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French police shoot dead man trying to set fire to Rouen synagogue

French police on Friday killed an armed man who was trying to set fire to a synagogue in the northern city of Rouen. It's unclear if the incident is terror-related.

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France police shoot dead armed man who set fire to Rouen synagogue

Jewish worshippers’ body says police have ‘avoided another antisemitic tragedy’

The Independent UK

Naomi Osaka beaten in first round in Rouen on clay return

NEW DELHI: Naomi Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam champion, faced a surprising defeat in the first round of the WTA event in Rouen on Wednesday, succumbing 6-4, 6-2 to Italian Martina Trevisan.

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Monet happy returns: Normandy celebrates 150 years of impressionism

The dramatic coastline of northern France inspired some of the country’s most famous artists. Now their work will appear in shows across the region

The Guardian - UK

UK must offer businesses certainty over green energy, says boss of FTSE 100 firm

Miles Roberts of packaging-maker DS Smith warns manufacturing will decline unless government provides clarity about decarbonisation

The Guardian - UK

Can you really travel to Europe car-free – and hassle-free – with a dog?

A car-free break on the Continent with a four-legged friend is a logistical nightmare, especially since Brexit. Could this new pet-friendly rail package holiday solve the problem? Lottie Gross (and her dog, Arty) find out

The Independent UK

RAC reminds British drivers they must show clean air sticker in French cities

The Crit’Air vignette must be displayed to enter Paris, Rouen, Strasbourg, Lyon, and many other cities to avoid a €180 fine

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France’s main grain port of Rouen adjusts to impacts of war in Ukraine

France’s primary grain export port is 100 kilometres away from the open sea – close to farmers, who have seen fluctuations in demand for wheat and other grains since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Russia’s recent pullout of the Black Sea grain deal, right at the start of France’s…

Radio France Internationale

Podcast: wheat on the Seine, denim goes home to Nimes, forgotten first woman filmmaker

How Rouen, a city on the Seine, far from the open sea, became France's largest grain port; denim production returns to its place of birth in Nimes; and the story of Alice Guy, the world's first woman director, forgotten by history.

Radio France Internationale

Majestic tall ships gather in Normandy for eighth edition of Armada

The eighth edition of the Armada, the world's largest gathering of tall ships, kicks off on Thursday in Rouen, in western France, and lasts for ten days.

Radio France Internationale

‘The cycling was a breeze’: following the Seine through Normandy

The Seine à Vélo cycle route follows minor roads to major attractions, including a medieval chateau, Monet’s garden and Rouen cathedral

The Guardian - UK

Riot police deployed as French court prepares to rule on pension changes

Protests against Emmanuel Macron’s controversial plans reignite in Marseille, Rouen and elsewhere

The Guardian - UK

New Paris exhibition reveals importance of Claude Monet’s forgotten older brother

Leon Monet is the subject of a new exhibition at the Musée du Luxembourg in Paris

The Independent UK

Exhibit: ‘Invisible’ Monet, Leon, Was Key to Impressionism

Behind some great men, there is a bigger brother. Claude Monet’s older sibling is the focus of a landmark Paris exhibit illuminating the hitherto unknown role Leon Monet played in the French impressionist painter’s life and art. Leon — a color chemist four years his senior -- is now understood…

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The Independent UK

Exhibit: 'Invisible' Monet, Leon, was key to impressionism

Claude Monet’s older sibling is the focus of a landmark Paris exhibit illuminating the hitherto unknown role Leon Monet played in the French impressionist painter’s life and art

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rescuers Scramble to Track Beluga Whale in France’s Seine

French authorities are tracking a Beluga whale that strayed far from its Artic habitat into the Seine River, raising fears that the ethereal white mammal could starve if it stays in the waterway that flows through Paris and beyond. Drone footage shot by French fire services showed the whale gently…

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Bullet found lodged in skull of orca who died in France's Seine River

French authorities performing an autopsy on an orca who died in the Seine River, near the northern city of Rouen, have found a bullet lodged at the base of the animal's skull. The NGO Sea Shepherd France said it would file a legal complaint to clarify what happened.

Tribune News Service

Travel for Two: Prague's past beauty still radiates today

If there is such a thing, I’m a church tourist. When I travel, I revel in visiting churches, and, when I can, and even if I don’t understand the language, attending services. Certainly I don’t travel to see only churches, but the mere act of being an occasional church tourist…

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Me, myself and my iPhone: Selfie museum opens in Sweden

We take a look at a new season of art and exhibitions as Stockholm's "Youseum" offers influencers and selfie enthusiasts a temple for the 21st century's favourite form of self-expression. Meanwhile, a museum in the French city of Rouen says "please do touch the art", as a new show encourages…

Radio France Internationale

Trial opens over 2016 jihadist murder of French Catholic priest

Four alleged accomplices in the murder of an 85-year-old French priest go on trial in Paris on Monday after years of investigations into the killing, carried out while the the victim was celebrating Mass in the north-western city of Rouen.

Daily Mirror

Jordan Michallet dead: France rugby star tragically passes away aged 29

French Pro D2 outfit Rouen have confirmed the sudden death of star fly-half Jordan Michallet, who was recently married and was poised to become a father

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