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French rugby player gets one-year jail term after hitting wife

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However, international prop Mohamed Haouas is unlikely to serve time in prison after the assault, which took place in public at a shopping centre last week.

Macron contradicts his PM on how to tackle the far right

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French prime minister Élisabeth Borne tackled the Rassemblement National by stating thy were the political heirs of the head of France's wartime Vichy regime which collaborated with the Nazis; but in a move suggesting tensions inside the government, the president said the far-right party should instead be confronted over its policies.

Plastic pollution is a 'time bomb' warns Macron

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French president's warning came as countries met for a new round of talks in Paris on Monday with the "immense" task of ending plastic pollution.

France threatens to ban Twitter if it doesn’t follow EU rules

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Digital minister Jean-Noël Barrot  said that the US company would be banned from the EU if it refused to follow the incoming European Digital Services Act, which goes into effect throughout the EU at the end of August.

France in 'close talks' over debt rating

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France is talking with debt rating agency Standard and Poor's, prime minister Élisabeth Borne said on Sunday, after a downgrade from rival Fitch reignited government finance concerns in the EU's second-largest economy. 

French director attacks Macron during Cannes acceptance speech

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After stepping on stage to accept the Palme d'Or award for her film, “The Anatomy of a Chute,” Triet condemned what she called the French president’s “shocking” repression of the pension reform protests.

Migrant deaths: French soldiers accused of failing to help

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The five military personnel have been placed under investigation over the deaths of 27 people who drowned while trying to cross the English Channel on 24 November 2021.

French police teargas protesters at oil company's meeting

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The demonstration at French giant TotalEnergies caps a series of tumultuous shareholder meetings at major corporations in Europe as activists step up pressure on companies to reduce their carbon footprints.

France at risk of 'decivilisation', Macron tells ministers

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The French president's comments at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday follow the deaths of a nurse and three policemen in the past week as well as a fatal shooting in Marseille. 

France bans short-haul flights where trains are available

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Only three routes have been discontinued: those linking Paris-Orly airport to the cities of Bordeaux, Nantes and Lyon, while connecting flights will be unaffected.