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Now playing Next France Notre Dame will not host Christmas Mass for first time in 200 years The cathedral was severely damaged in a devastating fire in April. 24/12/2019
Now playing Next World 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. 24/12/2019
Now playing Next no comment 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. 23/12/2019
Now playing Next France 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. 20/12/2019
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Now playing Next France 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. 19/12/2019
Now playing Next France 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. 18/12/2019
Now playing Next France 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. 17/12/2019
Now playing Next France 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. 16/12/2019
Now playing Next France 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. 16/12/2019
Now playing Next France 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. 16/12/2019
Now playing Next France French pension reform chief quits over undeclared income scandal The High Commissioner for Pensions decided to resign "on his own initiative" according to the Elysee. 16/12/2019
Now playing Next France 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 15/12/2019
Now playing Next France Alpinism achieves UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage recognition This is the culmination of efforts from France, Switzerland and Italy that began in 2009. 12/12/2019
Now playing Next France 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. 12/12/2019
Now playing Next France 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. 11/12/2019
Now playing Next France 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? 10/12/2019
Now playing Next no comment 'Stop Putin's war!' topless Femen protesters yell ahead of Ukraine sum Police apprehended on Monday (December 9) topless Femen protesters who chanted slogans against Russia's leader outside the Elysee presidential palace in Paris ahead of a Ukraine crisis summit. 10/12/2019
Now playing Next France French pension reform commissioner in conflict of interest controversy Delevoye said not disclosing his role was "a mistake" and an "omission by oversight". 09/12/2019
Now playing Next France Macron positive after Zelenskiy's first face-to-face with Putin A ceasefire and further prisoner swaps are among the items on the agenda at the summit in Paris. 09/12/2019
Now playing Next France France braces for further travel chaos as pension strike continues Only a fifth of high-speed trains and cross-country services are expected to run in France on Monday as strikes over President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform continue. 09/12/2019
Now playing Next France France willing to take Trump to WTO over proposed tariffs French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said that there is no legal basis for Trump's tariff threat. 08/12/2019
Now playing Next no comment French climate activists hold stolen Macron portraits at protest Activists are angry that France has lagged on its international commitments to increase renewable energies. 08/12/2019
Now playing Next France How successful was the December 5th strike in France? The interior ministry said roughly 800,000 people protested, whereas the CGT trade union put their estimate at 1.5 million. 07/12/2019