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Court allows controversial ultra-nationalist rally in Paris
Court allows controversial ultra-nationalist rally in Paris Around 1,000 activists, many clad in black and wearing masks, marched through the streets of Paris on Saturday to commemorate the 1994 death of an ultra-nationalist student. The event, which was initially banned, took place without major incident, according to police, though 13 arrests were made. A counter rally was...
France lists first supersonic Concorde as historical monument
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France expands slavery remembrance with memorial in Paris suburb
France expands slavery remembrance with memorial in Paris suburb France on Saturday marks its National Memorial Day for Slavery and Its Abolitions. The town of Arcueil in the Paris suburbs is unveiling a commemorative stele – part of broader national efforts to create more memorial sites that acknowledge the country's role in slavery.
France fails to broker deal on New Caledonia's future after three-day 'conclave'
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A real “chick flick”, farming film upsets locals

The village of Loué is well-known for its free-range poultry but chicken breeders were in a flap when they learned about a “farmer’s daughter” movie being shot in their central France town.

Free Range Chickens

Realising that is was a porn film, residents quickly ruffled the camera crew’s feathers and chased them away.

The adult video – which opens with: “The producers went to meet 33-year-old Sophie, a chicken breeder, who wanted to make a video for her husband as a Valentine’s Day gift …” – got more than 2 million hits after its online debut on February 12th, 2014.

“No, she’s not a Loué chicken breeder … ” the director of Fermiers de Loué cooperative told a French paper.

Although it’s illegal to shoot porn in broad daylight in the streets of France, no charges have been, er, laid.

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