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's love affair with cinema threatens to be an overwhelming experience next week, when theatres finally reopen -- the scheduling nightmare of a massive backlog of 400 films. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210513/french-cinemas-face-400-film-backlog-as-they-prepare-to-reopen Thu, 13 May 2021 12:33:05 +0200 french-cinemas-face-400-film-backlog-as-they-prepare-to-reopen Restaurants, cafés and bars in Paris will be able to put more tables outside when they reopen on Tuesday after two months of lockdown, allowing them to serve more clients even as their inside dining rooms must remain closed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200531/cafes-in-france-get-extra-terrace-space-for-reopening-on-tuesday Sun, 31 May 2020 14:54:00 +0200 cafes-in-france-get-extra-terrace-space-for-reopening-on-tuesday Staff far outnumbered visitors to the elegant Chenonceau castle in France's Loire Valley as it reopened on Saturday with meticulously prepared safeguards against the coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200531/timid-reopening-for-frances-loire-valley-chateaus Sun, 31 May 2020 12:35:31 +0200 timid-reopening-for-frances-loire-valley-chateaus France on Saturday reported 96 new coronavirus deaths, a lower figure than in previous days, as its overall death toll from the pandemic reached 27,625. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200517/daily-death-toll-from-the-coronavirus-in-france-drops-below-100 Sun, 17 May 2020 14:03:50 +0200 daily-death-toll-from-the-coronavirus-in-france-drops-below-100