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French finance minister says he’s “worried” about Britain

PARIS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday he was concerned about the situation in Britain, where Prime Minister Liz Truss' plan for huge…

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Some French unions call strike in test of Macron mettle on pension reform

PARIS, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Several hard-left trade unions in France are calling for a nationwide strike on Thursday to demand pay increases to cope with soaring inflation, threatening disruption…

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Mbappe can’t do it all himself, says France coach Deschamps

France coach Didier Deschamps said Kylian Mbappe needs more support from his team mates after they lost 2-0 to Denmark in the Nations League on Sunday. Mbappe, who scored in…

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Photo Story: Montpellier airport closed due to crashed aircraft

Rescue services and police near the Boeing 737-436 (SF) cargo plane of the West Atlantic operator, that overran the runway after landing and came to a halt with its nose…

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French Prime Minister says, regarding Italian election, that EU has certain values to uphold

PARIS, Sept 26 (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said the European Union would closely follow the respect of certain human rights and values such as women's access to…

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Paris’ La Defense business district to target lower use of electricity

PARIS (Reuters) - Paris' La Defense business district, whose skyscrapers house many of France's biggest companies, said it would target a 15% reduction in electricity consumption in the area, as…

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France sets minimum delivery fee for online book orders

PARIS, Sept 23 (Reuters) - France plans to impose a minimum delivery fee of 3 euros ($2.93) for online book orders of less than 35 euros to level the playing…

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Macron slams nations staying neutral on Ukraine as ‘complicit’ with Russia

French President Emmanuel Macron accused Russia of a modern day imperialism that was based on the law of the jungle and pleaded on Tuesday for neutral countries to stop being…

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EU, France see no better deal for Iran

France said on that there would not be a better offer for Iran to revive a nuclear deal with world powers and it was up to Tehran to decide now…

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France’s health body warns of resurgence of COVID virus in the country

France's national health body warned on Friday of a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the country, and urged people to continue to get vaccinated to protect themselves against the virus.…

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France denies it may halt power exports to Italy

PARIS, Sept 17 (Reuters) - France on Saturday denied reports that state-controlled utility EDF EDF.PA had warned Italy it may halt its power exports to the country and reaffirmed its commitment to "solidarity" with…

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Flights cancelled as French air traffic controllers on strike

PARIS, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Airlines cancelled half of flights scheduled for Paris on Friday and many others that would have flown over France, as a strike by air traffic…

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Wildfire in southwestern France contained

PARIS, Sept 15 (Reuters) - A wildfire raging since Monday in southwestern France, which has burned more than 3,700 hectares of land in the wine-growing Medoc region, is now contained,…

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No risk of total blackout in France but vigilance needed – RTE

PARIS, Sept 14 (Reuters) - There is no risk of a total blackout in France this winter due to the current energy crisis, but some power cuts cannot be ruled…

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UPDATED: Air France cancels 55% of short, medium-haul flights Sept. 16 due to strike

PARIS, Sept 14 (Reuters) - A strike by French air traffic controllers will cause Air France to operate only 45% of its short and medium-haul flights on Friday, Sept. 16,…

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France is not falling into recession, Le Maire says

PARIS, Sept 14 (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday that the economy was not facing recession after the government lowered its economic outlook for 2023.…

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French finance minister: consumers to absorb “contained rise” in energy prices

PARIS, Sept 12 (Reuters) - All French consumers will be protected by forthcoming caps on energy prices, Finance minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday but he added that households…

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France, Germany pledge unity to support economy against inflation

France and Germany pledged on Friday to act together to protect households and companies from soaring energy prices, while also using fiscal policy to fight record high inflation. French Finance Minister Bruno Le…

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France to make twice as much Champagne this year, more wine

PARIS, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Champagne production in France is expected to almost double this year, with overall wine production up 16% compared with frost-ravaged 2021 output, although drought and…

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France needs to reduce gas use by 10% to avoid forced cuts, PM says

PARIS, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Thursday said that if France reduced its natural gas use by 10% there would not be forced cuts to deal…

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French bosses ready to curb energy consumption to avoid rationing

PARIS (Reuters) - French bosses are prepared to make efforts to meet a government demand to cut energy consumption by around 10% to avoid rationing amid soaring prices and fears…

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France star Pogba allegedly blackmailed, brother denounced

dpa - France world champion Paul Pogba is allegedly being blackmailed. His brother Mathias Pogba (32) published a video on social media on Saturday announcing spectacular "revelations" about his brother,…

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Hot, dry summer forces early start to Champagne harvest in France

MAREUIL-SUR-AY, France, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Champagne grape pickers have had to start the harvest earlier this year, as climate change forces the makers of the French sparkling wine to…

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UPDATED: Frontrunner to become British PM says she will judge the French president by ‘deeds not words.’

UK-France relations are heading for "serious problems" if the nations cannot say whether they are friends or enemies, the French president has said. Emmanuel Macron reacted to remarks made by…

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Macron warns French sacrifices will be needed as tough winter looms

PARIS, Aug 24 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron warned the French on Wednesday that effort and sacrifice were on the cards in the coming months as the world faces what…

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France to push for private jets regulation at EU level

France will consult its partners in the European Union on ways to regulate private jet emissions after the comings and goings of French billionaires on the fuel-guzzling planes caused a…

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French retailer Carrefour to freeze prices on 100 products to tackle inflation

French supermarket retailer Carrefour is freezing prices on 100 everyday products from tinned sardines to rice and washing up liquid, it said on Monday, joining other companies striving to help…

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French President Macron to travel to Algeria on Aug. 25 – Elysee

PARIS, Aug 20(Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron is planning to travel to Algeria next week, the Elysee palace announced on Saturday, saying that the official visit will take place from Aug.25-27.…

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Record numbers resign in France as bargaining power balance shifts -labour ministry

More French employees than ever quit their jobs at the end of 2021 and start of 2022, as the balance of bargaining power shifts away from employers, a labour ministry…

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Violent storm kills five on Corsica as island raises new alert

PARIS, Aug 18 (Reuters) - A violent and unexpected storm battered the French Mediterranean island of Corsica on Thursday, killing at least five people including a teenage girl, and meteorologists predicted more…

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France says its troops have left Mali, remains committed to helping Sahel

France said on Monday that all of its troops battling Islamist militants in Mali since 2013 have now left the country after a decision in February to withdraw over the deterioration…

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Rainfall raises hopes for respite from French wildfires

A forest fire that flared anew in southern France sent 1,000 more people fleeing while overnight rain brought blazes elsewhere in the country under control, officials said. France has been…

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Carbon emissions from French wildfires hit record

LONDON, (Reuters) - Ongoing wildfires in France have already released record amounts of carbon into the atmosphere, new satellite data has shown. The fires, which have burned large parts of…

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Heatwave in Paris exposes city’s lack of trees

PARIS, (Reuters) - As a third heatwave baked France this week, the heat radiating off the asphalt outside the Garnier Opera house in Paris hit 56 degrees Celsius on urban…

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Spain says gas pipeline to France possible in 8-9 months

MADRID, Aug 12 (Reuters) - A potential new gas connection between Spain and France could be ready to operate in less than a year's time, Spanish Energy Minister Teresa Ribera…

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Risk of new wildfires in southwestern France as heatwave persists

SAINT-MAGNE, France, Aug 11 (Reuters) - High temperatures and a worsening drought brought a high risk of new fires breaking out in southwestern France, officials said on Friday, even after…

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UPDATED: France battles ‘monster’ wildfire as heatwaves scorch Europe

HOSTENS, France, Aug 11 (Reuters) - A "monster" wildfire raged for a third day near France's wine-growing heartland of Bordeaux on Thursday, with no let-up in blistering temperatures likely before…

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UPDATED: The beluga whale that was in River Seine has died

SAINT-PIERRE-LA-GARENNE, France, Aug 10 (Reuters) - An ailing beluga whale that strayed into the River Seine died on Wednesday during an attempt to return it to the sea off northern…

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Wildfires rage in southwestern France amid new heatwave

PARIS, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wildfires raged in southwestern France, destroying sixteen houses, burning 6,000 hectares and forcing the evacuation of almost 6,000 people in an area already hit last…

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UPDATED: Police kill man with knife at airport in Paris

PARIS, Aug 10 (Reuters) - French police on Wednesday shot dead a man armed with a knife who was behaving aggressively at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport, officials said. A…

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Beluga whale refusing food after straying into France’s Seine river

PARIS, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Concerns are rising for a beluga whale which has been spotted in France's river Seine far, from the cold Arctic waters it is more suited, after it…

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Big tech should share Europe network costs – France, Italy, Spain document

-France, Italy and Spain are stepping up pressure on the European Commission to come up with legislation that ensures Big Tech firms partly finance telecoms infrastructure in the bloc, a document showed on…

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French lawmakers back financing for inflation-relief package

PARIS, July 27 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron's government secured parliamentary backing for the financing of a 20 billion euros ($20.30 billion)inflation relief package and tax breaks, to help households…

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Monkeypox cases in France top 1,700 – Minister

About 1700 people had been infected with monkeypox in France, Health Minister Francois Braun revealed. Braun said the government so far had opened about 100 vaccination centres for monkeypox and that…

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UPDATED: French lawmakers pass bill to help voters cope with soaring prices

The French government took a step forward on a key re-election promise to boost household purchasing power amid soaring inflation as the National Assembly passed a bill on Friday lifting…

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Macron decries anti-Semitism on 80th anniversary of Jewish deportations

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron warned against anti-Semitism and historical revisionism on Sunday as he commemorated victims of the Holocaust on the 80th anniversary of the Vel d'Hiv…

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‘Climate change affects everyone’: Europe battles wildfires in intense heat

JERTE, Spain July 17 (Reuters) - Authorities across southern Europe battled on Sunday to control huge wildfires in countries including Spain, Greece and France, with hundreds of deaths blamed on soaring temperatures that scientists say…

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Warming rivers threaten France’s already tight power supply

High water temperatures threaten to reduce France's already unusually low nuclear output, piling more pressure on operator EDF at a time when half its reactors are offline due to maintenance…

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Hundreds more evacuated from homes as wildfires spread in France

PARIS, July 15 (Reuters) - Hundreds more people were evacuated from their homes as wildfires continued to rage out of control in southwestern France, authorities said on Friday. More than…

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Photo Story: Bastille Day celebrations in Paris

Jets of the Patrouille de France fly over the Champs-Elysees avenue, during the Bastille Day parade in Paris, France, 14 July 2022. France is celebrating its national holiday with thousands…

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UPDATED: As Europe bakes in heatwave, wildfires rage from Portugal to Croatia

LEIRIA, Portugal/RASLINA, Croatia, July 14 (Reuters) - Wildfires raged across tinder-dry country in Portugal, Spain, France and Croatia on Thursday, burning homes and threatening livelihoods, as much of Europe baked…

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No appeal from Bataclan suspect, closing chapter on 2015 Paris attacks

Salah Abdeslam, the lone survivor of an Islamist militant squad that killed 130 people in attacks in Paris in 2015, has not appealed his life sentence or guilty verdict - closing…

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France’s Prime Minister survives no-confidence vote in parliament

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Monday comfortably survived a motion of no-confidence brought against her by a broad alliance of left-wing opponents. An official vote count showed 146 lawmakers…

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UPDATED: STMicro, GlobalFoundries plan new French chip factory

PARIS/STOCKHOLM, July 11 (Reuters) - Chipmakers STMicroelectronics and GlobalFoundries announced on Monday plans to build a semiconductor factory in France, drawing on funding from the government, the latest move to boost output in…

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French President Macron to announce 5 bln euros boost for electronics sector

PARIS, July 11 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will announce later on Monday a 5 billion euro ($5.06 billion) investment plan to boost the country's microelectronics and semiconductor sector, said Macron's…

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Photo Story: Protests in Skopje

A woman waves the old Macedonian flag during a protest against the French proposal to resolve the dispute between North Macedonia and Bulgaria in front of the Parliament building in…

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UPDATED: Macron appoints COVID minister to be new face of government policy

PARIS, July 4 (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron on Monday turned to the health minister who steered France through COVID to sell the government's policies to a disgruntled electorate worried about a…

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