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Now playing Next Business Series French insurer AXA to stop investing in tobacco industry French insurer AXA has said it plans to stop investing in the tobacco industry with incoming Chief Executive Thomas Buberl saying: "The human cost of tobacco is tragic; its economic cost is huge." 23/05/2016
Now playing Next France Protests against France's labour reforms spread across the country with transport targeted France is on the brink of an unprecedented social and economic crisis. 23/05/2016
Now playing Next France Ken Loach wins Cannes Palme d'Or for I, Daniel Blake Veteran British film director Ken Loach has won the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes film Festival. 23/05/2016
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Now playing Next France Mortifying and hysterical 'Toni Erdmann' wins critics prize at Cannes The winner of the International Critics Prize at the Cannes Film Festival is 'Toni Erdmann' by the German Film director Maren Ade. 22/05/2016
Now playing Next France Revenge films on the red carpet and Un Certain Regard winners in Cannes Two revenge films close out the competition for the top prize, while The Happiest Day In The Life Of Olli Maki won Un Certain Regard. 22/05/2016
Now playing Next France Fuel shortages hit France Long queues in France at service stations due to fuel shortages after refinery output fell following stoppages over government labour law reforms. 21/05/2016
Now playing Next France French foreign minister meets families of EgyptAir crash The families of the French nationals that perished in the EgyptAir disaster have met with French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault. 21/05/2016
Now playing Next France EgyptAir flight: 'smoke detected in cabin' before plane disappeared Flight data from the Airbus 320's real-time reporting service ACARS indicated smoke in the toilet, followed by the electronics before communications were lost, according to air industry website. 21/05/2016
Now playing Next France Airport security under the spotlight after Egyptair crash Investigators have been trawling through surveillance footage and running background checks on those who boarded the flight at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport to see if there had been a lapse. 21/05/2016
Now playing Next Business Series Eurostar sales fall after Paris and Brussels terror attacks Eurostar passenger numbers fell in the first three months of this year linked to the terror attacks in Paris and Brussels, but bookings are strong for Euro 2016 football matches. 20/05/2016
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Now playing Next France Paris terror suspect Abdeslam refuses to speak before French court The prime surviving suspect linked to last November’s Paris terror attacks has appeared in a French court for the first time – and said… 20/05/2016
Now playing Next France Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam appears in court Key suspect in November’s Paris attacks Salah Abdeslam has appeared at the main law courts in the French capital. 20/05/2016
Now playing Next France It's only rock 'n' roll or The End of the World in Cannes Cannes got the rockstar treatment as Iggy Pop stepped out for the Midnight Screening of Gimme Danger, director Jim Jarmusch’s take on the proto-punk icon and his band The… 20/05/2016
Now playing Next France France PM Valls condemns violence during labour law protests Thursday’s latest protests against France’s controversial labour reforms drew the most wildly varying turnout estimates yet: 90,000 in Marseille according to the organisers, 3,500 said the… 19/05/2016
Now playing Next Sport Federer withdraws from French Open Roger Federer will miss a grand slam tournament for the first time since 1999 after announcing he will not play in the French Open after failing to recover from a back… 19/05/2016
Now playing Next Economy Mainland France unemployment dips below 10% The unemployment rate in mainland France has edged below 10 percent for the first time since early 2014 offering some evidence that the labour market may be turning a corner. 19/05/2016
Now playing Next France 'Cop-haters' attack police car in Paris A French police patrol car came under attack in Paris on Wednesday (May 18), four people have been arrested. 19/05/2016
Now playing Next France Roads, railways and refineries hit in two-day French strike French transport workers on the railways and roads have delivered a patchy response to the Communist CGT union’s call for strike action to protest against labour law… 18/05/2016