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Grenade thrown at French embassy in Athens

Anti-terror officers are investigating a suspected grenade attack on a security post outside the French embassy in central Athens.

France

French nurses stage nationwide protests

Thousands of nurses have rallied across France to demonstrate against budget cuts and staff shortages, claiming care is being put at risk.

France

French feminists walk off the job to highlight gender pay gap

Activists in Paris have walked off the job to protest against the gender pay gap.

France

Why some women in France quit work at 16h34 on Monday

Women in France were called upon to quit work at 16.

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Sport

Murray reaches summit of world rankings following stunning season-long battle with Djokovic

Britain’s Andy Murray has continued his stellar season by reaching the summit of the men’s world rankings for the first time in his career.

France

ETA leader arrested in southwestern France - Spanish officials

The head of the Basque militant separatist group ETA is said to have been arrested in south-western France.

France

Good COP, bad COP? Will applying the Paris Climate agreement be a COP-out?

November 4th sees the application of the Paris COP21 agreement on fighting climate change, but will polluting nations take the necessary steps and live up to their promises?

Belgium

Belgian court agrees to eventual extradition to France of terror suspect

The 31-year-old French national is suspected of killing four people at the Jewish Museum in Brussels in May 2014.

France

Tearful goodbyes as last migrants leave Calais 'jungle'

Families, women, and unaccompanied female minors were among the last few hundred residents to leave the migrant camp.

Cult

Kungs fou music sends French electroes wild

Valentin Brunel is hot electric property

France

Leila Slimani wins France's top literary Goncourt prize

The French-Moroccan writer has been awarded the top literary award in France, the Prix Goncourt, for "Chanson douce" ("Sweet song").

France

French authorities remove minors from shipping containers in Calais

French authorities moved about 1,600 unaccompanied underage migrants from the site of the demolished Calais refugee camp

France

French authorities remove minors from shipping containers in Calais

French authorities have begun to move about 1,500 unaccompanied underage migrants from the site of the demolished Calais refugee camp.

France

Scuffles in Paris as police move in to tear down makeshift migrant camps

Makeshift camps have sprung up since the demolition began of the migrant camp at Calais

Economy

France and China investment fund to seek global opportunities

France and China will launch a fund for joint investment in overseas projects French foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said during a Beijing visit.

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Avatars help schizophrenia patients silence tormenting voices

People with schizophrenia are volunteering for a European research project to help the control and perhaps even silence the tormenting voices in their heads by confronting a computer avatar of…

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Takeaway: me & my avatar

Can this avatar fight schizophrenia?

Sport

Judoka's honour the sport's founder with fine display on day one of Abu Dhabi Grand Slam

Born on October 28, 1860, Jigoro Kano became the founder of judo, a sport of tradition based on a moral code.

Malta

New footage shows Malta plane crash fireball

New footage has emerged of plane crash in Malta that killed five people.

France

Children still stranded after Calais camp bulldozed

Up to 200 children spent the night at a makeshift school on the edge of the Calais ‘jungle’ after spending the previous night sleeping rough.