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Several dogs dead after deliberate poisonings in south-west France
Cases are widespread in and around Bordeaux and reports are increasing
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Tom Cruise gets special thanks from prestigious French flying club
Actor receives ‘Grande Médaille’ joining ranks of astronauts and aviators
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Four major French banks to share cash machines to better serve rural areas
The partnership is aiming to position ATMs more strategically and usefully
Smartphone no more
Initiative to conserve the French language in everyday speech
Language officials advise the word ‘smartphone’ is replaced in French by mobile multifonction.
It follows earlier advice to use ordiphone or terminal de poche (which did not catch on).Téléviseur connecté is recommended for ‘smart TV’.