French presidential hopefuls share details of love lives ahead of race
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Vintage Spanish collector's card. Reclam Films, Mallorca. Card 5 of 6. Scene from Les larmes du pardon (René Leprince; Ferdinand Zecca, Pathé Frères 1914), starring Gabriel Signoret (here on the left) and Gabrielle Robinne.
Gabriel Signoret aka Signoret (1878 - 1937) was a French actor and director who played in some 85 films, mostly silent ones.

French president cites joint military aid to Cyprus as proof of Europe’s ability to defend itself during trip to Athens
Emmanuel Macron has spoken up for Europe’s ability to defend itself, saying a mutual assistance clause, enshrined in the EU treaty, was unambiguous and “not just words”.
The French president said the pact had already been proved in action when several member states sent military aid to Cyprus after a drone attack against a British airbase on the island on 28 February.
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Proposal at heart of offer made during a 30-country two-day meeting jointly organised by France
Britain is prepared to deploy a squadron of RAF Typhoons based in Qatar to patrol over the strait of Hormuz as part of a multinational mission to keep open the strategic waterway once the Iran war comes to an end.
The UK military also offered to deploy mine-hunting drones and specialist divers to help clear the strait mined by Iran – but no decision has been made on whether HMS Dragon or another warship would also be deployed.
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Forecasting service raises alarm over data from Paris airport used to settle Polymarket wagers on temperature
French police are investigating alleged tampering with national weather forecasting service equipment after a series of unusual temperature readings coincided with suspicious winning bets made on Polymarket.
Data from a Météo-France weather station at Paris’s Charles de Gaulle airport was used to settle bets between online gamblers on what the temperature would be in Paris for March and the first weeks of April.
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Truus, Bob & Jan too! posted a photo:
Vintage French collector's card. Scene from L'Exode des fées (Gaston Velle, Pathé Frères 1911). Velle also scripted the film.
Plot: The fairies, having enchanted the childhoods of past generations, have turned their backs on today’s youth—positive and skeptical. Paul, who doesn’t believe in fairy tales, tries to destroy the enthusiastic faith of his little sister Jeanne, who loves to read them. The fairies, scorned, leave the earth; but they will no longer send children their beautiful dreams of yesteryear, and Paul, plagued by terrible nightmares, recalls those he had spoken ill of. And Melusine, Morgane, Urgèle, Viviane, the White Lady, witches, sylphs, and wood spirits return to fill the peaceful nights and joyful evenings of little children with happy dreams.
