A carving believed to be about 12,000 years old has been discovered in south-western France. The prehistoric find by archaeologists excavating a site in the south-western Angoulême district, north of Bordeaux, has been described as "exceptional". Markings appear on both sides of the sandstone, the National Archaeological Research Institute (Inrap) said. It was found during work …
1,100 Mutilated Dolphin Bodies Have Washed Up on France’s Beaches — TIME
(PARIS) — The dolphins’ bodies were horribly mutilated, the fins cut off. But what shocked French marine researchers wasn’t just the brutality of the deaths of these highly intelligent mammals, but the numbers involved — a record 1,100 have landed on France’s Atlantic coast beaches since January. The mass deaths, widely blamed on industrial fishing,… via …
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Alexander III Bridge, Paris, Ile-de-France, France via Alexander III Bridge, Paris, Ile-de-France, France — Documented Wanderlust
Protecting expensive produce in France
Armed with drones and night-vision goggles, French farmers and law enforcement are fighting back against the thefts of expensive produce via Spy oysters and kayak patrols: How France is fighting food thieves — NBC News Top Stories
A high-speed train line in France could spell the end of Chanel No. 5
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Wo8UtWiYiZI?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&autohide=2&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent Chanel No. 5, a staple of vanities around the world for nearly a century, is in danger. Chanel, the fabled fashion house, is warning that state-owned railway company SNCF’s plans for a high-speed train line through a stretch of flower fields in Provence (link in French) would lay waste to the precious petals used to… …
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