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 A French Catholic priest was suspended Friday after a video of him smacking a crying baby during a baptism ceremony went viral, drawing widespread condemnation on social media. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180623/french-priest-suspended-after-slapping-baby-during-baptism Sat, 23 Jun 2018 03:55:54 +0200 french-priest-suspended-after-slapping-baby-during-baptism More than 200 years after Britain and France fought the bloody Siege of Toulon during the French Revolutionary Wars, their modern-day navies came to blows again in the city -- this time on the rugby field. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160325/french-british-navies-rugby-brawl-goes-viral Fri, 25 Mar 2016 13:03:14 +0100 french-british-navies-rugby-brawl-goes-viral A shovel-wielding Frenchman has become an unwitting star of the internet after social media users took the chance to edit a photo of him wearing his underwear. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151109/frenchman-in-underpants-becomes-web-star Mon, 09 Nov 2015 19:06:43 +0100 frenchman-in-underpants-becomes-web-star A French musician’s tough guy-look and amazing vocal range have combined to create a YouTube viral sensation. Though he looks a bit like a biker, his voice sounds like pure opera. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140619/french-singers-incredible-video-goes-viral Thu, 19 Jun 2014 13:40:00 +0200 french-singers-incredible-video-goes-viral A trip to the sexy city of Paris is just the thing Danes needs to boost their falling birthrate, according to a travel agency in the country. In the agency's tongue-in-cheek "Do it for Denmark" video they show how the City of Light can help. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140410/video-come-to-paris-to-make-a-baby Thu, 10 Apr 2014 17:52:00 +0200 video-come-to-paris-to-make-a-baby