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 French media mocked President Francois Hollande on Tuesday after he described sexual orientation as "a choice", in his reaction to the Orlando gay nightclub massacre, comments that had provoked outrage on social media. The president then corrected his gaffe. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160614/french-president-criticized-for-calling-homosexuality-a-choice Tue, 14 Jun 2016 17:44:58 +0200 french-president-criticized-for-calling-homosexuality-a-choice German supermarket chain Aldi Süd weathered criticism Tuesday for offering a New Year's Eve fireworks set called "Paris", six weeks after the deadly jihadist attacks in the French capital. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151230/aldi-under-fire-after-paris-fireworks-gaffe Wed, 30 Dec 2015 09:35:02 +0100 aldi-under-fire-after-paris-fireworks-gaffe Officials in the French Prime Minister's office have been left red-faced after a tweet intended to enlighten Twitter followers about a new policy dealing with the financing of terrorist groups like Al Qaeda, directed them to, of all things, a steamy lingerie online catalogue. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130813/pms-al-qaeda-tweet-links-to-sexy-lingerie-site Tue, 13 Aug 2013 16:22:00 +0200 pms-al-qaeda-tweet-links-to-sexy-lingerie-site The parents of murdered four-year-old French boy Grégory Villemin are considering suing the organisers of the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland after its promotional publication used an image of the toddler to promote its kindergarten. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130717/murdered-boys-image-used-for-kindergarten-ad Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:05:00 +0200 murdered-boys-image-used-for-kindergarten-ad French authorities bidding to crack down on school test cheats obviously didn’t count on a 52-year-old woman "in elaborate make up" turning up to take an important high school English exam in Paris this week in place of her 19-year-old daughter. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130620/school-foils-mother-and-daughters-exam-cheating-plot Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:17:00 +0200 school-foils-mother-and-daughters-exam-cheating-plot