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Chamonix mountain guide company marks 200th birthday atop Mont Blanc

Five members of the Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix, the founding institution of mountaineering which is celebrating its 200th anniversary, climb the Mont Blanc to raise awareness of global warming which is forcing guides to adapt.

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France to offer free contraception benefits to women under 26

France to offer free contraception benefits to women aged under 26, says Health Minister Olivier Veran.

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France warns UK over plans to push back migrants in English Channel

The number of migrants successfully reaching the UK after crossing the Channel has soared in recent years.

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French wine production in 2021 cut by 30% due to frost and disease

Losses incurred by a historic bout of frost in early spring were compounded by the emergence of diseases blamed on the wet summer.

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French doctors demand more protection against online death threats

A union for doctors in private practice has called on French authorities to take action against the insults and threats.

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Police arrest armed robbers who stole €10m from Paris jewellery store

French police have arrested three suspects after armed robbers stole €10m worth of jewellery from a Paris store on Place Vendome.

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'French Spider-Man' climbs Paris tower to protest COVID health pass

The 60-year-old was arrested more than an hour into his equipment-free climb and placed in police custody at midday for "endangering the lives of others".

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ProtonMail secure email gave activist's IP address to French police

The service said it was compelled to hand over the data by a Swiss court order. It said the content of its encrypted emails would never be accessible by authorities.

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New Wave icon Jean-Paul Belmondo dies at 88

French film star Jean-Paul Belmondo has died at the age of 88

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Short in front, long behind: the Mullet Cup holds its championship in the French Creuse

"The spirit of the mullet is self-deprecating, anti-conformism, and a freedom from codes": for one day, the village of Cheniers, in France's central Creuse region, is the European capital of the mullet, a daring hair style - short hair on top and long behind - popularised in the 1980s

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Former French PM François Fillon faces fresh 'fake jobs' investigation

Former French prime minister François Fillon is facing a new investigation into reports he hired a parliamentary assistant with public money to write his 2017 presidential candidate book.

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Global biodiversity conference kicks off in Marseille

French President Emmanuel Macron is to open the conference. He is expected to renew his call for 30% of the world's surface to be categorised as protected areas by 2030.

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Macron to spend 3 days in Marseille as mayor demands more investment

The recently elected mayor of Marseille Benoît Payan said the city has no money and said schools were in a catastrophic state.

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France starts giving COVID booster jabs to its elderly and vulnerable

The head of WHO Europe said this week that such jabs -- given low vaccination coverage in poorer parts of the world -- should not be seen as “luxury boosters”.

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World's largest triceratops skeleton on display in Paris

"Big John", a 66-million-year-old triceratops measuring 8 metres, is displayed in a gallery in the Marais district of central Paris until 20 October, ahead of an auction the following day at the Hôtel Drouot.

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Digital detox: These are the best places in the world to disconnect

These 10 destinations offer the chance to switch off in the age of the internet.

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French economy grows slightly better than expected in second quarter

The French government is forecasting GDP to grow by 6% this year after last year's historic 8% contraction.

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Paris cuts its speed limit to 30 kph in bid to protect climate

Polls suggest most Parisians support the idea.

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Michel Barnier to run in French presidential election primary

Michel Barnier, the EU's former Brexit negotiator, said he would run in France's presidential election primary.

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European court dismisses complaint against mandatory vaccination

More than 670 professional and volunteer firefighters in France had complained that compulsory vaccines violated their rights.