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News
Thuir: police find massive arms haul in…
Gendarmes from the town of Thuir in the Pyrénées-Orientales, after a tip-off, found a stockpile of weapons held illegally at a local private residence. The lis of weapons is breathtaking: A homemade cannon, several machine…
Police clear dam protest site…
French police moved to clear a protest camp at the site of a controversial dam project…
France gets jurisdiction in Facebook…
A Paris court ruled Thursday that it has jurisdiction to judge a case against Facebook,…
Garage computer bug sells fuel…
An unusual queue of traffic outside a tiny petrol station caused gendarmes to do…
Le Pen red faced after backing…
Marine Le Pen, always so careful not to associate with the wrong kind of folk, had…
Events
Mastodons, a Family History
From the first trunk animals in Africa more than 50 million years ago, to today's elephants, through different mastodons and the iconic Woolly Mammoth, the exhibition traces the history of this unknown and yet familiar family. A fun and modern exhibition,…
Mar 2 - Nov 30
Musée de Préhistoire de Tautavel, TAUTAVEL
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200 skeletons found in mass Paris…
More than 200 skeletons have been discovered in a medieval mass grave beneath a…
EU slaps tough budget targets…
The EU set France tough new targets on Friday to ensure it gets its budget deficit…
Stolen Picasso sent to New York…
A Picasso painting that was reported stolen in Paris 14 years ago has turned up…
Agde shows Béziers a gentler…
Less controversial than its neighbour, Béziers. More discreet. A communication…
