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 A 4-year-old French boy fell 25 metres from the balcony of a 9th floor apartment this week, but miraculously survived the plunge. His mother had left him alone in the flat watching television while she went shopping, reports say. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141016/french-toddler-falls-from-9th-floor-and-survives Thu, 16 Oct 2014 19:53:00 +0200 french-toddler-falls-from-9th-floor-and-survives As if high unemployment, heavy public debt and an unhappy populace weren't enough, France also saw a double digit drop in foreign investment in 2013, according to a new United Nations report on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140129/investors-flee-france-in-2013-report-says Wed, 29 Jan 2014 19:13:00 +0100 investors-flee-france-in-2013-report-says A woman has fallen from a first floor window in a bid to find a better WiFi signal while using her laptop in Menton, in the French Riviera. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121018/woman-falls-from-first-floor-in-search-of-wifi-reception Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:55:00 +0200 woman-falls-from-first-floor-in-search-of-wifi-reception