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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.

12/02/2017

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

Business Planet

Europe's social and solidarity economy is huge with entrepreneurs

The social and solidarity economy (SSE) is a sector far from being marginal today in Europe.

10/02/2017

France

Dual citizenship for Europeans only, Le Pen says

National Front leader Marine Le Pen has outlined a policy where dual citizens from non-European countries would be forced to make a choice which they want to keep.

10/02/2017

Business Series

Renault profits move up a gear

French carmaker Renault's operating profit jumped 38 percent in 2016 as it increased market share in all regions boosted by a number of new models.

10/02/2017

France

French police arrest four suspected of plotting an 'imminent' terrorist attack

French police detain four suspected of planning terrorist attack

10/02/2017

France

Hero Herrou - the farmer arrested for helping migrants - defiant after verdict

French farmer arrested for helping migrants handed suspended fine

10/02/2017

France

360 video: Le Pen, Macron and Melenchon kick-off French presidential campaign

Campaigning for France's presidential election began this week with three of the leading candidates addressing supporters in Lyon.

10/02/2017

France

Suspended 3,000 euro fine for Frenchman sheltering illegal migrants

Cedric Herrou has been handed a 3,000 euro suspended fine by a court in Nice.

10/02/2017

France

Le Pen sets out stall as the FN climbs to first place in French presidential polls

The leader of France's far-right Front Nationale, Marine Le Pen, has been defending her policies as her party moves into the lead in presidential opinion polls.

10/02/2017

France

Eiffel Tower could get glass wall to boost security

The Eiffel Tower in Paris could get a glass wall around its base – as part of efforts to boost protection against terrorist attacks.

10/02/2017