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France to abolish ban on blood donation for gay men

A more than 30-year law banning homosexual men from donating blood in France is to be abolished. The measure was originally set up to halt the spread

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Marine Le Pen appears in French court on charge of inciting racial hatred

Marine Le Pen has appeared in court in France, accused of inciting racial hatred. The French National Front leader denies the charge. Avec notre

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DSK: at centre of fraud inquiry in France

Dominique Strauss-Kahn is at the centre of a fraud investigation, according to French media. Lawyers for the former IMF boss say he had no

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France launches campaign against jihadist brainwashing

To stop young people from leaving France to join jihadist groups in Syria or Iraq, the French government has launched a campaign of television spots

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French government employs nearly 50,000 non-taxed, report reveals

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French unemployment falls - slightly

The latest monthly figures from France’s Ministry of Labour show unemployment went down slightly in July but over three and half million people are

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France: Le Pens further divided as National Front votes to oust founder

The rift deepens between one of France's most controversial families as the National Front's Jean-Marie Le Pen is voted out of the party he founded.

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Le Pen: Jean-Marie excluded from France's Front National

Jean-Marie Le Pen has been suspended from France’s National Front, the party he co-founded. The Honorary Party President triggered the showdown by

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France's Ex-interior minister Charles Pasqua dies 88

Former French interior minister, Charles Pasqua has died at the age of 88. A hardline politician, Pasqua was a close ally of former president Jacques

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Hit the road Jack: French not convinced of DSK return

Jack is not back, as a new opinion poll reveals only 38% of French citizens want to see Dominique Strauss-Kahn return to the French political scene

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'Le snooping': WikiLeaks claim US spied on 3 French presidents

French President François Hollande has said his country “will not tolerate” any acts which threaten the security of France. The president issued the

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Jack is Back: DSK makes a cryptic debut on Twitter

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has captivated the French public with a cryptic debut on Twitter just ten days after he was acquitted of

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Platini defends French PM's decision to use state jet to travel to UEFA final

UEFA President Michel Platini has supported French prime minister Manuel Valls’ decision to use a government plane to travel to Berlin with his

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Sarkozy reconsolidates by renaming UMP 'Les Républicains'

Re-brand the ‘UMP’ party ‘The Republicans’. Nicolas Sarkozy has secured 83 percent of the members’ support for the change. It is part of

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French teachers strike over reforms

Teachers in France went on strike on Tuesday and demonstrated against planned reforms. The country’s 840,000 teachers oppose to the plans, the unions

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Setback for Sarkozy presidential bid after phonetaps ruled legal

The former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has suffered a potential setback to his mission to seek election again in 2017. His team are to appeal

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French UMP moves towards 'Republican' name change

After former French president Nicolas Sarkozy suggested re-naming the country’s conservative UMP party to become the Republican Party, it now seems

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France's Front National founder Jean-Marie Le Pen angry over party suspension

The founder of France’s Front National party Jean-Marie Le Pen has reacted angrily to his suspension to the party. Refering to his daughter, the

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France's Front National suspends founder Jean-Marie Le Pen

France’s Front National party (FN) has suspended founder Jean-Marie Le Pen over inflammatory remarks amid an ongoing feud with his daughter, current

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Le Pen grand-daughter to replace FN founder in French regional poll

Marion Marechal-Le Pen, the grand-daughter of France’s Front National (FN) founder, Jean-Marie Le Pen, is to replace him as candidate in regional