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The Foreign Affairs Minister (MAE) celebrates on Wednesday the International Francophonie Day, with Romania following to host this year several international events which will focus on digital development in the academia of the Francophone states.

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, is to spend hundreds of millions of euros boosting the French language worldwide, in a push to overtake English in Africa, increase the use of French online and teach French to more European officials to loosen the grip of the English language on Brussels, reported the Guardian. 

French linguistic purists voiced online anger on Feb. 4 at the loss of one of their favorite accents -- the pointy little "circumflex" hat that sits on top of certain vowels.

Marine Le Pen, “superstar” of the French Far Right movement presented herself in a way that very few had seen her before. Wearing a dress which left her shoulders bare, the leader of the far-right National Front, Marine appeared in New York, walking on the red carpet, just a few steps away from Kim Kardashian.

BELGRADE - French Ambassador to Serbia Christine Moro organized late Tuesday a reception on the occasion of the Month of la Francophonie, where the most successful participants in competitions within the Day of Francophonie were given awards.

Countries in the region contribute to the enrichment of the Francophone cultural heritage and they can provide a significant experience with respect to the democratic transition, to the benefit of peace in the Francophone area, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bogdan Aurescu said on Friday, in his message on the International Day of Francophonie.

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A Hungarian singer from the Roma community is suing Beyonce over the smash hit "Drunk in Love," saying the superstar sampled a folk tune without permission.
      
The song off Beyonce's Grammy-nominated self-titled album begins with an Eastern-sounding a cappella voice that gradually fades out after around 40 seconds as a pop beat, keyboards and Beyonce's voice come in.

French economist and author Thomas Piketty’s blockbuster book launch in Turkey has witnessed a mini-crisis due to language issues.

PARIS - The residence of the Serbian ambassador in Paris - one of the most beautiful buildings from the Belle Epoque period - will open its doors to the public on September 20-21 from 12:00 to 18:00 to mark the European Heritage Days.