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EIFFEL TOWER CLOSED AS SNOW, FREEZING RAIN PUMMEL FRANCE
Heavy snowfall earlier this week trapped hundreds of drivers in cars and caused the worst-ever traffic jams in the Paris region... READ MORE›
FRANCE GRANTS COMPENSATION RIGHTS TO ALL VICTIMS OF ALGERIAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
EYE ON AFRICA In tonight's edition France extends compensation rights to all victims of the Algerian War of Independence we speak to deported Kenyan..... READ MORE›
TOWNSEND HOPES FRENCH CONNECTION WORKS IN SCOTS' FAVOUR
Obviously there is a certain expectation of the French national team to play a certain way... READ MORE›
HEAVY SNOW FORCES PARISIANS TO CHANGE THEIR TRANSPORT PLANS
And we are so excited because this is our first time in Paris and in front of the Eiffel tower, they said... READ MORE›
FRANCE TO HIKE DEFENCE SPENDING BY OVER 40 PERCENT
Nuclear-armed France and Britain are the biggest military powers in the European Union... READ MORE›
MACRON BACKS CORSICA MENTION IN FRENCH CONSITUTION, REJECTS OFFICIAL STATUS FOR LANGUAGE
I want us to open a new chapter of our history, Macron told Corsican officials... READ MORE›
TRAVEL CHAOS IN FRANCE AS SNOW BLANKETS PARIS
In the Paris region, traffic has been banned for vehicles weighing over 7.5 tonnes, with drivers told to bypass the area... READ MORE›
IMMIGRATION IS REWRITING POLITICS ACROSS THE WEST
Stan Grant Immigration is rewriting politics across the West... READ MORE›
HOW TO MAKE AGRICULTURE PAY IN 2018 & BEYOND? (PART 2)
TALKING EUROPE Rolling green fields, happy animals and rosy-cheeked fruit-pickers that's the classic storybook image of farming that many of us grow up..... READ MORE›
PARIS OPENS A DOOR TO EXILED ARTISTS
Next to a cash-and-carry in a working-class district of northern Paris, a drop-in centre has been helping some 200 artists find their feet in France since October... READ MORE›
FRANCE SET TO BECOME A EUROPEAN OFFSHORE WIND POWERHOUSE BY 2022
France Set to Become a European Offshore Wind Powerhouse by 2022... READ MORE›
AMAZON ANNOUNCES MAJOR FRENCH TAX DEAL, AGREES TO REPORT ALL INCOME LOCALLY
French tax authorities refused to comment on the settlement, saying it was a secret matter... READ MORE›
AMAZON ANNOUNCES TAX DEAL WITH FRENCH GOVERNMENT
French tax authorities refused to comment on the settlement, saying it was a secret matter... READ MORE›
AMAZON ANNOUNCES TAX DEAL WITH FRENCH GOVERNMENT
French tax authorities refused to comment on the settlement, saying it was a secret matter... READ MORE›
RAPID RESPONSE WILL BE CENTRAL TO NEW FRENCH ANTI-FAKE NEWS LAW
France's government will not be the first to attempt to fight fake news through the law... READ MORE›
AFRICAN MIGRANTS ARE GUNNED DOWN IN DRIVE-BY SHOOTING IN ITALY
Police have arrested an Italian man after a drive-by shooting spree targeting African migrants in the central city of Macerata in Italy in an attack... READ MORE›
BRITISH MAN TO FACE TRIAL IN FRANCE OVER 1996 MURDER OF SOPHIE TOSCAN DU PLANTIER
In 2013 French investigators asked the Dept could they interview Ian Bailey in relation to Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder... READ MORE›
FRENCH FILM DISTRIBUTOR COMES TO WOODY ALLEN'S DEFENCE
In November, France's famed film institute La Cinematheque Francaise went ahead with a retrospective of works by director Roman Polanski despite opposition by feminist groups... READ MORE›
CLASH BETWEEN MIGRANT GROUPS IN FRENCH PORT CITY LEAVES 22 INJURED
At least four migrants were in critical condition after Afghan and Eritrean groups fought in Calais... READ MORE›
RIHANNA TWEETS AT WORLD LEADERS, SEEKS $3.1B TO FUND EDUCATION
The GPE Financing Conference is co-hosted by the French President Emmanuel Macron and the Senegalese president Macky Sall... READ MORE›
FRANCE SENDS MORE POLICE TO CALAIS AFTER 22 MIGRANTS INJURED IN CLASHES
Firearms are rare among migrants, and the shootings were the most serious clash in recent times among migrants around Calais... READ MORE›
ERITREAN REFUGEES CLING TO LIFE AFTER CALAIS GUNFIGHT
Calais was home to the unofficial jungle refugee camp, which housed thousands of refugees in tents, until French authorities demolished it in October 2016... READ MORE›
FIVE MIGRANTS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER BEING SHOT IN CALAIS BRAWL BETWEEN AFGHANS AND AFRICANS
Five migrants were in critical condition Thursday after being shot and 18 were wounded in clashes in the northern French port of Calais between Afghans and... READ MORE›
FIVE MIGRANTS SHOT IN CALAIS MASS BRAWL
At least five migrants have been shot during a mass brawl between Afghans and Eritreans in the French port city of Calais, local officials say... READ MORE›
MOROCCAN 'CHIBANIS' CELEBRATE VICTORY IN DISCRIMINATION CASE AGAINST FRENCH STATE RAILWAY
We look, too, at student protests over university reform... READ MORE›
FRANCE'S MACRON PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR TUNISIA ON MAIDEN STATE VISIT
Paris has also called on French firms to invest massively in Tunisia... READ MORE›
MOROCCAN RAIL WORKERS WIN LONG-RUNNING DISCRIMINATION BATTLE WITH FRANCE'S SNCF
Known as Chibanis, the Moroccan workers were recruited in their home country starting in the 1970s to make up for labour shortages in France... READ MORE›
BOEING FORECASTS SHARP RISE IN PROFIT, JET OUTPUT IN 2018
Boeing forecast that operating cash flow, a key measure of its financial performance, will rise to about 15 billion in 2018, compared with 13.34 billion last year... READ MORE›
FRANCE TO LIMIT PRICE WARS AT SUPERMARKETS AFTER NUTELLA RIOTS
Most of these measures were agreed during a Dec. 21 meeting between the government and representatives of farmers and supermarkets... READ MORE›
BINDING EUROPE TOGETHER WITH RING ROADS, MUSEUMS AND MUCH MORE
As the Cohesion Policy budget is renegotiated for the next budget period, FRANCE 24's European Affairs Editor Catherine Nicholson asks her where the EU's priorities lie... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : La Rochelle
FRANCE BANS FRACKING AND OIL EXTRACTION IN ALL OF ITS TERRITORIES
French parliamentarians have passed a law banning fossil fuel extraction. President Macron says he wants France to lead the world with switch to renewables... READ MORE›
CHAOS SPREADS IN FRANCE AS NUTELLA-LOVING CUSTOMERS BATTLE TO GET 70 PERCENT OFF
In the France of Emmanuel Macron, they are fighting over Nutella... READ MORE›
US VETOES UN RESOLUTION ON WITHDRAWING TRUMP'S JERUSALEM DECISION (WATCH LIVE)
US vetoes UN resolution on withdrawing Trump's Jerusalem decision WATCH LIVE -- RT US News... READ MORE›
FRENCH BAGUETTES SHOULD BE UNESCO-LISTED TREASURES
Unesco's Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage is different from its register of places, known as World Heritage Sites... READ MORE›
ANDERSON COOPER, JOHN LEGEND CALL TRUMP 'RACIST' FOLLOWING COMMENTS
Anderson Cooper, John Legend call Trump 'racist' following immigration comments... READ MORE›
SIXTY-FOUR DEAD AFTER DINGHY SINKS IN MEDITERRANEAN
Sixty-four people have died after an overcrowded rubber dinghy launched from Libya sank in the Mediterranean, the International Organisation for Migration IOM has said... READ MORE›
ALPS SNOW STRANDS THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS IN SWITZERLAND
Thousands of tourists have been left stranded after heavy snow in the Alps cut off towns and villages across Switzerland, France and Italy... READ MORE›
DEVASTATING CLIMATE CHANGE COULD LEAD TO 1M MIGRANTS A YEAR ENTERING EU BY 2100
Climate change will drive a huge increase in the number of migrants seeking asylum in Europe if current trends continue, according to a new study... READ MORE›
TRUMP CLAIMS 'SHITHOLE' SLUR WAS MADE UP BY DEMS
Earlier Friday, the president denied calling Haiti and Africa shithole countries, a comment that sparked swift condemnation from across the globe... READ MORE›
BRITAIN MUST PAY MORE FOR CALAIS MIGRANTS, SAYS FRENCH MINISTER
Collomb said there were 400 migrants still living in the Calais area, and a further 50 at a second encampment up the coast at Grande-Synthe near Dunkirk... READ MORE›
PARIS FLOOD ENGULFS RIVERSIDE WALKWAYS, SHUTS DOWN LOUVRE EXHIBITION
Paris floods as the river Seine overflows and engulfs riverside walkways... READ MORE›
150 SKIERS RESCUED AFTER BEING TRAPPED IN CHAIR LIFTS IN FRENCH ALPS
French authorities said about 150 skiers have been rescued after becoming stranded in chair lifts at a resort in the French Alps... READ MORE›
WHAT WORKERS AROUND THE WORLD DO FOR LUNCH
What does a lunch break look like around the world? We asked people from across the globe how they take their midday meal... READ MORE›
FRANCE TO LURE LONDON BANKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH OFFER OF FRENCH LESSONS BEFORE THEY LEAVE UK
France to lure London bankers and their families with offer of French lessons before they leave UK... READ MORE›
'I WOULD HAVE BEEN TOUGHER ON BREXIT'
Donald trump promises 'great' uk trade deal after brexitA... READ MORE›
HEAVY SNOWFALL IN ALPINE REGIONS LEAVES SKIERS STRANDED
Up to 10,000 tourists were stuck at the Cervinia ski resort in Italy, local media reported... READ MORE›
FRANCE WEIGHS A LAW TO REIN IN 'FAKE NEWS,' RAISING FEARS FOR FREEDOM OF SPEECH
Macron is the president of France, and I believe that he's somebody in favor of freedom of expression... READ MORE›
TRIAL OF CARBON TAX 'FRAUD OF THE CENTURY' OPENS IN PARIS
In June 2009, after warnings of possible fraud, France abolished the sales tax on the credits, and the carbon market scam collapsed... READ MORE›
MACRON TO BE WELCOMED FOR FIRST STATE VISIT OF TRUMP PRESIDENCY
The official visit will include the first state dinner to be hosted by the US president and First Lady Melania Trump... READ MORE›
FRANCE LOOKS TO SOFTEN LAWS AGAINST CANNABIS USE
France has the toughest laws against smoking cannabis in Europe yet more people consume this drug than in almost any other European country... READ MORE›
JAPAN AND FRANCE PLAN JOINT NAVAL EXERCISES IN 'SHOW OF STRENGTH' AGAINST CHINA
The exercise between Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force and the French Navy would involve the French frigate Vendemiaire, which is charged with patrolling France's overseas territories, the sources said... READ MORE›
FRENCH CHILDREN'S MAGAZINE PULLS ISSUE AFTER SAYING ISRAEL WASN'T A 'REAL COUNTRY'
The news editor for Youpi, a magazine for children from 5 to 8, said the January issue was being removed from kiosk sales in France and Belgium... READ MORE›
BULGARIA'S PRESIDENT VETOES ANTI-CORRUPTION LEGISLATION A DAY AFTER AS
Bulgaria's president vetoes anti-corruption legislation a day after assuming EU presidency... READ MORE›
FRANCE'S BABY PANDA MAKES PUBLIC DEBUT
Yuan Meng, which means making a dream come true in Chinese, is the star attraction at Beauval zoo in central France... READ MORE›
SHOULD GERMANY PAY ITS MIGRANTS TO LEAVE?
Almost twice as many asylum seekers are launching appeals in Germany year on year in 2017, as its deportation drive cranks up... READ MORE›
TRUMP SAYS HE WOULD BE 'TOUGHER' IN BREXIT TALKS THAN U.K.'S PM
In interview with piers morgan, u.s. president apologizes for retweeting videos by far-right group in britain... READ MORE›
ZIMBABWEAN FAMILY STRANDED IN BANGKOK AIRPORT FOR MONTHS
No-one really enjoys a long airport stopover, but for one Zimbabwean family, Bangkok's main airport has been home for nearly three months... READ MORE›
FRANCE BACKS DOWN ON AN HONORING AN INFAMOUS ANTI-SEMITE. MANY ASK WHY HE WAS BEING HONORED TO BEGIN WITH.
For historians, Maurras is the incarnation of France's native, homegrown anti-Semitism, a fixture of public discourse throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries... READ MORE›
FRANCE'S 'SQUEAL ON YOUR PIG' CAMPAIGN AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT SPARKS A FLURRY OF BACKLASHES
France's 'squeal on your pig' campaign against sexual assault sparks a flurry of backlashes... READ MORE›
AIRBUS PLANEMAKING CHIEF BREGIER TO LEAVE IN FEBRUARY
The Airbus board has been under pressure to demonstrate its independence following a backlash in France over the handling of a compliance crackdown... READ MORE›