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Top French historian slams Macron’s hardline stance on statues

A leading historian attacked French President Emmanuel Macron's stance on disputed statues linked to the...

New mass protests in France as pension dispute grinds on

Protestors poured into streets across France on Thursday in the latest mass demonstrations against a...

Born to revolt: Why the French go on strike

France, it sometimes seems, is either in the throes of a major strike or facing...

French transport strike drags into Day 19, casts pall on Christmas

French train and metro drivers withheld labour for the 19th straight day yesterday in a...

Anti-Asian assaults a ‘neglected’ plight in France

Ming was getting off the bus in the Paris suburbs when a masked man attempted...

60,000 French homes without power lashed by heavy rains, winds

Fourteen departments in southwestern France, the Alps region and the Mediterranean island of Corsica were...

Christmas mayhem feared as French transport strike continues

France reeled under a crippling public transport strike for a 10th day yesterday aimed at...

France’s Macron to hold meeting on pensions as strike bites

French President Emmanuel Macron will today meet ministers involved in his radical pension reform which...

France braces for shutdown as Macron clashes with unions

France was yesterday preparing for one of its biggest nationwide strikes in years with stoppages...

France’s SNCF cancels 90% of TGV trains for Thursday strike

French rail operator SNCF said yesterday that 90 percent of high-speed TGV trains across the...

Six die, including rescuers, in France’s flood-hit south

Three people were swept to their deaths by floodwaters in the south of France and...

France honours 13 killed in army helicopter crash in Mali

French President Emmanuel Macron was to lead a national tribute today for 13 soldiers killed...

Deadly rainstorms sweep southern France, northern Italy

At least two people were dead and two missing yesterday after torrential rains swept across...

Investors win big in French lottery operator’s IPO

Investors cheered a strong market debut today for shares in France's state-owned lottery monopoly, an...

France unlocks 1.5 bn euros to ease hospital strains

The French government unveiled today bonuses for thousands of nurses as part of an emergency...

Girl dies, several feared missing in French bridge collapse

A 15-year-old girl was killed after a suspension bridge over a river in southwest France...

France’s yellow vests seek show of strength for anniversary

French "yellow vest" protesters began a series of nationwide demonstrations todayin a bid to show...

Heavy snow leaves one dead, 300,000 homes without power in France

Heavy snowfall across a large swath of southeast France has left one person dead...

France’s EDF cuts nuclear output forecast after quake

French electricity giant EDF yesterday cut its forecast for nuclear energy production this year after...

France sees 2 bn euro payoff as lottery IPO launched

France's state-owned lottery monopoly kicked off its shift to private hands today, launching the sale...

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