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Actress strips on stage in rallying cry for culture at Cesar Awards

This year’s Cesar Awards, France’s equivalent of the Oscars, saw an actress strip off on stage in protest over the closure of cinemas and...

First oak trees selected to replace Notre Dame’s spire

The first eight oak trees destined to replace the destroyed spire of Notre Dame cathedral have been selected from the Berce forest in the...

Rarely seen Vincent van Gogh painting exhibited ahead of auction

A rare painting by Dutch impressionist master Vincent van Gogh will be publicly displayed for the first time before its auction next month. Sotheby’s auction...

Hard-hit French region home to Cannes and Nice faces weekend lockdowns

A region in south-east France is adding daytime weekend lockdowns to a 12-hour nightly curfew already in place seven days a week to slow...

Protesters oppose move to disband French anti-migrant group

Dozens of people have rallied in Paris to support the anti-migrant group Generation Identity, which is fighting for survival following a government order to...

France scrum-half Antoine Dupont tests positive for coronavirus

France’s star scrum-half Antoine Dupont has joined head coach Fabien Galthie in testing positive for coronavirus. The Guinness Six Nations favourites face renewed disruption to...

Google fined over ‘misleading’ French hotel rankings

Google has agreed to pay a fine of 1.1 million euros (£959,400) after French authorities concluded the search engine displayed “misleading” rankings for French...

Eiffel Tower needs blowtorch for ice as snow blankets Europe

Workers at the Eiffel Tower used a blowtorch to melt the ice collecting on its surfaces and snow was blocking roads and halting trains...

France’s health minister receives AstraZeneca jab

France’s health minister has received the first injection of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine at a hospital near Paris. Olivier Veran argued that the jab was...

Flooding hits French towns as water recedes elsewhere

Floodwaters that devastated vineyards and orchards receded Saturday in southwest France but rose elsewhere, including in a French town where people were evacuated from...

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