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Russia

US Department of Justice sues Edward Snowden over new book

The US Department of Justice said Snowden's new book violates non-disclosure agreements.

17/09/2019

France

Lyon: Volunteers fish more than 100 e-scooters out of Rhône river

Paris and Marseille are also dealing with the growing trend.

16/09/2019

France

Gay and single parents in France could soon get the right to IVF in th

Currently assisted reproduction techniques are available only to straight couples with fertility problems who are married or have lived together for at least two years.

16/09/2019

France

Yellow vest protesters clash with police in Nantes, France

The "gilets jaunes" or "yellow vests" protesters clashed with French police in Nantes on Saturday. The movement brought some French towns to a standstill earlier this year.

15/09/2019

France

British expats in France fear the prospect of a no-deal Brexit

More than a quarter of Gouarec's population is British. Many residents are angry at Boris Johnson for not ruling out a no-deal Brexit which leave their future highly uncertain.

14/09/2019

France

Scientists win Ig Nobel prize for testing temperature of testicles

The Ig Nobel prizes are for experiments which "make you laugh then make you think"

14/09/2019

France

Saudi princess sentenced over abuse of Paris plumber

A French court has handed Saudi Princess Hassa bint Salman a 10-month suspended sentence over the abuse and kidnap of a Parisien plumber.

13/09/2019

France

France wants to block Facebook's new Libra cryptocurrency from Europe

France's finance minister says the Libra cryptocurrency could damage "monetary sovreignty".

12/09/2019

Belgium

French minister holds out possibility of new Brexit extension

The French minister for Europe, Amelie de Montchalin, says if there were a new government or the announcement of elections, the EU could examine the request.

12/09/2019

France

Three alleged victims come forward in Epstein French investigation

French prosecutors have launched an appeal for potential victims of late financier Jeffrey Epstein to come forward after investigating three alleged victims.

12/09/2019

France

France's National Assembly leader put under investigation in graft probe

France's National Assembly leader put under investigation in graft probe

12/09/2019

France

Watch: Climate protesters on trial over Macron portraits

The activists took the portraits from town halls and carried them upside down at an anti-G7 march. Protesters removed 125 portraits of Macron to match the 125 days it took France to overtake its carbon footprint this year.

11/09/2019

France

Cardiac arrest during business trip sex considered a 'work accident'

A Frenchman who died of a cardiac arrest during sex while on a business trip was the victim of a workplace accident ruled a French court.

11/09/2019

France

Bankrupt French airline Aigle Azur receives 14 takeover offers

Crash-strapped French low-cost airline Aigle Azur has received 14 takeover offers. Meanwhile, about 13,000 people remain stranded.

11/09/2019

France

France will launch website for Britons to apply for carte de sejour

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said the website would be launched sometime in October.

10/09/2019

France

Macron apologizes to Albania for wrong anthem played at football match

Macron apologizes to Albania after wrong national anthem played at football match

09/09/2019

France

Alarm cock! Rooster ruling gives rural France something to crow about

Maurice the rooster can continue his dawn crowing despite complaints from neighbours, in a case the French media has cast as a battle between the old rural way of life and modern values creeping in from the city.

05/09/2019

Yemen

France, UK & US 'may be held responsible for Yemen war crimes'

A panel of UN experts found that all sides of the Yemeni conflict have committed war crimes and said that third states providing aid or assistance could be complicit.

04/09/2019

World

French firefighters mobilised to fight fires in Amazon rainforest

The EU is sending firefighters, drones and experts to help Bolivia fight forest fires

04/09/2019

France

Watch: Protestors mark 100 domestic violence deaths in France in 2019

Protestors gathered to commemorate the 100 victims, with the 101st being announced two days later.

03/09/2019