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Get out of town
This month we round up some fine spots for weekend jaunts, whether it's a seaside stay in Japan, a reborn Massachusetts motel or a woodland retreat an hour from Paris.
Expo: Brothers in arms
Inside France's storied Foreign Legion, where men seeking second chances transform into elite soldiers through gruelling training, forging new identities among 140 nationalities.
Outside the box
A new space for collaborative thinking and creating businesses of the future is already producing fresh ideas.
Fresh air
Millions of listeners tune into France's competitive early-morning radio shows. We hear how top stations are battling for attention and setting the nation’s agenda for the day.
Against the grain
The betc founder has never read a management book. Yet his trusting approach has built an ad giant that's rewriting the business rulebook and the book on Paris’s future too.
Decision time
As New Caledonians get ready for a referendum that will decide their relationship with France, not all of the Pacific archipelago’s inhabitants are on the same page.
City guide: Marseille
The gritty French port city combines tradition and modernism, making for a thrilling mediterranean mix of old and new.
Defence
Conscription in France, Romania plans a submarine and US troops in South Korea prepare a new look.
Good taste
Paris institution La Grande Épicerie combines beauty with a feast – and its new sister deli is also sure to delight.
