• Softpedia, Monday, October 10, 2011 12 AM

Continuing its global expansion, The Huffington Post just invaded France. Doing so in good company, Huff Post has partnered with Le Monde, as well as Les Nouvelles Editions Independantes for the new site. Huffington Post became available in the UK earlier this year and in Canada before that, but, as Softpedia reports, the French version will be the first non-English edition.

“Imaginatively titled Le Huffington Post, not that they had that many choices, the new site will go live sometime before the end of the year and is a joint venture with several big local players,” Softpedia writes. The new site will be largely modeled on the American version with additional reporting by Le Monde and Les Nouvelles Editions Independantes. "Le Huffington Post will combine the local editorial resources of Le Monde … with The Huffington Post’s pioneering combination of original reporting; aggregation; a leading-edge commenting forum and dynamic social engagement tools; and a vibrant platform for a wide range of bloggers," the new group stated.

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