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Macron will not release any more bears in the Pyrenees, herders say

Bears were responsible for 400 attacks against livestock in the border region in 2018, they say.

17/01/2020

France

Marine le Pen says she will run in 2022 French presidential elections

The French far-right candidate ran against Emmanuel Macron and lost in 2017.

16/01/2020

France

MEPs from the UK prepare to leave the European Parliament

They're heading into their final plenary session before they come out of the EP at the end of the month.

16/01/2020

No Comment

Sea Shepherd brings dead dolphins to central Paris to make their point

They say certain fishing methods are seeing the dolphins accidentally killed.

14/01/2020

Living

Luxury clothing designer launches new luxury skincare brand

Luxury clothing designer launches new luxury skincare brand

14/01/2020

France

Fugitive businessman Carlos Ghosn demands €15 million from Renault

Former Renault boss Carlos Ghosn, who has fled Japan where he faces prosecution, has started a legal battle with the French carmaker.

14/01/2020

France

Spike Lee ‘honoured’ to lead jury of this year’s Cannes Film Festival

The filmmaker said he was ‘honoured’ to be chosen as President of the Jury at Cannes, two years after his movie BlacKkKlansman won the prestigious Grand Prix award at the festival.

14/01/2020

France

France commits more troops to fight jihadist threat in Sahel region

Macron wants the summit to help re-legitimize the French operation in the Sahel by sending a strong joint message.

14/01/2020

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French Spiderman backs pension protesters

Alain Robert, the so-called French Spiderman who scales the world's tallest buildings, climbed Total's skyscraper in Paris' La Défense district on Monday to call attention on the retirement protests

13/01/2020

France

Trial of former priest accused of sexual assault postponed by one day

The trial will begin on Tuesday.

13/01/2020

France

France strikes: is the end in sight after Macron's compromise?

French labour unions were divided about the future of the social movement after the government offered to temporarily scrap a controversial part of its pension reform. plans.

13/01/2020

Green News

What to do and where to go in the wine-growing Champagne region

We spend a weekend in Champagne, France, to sample the best the region has to offer from hotels to tastings and wellbeing experiences.

12/01/2020

France

French PM 'willing to scrap' controversial part of pension reforms

But will it appease protesters and end one of the longest strikes in French history?

11/01/2020

France

More protests to hit France as pension talks end without breakthrough

Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said he would make "concrete proposals" on Saturday to end the deadlock with unions over the pension reform.

10/01/2020

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Protesting French lawyers say pension reform is 'attack on justice'

The lawyers' protest came after a day of demonstrations by opponents of a plan to sweep away France's 42 pension schemes in favour of a single system.

10/01/2020

France

'Uber-ising medicine': Health chiefs slam sick note website in France

A newly launched online service in France provides valid sick notes after a video consultation. Health chiefs are not happy.

09/01/2020

France

Tens of thousands march in Paris against Macron's pension reforms

452,000 protesters hit the streets in France on Thursday as a transport strike entered its sixth week, according to Ministry of the Interior.

09/01/2020

France

Stowaway found dead in landing gear of Air France plane in Paris

The body of the stowaway was found after the plane - coming from the Ivory Coast - had landed in Paris.

08/01/2020

Living

The affordable French skincare rated crème de la crème in 2020

Cattier, l'Arbre Vert, la Roche Posay and others receive the highest rating on leading sustainability and health app Yuka.

08/01/2020

World

French unions attempt to re-energise train strikes over pensions issue

With reports of train drivers going back to work, French unions are attempting to galvanise the strike as it approaches its sixth week.

08/01/2020

France

France commemorates Charlie Hebdo attack victims, five years on

France commemorated on Tuesday the cartoonists who were massacred by two gunmen at the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine in Paris five years ago.

08/01/2020

World

France calls on US to 'come to its senses' on digital tax retaliation

The French Finance Minister has warned the United States against retaliatory tariffs in response to the French Digital Tax. The US Trade Representative is holding a public hearing on Tuesday to discuss a response; it's already condemned the French measures as protectionist.

06/01/2020

France

Notre Dame cathedral 'not saved yet' warns restoration chief

Notre Dame de Paris, the beloved French cathedral, is not saved yet, the general overseeing the restoration of the landmark after the devastating April fire has said.

05/01/2020

France

'Pope of Beaujolais' Georges Duboeuf dies at 86

Georges Duboeuf, 86, suffered a stroke on Saturday afternoon in his home in Romanèche-Thorins, near Lyon, and died soon after, his family said.

05/01/2020

France

Paris pension protests continue

Paris pension protests continue

04/01/2020

France

French writer investigated for child rape after alleged victim's book

The Paris prosecutor's office has opened a preliminary investigation into child rape against French writer Gabriel Matzneff.

04/01/2020