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France announces a further cull of ducks in battle against bird flu

France is to cull a further 360,000 ducks as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the H5N8 bird flu virus.

22/02/2017

Sport

Formula One: Renault unveil new R.S.17

Renault unveiled their new car for the 2017 Formula One championship on Tuesday.

21/02/2017

France

Hollande warns France of the dangers of populism

Hollande calls on France to avoid populism

20/02/2017

France

Le Pen's Paris headquarters searched by police

FN officials have told the Reuters agency the search is connected to an inquiry into the alleged misuse of European Union funds to pay parliamentary assistants.

20/02/2017

France

From Romania to France, protests against "corrupt politicians"

Hundreds rallied in Paris and other French cities on Sunday, amid a presidential election campaign marred by legal scandals.

20/02/2017

France

France rallies against police violence after alleged rape of detainee

Thirteen people have been arrested and two police officers were lightly injured following a protest in Paris against police violence.

18/02/2017

France

Guilty or not, Francois Fillon says he'll run for president

Francois Fillon has changed his mind, he will press ahead with his presidential bid even if investigators charge him over claims his wife had a fake parliamentary…

18/02/2017

France

Theo gives thanks for support

The 22-year-old man whose arrest in northern Paris sparked nights of protests across France has thanked his supporters. Theo posted the video message on Facebook after being discharged.

17/02/2017

France

Far-right Le Pen leads French presidential polls

Far-right Le Pen tops the polls ahead of French presidential election

16/02/2017

Sport

France's Worley slaloms to second gold at world championships

Tessa Worley has won her second gold medal at the alpine skiing world championship in St Moritz, Switzerland.

16/02/2017

France

Where Eagles Dare: France trains birds to bring down drones

The French Air Force is training baby eagles to bring down remote-controlled drones that have strayed into restricted airspace.

16/02/2017

Economy

French unemployment slips, still high

French unemployment remains high, but the rate has fallen for the second year running to 9.7% in mainland France, 10% including overseas territories.

16/02/2017

Europe News

Trudeau seeks to reassure Europe over CETA deal

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has given a robust defence of free trade as so-called populist parties make gains across Europe.

16/02/2017

France

Fillon's 'fake work' probe looks set to foil Elysee bid

Fillion's Elysee bid in tatters as fake work probe continues

16/02/2017

France

Anti-police riots spill over from Paris suburbs into city centre

The riots rocking the suburbs of Paris since early February spilled over onto the streets of the French capital on Wednesday evening.

15/02/2017

France

Hollande urges 'respect' in bid to calm Paris suburb violence

“Police, killers” were among the slogans shouted as French President Francois Hollande visited a gritty suburb of Paris on Tuesday as tensions continue to rise over alleged police…

14/02/2017

Business Series

France's PSA could buy GM's Opel/Vauxhall

In a move that could shake up the global auto industry, France's PSA Peugeot Citroen is talking to General Motors about buying Opel/Vauxhall.

14/02/2017

France

French riots: wounds show no signs of healing soon

Over a decade after the infamous 2005 riots that rocked France, tensions between police and those living on the outskirts of society don't appear to be easing.

14/02/2017

France

Macron seen winning French presidency in latest poll

France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen visited a migration hotspot on the country’s border with Italy on Monday.

14/02/2017

France

France: Three family members killed in Alpine avalanche

Three members of the same family and their snowboarding instructor were killed in an Alpine avalanche on Monday – the worst such accident since the start of the ski-ing season in…

14/02/2017

France

Avalanche in French Alps claims three members of same family

Three members of the same family are among four people who have been killed by an avalanche in the French ski resort Tignes

13/02/2017

France

Three family members among four dead in Tignes avalanche in the French Alps

Four skiers dead in Tignes avalanche

13/02/2017

France

Unrest over alleged police brutality in Paris continues over weekend

Cars and rubbish bins were set on fire as clashes between rioters and police show no sign of abating.

13/02/2017

France

Clashes in Paris suburb after 'police rape' of young man

Clashes have erupted in a Paris suburb, as anger boils over allegations that a young black man was raped with a baton and beaten as police detained him.

11/02/2017

France

Nice holds carnival amid tight security

Organisers wanted no repetition of the July terrorist massacre when Nice last had an open-air party, so the route was changed and security was extra-tight.

11/02/2017

France

French presidential hopeful Fillon seeks scandal respite in the sun

Embattled French presidential candidate Francois Fillon received the warmest of welcomes on Saturday – more than 9,000 kilometres from the mainland.

11/02/2017