The Local France 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 Swiss left red-faced in French water debacle The Swiss army has officially apologized to France after taking water from a lake in the French Jura without permission. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150728/swiss-left-embarrassed-over-french-water-debacle Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:23:48 +0200 swiss-left-embarrassed-over-french-water-debacle Farm worker goes deaf due to squealing pigs A court in eastern France on Wednesday ordered a pig farm to pay damages to a former employee, who judges found had gone deaf because of the constant squeals of the pigs he was in charge of. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130911/french-court-blames-deafness-on-squealing-pigs Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:26:00 +0200 french-court-blames-deafness-on-squealing-pigs 60 million-year-old cave found in eastern France Amateur potholers have discovered a 60 million-year-old cave in Jura, eastern France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121016/60-million-year-old-cave-discovered-in-eastern-france Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:12:00 +0200 60-million-year-old-cave-discovered-in-eastern-france