France
French Finance Minister: will meet French retailers this week over food inflation
By Dominique Vidalon PARIS, Feb 20 (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday he will meet retailers this…
Bird flu alarm drives world towards once-shunned vaccines
By Sybille de La Hamaide CASTELNAU-TURSAN, France (Reuters) - French duck farmer Herve Dupouy has culled his flock four times since 2015…
Macron – France wants Russia’s defeat, but not to ‘crush’ it
PARIS, Feb 18 (Reuters) - France wants Russia to be defeated in Ukraine but it does not want to "crush" it, President…
French pension change debate moves to Senate as tense parliament session ends
PARIS, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The French government's plans to raise the retirement age to 64 from 62, which has led to…
French agency orders halt in some uses of Syngenta weedkiller
PARIS, Feb 15 (Reuters) - French health and safety agency ANSES on Wednesday ordered a halt to some uses of one of…
Photo Story: 150th Nice Carnival
A float entitled 'King of the World's Treasures' passes by a crowd during the 150th annual Carnival of Nice, in Nice, France,…
Opposition groups rally in France, in solidarity with protesters in Iran
Thousands of opponents of Iran's ruling authorities rallied for a second day in Paris on Sunday (February 12) to pressure European Union…
Protests across France to test government resolve over pension reform
By John Irish PARIS, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people were expected to take part in demonstrations across France…
Third wave of strikes over pension reform keeps pressure on Macron
Trade unions launched a third wave of nationwide strikes on Tuesday against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to make the French work longer…
French PM offers to ease pension overhaul for conservatives’ backing
PARIS, Feb 5 (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne offered on Sunday to soften a planned pension overhaul to let some…
Cost of living crisis tests striking French workers
By Layli Foroudi and Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - French railway worker Franck Viger-Brunet says he and his comrades have to count…
Fashion designer Paco Rabanne dead at 88
PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Paco Rabanne, the Spanish-born designer best known for his metallic ensembles and space age designs of the…