Eleanor Beardsley
Stories
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World
Brexit: French Fishermen Worry What A Trade Deal May Mean For Them
"It's not like we have the Atlantic Ocean to fish in," a French fisherman tells NPR. "Here, we're in the Channel. In an hour and a half, I'm in English waters. If that's off limits, I'm dead."
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Elysee Palace Says Macron Tests Positive For COVID-19
French President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for the coronavirus and will quarantine for a week, his official residence announced.
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World
French Police Officers In Custody After Video Emerges Of Brutal Beating Of Black Man
The officers were unaware they were being filmed by a surveillance camera in Paris as they beat the man. The incident comes as the government tries to pass controversial limits on images of police.
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Politics
World Leaders React To Biden's Presidential Win
World leaders are congratulating President-Elect Joe Biden on his victory and they include some who have been close allies of President Trump.
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World
French Authorities Investigate Another Gruesome Attack
A man was arrested in Nice after he allegedly stabbed three people to death, beheading one of them. Earlier this month, a man beheaded a teacher outside Paris before being shot dead by police.
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Health
European Countries Reinstate Curfews To Try To Slow COVID-19 Surge
After letting its guard down this summer, Europe is dealing with a massive second wave of the coronavirus that doctors say will most likely be more deadly than the first.
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World
The State Of The Pandemic In France, Iraq, India
As the parts of the U.S. experience a surge in new COVID-19 cases, other countries are also seeing a spike in infections.
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Music
Women Conductors Are The Rule, Not The Exception, At A New Classical Event
La Maestra, held in Paris this September, is the first fully realized competition solely for women conductors — an effort to help balance a male-dominated field.
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National
Group Of Senators Wants To Posthumously Award The Medal Of Honor To A Black Man
A group of U.S. senators wants to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to a Black serviceman who took part in the D-Day landings in France during World War II.
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Sports
A Tour Like No Other: How The Pandemic Has Changed The 2020 Tour De France
The 2020 Tour de France is set to start Saturday. But the world's premier bicycle race will be very different due to the pandemic.