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SocGen trader Kerviel loses appeal

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Former Société Générale trader Jerôme Kerviel, accused of losing the bank almost 5 billion euros, loses appeal against a three-year prison sentence.

France to bailout Peugeot Citroën with deal to reduce job cuts

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The French government plans a 7 billion-euro credit for PSA Peugeot Citroën, conditional to increased state board represention and fewer job losses.

OECD monitors slam France over corporate bribery

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France lacks both the mean and the will to properly tackle corporate bribery of foreign officials, say OECD anti-bribery pact monitors.

Les rosbifs begin tickling French foodies' taste buds

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Former President Jacques Chirac once dismissed a country that eats so badly, but now the French are developing a taste for (some) British food.

Armstrong's Tour de France wins officially erased from record books

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Lance Armstrong, seven times winner of the Tour de France cycling race, has been officially stripped of his titles by the sport's governing body.

French government targets Corsica crime gangs

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The shooting last week of a prominent lawyer on Corsica, the 15th such assasination this year, prompts crackdown on organised crime on the island.

French cyclist 'was first target' in Alps shootings

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A French cyclist was first target of "disorderly" gunman's massacre of four in the French Alps, including three Britons, French press reports say.

French intelligence 'halted surveillance' of Toulouse gunman

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French secret services stopped tracking Toulouse gunman Mohamed Merah despite evidence of his extensive links to jihadists, reports Le Monde.

Haute couture's Lagerfeld says Hollande an 'imbecile'

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German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld says French president François Hollande is “an imbecile” with “disastrous” policies against the rich.

Erotic novel '50 Shades' flops in French reviews

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Best-selling British mummy porn novel '50 Shades of Grey' has attracted critical scorn in France where a translation of it went on sale this week.