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Someone once told me that French fries are not French. There must be some connection between fries and France, otherwise they wouldnt be called French Fries. Wherever they are from, I love them. I guess theyre the most popular food in the world. Ever
In 1965, a French lowyer, Andre Raffray, gambled on statistics and lost. He acquired the flat of a 90-year-old woman, Jeanne Calment, agreeing to pay her a lifetime pension of 2500 francs a month in exchange. It seemed reasonable to think Calment wou
Danny: So, we've been talking a lot about food. Do you have a favorite restaurant? Alex:Yeah, I do. I haven't been there for years, but it's still my favorite. It's called The Little Snail Danny: The Little Snail. Alex: And it's a French restaurant,
Someone once told me that French fries are not French. There must be some connection between fries and France, otherwise they wouldnt be called French Fries. Wherever they are from, I love them. I guess theyre the most popular food in the world. Ever
People learning a second language might have heard of the expression false friend. This term is used to describe words in different languages that look alike, but have different meanings. Last month, we looked at examples of false friends in two lang
French Celebrate World Cup Victory This is Whats Trending Today Crowds of happy French fans gathered at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport on Monday to await the return of their World Cup-winning team. The team was honored with a parade along the Champs
PARIS, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- French President Francois Hollande said on Monday France and its African partners are winning the battle against Islamist rebels in northern Mali. We are in process of winning this battle. As I say, it is the Malian army, i
NEW YORK, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- French Open champion Li Na committed 54 unforced errors and was eliminated in the first round of the U.S. Open by 53rd-ranked teenager Simona Halep on Tuesday. Li, seeded sixth, lost 6-2, 7-5 to Romania's Halep, sufferin
After the French and Indian War - Program No. 10 From VOA Learning English, this is The Making of a Nation American history in VOA Special English. Im Steve Ember. This week in our series, we tell about relations between the American colonies and Bri
French Officials Say All on Plane Dead in Crash An airplane carrying 150 passengers and crew crashed Tuesday in the French Alps. French officials said all on the plane were killed. The victims include 16 schoolchildren. The plane was traveling from B
French Citizen Is Likely Among Militants in Beheading Video A French official says there is a strong likelihood that a French citizen was among the Islamic militants who executed an American aid worker. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve announced o
Hey [Trey Vocalizing] Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh [x3] [Verse 1] Massage you in the bathtub yeah, Rinse the shampoo up out ur hair Baby can I kiss you right there I wont leave no hickis dont be scared You got that good good straight up out the oven And gi
How was theexam, Richard? Not too bad. I think I passedin Englishand Mathematics. Thequestions were very easy. How aboutyou, Gary? The Englishand Maths papers weren't easy enough for me. I hope Ihaven't failed. I think Ifailed the French paper. I cou
Lisa Bryant | Paris 10 April 2010 French director Roselyne Bosch takes part in a special tv show on The Rafle du Vel'd'Hiv (the great round-up or great raid of the Vel'd'Hiv) on the occasion of the release of her movie La Rafle, 15 Feb 2010, in La Pl
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- French cyclist Arnaud Demare won gold on the fouth day of the UCI U-23 Road World Championships Friday. Another Frenchman Adrien Petit grabbed the silver medal. Demare and Petit had solid performance in the last sprin
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The United States welcomed the French military action in Mali and was providing support to the French forces, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said on Tuesday. It's absolutely critical to stop the offensive
PARIS, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- A French soldier has been killed while fighting Islamist rebels in northern Mali, French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday. A legionnaire from the 22nd parachute regiment has died in a clash with Islamists in nort
As Europe's fiscal concerns mount, relations between France and Britain are fraying as the two countries trade barbs over which economy is the worse off. The spat among historic rivals comes amid more gloomy economic forecasts out this week. Slow gro
A French train carrying 11 containers of reprocessed nuclear waste entered Germany Friday on its way to a storage site. French authorities had stopped the train Thursday before it reached the German border, in hopes of avoiding protests over the radi
French President Francois Hollande says it is up to African forces to restore Mali's territorial integrity once towns are retaken from Islamist extremists. What do we still need to do? Stop the terrorist offensive. That's done. Then retake the towns