https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Four hundred thirty-three hot air balloons lifted off from an air base in eastern France on Sunday and soared straight into the record books. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150726/hot-air-balloons-in-world-record-flight-in-france Sun, 26 Jul 2015 18:08:08 +0200 hot-air-balloons-in-world-record-flight-in-france A hot air balloon exploded and plunged to earth at Egypt's ancient temple city of Luxor during a sunrise flight on Tuesday, killing up to 19 tourists. France has confirmed two of its citizens were among the dead. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130226/two-french-killed-in-egypt-balloon-tragedy Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:16:00 +0100 two-french-killed-in-egypt-balloon-tragedy