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Big day of strike action today
TWO million people are expected to take part in demonstrations around France today, as a big national day of strike action against pension reforms hits schools, transport and other public services. T...
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France Telecom keeps financial target despite court ordering pay
State-owned France Telecom said Monday that an arbitration decision ordering its Polish subsidiary to pay 396 million euros (509.8 million U.S. dollars) would not hamper its financial targets this year.
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France travel update: Strike to disrupt trains, planes, subways and buses
Travelers to France, beware: A widespread labor strike that began Monday is already disrupting train travel in France and is expected to spread Tuesday to airports, subways and buses too, the Associated Press is reporting. Getting around by car may not be so easy either. Hundreds of street demonstrations are planned Tuesday throughout France, including Paris, [...]
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French grandmother survives six days after falling down Alpine ravine
A 78-year-old French grandmother suffering from Alzheimer's disease survived for nearly a week after falling down a ravine on a walk in an Alpine forest before being found.
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France faces pension plan strike
France faces disruption in a strike over pension reform on Tuesday, when MPs will also debate a ban on full face veils and a new security bill.
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British man 'killed wife and burned body before confessing to children'
A British man suspected of accidentally killing his wife then burning her body before burying it cement has been arrested in France.
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France faces serious disruption in pensions strike
France faces serious disruption in pensions strike
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Two million French people to strike over Sarkozy's pensions reform
Two million French people will take to the streets on Tuesday to protest against a pension reform seen as crucial for Nicolas Sarkozy's chances of re-election in 2012.
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Stone mason sparks cathedral row with 'Muslim' gargoyle
The controversial gargoyle appeared on a cathedral in Lyons, France.
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France support for Iran 'adulterer'
France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says he will 'do anything' to help save an Iranian woman sentenced to death on an adultery conviction.
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