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Whether you are visiting France in a vehicle with a foreign licence plate, or perhaps you are renting a car, you might be wondering how the new free-flow tollbooths will work for you ..read more
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9h ago
Use of social networks by children under 15 should be subject to parental controls in the European Union, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday ..read more
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10h ago
French police broke up a pro-Palestinian protest by dozens of university students in Paris, officials said on Thursday, as Israel's bombardment of Gaza sparks a wave of anger across college campuses in the United States ..read more
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday warned that Europe faced an existential threat from Russian aggression, calling on the continent to adopt a "credible" defence strategy less dependent on the United States ..read more
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France's national library said on Thursday it had removed four 19th-century books from its shelves whose emerald green covers were likely laced with highly poisonous arsenic ..read more
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11h ago
Tourist hotspots around Europe are on a crusade to deal with surging visitor numbers. Is it the end of mass tourism in Europe ..read more
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11h ago
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in France after he allegedly said on social media he wanted to make an explosive belt and die a martyr at the Paris Olympics this summer, officials said ..read more
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14h ago
French President Emmanuel Macron was a penalty hero on Wednesday as he donned studs alongside ex-star footballers Didier Drogba, Didier Deschamps and Eden Hazard to raise money for children in hospital ..read more
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14h ago
This French expression has nothing to do with unpleasant personal habits ..read more
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14h ago
The approaching European elections are predicted to be a disaster for the Macronists - but will this actually have any effect on France? John Lichfield predicts that it will, possibly even bringing fresh - and very messy - domestic elections in the autumn ..read more