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• “In Northern France, Riding the Rails Into the Past” 2023

• “Les Ulez: France’s clean-air zones risk protests from motorists” January 2024

• “‘Death to suitcases’: the street war against French Airbnb” 2023

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• “In France, unions march on May Day, championing workers’ rights” May 2024

• “French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal rolls out program to curb youth violence amid string of attacks” April 2024

• “Inside Gabriel Attal’s rise to power, and the controversial plans to confront France’s economic slowdown” April 2024

• “In the run-up to the Olympics, France bolsters security plans with more officers and new tools” April 2024

• “Despite influx of police, Marseille residents fear new anti-drug operation offers short-term fix” March 2024

• “Shifting ground in Ukraine war means Macron must rethink strategy” March 2024

• “Aiming to make Big Tech cough up for content, France levies fines — and backs its media” March 2024

• “Who is Jordan Bardella, the far-right politician on the rise in French polls?” March 2024

• “Inside the world’s oldest running cinema and its fight to survive” March 2024

• “Why is gang violence rising in France’s Marseille?” 2023

• “France has a growing gang problem. It's so far failed to tackle it” 2023

• “'A house and a home are not the same thing': What happens to migrants who are moved out of Paris” 2023

• “‘It’s purely political’: Why France’s newest immigration bill is so controversial” 2023

• “French police: Inside controversial protest measures” 2023

• “Inside the network deporting thousands of Ukrainian children to Russia” 2023

• “‘Stealing a generation’: Ukrainian children deported to Russia face uncertain future” 2023

• “‘They’re dying in large numbers’: Disabled Ukrainians face abuse in institutions” 2023

• “Trafficking, abuse, neglect: The unseen fallout from orphanage tourism” 2022

• “Going with the flow on an impulsive trip to Thailand” 2022

• ”In Lyon’s network of hidden passageways, footfalls of the past” 2022

• ”In France’s Jura region, dinosaur fossils have left a footprint on the wine industry” 2022

• ”In southeastern France, touring the village where Marc Chagall found inspiration” 2021

• “Want to stay long term in France? First come the classes on how to be French.” 2021

• “In a gray, empty Paris, this corner shop’s colorful posters transport you wherever you want to go” 2021

• “Marseille: this city is not France – and that’s what’s great about it” April 2024

• “We'll always have Paris - and that's why I had to leave” 2023

• “‘16-64 is a beer, not a career’: What it’s like in Paris after weeks of pension reform protests” 2023

• “Paris laptop bans prove that new-wave coffee shops can’t compete with the classic cafes” 2022

• “The little-known history of Champagne,” 2023

• “The hidden history of Versailles,” 2023

• “Is French cuisine forever changed?” 2021