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Hard cheese: Chef loses battle with Michelin over restaurant rating

Marc Veyrat wanted the court to force Michelin to explain the methodology behind its guides and its decision to demote his restaurant.

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France strikes: Pension reform protest movement enters fourth week

Protests are planned at Paris' Gare de l'Est.

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Rector: '50 percent' chance Notre Dame structure might not be saved

Monsignor Patrick Chauvet said the fire-damaged Notre Dame is so fragile that “there is maybe a 50% chance that it will be saved."

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France blocks export of €24m long-lost Italian Renaissance painting

The rare artwork was bought by Chilean collectors at auction in October. But now the French state has blocked its export in a bid to keep it in its national collection.

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Notre Dame will not host Christmas Mass for first time in 200 years

The cathedral was severely damaged in a devastating fire in April.

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New app keeps you safe in hunting areas after France's 2019 deaths

Nine people have been killed in hunting accidents in France this year alone. Over the last 20 years, more than 350 people died while in hunting areas. Now a new mobile phone app aims to improve safety.

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Protesting French workers invade Gare de Lyon station in Paris

In Paris, half metro lines were announced to be running as normal, while many stations remained closed.

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Colonialism was a 'grave mistake', France's Macron says

Colonialism was a "grave mistake" and a "serious fault made by the French Republic", French president Emmanuel Macron declared on Saturday from Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

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Surgeon accused of abusing hundreds in French paedophilia case

Allegations against the surgeon cover the three decades he practised in hospitals across central and western France.

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France strikes: Unions vow to fight on over pension reform

40% of TGV and TER trains have been cancelled on Christmas Eve as transport workers protest pension reform.

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Macron will not abandon pension reforms but open to compromise

French President Emmanuel Macron says he won't abandon his government's controversial pension reforms but was open to compromise with unions.

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Bike & scooter accidents rise in Paris as strikes hit public transport

With public transport down, Parisian commuters have had to turn to alternative means of travel. This has led to a rise in accidents and injuries.

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French unions warn no 'Christmas truce' in sight over strikes

Power was cut to 100,000 homes and offices, schools were closed, roads blocked and public transport crippled on Tuesday as protests were staged across France in support of the general strike over pension reform.

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Far-right royalists claim responsibility for violent rampage in France

Sunday's chaos followed a rally of royalists held to commemorate a murderous episode of the Vendée War in 1793.

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French doctors warn of 'dying' hospitals amid strikes

"The hospital is dying," 600 French doctors have warned, threatening to quit if the French Health Minister does not negotiate with them about the future of France's public health service.

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France extradites 'butcher' of Argentina dictatorship

The ex-police officer from Argentina, who has lived for more than three decades in France, was extradited for crimes during the military dictatorship.

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Actress Anna Karina dies

Anna Karina, the epitome of French New Wave cinema, has died of cancer at the age of 79. The French-Danish star was the former muse of film director Jean-Luc Godard

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France's transport strike to continue over holiday period

Labour union CGT said on Thursday there would be no break in transport strikes over the Christmas period unless the government backed down on pension reform.

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French PM Edouard Philippe unveils controversial new pensions system

The government is proposing to simplify the current system, which has 42 different pension schemes for workers depending on their profession. It comes amid crippling strikes by those opposed to the reform.

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How can France best reform its pensions system?

The French pensions system is complex: it is composed of 42 different systems, based on the specificities of each sector. Merging these into one "universal" points-based system was one of Macron's key campaign pledges. But how can it best be done?