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 Frenchman lassoes 2-metre tuna, surfs to shore A surfer on France's Atlantic coast has a tale to tell to rival Hemingway's 'Old Man and the Sea.' https://www.thelocal.fr/20170905/french-surfer-rides-waves-with-2-metre-tuna-to-shore Tue, 05 Sep 2017 19:14:59 +0200 french-surfer-rides-waves-with-2-metre-tuna-to-shore French Scientologists booted from surf event Members of an anti-drug association have been turned away from a surfing competition in Gironde, south-west France, after allegedly trying to convert people to the Church of Scientology. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150818/scientologists-turned-away-from-french-surfing-event Tue, 18 Aug 2015 16:54:26 +0200 scientologists-turned-away-from-french-surfing-event French honeymooner killed in shark attack A French honeymooner was attacked and killed by a shark on Wednesday while he was surfing not far from the beach on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion, authorities said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130508/french-honeymooner-killed-in-reunion-shark-attack Wed, 08 May 2013 19:04:00 +0200 french-honeymooner-killed-in-reunion-shark-attack