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France

World first as France bans breast implants amid cancer fears

France's national agency for health products (ANSM) said the move was a precautionary measure and that it did not recommend women who already had the implants to remove them.

04/04/2019

France

'To save Europe, you have to turn away from EU,' says Marine Le Pen

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen sat down with Euronews and spoke about May's European Parliament elections.

04/04/2019

World

Road Trip Europe Day 14: 'This really is the last straw'

As our road trip team enters France, they meet with customs officers who are showing the French government how a no-deal Brexit could affect European borders.

04/04/2019

France

Paris to fine people €135 for riding electric scooters on pavements

Paris will regulate the use of electric scooters with fines for riding on pavements.

03/04/2019

France

Twitter blocks French government ads using France's own fake news law

The platform claimed it risked violating France's fake news law, which was introduced in December last year and aims to combat the "manipulation of information".

03/04/2019

France

Gun that Van Gogh 'shot himself with' set to be sold at auction

Dubbed “the most famous weapon in art history”, the Lefaucheux revolver is estimated to be worth between €40,000 and €60,000.

03/04/2019

France

The EU cannot be held 'hostage' to Brexit crisis, says Macron

The French president said the EU will not be hostage to a "political crisis" in the UK during talks with Ireland's prime minister.

02/04/2019

France

Union blasts 'pee on a policeman' lyrics for 'inciting terrorism'

The song tells the story of a child who would do anything to not go to school.

02/04/2019

France

Watch: All that glittered at the table was gold

Priced at 40 euros per person, a gold-covered dinner menu sold out within days. French artist and performer Frederique Lecerf prepared it to illustrate the transience of her art.

01/04/2019

France

The Eiffel Tower turns 130 years old

Seven million visitors climb the 300 metre metal giant every year.

31/03/2019

France

Turnout declines for 20th round of 'yellow vests' protests in France

Turnout declines for 20th round of 'yellow vests' protests in France

30/03/2019

France

French artist reveals Louvre pyramid's secrets with giant collage

On its 30th anniversary, artwork makes Louvre pyramid emerge from the abyss

30/03/2019

Cinema

Grande dame of French cinema Agnes Varda dies at 90

Grande dame of French cinema Agnes Varda dies at 90

29/03/2019

France

Legendary French film director Agnès Varda dies at the age of 90

Legendary French film director and artist Agnès Varda, who won an honorary Palme d'Or in 2015 and an honorary Oscar last year, has died at the age of 90

29/03/2019

France

Thieves hack pumps remotely to steal petrol worth €150,000, say police

The bizarre particularity of the operation? No petrol pump was forced or syphoned from.

29/03/2019

France

French director Agnès Varda dies at 90

She directed "Cléo de 5 à 7" (1962), "Le Bonheur" (1965), "Les Plages d'Agnès" (2008) and more.

29/03/2019

France

Watch in 360°: Dog-racing across the French Alps | TARGO

300 kilometres across the Alps, four days under heavy rain, wind and snow. The Vercors Quest is one the hardest sled dog races of the season. Race with Jérome and his dogs in this 360° video.

29/03/2019

France

Garfield phones wash up on French beach for 30 years — here's why

Mobile phones shaped like the cartoon cat Garfield have been washing up on a stretch of French coastline for over 30 years, much to the bemusement of locals.

29/03/2019

France

French must cut back on drinking alcohol, say health officials

A new campaign states that French people should drink no more than two glasses of alcohol per day and not every day.

28/03/2019

France

Three members of Macron's government quit, cabinet reshuffle to come

Three members of Macron's government announced their resignation on Wednesday ahead of European and regional elections.

27/03/2019

France

'Don't travel unless necessary,' Eurostar warns Paris passengers

Industrial action by French customs officials — over Brexit — is expected to continue until at least Wednesday, April 3.

27/03/2019

France

Islamic State bride's daughter, 3, arrives back in France

France has repatriated the toddler daughter of an IS bride who's been jailed for life in Iraq.

27/03/2019

France

Tusk says European Parliament should be open to long Brexit extension

EC President Donald Tusk tells MEPs European Parliament should be open to a long extension for Brexit, respecting Britons who want to remain in the EU

27/03/2019

France

French ex-secret agent probed for attempted murder is shot dead

Daniel Forrestier, 57, was being investigated for a murder plot on a Congolese opposition figure. He was shot dead last week.

27/03/2019

France

France grapple with social-media fuelled violence against Roma

Rumours started circulating online accusing members of the Roma community of trying to abduct children, sparking unfounded revenge attacks.

27/03/2019

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Tibet and Uighur supporters protest China's Xi Jinping's visit to Paris

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on Place du Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower on Monday (March 25) to protest the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Paris.

26/03/2019