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Creativity and technology meet in Lyon's Fete des Lumieres.

Electricity and installation art are working in perfect harmony this weekend as the French city of Lyon is illuminated in the annual Fete des

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France: Marseille backs down over 'Nazi-era' ID cards for homeless

The French city of Marseille has been forced to back down over ID cards designed to help the homeless but which caused a storm of protest from

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Virgin Mary meets laser tech in Lyon Festival of Lights

Every year, the spectacular Fete des Lumieres (Festival of Lights) takes place in the French city of Lyon. The authorities say they get three to four

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France moves to block access to file-sharing site The Pirate Bay

France has become the latest country to take action to block The Pirate Bay. A court in Paris ordered main internet providers to block access to the

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Fête des Lumières festival lights up French city of Lyon

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The future of selfies? Photo-realistic 3D figurines

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Somali pirates in line for compensation after rights violated.

Nine Somali pirates are to receive compensation of up to 9000 euros after the European court of Human Rights in Strasbourg decided they had been

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Driving licences suspended for French anti-radar activists who used Facebook to warn motorists of police activity

Fifteen members of a rural French Facebook group who warned local motorists of police radar traps have had their driving licences suspended for a

Sport

Jules Bianchi didn't slow down sufficiently before crash - FIA report

An FIA accident report has found that Marussia driver Jules Bianchi failed to slow down sufficiently under warning flags to avoid a crash that left

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David Guetta gets personal in long-awaited album

Israel

French vote for Palestine statehood divides opinions in Middle East

The French parliament’s vote in favour of a Palestinian state is not binding on the French government, but like other votes in Europe it will be

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Five dead after heavy storms in south of France

World

Le Pen: I admire 'cool head' Putin's resistance to West's new Cold War

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French employers in red tape protest

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National Front leader Marine Le Pen eyes up France's 2017 presidential election

Senegal

Organisation of Francophone nations selects first female leader

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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy makes political comeback

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Several die in south of France flash floods

Sport

2014 Jeju Grand Prix: Agbegnenou seals emphatic win

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European Commission grants 'rule-breakers' three months to organise finances

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