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 The subject of centuries of scrutiny and debate, Mona Lisa's famous smile is routinely described as ambiguous. But is it really that hard to read? https://www.thelocal.fr/20170311/mona-lisas-smile-decoded-science-says-shes-happy Sat, 11 Mar 2017 11:46:20 +0100 mona-lisas-smile-decoded-science-says-shes-happy Serie A side Roma continued to shore up their defence on Wednesday with Paris Saint Germain French international left-back Lucas Digne completing his loan move to the capital club. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150827/psgs-lucas-digne-seals-roma-loan-move Thu, 27 Aug 2015 10:25:51 +0200 psgs-lucas-digne-seals-roma-loan-move The German ambassador to France has met the education minister to air her concerns about the decline of German language classes for French students, as new reforms threaten to push the language to a fourth option. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150422/germans-concerned-about-lack-of-german-taught-in-france Wed, 22 Apr 2015 12:59:35 +0200 germans-concerned-about-lack-of-german-taught-in-france Germany's president Joachim Gauck will pay an official visit to Oradour-sur-Glane, the site of an infamous Nazi massacre in France, it was announced this week. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130809/german-president-set-to-visit-french-site-of-nazi-massacre Fri, 09 Aug 2013 10:49:00 +0200 german-president-set-to-visit-french-site-of-nazi-massacre