No Entry” sign symbolising new EU border checks at Dover, …

Mission accomplished: Missouri trade mission to France expected to pay off

(Missourinet) Fresh off a trade mission to France, Governor Mike Kehoe says he expects deals to be made as a result of the trip. He says the focus was to boost business for Missouri’s aerospace industry. “The focus was the Paris Air Show,” says Kehoe. “It’ …

Police dog, a gift from France, has died

A police canine gifted to the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) by France less than a year ago has died, according to reliable sources. K9 Tyson was officially handed over to Saint Lucian authorities in a ceremony on July 18, 2024. Trained in …

Summer Heatwave Sparks Wildfires in Turkey and France

Firefighters battled wildfires in Turkey and France on Monday and more than 50-thousand people were evacuated as an early summer heatwave hit Europe. Health alerts were issued in France, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Germany. Even the Netherlands, used to a …

Vernon ultra athlete Shanda Hill in the lead at Ultra Triathlon in France

Photo: Facebook Shanda Hill continues ultra triathalon in France The Breztel Ultra Triathlon in Colmar, France is down to the wire as Vernon ultra athlete Shanda Hill battles for first place. According to Hill’s manager, the race is extremely close. A Deca …