Slideshow ( 5 images )PARIS (Reuters) – The Michelin Guide’s restaurant inspectors had a trickier task than usual finding their noteworthy chefs of the year, rushing to get a seat at top tables after coronavirus lockdowns forced eateries to close for extended periods. Revered as the bible of gastronomy, the
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France is developing bionic soldiers resistant to pain with microchip-enhanced brain power and superior hearing Scientists also researching pills to keep soldiers awake for long periods of time Microchips will be designed to release calming substances and improve brains Scientists also trying to make implants for headquarters to track soldier
Read moreFrance orders Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple to pay new ‘digital tax’ on 2020 earnings – despite US threats of retaliatory tariffs France is pushing ahead with a new digital tax that will hit US tech giants Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple hit with bills totalling millions of dollars Move
Read moreFor the decision-averse, Netflix is rolling out a new feature: a TV channel. But only for France. Netflix is launching Direct, a new linear-style 24/7 content channel similar to the kind of programming you get with standard broadcast and cable TV, which will be tested with its subscribers in France. According to
Read moreAn assailant with a gun shot a priest of a Greek Orthodox church in Lyon, France, and fled the scene Saturday, according to the Guardian. Police sources and witnesses told the outlet that the priest was being treated for life-threatening injuries. This incident marks the third attack in France in
Read moreA man killed three people with a knife at a Catholic church in Nice, France, on Thursday. The attack at the Notre-Dame church began at 8:29 a.m. local time and followed the beheading of a teacher in Paris on October 16. The victims were Vincent Loquès, the church sexton, Simone
Read moreFrance sees record 16,096 coronavirus cases in a day while intensive care wards are treating more than 1,000 patients for the first time since early June The 16,096 new cases take France’s total of infections to nearly half a million More than 1,000 people are in intensive care for the
Read moreRIOT police have been sent to the Marseille region to enforce mask rules and help stem a worrying spike in coronavirus cases. The French government has deployed 130 gun-toting cops to the port city and the surrounding area in a tough new clampdown. The move comes after the region expanded
Read moreTRAINER Roger Teal has had a change of heart with his July Cup winner Oxted. The plan had been to head to Deauville for the Prix Maurice De Gheest on Sunday, but his star will now wait for the Sprint Cup at Haydock. Given the heatwave set to hit Europe
Read moreRUNGIS, France (Reuters) – Business is stirring at a giant wholesale produce market near Paris after France loosened coronavirus containment measures this week, but food firms are waiting for restaurant and hotel trade to return before celebrating. The easing of France’s lockdown, one of the strictest in Europe, has brought
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