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French PM outlines new virus measures amid spike in infections

Nightclubs will close for four weeks but "the time has not come" for curfews or lockdowns, said Prime Minister Jean Castex.

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Spectacular Chinese lantern festival lights up French town of Blagnac

The festival goes back to the time of the Tang Dynasty, between the 7th and 10th centuries.

France

Probe into violence at rally of far-right presidential hopeful Zemmour

60 people were arrested after violence erupted at far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour's first rally.

World News

France's Macron meets Saudi crown prince in final Gulf stop

Emmanuel Macron is among the first Western leaders to meet with Mohammed bin Salman since the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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Lantern Festival brings Chinese traditions to southwestern France

After three successful editions in Gaillac, the Lantern Festival opens in Blagnac in southwestern France. The event expects to welcome up to 600,000 visitors and is one of the largest of its kind outside of China.

France

In first, French conservatives pick a woman as presidential candidate

President of Paris region Valérie Pécresse has won the primary of Les Républicains, France's main right-wing party.

Art

Paris exhibition traces immigrant contribution to France

The exhibition is open until January 17 at the Musée de l'Homme in Paris.

France

France moves closer to punishing school bullying with prison sentences

Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer has said that France has taken an "important step" to tackling bullying and harassment in schools.

France

Paris archbishop who had 'ambiguous' relationship resigns

Pope Francis on Thursday accepted the resignation of the archbishop of Paris, who unexpectedly offered to step down last week after admitting to an “ambiguous” relationship with a woman in 2012.

France

Frontex plane arrives in northern France to combat people smuggling

The EU border agency aircraft was deployed a week after 27 migrants died when their dinghy deflated in the Channel.

Money

Could the Klapcoin cryptocurrency help save French cinema?

"It is about involving the public and making them earn money in a different way. The cinema needs new ideas," said Sarah Lelouch.

Mobility

Europe's first fully autonomous bus hits the road in France

The vehicle carries passengers on a roughly 600 m route at a medical research campus in Toulouse, southern France.

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Artist Josephine Baker honoured at France's Pantheon

The voice of Josephine Baker resonated on Tuesday through streets of Paris' famed Left Bank as recordings from her extraordinary career kicked off an elaborate ceremony at the domed Pantheon monument, where she was symbolically inducted

France

France issues arrest warrant for Japanese woman over 'parental kidnap'

The case has regenerated debate in Japan, where shared custody is not legally recognised and children are often "abducted" by one parent.

France

Far-right TV pundit Eric Zemmour will run for France's presidency

Far-right tv pundit Eric Zemmour has said he is a candidate in France's presidential election.

France

French Catholic Academy questions findings of child sex abuse inquiry

An October report estimated that 216,000 children have been abused by French clergy since 1950.

France

Josephine Baker, dancer and WWII spy, honoured at France's Pantheon

Josephine Baker, an American-born cabaret performer who became a French resistance fighter during World War II, was honoured at the Pantheon in a ceremony on Tuesday.

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Migrants determined to reach UK despite boat tragedy

Many migrants say the tragedy will not prevent them from climbing into a flimsy inflatable boat packed with up to 50 people in hopes of reaching Britain.

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Aftermath of violence at French Caribbean island of Martinique

Aftermath scenes following more violence on the French Caribbean island of Martinique where protests were sparked by anger over Covid-19 measures.

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Migrants determined to reach UK despite tragedy

At makeshift camps between Dunkirk and Calais on France's northern coast migrants are digging in, waiting for their chance to make a dash across the English Channel, despite the deaths of at least 27 people.