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Terror attack: 84 killed, 200 injured as truck ploughs through crowds in Nice

It has been confirmed that 84 people were killed, including 10 children, and 200 injured after a truck was deliberately driven into a crowd of people in the southern French city of Nice.

15/07/2016

France

Bastille Day attacks in Nice: what we know

Eighty four people are confirmed dead and 200 injured after a truck deliberately ploughed through crowds celebrating France's national holiday in the southern city of Nice.

15/07/2016

France

France's state of emergency to continue for three more months

Continuance of the state of national emergency comes after a lorry barreled through Bastille day crowds in Nice, leaving at least 80 dead

15/07/2016

France

Witnesses to Nice attack shed light on events

Eyewitness accounts have begun to emerge after Thursday’s terrorist attacks in Nice.

15/07/2016

Sport

Tour de France: Froome takes yellow after seeing red on Stage 12

Britain’s Chris Froome retained the yellow jersey as Belgium’s Thomas De Gendt kept his composure to claim the 12th stage of the Tour de France.

14/07/2016

France

Francois Hollande defends legacy in last Bastille Day interview

With less than a year until the next presidential election, Francois Hollande used his last Bastille Day address to defend his legacy.

14/07/2016

France

Wildfires brought under control in southern France and Spain

In the south of France, 3,000 holidaymakers in Torreilles were evacuated on Wednesday after strong winds whipped up a wildfire and more than 20 bungalows were…

14/07/2016

France

Troops from Australia and New Zealand special guests at French Bastille Day

As every year, Bastille Day in France means the Tricolour flag is out in force: at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, and in towns and villages around the country as well as francophile places around the…

14/07/2016

France

Much ado about a hairdo, Francois Hollande's 10,000 euro haircuts

France is reeling over the news that French President Francois Hollande's office is paying almost 10,000 euros a month for a full time barber to cut his hair.

13/07/2016

Sport

Sagan edges out Froome to clinch Stage 11 of the Tour de France

Slovakia’s Peter Sagan outsprinted defending champion Chris Froome to claim stage 11 of the Tour de France on Wednesday.

13/07/2016

Business Line

Euro 2016: big and expensive football party

In this edition of Business Line we look at the economics of the Euro 2016 tournament - how much money was spent and earned.

13/07/2016

France

Watch in 360° - how Euronews' multinational sport team saw Euro2016

Everyone experienced the Euro 2016 tournament from a different perspective.

13/07/2016

Sport

Contador withdraws from Olympic Games

Alberto Contador ruled himself out of the road race at next month’s Rio Olympics, saying on Tuesday that he needed four weeks to recover from injuries sustained on the Tour de…

12/07/2016

Sport

Tour de France: Matthews claims stage 10

Australia’s Michael Matthews timed his sprint perfectly to clinch stage 10 of the Tour de France in Revel on Tuesday.

12/07/2016

France

Fair play goes far for young Portugal fan

A Franco-Portuguese boy who consoled a weeping French fan explains why he did it

12/07/2016

World

Euro 2016: the best and the worst

So after a month of football Euro 2016 is finally over.

11/07/2016

France

Hollande greets France squad at Elysee Palace

Their Euro 2016 dreams may have been shattered, but the French football team were still greeted as heroes by President Francois Hollande at the Elysee Palace on…

11/07/2016

Economy

French economic growth 0.2% in Q2

France's economy grew by 0.2 percent between April and June from the previous three months according to the latest estimate from the country's central bank.

11/07/2016

France

Portugal squad heads home after Euro 2016 victory

Celebrations carried on into the morning after Portugal beat hosts France 1-0 to win Euro 2016.

11/07/2016

France

Euro 2016: Distraught French football fan consoled by young Portugal supporter

11/07/2016

France

Portugal stun France with extra time victory

A stunning 25-yard strike from Eder gave Portugal victory over France in extra time of the Euro 2016 final.

10/07/2016

Sport

Portugal crowned European Champions after Ronaldo was forced off injured in the first half

The European Championships of surprises ended with a surprise.

10/07/2016

France

Ronaldo mobbed by an adoring moth

A pitch invasion by moths marked the start of the Euro 2016 final in Paris.

10/07/2016

Sport

Tour de France: Britain's Cummings seals seventh stage victory

Britain’s Stephen Cummings has taken the seventh stage of the Tour de France.

08/07/2016

Sport

Euro 2016: France a 'little fearful' that Portugal could pull off final victory

France have joined Portugal in the final of Euro 2016.

08/07/2016

Sport

Manx missile Mark Cavendish makes it 29 stage wins at the Tour de France

What a week for the Manx missile at the Tour De France he has sprinted to three victories in six days. His win in stage 6 of the 2016 edition gave him his 29th stage victory in the most famous bike ra

07/07/2016