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 Bomb de terre: WW1 grenade found in French potato shipment A German World War I hand grenade was found among a shipment of French potatoes imported for a Hong Kong crisp factory, police said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190203/bomb-de-terre-ww1-grenade-found-in-french-potato-shipment Sun, 03 Feb 2019 11:23:09 +0100 bomb-de-terre-ww1-grenade-found-in-french-potato-shipment Four Canadian soldiers killed in WWI will finally be buried in France Four Canadian soldiers killed in the First World War will finally be laid to rest Thursday in northern France, a century after their deaths, local authorities said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180822/four-canadian-soldiers-killed-in-wwi-to-be-buried-in-france Wed, 22 Aug 2018 11:22:52 +0200 four-canadian-soldiers-killed-in-wwi-to-be-buried-in-france French police investigate WWI soldier's goodbye letter to his 'only friend' Thanks to a major effort from social media users, French police have been able to track down the family of a WWI infantry soldier who wrote a goodbye letter to his "only friend" just two weeks before his death at the front. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180219/french-police-investigate-wwi-soldiers-goodbye-letter-to-his-only-friend Mon, 19 Feb 2018 13:03:23 +0100 french-police-investigate-wwi-soldiers-goodbye-letter-to-his-only-friend Hollande unveils giant new WWI memorial UPDATED: President François Hollande opened a huge, elliptical memorial on Tuesday carrying the names of nearly 600,000 fallen soldiers of all nationalities in an emotional ceremony in northern France marking the end of the devastating First World War. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141111/hollande-inaugurates-unique-memorial-to-end-wwi-commemorations Tue, 11 Nov 2014 13:08:00 +0100 hollande-inaugurates-unique-memorial-to-end-wwi-commemorations 100 years on, WWI explosives still a danger At the foot of the Vosges mountain range in north-eastern France, a key battleground during World War I, a mine-clearance team is cautiously inspecting a cylinder of rusted metal nestled in a stone case covered with mould and barbed wire. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140512/100-years-on-mine-clearers-tackle-a-deadly-wwi-legacy-in-france Mon, 12 May 2014 11:52:00 +0200 100-years-on-mine-clearers-tackle-a-deadly-wwi-legacy-in-france French, German leaders to jointly mark WWI dead Presidents of one-time adversaries France and Germany will stand together to honor those killed in the 'Great War' when the two countries mark the 100th anniversary of WW1 that killed millions in August this year. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140110/french-german-presidents-hollande-gauck-honor-victims-of-wwi Fri, 10 Jan 2014 13:25:00 +0100 french-german-presidents-hollande-gauck-honor-victims-of-wwi All Blacks join French WWI commemorations 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 mulls pardon for World War I 'cowards' 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