Pope to Asia in search of Buddhist ties, nuclear arms ban
World
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China, France launch satellite to study climate change
The 650-kg machine is the first satellite jointly built by China and France and will allow climate scientists to better understand the interactions between oceans and the atmosphere.
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France's ban on full-body Islamic veil violates human rights - UN rights panel
France had failed to make the case for its ban, the committee said, giving Paris 180 days to report back to say what actions it had taken.
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'Spiderman' migrant hero becomes French citizen
Nimble 22-year-old Mamoudou Gassama from Mali was granted a fast-track to French nationality and a job in the fire service after the daring rescue in May.
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Macron targets French welfare spending as deficit pressure rises
Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said that the government would press on with its reform drive in the face of record unpopularity after little more than a year in office.
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France's Macron orders shake-up of presidency after bodyguard scandal: source
Le Monde newspaper released a video last week showing Benalla at the 1 May protests in Paris wearing a riot helmet and police tags while off duty.
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France's Macron under fire after aide caught beating protester
Opposition parties condemned the presidency’s handling of the matter, arguing the punishment was too lenient and that the incident should have been referred promptly to judicial authorities.
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French rail unions in showdown with Macron in rolling strike
The four main rail unions have called two days of strikes in every five days for the next three months to protest against a shake-up of the national SNCF rail monopoly before it is opened up to competition as required by EU law.
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Hurricane Irma kills 5 as it sweeps through island of Saint Martin
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Thursday said four bodies had been recovered on the French side of the island, revising down an earlier death toll.
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New French president promises tough talk at first Putin meeting
Macron will use an exhibition on Russian Tsar Peter the Great at the former royal palace to try to get Franco-Russian relations off to a new start.
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French presidential candidate Fillon suffers new setback as wife investigated
British-born Penelope Fillon will be investigated on suspicion of complicity in misappropriating public funds and several related offences.
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Fillon under pressure to quit presidential bid as fake work row rages
The former prime minister appeared to believe he could ride out the storm engulfing his faltering campaign.
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French parliament dismisses impeachment call against Hollande
A cross-party steering committee voted 13 to eight in favour of halting the impeachment call in its tracks.
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Two arrested in Nice over truck attack - judiciary source
Authorities have now detained seven people over the killings, claimed by Islamic State.
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SA witness of Nice attack: Nowhere is safe anymore
At least 84 people were killed during a Thursday night attack in the French city of NIce
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France investigates whether truck attacker acted alone
The investigation will try to determine whether he benefited from accomplices, Paris prosecutor said.
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Hollande says strikes must not disrupt Euro 2016
Rail services have been roughly halved since the CGT, and its allies began an open-ended strike last week.
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French govt wants to extend 'state of emergency'
At least 130 people were killed when Islamic State militants attacked several venues in Paris last year.
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Pamela Anderson causes stir in French Parliament over foie gras
Journalists fought to hear her campaign for a ban on the force-feeding of ducks and geese for foie gras.
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Hostages in northern France safe, no link to Paris attacks
Police sources say the Roubaix incident most likely concerned a planned armed robbery.
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France arrests man over plans to attack church
A 24-year-old IT student was arrested on Sunday in southeast Paris.
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Gunmen fire on French police in Marseille
Elite police troops are being sent to the scene in the northern suburbs of the port city.
