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France

An early painting by Vincent Van Gogh has sold for more than € 7m

The "Women Mending Nets in the Dunes" was bought by an American collector. A bidding war pushed the price above its estimate of € 3m-€ 5m

05/06/2018

France

An unidentified dinosaur sells for over 2 million Euros at Paris Aucti

An unnamed French art collector has bought the relic and it's understood he'll be presenting it to the public

05/06/2018

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Police move migrants from makeshift camp by Canal St Martin in Paris

Around 550 migrants, mostly Afghans but some Africans, were vacated from a makeshift tent encampment along Paris' trendy Canal St Martin on Monday morning.

04/06/2018

France

French lawmakers prepare to vote on controversial rail reform

The battle between rail workers and the government is seen as Macron's biggest political challenge since taking office

04/06/2018

France

Immigrant who saved two children will not be forced to leave France

Aymen Latrous, a Tunisian immigrant who entered France illegally, saved two children from a fire in France 2015, and will not be forced to leave the country, officials have confirmed.

04/06/2018

France

France: Railway workers strike continues as government votes on reform

Euronews speaks to one striker to understand what they are fighting for,

04/06/2018

France

Two illegal migrant camps are being cleared in Paris

They'll be going to various shelters in and around Paris

04/06/2018

Sport

All smiles for Cecchinato as he joins big boys in French quarter-final

Djokovic and Zverev also through as French Open heads into final week.

03/06/2018

Sport

Seeds fall and big names prosper at Roland Garros

The French Open is boiling up nicely in Paris where some stars find they have feet of clay and drop out, while the crowd warms to a rising star who plays with youthful abandon.

01/06/2018

My Europe Series

Migrants: Victims of divisions within the EU?

The European Union has been unable to implement a coherent migration policy. 'Insiders' takes you to the Alpine border between Italy and France where volunteers help migrants who are shunned and unwanted by both countries

01/06/2018

World

Angola's new president speaks exclusively to Euronews

João Lourenço talks development, human rights, and much, much more in a wide-ranging interview with the leader of one of Africa's most promising economies.

01/06/2018

My Europe Series

EU migration policy: "There is no long-term vision"

Euronews 'Insiders' programme spoke to an immigration specialist about the European Union's response to the migration crisis

01/06/2018

Living

Montblanc preserves the spirit of handwriting

Inspired by artists and guarded by tradition, the luxury brand opens its redesigned boutique in Lyon.

01/06/2018

France

France: Tension rises as migrants brave the Alps

Over a nearly two year period, more than 3,500 migrants have ventured into the mountains to seek asylum in France.

01/06/2018

My Europe Series

Migrants in the Alps: The dangerous trek to a new life

Over a nearly two year period, more than 3,500 migrants have braved the Alps to seek asylum in France

01/06/2018

Sport

Nadal and Halep progress to third round at French Open

The two top seeds won their matches in straight sets

31/05/2018

France

France restricts public screenings of World Cup amid security fears

France has banned the showing of this summer’s football World Cup in public spaces — unless there is adequate security.

31/05/2018

France

Humble super-hero: meet France’s real-life Spider-Man

Euronews sat down with Mamoudou Gassama, the Malian migrant who scaled a building in Paris to save a child.

31/05/2018

France

Footbal broadcast rights : Ligue 1 championship booms into the billion

Canal Plus ended up empty-handed in a crucial football broadcasting rights auction in France on Tuesday, beaten by Spain’s Mediapro, as prices jumped by close to 60 percent.

30/05/2018

France

Cows 'herd' for the mountains

Farmers in the Occitan region in the country's southeast lead the annual move, known as a 'transhumance'

30/05/2018

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Eiffel Tower struck by lightning

A webcam hosted by Paris-based weather site meteo-paris.com captured the moment the Eiffel Tower was struck.

30/05/2018

Cinema

Film director Agnes Varda turns 90

Belgian-born Varda's career stretches over half a century and she is the only female director who was part of the French New Wave movement

30/05/2018

France

Police clear Paris migrant camp

Riot police stood by as hundreds of migrants were moved from the camp and escorted to temporary shelters

30/05/2018

France

Paris police don pyjamas for protest over working conditions

Demonstrators said their long hours would soon force them to sleep at work.

29/05/2018

France

Libya's rival leaders agree to hold elections in December

The breakthrough came at an international conference in Paris

29/05/2018

France

Release of 40 radicalised inmates is 'major risk' to France

Authorities need to take action concerning the upcoming release of 40 radicalised inmates from French jails, says leading counter-terrorist prosecutor Francois Molins

29/05/2018