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HOW FRANCE SAW ITSELF IN JOHNNY HALLYDAY
Johnny Hallyday How rocker held up a mirror to France... READ MORE›
FRENCH SINGER JOHNNY HALLYDAY DIES AT 74 AFTER BATTLE WITH CANCER
Johnny Hallyday has left us, the singer's wife, Laeticia, said in a statement to Agence France Presse... READ MORE›
FRENCH PRIMARY PUPILS TO TAKE A DICTATION A DAY AFTER HUMILIATING FALL IN WORLD READING RANKINGS
French primary pupils to take a dictation a day after humiliating fall in world reading rankings... READ MORE›
FRENCH THE NEW LINGUA FRANCA OFA THE WORLD VRAIMENT?
Perhaps if Macron's dream of the global primacy of the French language doesn't succeed in this world, it will in the next... READ MORE›
EMMANUEL MACRON VOWS TO MAKE FRENCH THE WORLD'S FIRST LANGUAGE
Mr Macron, who is currently on a tour of west African nations added that it should not be viewed as a relic of a colonial power ... READ MORE›
'OUI, LA PRA(C)SIDENTE': GUARDIANS OF FRENCH LANGUAGE MULL GENDER RULES IN LATEST TWIST IN GRAMMAR EQUALITY ROW
The French ministry for gender equality has previously described the practice as a form of sexual tyranny... READ MORE›
'SEXIST' INCLUSIVE WRITING ROW RILES FRANCE
The latest topic to consume a nation of lexicologists is inclusive writing ... READ MORE›
KIRUNDI ONE OF SEVEN NEW LANGUAGES ON SBS RADIO
Kirundi is the primary language spoken in the East African country of Burundi... READ MORE›
THE GREAT ESCAPE OF THE ALLIANCE FRANCAISE'S YOANN BARBEREAU
On Wednesday he turned up in France, recounting a spectacular escape from Russian authorities... READ MORE›
ANGER OVER ATTEMPTS TO MAKE THE FRENCH LANGUAGE GENDER-NEUTRAL
Plus how with the Rohingya refugee crisis, women's bodies have become part of the terrain of conflict... READ MORE›
ANGER OVER ATTEMPTS TO MAKE THE FRENCH LANGUAGE GENDER-NEUTRAL
Plus how with the Rohingya refugee crisis, women's bodies have become part of the terrain of conflict... READ MORE›
FRENCH JIHADIST FIGHTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN IRAQ AND SYRIA
France's top anti-terrorism prosecutor on Friday released figures relating to French jihadists and their families in Iraq and Syria... READ MORE›
F-WORD IS NOT VULGAR IN FRENCH-LANGUAGE BROADCASTS, CANADIAN WATCHDOG RULES
In the second, Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong could be heard saying it in a concert excerpt... READ MORE›
ARRESTS MADE IN FRENCH, SWISS ANTI-TERRORISM RAIDS
Searches are still underway in the Paris suburbs and in southeastern France... READ MORE›
US SPECIAL FORCES 'FOUGHT NIGER AMBUSH ALONE AFTER LOCAL TROOPS FLED'
The five Nigeriens killed in the ambush died in its first moments, sources within the special forces community said... READ MORE›
RUNAWAY GIRL BOARDED PLANE WITHOUT TICKET
Geneva Airport says it will reassess procedures after she dodged security checks to reach the plane... READ MORE›
HAS THE STATE OF EMERGENCY BECOME PERMANENT?
Produced by Charles WENTE, Alessandro XENOS, Christopher DAVIS... READ MORE›
MADAGASCAR'S LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE 2CV
But for decades it has been the car of choice for taxi drivers more than 5,000 miles 8,000km away on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar... READ MORE›
CREATE A NEW PASSWORD
And concerns grow on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, where residents fear the tourism industry is taking over... READ MORE›
CREATE A NEW PASSWORD
And concerns grow on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, where residents fear the tourism industry is taking over... READ MORE›
IS THERE A BUTTER CRISIS IN FRANCE?
In other countries like Germany, supermarkets have responded to the changing world butter market by putting up their prices... READ MORE›
BELGIUM ASKS FRANCE TO TRANSFER PARIS TERROR SUSPECT ABDESLAM
He and Ayari fled the flat but police caught up with them in the gritty Brussels neighbourhood of Molenbeek, shooting Abdeslam in the leg... READ MORE›
IS MAKING FRENCH LESS SEXIST A THREAT TO THE LANGUAGE? THE ACADEMIE FRANCAISE SAYS OUI.
Among the Academie's official charges is the annual publication of the dictionary considered the definitive index of the French language... READ MORE›
SECRETS TO LASTING YOUTH: FRANCE'S OLDEST LIVING PERSON IS 113 - FRANCE 24
Finally, find out the secrets to a long life with France's oldest living person, Sister Andre!... READ MORE›
SECRETS TO LASTING YOUTH: FRANCE'S OLDEST LIVING PERSON IS 113 - FRANCE 24
Finally, find out the secrets to a long life with France's oldest living person, Sister Andre!... READ MORE›
FRANCE CHARGES EIGHT OVER ALLEGED PLOT TARGETING POLITICIANS AND MOSQUES
He was detained after posting that he planned to attack black people, jihadists, migrants and scum ... READ MORE›
'THE FALL OF THE COMEDY KING'
20.17 Papers in France focus on a growing sexual harassment scandal in Canada... READ MORE›
FRENCH MUSIC MAGAZINE PUTS BERTRAND CANTAT, WHO MURDERED GIRLFRIEND, ON COVER
In the editorial, the magazine said, Marie Trintignant died under the blows of Bertrand Cantat... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : French Language
FRANCES FIRST LADY, A CONFIDANTE AND COACH, MAY BREAK THE MOLD
PARIS -- If France's president-elect has broken every rule in the political playbook, consider Brigitte Macron, the country's next first lady... READ MORE›
THE FRENCH VOTE MAPS AND ANALYSIS
4 Mr. Macron won by a landslide in Paris and its affluent suburbs, where voters supported his pro-European Union, pro-business platform... READ MORE›
BURKINA FASO: AT LEAST 18 DEAD IN RESTAURANT ATTACK
At least 18 people have been killed in an attack by suspected Islamist militants at a restaurant popular with foreigners in the capital of Burkina Faso... READ MORE›
EMMANUEL MACRON IS INAUGURATED AS FRANCES PRESIDENT
Mr. Hollande, however, proved ultimately unpopular in large part because he could not ameliorate France's relatively high levels of unemployment... READ MORE›
LEFT-WING POLITICIAN SHAKES UP FRANCES PRESIDENTIAL RACE
Yet the racially diverse crowd at Mr. Melenchon's rally is nothing like the all-white, all-French one that comes to hear Ms. Le Pen... READ MORE›
'BORIS JOHNSON CAN STILL BE PRIME MINISTER' AFTER HIS WORST WEEK EVER
He said that the couple had a French-speaking au pair who looked after their two children, adding that she had not been seen for several weeks... READ MORE›
FRENCH CANDIDATES COULDN'T BE MORE DIFFERENT
Far-right Marine Le Pen, 48, is facing pro-European Emmanuel Macron, 39, who is leading in polls... READ MORE›
EMMANUEL MACRONS AMATEUR POLITICIANS ARE POISED TO REMAKE FRENCH PARLIAMENT
Candidates like Mr. Berville are part of a wave that Mr. Macron hopes will complete the thorough transformation of France's political landscape... READ MORE›
A PRO-BREXIT EDITORIAL WRITTEN IN GERMAN HAS A PROBLEM
Sixty-one percent of Britons do not speak another language in addition to their mother tongue, according to a 2012 report from the European Commission... READ MORE›
CARGO PLANE CRASHES OFF IVORY COAST
A cargo plane has crashed into the sea off Ivory Coast, close to Abidjan airport, killing four people and injuring six... READ MORE›
FRENCH MAYOR FACES EUR1,800 FINE AFTER BRINGING UP 'PROBLEM' OF MUSLIM SCHOOLCHILDREN
French mayor faces EUR1,800 fine after bringing up 'problem' of Muslim schoolchildren -- RT News... READ MORE›
DEATH TOLL CLIMBS TO 207 IN COLOMBIAN LANDSLIDE
The shooting incident has aroused angry of Chinese community, which has staged several demonstrations against police violence in Paris... READ MORE›
FRENCH VOTERS FACE CHOICE BETWEEN HOPE AND FEAR IN RUNOFF FOR PRESIDENCY
Centrist Macron and far-right Le Pen offer starkly different visions, but Macron may win because voters fear the alternative... READ MORE›
FRANCE'S BARGUIL WINS 13TH STAGE OF TOUR DE FRANCE
Sarah Lichtsztejn-Montard was one of the children who managed to escape... READ MORE›
MARINE LE PEN AND EMMANUEL MACRON
Credit Mauricio Lima for The New York Times Make France More French We support putting a stop to immigration... READ MORE›
FRENCH INVESTIGATORS: EGYPTAIR MS804 CRASH AN ACCIDENT
READ MORE Conflicting claims cloud EgyptAir crash cause Egyptian authorities had handed the remains to their families in January... READ MORE›
POLICE AND PROTESTERS CLASH IN PARIS OVER DEATH OF CHINESE MAN
Three police officers were injured and 35 demonstrators arrested, the French authorities said on Tuesday... READ MORE›
ETA: BASQUE SEPARATISTS BEGIN WEAPONS HANDOVER
Basque militant group Eta has begun handing over its remaining weapons, ending the last insurgency in Europe... READ MORE›
'FRANCES AGGRESSIVE ATTEMPT TO USE BREXIT TO STEAL BUSINESS FROM LONDON WILL FAIL'
The problem is, it's quite hard to find people in the EU outside France, who think that the financial centre should be in Paris, he said... READ MORE›
254 PERCENT SURGE IN BRITONS SEEKING FRENCH CITIZENSHIP AS BREXIT LOOMS
From Le Monde 254 percent surge in Britons seeking French citizenship as Brexit looms... READ MORE›
ANGRY AND TIRED FRENCH VOTERS SET TO FLIRT WITH OUTSIDERS FOR TOP JOB
'Restore France to greatness' Perhaps the most transformative change would come under a Le Pen presidency... READ MORE›
PARIS REGION ORDERS LABOURERS TO ONLY SPEAK FRENCH ON BUILDING SITES
Other French regions Normandy, Hauts-de-France and Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes have also introduced rules requiring companies to use the French language on public building sites... READ MORE›
FRANCO-SWISS JOURNALIST WOUNDED IN IRAQ'S MOSUL DIES OF INJURIES
Robert was filming a piece with her colleagues for the French news programme Envoye Special, the popular show broadcast by France 2, when the blast occurred... READ MORE›
FRENCH EXPATS HEAD TO THE POLLS IN QUEBEC A DAY BEFORE PRESIDENTIAL SHOWDOWN
French natives turned out in droves in Quebec on Saturday to cast a ballot in their homeland's presidential runoff... READ MORE›
IN THE HOME OF BREXIT, FRENCH CITIZENS CHEER A VICTORY FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION
Macron stands for a renewal of France and of the European Union, said Salvatore Berger, 22... READ MORE›
RESORT OUTSIDE MALI'S CAPITAL UNDER ATTACK, 2 DEAD
Gunmen stormed Le Campement Kangaba in Dougourakoro, to the east of the capital Bamako, a resort foreign residents often visit for weekend breaks... READ MORE›
PIERRE BERGE, PARTNER OF YVES SAINT LAURENT, DIES AT 86
Berge had been due to inaugurate two museums dedicated to Yves Saint Laurent in Paris and Marrakech this autumn... READ MORE›
MACRON PARTY VICTORY WOULD PAVE WAY FOR EVEN MORE ROBUST EU INTEGRATION, SAYS MERKELA
Mr Macron, who is to host a working dinner with Theresa May on Tuesday evening before..... READ MORE›
IVORY COAST STARTS ALSTOM RAIL TALKS AFTER HYUNDAI EDGED OUT
Since Ivory Coast is due to host the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations soccer tournament, the government wants part of the commuter rail completed by 2020, he said... READ MORE›
FRENCH ELECTION: EMMANUEL MACRON RAISES FREXIT FEARS
French presidential frontrunner Emmanuel Macron has raised the alarm about the risks of Frexit... READ MORE›