French is a Romance language originally spoken in France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland, and today by about 350 million people around the world as either a native or a second language, with significant populations in 54 countries. French is a descendant of the Latin of the Roman Empire, as are languages such as Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Catalan and Romanian. Its development was also influenced by the native Celtic languages of Roman Gaul and by the Germanic language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders. Europe is home to 44% of the world’s French-speaking population. Aside from France, French is spoken in Belgium (45% of the population), in Switzerland (20% of the population) and in Luxembourg. [...]
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French (fran [...] The German language is a West Germanic language and one of the world’s major languages. German is closely related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. Around the world, German is spoken by ~100 million native German speakers and also ~80 million non-native German speakers, and Standard German is widely taught in schools and universities in Europe. Worldwide, German accounts for the most written translations into and from a language. [...] .Dairy farmers poured three million litres of milk into a Belgian field in a bid to highlight their desperation over falling prices. The stunt, in southern Wallonia region, came as a campaign group, Via Campesina, said at least three milk farmers have committed suicide in France over the past week, while more than 40,000 producers have stopped supplying milk. Dairy product prices have collapsed due to low demand caused by the financial and economic crisis. “Desperation is pushing more and more producers to join the movement,” European Milk Board chief Romuald Schaber told a press conference, adding that politicians “must act at once” to address the plight of 100,000 farmers. Demonstrations have been held in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland. [...] French (fran [...] |
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