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France further eases COVID restrictions on masks and health passes

Face masks are still required on public transport and in healthcare facilities.

France

Former amateur football coach jailed for sexually abusing children

The 49-year-old man was given an 18-year prison sentence by a Paris court.

France

France's Macron proposes raising retirement age to 65

French President Emmanuel Macron would raise the retirement age to 65 if reelected in April, his government spokesman said.

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Gathering in support of Ukraine in front of the European Parliament

Gathering in support of Ukraine in front of the European Parliament

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Four convicted in trial over Islamic State killing of French priest

The defendants were convicted of conspiring to kill 85-year-old Father Jacques Hamel in his Normandy church in 2016.

Art

Kyiv City Ballet find safe haven in French capital

One of the dancers will be headed to the Ukrainian border in the coming days to pick up her young daughter who was accompanied out of the country.

France

France closes manslaughter investigation into Germanwings plane crash

All 150 passengers and crew were killed when the co-pilot deliberately crashed the aircraft into the French Alps.

Work

Meet the women CEOs shaking the foundations of the tech industry

Euronews Next spoke to the women who are breaking down barriers in the tech world and asked them why the industry is still falling flat on gender parity.

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Climbers scale Paris skyscraper in support of Ukraine

Clad in Ukraine's colours, two Frenchmen climb to the top of Paris' Montparnasse tower, a 210-metre skyscraper, in support of the country under invasion from Russia.

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'Senior' al-Qaeda operative in Mali killed, French army says

The military operation "eliminated" Yahia Djouadi, who has been described as the group's "finance and logistics coordinator".

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A wool parade on the Champs-Elysées

"For us today, in 2022, it's quite exceptional, and a great honour also to represent this trade," says a shepherdess during the transhumance of 2,022 ewes and 350 dancers from Béarn on the Champs-Elysées, in Paris, to close the 2022 edition of the Paris International Agricultural Show.

Nature

The man 'who skis with eagles’ is bringing back birds from extinction

After 130 years of being extinct, white-tailed eagles are due to return to the French Alps. Meet the raptor expert behind this extraordinary project.

Travel News

Luxury Italian villas now being seized from Russian oligarchs

Other European countries are now being urged to move quickly and seize assets from those included in the EU sanctions.

World News

Ukraine invasion: Anti-war demonstrations take place across Europe

Protests against Russia's invasion of Ukraine continued this weekend across European cities. Many Ukrainians were among demonstrators, showing support to family and friends from abroad.

Europe News

Euroviews. The EU has been sleepwalking into war. Germany and France led it here

For years, the French and German governments have failed to heed warnings from states like Poland about rising Russian influence.

France

Google agrees new deal to pay French publishers for news content

The copyright dispute between Big Tech and newspapers in France has raged for more than two years.

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Wax statue of Vladimir Putin removed from Grévin museum in Paris

Russia's invasion of Ukraine prompts the director of the Grévin Museum in Paris to remove the wax statue of Vladimir Putin from the collection, which includes many other world leaders

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Russia stripped of Champions League final over Ukraine invasion

The final will now be played at the Stade de France in Paris on May 28th and not the Gazprom Arena in St. Petersburg.

France

France's parliament approves new law criminalising school bullying

Students or staff could face up to 10 years in prison for severe cases of school bullying under the new legislation.

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France's parliament approves extending abortion limit to 14 weeks

French Health Minister Olivier Véran has described it as "an important day for sexual and reproductive health and an important day for women's health."