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Draft deal reached at Paris climate conference

French Foreign minister Laurent Fabius is handed a draft climate agreement which politicians at the Paris COP21 conference will now get to work on

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Two more suspects linked to Paris attacks identified

Police have identified two new suspects they believe were with the man who has been on the run since the Paris attacks. Police say the pair, known as

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Hollande makes flying visit to French aircraft carrier hitting Syria

French President Francois Hollande has made a flying visit to the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, on station in the eastern Mediterranean. It is

Economy

French unemployment bucks eurozone trend to hit 18-year high

Unemployment in France has risen to its highest level for 18 years. The figures grind against the gradual improvement elsewhere in the eurozone. Data

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Sport

Benzema claims innocence over sex tape blackmail plot

Real Madrid and France international striker Karim Benzema has denied he was part of a blackmail plot concerning a sex-tape showing his France

France

COP 21: hoping for more than just hot air

The world leaders have gone home and it is time for the hardcore climate negotiators to get to work on the basics of a deal at the global climate

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French investigation into Paris Attacks leads to over 2,000 raids

France’s interior minister has told reporters that since last month’s Paris attacks, over 2,000 homes have been raided, more than 200 people have

World

LISA Pathfinder to seek out Einstein's gravity waves, reveal true universe

From the Guiana spaceport near Kourou, just five degrees north of the equator, our correspondent Claudio Rosmino waited with baited breath for

Cinema

Made in Ukraine - "Polina" a fantasy film from Kyiv

A fantasy movie is being shot in in Kyiv. It’s called ‘Polina’ and tells the story of a young girl on a magical journey in search of the truth about

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Climate change is a danger to health says WHO

As the leaders of 150 countries meet in Paris for a key conference on climate change, the World Health Organization has warned that diseases such as

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ISIL forced to fight on several fronts in Iraq

French mirage fighter jets have once again been in action against ISIL militant targets this time in Iraq. According to French military authorities

France

'Green Jihad': Faith leader's call to save the planet

Their methods may be unconventional but their passion for the cause can’t be denied. On the sidelines of the COP21 talks, the Fast For The Climate

France

France to invest billions in African renewable energy projects

The COP21 climate summit is now fully underway: the delegations from 195 countries represented here are meeting face to face, they’re taking

France

Hunting the migrant smugglers

On the lookout for trouble, the French navy frigate Courbet is plying the Mediterranean with a crew of almost 200 on board, with a helicopter ready

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COP21: family photo

151 world leaders have posed for a family photo during the opening day of the World Climate Change Conference in Le Bourget near Paris. The

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Postcards from Lyon: The picturesque Ile Barbe

This week in Postcards from Lyon we visit one of the French city's popular getaway spots

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Ile Barbe: One of Lyon's best kept secrets

France

Africa at the forefront of climate change gets its day in Paris

Today the Cop21 climate change conference in Paris presents Africa day. The continent bears the brunt of climate change without contributing to its

France

Obama and Hollande sample the delights of French cuisine in Paris

President Obama sampled the delights of Parisian cuisine with French President Francois Hollande in a three-starred Michelin restaurant in Paris

France

Paris climate conference: Could world tensions get in the way?

Paris more than most cities knows that these are troubled times – not just for the environment. And the fear is that a context of war, terrorism and