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A student writes on a blackboard during a class at Averroes high school in Lille, northern France on Sept. 28, 2023. (Sameer Al-doumy/AFP via Getty Images) (PARIS) — Opened 20 years ago and voted best high school in France in 2013, with baccalaureate success rates between 97% and 100% each year, the Averroès school group […]

© Ian Laker Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The cherished French baguette is in trouble. Soaring electricity prices in France are threatening the livelihoods of bakers. Baker Julien Pedussel, 36, started demonstrations near his shop to warn of the threat to his profession. “I cannot pay an electricity bill of 12,000 euros with a turnover […]