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Three children left fighting for their lives after lightning bolt hits Paris park

Three children were fighting for their lives after a sudden storm sent a bolt of lightning crashing down on a birthday party in a...

French protesters disrupt airport as fuel shortages ease

French union activists have disrupted Marseille airport and halted activity at half of the country's oil refineries in protests over changes to the labour...

Dock workers set off smoke bombs as protests escalate in France

Thousands of dock workers poured into a public square in the French port city of Le Havre, setting off smoke bombs as part of...

France using fuel reserves to deal with petrol shortages caused by strikes

France has started using its fuel reserves to deal with petrol shortages caused by strikes and protests over a bill weakening worker protections. Unions are...

Paris terror suspect Salah Abdeslam faces questioning in France

Salah Abdeslam, the leading suspect in last year's Paris terror attacks, will be questioned by France for the first time since his extradition from...

Paris airports have tightened security since November attacks

French authorities have tightened security at Paris airports since last year's attacks in the capital, with thousands of border police officers, customs personnel, soldiers...

Police car set alight in Paris protest

Protesters in Paris have attacked a police car with two officers inside with iron bars and set it alight in a dramatic unleashing of...

‘Horror dentist’ who mutilated patients’ mouths gets jail term and lifetime ban

A French court has found a Dutch dentist guilty of assault and fraud and sentenced him to eight years in prison. Jacobus Van Nierop, 51,...

Eight-year-old boy alone for 10 days in Paris airport

An eight-year-old boy from the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros has been in a transit zone at Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport for...

French woman, 91, gets her PhD after 30 years

A year-old woman has become the oldest person in France to get a PhD after taking 30 years to complete her thesis. Colette Bourlier successfully...

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