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 France backs warship deal but not Paralympics Despite France's anger over Russia's stance towards the Crimea the country's president François Hollande said a controversial sale of two state-of-the art warships by France to Russia was still on course. But the French government will boycott the Winter Paralympics in Sochi. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140307/french-officials-to-boycott-sochi-para Fri, 07 Mar 2014 10:00:00 +0100 french-officials-to-boycott-sochi-para Film transforms French disability attitudes French blockbuster ‘The Intouchables’ has done more to raise awareness of disabilities in France than either the Paralympics or government funded campaigns, a new report says. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121108/film-the-intouchables-more-influential-than-paralympics-for-french-employers Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:07:00 +0100 film-the-intouchables-more-influential-than-paralympics-for-french-employers French police recover paralympian's stolen limb French police have saved the day for a long jumper planning to take part in the London Paralympics after the athlete had his prosthetic arm stolen by a pair of assailants, officials said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120724/french-police-recover-paralympians-stolen-limb Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:28:00 +0200 french-police-recover-paralympians-stolen-limb