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 There was a touching moment at the First World War centenary commemorations, when a 101-year-old woman thought Chancellor Angela Merkel was French President Emmanuel Macron's wife. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181112/101-year-old-confuses-angela-merkel-with-brigitte-macron Mon, 12 Nov 2018 11:14:57 +0100 101-year-old-confuses-angela-merkel-with-brigitte-macron The gravestone of a formidable Nazi SS tank commander has been stolen from a German cemetery in the small Normandy town of La Cambe, municipal sources said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150729/nazi-tombstone-stolen-from-normandy-cemetery Wed, 29 Jul 2015 10:33:31 +0200 nazi-tombstone-stolen-from-normandy-cemetery A French environment group has filed a complaint with police accusing the city of Reims of pollution after it released 2,000 balloons to mark the centenary of the start of World War I. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140807/french-city-accused-of-pollution-after-commemorative-balloon-release Thu, 07 Aug 2014 13:58:00 +0200 french-city-accused-of-pollution-after-commemorative-balloon-release A solemn event presided over by French President Francois Hollande to remember those who died in World War I turned into a shouting match on Monday after protesters booed the unpopular leader. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131111/hollande-booed-at-remembrance-day-event Mon, 11 Nov 2013 15:38:54 +0100 hollande-booed-at-remembrance-day-event The All Blacks have joined in World War I commemorations in France, with a specially-designed jersey featuring a poppy on the sleeve, for their contest with France on Saturday. French President François Hollande earlier announced plans for an "unprecendented" WWI memorial in 2014. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131108/all-blacks-join-french-wwi-commemorations-poppy-rugby-france Fri, 08 Nov 2013 19:51:00 +0100 all-blacks-join-french-wwi-commemorations-poppy-rugby-france France's minister for veterans' affairs has said he would consider pardoning French First World War soldiers executed for "insubordination," after a group of historians appealed on Tuesday to restore the names of "good soldiers who did their duty." https://www.thelocal.fr/20131001/france-mulls-pardon-for-world-war-i-cowards Tue, 01 Oct 2013 20:18:37 +0200 france-mulls-pardon-for-world-war-i-cowards