• Napoleon Bonaparte's descendant marries the great-great-great niece of French Emperor's wife
  
  Jean-Christophe Napoleon Bonaparte, 33, is the great-great-great nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte. The countess, 31, is the great-great-great niece of Archduchess Marie-Louise of Austria.
  Daily Mail.  Sat, 19 Oct 2019 13:25:38 GMT.
• North Macedonia calls snap election after EU talks setback
  
  France led opposition to opening membership talks with North Macedonia in what many called a mistake.
  BBC News.  Sat, 19 Oct 2019 12:37:45 GMT.
• North Macedonia PM calls for snap elections after EU snub
  
  EU leaders were thwarted from greenlighting start of Skopje's accession talks after opposition from France.
  Al Jazeera.  Sat, 19 Oct 2019 12:08:02 GMT.
• Germany rethinks security for Jewish community after synagogue shooting
  
  While some have called for placing police outside Jewish institutions after Halle attack, others favor technological measures that won't undercut sense of normalcy like in France
  Times of Israel.  Sat, 19 Oct 2019 08:21:46 +0000.
• All France's OUIGO trains cancelled on Saturday due to strike
  
  France's CGT rail union continued its last-minute strike on Friday, with a spokesperson for state rail company SNCF saying the situation was "essentially identical" to that on Friday.
  The Local.  Sat, 19 Oct 2019 08:38:20 +0200.
• EU blocks Albania and North Macedonia membership bids
  
  France led a handful of states to block Albania and North Macedonia moving closer to membership.
  BBC News.  Fri, 18 Oct 2019 15:35:56 GMT.
• TV's jumble sale, the front line of television, begins in France
  
  Despite the landscape-fracturing headlines of the "streaming" era, television's annual market Mipcom was bullish.
  Michael Idato.  Sydney Morning Herald.  Sat, 19 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +1100.
• French rail routes disrupted by strike over train security
  
  PARIS (AP) - A wildcat strike is disrupting train travel around France, as railway workers demand better security after a recent accident. ...
  Washington Times.  Fri, 18 Oct 2019 04:09:58 -0400.
• Christian Dior Apologizes To China Over Map That Excluded Taiwan
  
  The French company was criticised on Weibo and quickly apologised for the "mistake."
  By Isabel Togoh, Forbes Staff.  Forbes.  Thu, 17 Oct 2019 11:16:37 +0000.
• Shabbat Project unites over a million Jews around the world
  
  The organizers of the project believe that they will top last year's numbers, as Meknes, Morocco; Kigali, Rwanda; Nahariya, Israel and Le Grand Mort, France join the 2019 project.
  Jerusalem Post.  Thu, 17 Oct 2019 08:43:26 GMT.

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