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Chanel bans exotic skins from its creations

The Parisian fashion house stops manufacturing products made from snakes, crocodiles, lizards and more.

05/12/2018

France

France's truckers, farmers and students join 'gilets jaunes' movement

Macron's headache just got a bit worse.

05/12/2018

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Protests continue in France despite government's fuel tax climbdown

Despite a government freeze on fuel tax hikes some 'gilets jaunes' activists have vowed to continue.

05/12/2018

France

Watch: France to suspend fuel tax hikes after 'gilets jaunes' protests

French PM Philippe has confirmed the government will suspend controversial fuel tax increases.

04/12/2018

France

French PM Édouard Philippe to suspend fuel tax increases: source

French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe is preparing to suspend planned tax increases on fuel following a weekend of unrest in Paris

04/12/2018

France

First female Ballon d'Or winner's victory marred by 'twerk' comment

DJ Martin Solveig asked Ada Hegerberg if she knew "how to twerk" as she collected her award.

04/12/2018

France

President will push for VC investment to develop French startups

The French President is hoping a group of top Silicon Valley investors will fund some of the nation's budding start-ups, not steal them

04/12/2018

World

Will Macron stand down and listen to the ‘gilets jaunes’?

What is behind the gilets jaunes protests and what is Macron doing to solve it? Find out on Euronews' political show Raw Politics.

03/12/2018

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Protesting ambulance drivers call on French government to reconsider reforms

French ambulance drivers staged a surprise protest that began in the early hours of Monday morning against social security reforms they say would compromise some ambulance companies.

03/12/2018

France

'Gilets jaunes': who are they and what do they want?

What started out as a protest against rising fuel prices has turned into a demand for less social inequality. But who are the gilets jaunes and what do they want?

03/12/2018

France

Watch: Riot police attacked during 'gilets jaunes' protests in Paris

This is the police bodycam footage that takes you to the heart of protests in Paris on Saturday.

03/12/2018

France

French PM to meet party leaders and 'Yellow Vests' after Paris unrest

More than 400 people were arrested on Saturday after protests turned violent in Paris.

02/12/2018

France

France considers introducing state of emergency after Paris riots

Demonstrators protesting against rising fuel prices and cost of living

02/12/2018

France

Yellow vest protests close tunnel on French-Italian border

Long queues of trucks were lined up on both sides of the border.

01/12/2018

France

French lower house approves parental smacking ban

The law does not set punishments for offenders, and has to be approved by the Senate before going in the statute books.

01/12/2018

France

Billiard sports lobby to join Olympics

Former World Champion Shaun Murphy described billiard sports as "the most difficult range of sport in the entire world."

01/12/2018

France

Paris turns into battle ground in "Yellow Vest" protest

Hundreds arrested in Paris as “yellow vest” protesters clash with police.

01/12/2018

France

'Yellow Vest' representatives meet French PM

The meeting is a bid to avoid new action Saturday on the Champs-Elysées in Paris, where a protest last Saturday degenerated into violence.

30/11/2018

France

French MPs vote for 'symbolic' ban on smacking children

France has got closer to prohibiting smacking children after French MPs voted for a 'symbolic' ban that's meant to educate parents not to use corporal punishment.

30/11/2018

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Divers glide over ruins at underwater archaeological site

Divers glide over ruins at underwater archaeological site

30/11/2018

France

Should the EU take France's seat on the UN Security Council?

Germany wants the EU to have a bigger say in the biggest decisions in international politics.

29/11/2018

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Astonishment as hologram and a live orchestra put Callas back onstage

The operatic soprano, who died in 1977, is brought back to the stage thanks to technology

29/11/2018

France

Maria Callas returns to opera stage in hologram form

Maria Callas returns to opera stage in hologram form

29/11/2018

France

'Yellow Vest' spokespeople to meet French PM

Spokespeople for "les gilets jaunes" protest movement have said French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe wants to meet them on Friday.

29/11/2018

France

Eiffel Tower staircase fetches big bucks at auction

A collector from the Middle East claimed the stairs after a six-figure bid

28/11/2018

France

Pre-war classics unveiled before going under the hammer in Paris

French auction house Artcurial unveiled their latest catch of premium vintage cars at an airport warehouse on Monday (November 26), expected to be sold at astronomical prices to collectors with deep pockets.

28/11/2018