More than six billion baguettes are sold every year in France. But the bread is under threat, with bakeries vanishing in rural areas.
Tag: Awards, Decorations and Honors
Italy Salutes a War Hero and the Values He Fought For
Mario Fiorentini, Italy’s most decorated resistance fighter, died at age 103 this week, and his mourners want his legacy to live on.
‘The Power of the Dog’ Wins Best Film at Wide-Open BAFTAs
Jane Campion won the best director prize at Britain’s Academy Awards for her tense western in an evening that saw a host of surprise winners.
She Had Never Acted, and Could Barely Read. Now, She’s an Egyptian Movie Star.
A stay-at-home mother deprived of an education, Damiana Nassar played a woman much like herself in “Feathers,” a Cannes winner that few in Egypt can see.
Magawa, Hero Rat That Hunted Land Mines, Dies in Retirement
The African giant pouched rat sniffed out more than 100 mines and other pieces of unexploded ordnance in Cambodia over five years, winning hearts and an international award.
Petition to Rescind Tony Blair’s Knighthood Gets Hundreds of Thousands of Signatures
Nearly 15 years after he left office, the prime minister’s support for the Iraq war has not been forgiven by many in Britain.
She Broke Japan’s Comedic Barrier Playing Drunks and Fools (Yep, Men)
Niyo Katsura has won acclaim in rakugo, a classical form of Japanese storytelling, by doing anything onstage that a man can do.
Meet the Beauty Queens of Al Dhafra
Camel beauty contests take center stage at a celebration of Bedouin culture, held annually in the United Arab Emirates.
Your Friday Briefing
A French rush for boosters.
Behind a Top Female Name in Spanish Crime Fiction: Three Men
Carmen Mola, a novelist publishing under a pen name, seemed to shatter a glass ceiling in the world of Spanish books. But when the author’s true identity was revealed while claiming a big prize, it was a shock.