WorldPingA Colombian soldier in the French Foreign Legion who was taken hostage by guerrillas in Colombia escaped his captors after a four-day trek on foot through rebel-held territory.
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WorldPingThieves took four artworks but dropped one as they fled, says mayor of Cagnes-sur-Mer Two thieves have broken into a museum dedicated to the French impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir in southern France, stealing four artworks and dropping on…
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WorldPingPolice spotted the thieves and gave chase, during which they dropped one painting but escaped with the other three…
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WorldPingAnother French museum heist: 4 Renoir paintings stolen, one dropped while fleeing — full report at Times of India.
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WorldPingFrench AI company Mistral announced Tuesday that it had raised three billion euros ($3.5 billion) in what it described as the largest-ever European tech fundraising, valuing the startup at over 21 billion euros.
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WorldPingThe latest French TV export numbers make for tough reading for Gallic program-sellers with sales collapsing to a ten-year low. International sales of French shows for 2025 fell to €164.2M ($190.7M), down 21.6% on the €209.6M recorded in 2024.
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WorldPingAs Andrew Garfield portrays the ultimate folk hero in The Uprising, he hopes it serves as a warning for the kings of our time.
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