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Undelivered letters written to French sailors during an 18th century war between Britain and France have finally been opened and studied -- after more than 250 years gathering dust.
Before coming to France for the D-Day commemorations this year, K.T. Robbins had one wish: meet with his French love again. He'd met her during the war in a small town in Eastern France.
Forty years after it won the war, the Communist Party still rules Vietnam with an iron fist. But with crony capitalism, corruption and inequality now rife, many claim its victory was a hollow one.
French papers, 9.11.2010: It's 40 years today since Charles de Gaulle died. We look at coverage in the national and regional papers of that fateful day in 1970 when "France was widowed". Also making front pages, France's most controversial writer Michel Hoellebecq wins the country's top literary award, "Le Prix Goncourt". Finally, a French ad has caused a stir for announcing Santa Claus doesn't exist.
Forty years ago, on October 15, 1983, a handful of young people set off from the southern French city of Marseille on a long march north to Paris. They were demanding equal rights and a stop to racist crimes blighting France at the time. By the time they reached the French capital on December 3, they were flanked by tens of thousands of demonstrators. FRANCE 24 brings you a special 50-minute documentary looking back at this historic event and its legacy.
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