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Harvard has a new problem: disposing of a human skin book binding

Sun, 03/31/2024 - 00:24

harvard campus — Brooks Kraft/Corbis via Getty Images

News, Harvard, France

Why this obsolete mechanism makes watches more expensive

Mon, 03/25/2024 - 09:44

A tourbillon (French for "whirlwind") is a centuries-old mechanism built inside some of the world's most expensive watches. It was originally designed to improve the accuracy of pocket watches by rotating the escapement and balance wheel to help counter the effects of gravity.

Retail, Tech, Video, so-expensive, watches, tourbillon, new-this-week-video

Intense video from aboard a French frigate shows the combat kill of a ballistic missile in the Red Sea

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 17:52

A missile is launched from a French warship in the Red Sea. — A missile is launched from a French warship in the Red Sea.
European Union Operation Aspides photo

Military & Defense, houthis, red-sea, France, ballistic-missile, us-navy-ships

14 people were thrown in prison for cyberbullying an influencer. Her lawyer says it shows keyboard warriors can face justice.

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 10:35

Magali Berdah speaks to reporters before attending a trial at a Paris courthouse on May 10, 2023. — Magali Berdah speaks to reporters before attending a trial at a Paris courthouse on May 10, 2023.
BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images

Tech, Law, cyberbullying, online-harassment, Influencer, France, news-uk

A top politician said he avoids flying on Boeing planes because his family 'care about me.' An airline boss jumped to its defense and called him stupid.

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 09:45

A collage of French finance minister Bruno Le Maire and Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary — Bruno Le Maire and Michael O'Leary
Christian Liewig - Corbis/Getty Images; Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images

Transportation, Boeing, boeing-737, France, bruno-le-maire, Ryanair, Airbus

A 35-year-old French chef just earned 3 Michelin stars — and he's not even the youngest chef to reach the milestone

Tue, 03/19/2024 - 23:00

a man wearing a michelin chef coat — Fabien Ferré is one of the youngest chefs ever to attain three Michelin stars.
GUILLAUME SOUVANT/Getty Images

Food, Careers, michelin-chefs, France

There's so much excess wine that growers are ripping up vineyards and winemakers are destroying their product

Fri, 03/15/2024 - 23:08

Rear view of young Asian woman grocery shopping for wines in a supermarket. She is standing in front of the liquor aisle and have no idea which wine to choose from. — d3sign/Getty Images

Retail, Wine, vineyard, Australia, France, California

Everyone is angry at Germany after a series of snubs and screw-ups

Wed, 03/06/2024 - 09:39

Tech Insider : Politics

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, viewed unsmiling from above in Berlin on January 22, 2024. — French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on January 22, 2024.
Markus Schreiber/AP Photo

Military & Defense, politics, Germany, Leaks, missiles, military-aid, France

France's Rafale fighter jet is so popular its manufacturer can't keep up

Mon, 03/04/2024 - 18:01

The French multirole fighter Rafale F3R Marine lands on the tarmac of the Lann-Bihoue French Navy airbase in western France on January 12. — The French multirole fighter Rafale F3R Marine lands on the tarmac of the Lann-Bihoue French Navy airbase in western France on January 12.
Fred Tanneau/Getty Images

Military & Defense, France, dassault-rafale, fighter-jets

A man stumbled upon a 70-million-year-old dinosaur fossil but kept it secret for 2 years

Sun, 03/03/2024 - 17:37

A man in France discovered a dinosaur skeleton while walking his dog. — A man in France discovered a dinosaur skeleton while walking his dog.
Getty Images

Science, Science, dinosaur, Fossil, museum, France, Discovery

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