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French bishops kneel in penance over church’s role in child abuse

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A conference in Lourdes recognised that Catholic Church had allowed abuses to become ‘systemic’.

Submarine did not sink French trawler, inquest finds

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Lawyers for the French victims' families have always maintained that a submarine in the area could have struck the Bugaled Breizh, which sank off Cornwall, in January 2004, and pulled it down.

Macron to address the nation as number of Covid cases surge

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French government spokesperson Gabriel Attal said Europe had again become the 'epicentre' of the epidemic.

Macron’s ex-bodyguard Benalla sentenced for assaulting protesters

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Alexandre Benalla was fired after a video emerged showing him being rough with May Day demonstrators in 2018.

French lawmakers approve Covid health pass until July 2022

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France's health pass is currently required in places such as restaurants, bars and cinemas.

One migrant dead and three injured after being hit by train in France

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Accident took place at around 6:35 pm on Thursday evening on railway line connecting Dunkirk to Calais.

Hijab campaign tweets pulled by Council of Europe after French backlash

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Several prominent French politicians condemned the message in the campaign and argued the hijab did not represent freedom.

France sees more than 10,000 new Covid cases for 1st time in 2 months

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In another sign the virus is ramping up again, hospitalisations for the disease are up by 84, at 6,764, a rise unseen since September 6th.

Senegal’s Mohamed Mbougar Sarr wins top French literary prize

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The Prix Goncourt judges praised the  ‘stunning energy’ of the 31-year-old’s novel 'The Most Secret Memory of Men'.

Macron to give Merkel highest French honour on farewell visit

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Wednesday's visit is presented as a "personal" moment between the two leaders and their spouses, Brigitte Macron and Joachim Sauer, before Merkel leaves politics after the formation of a new German government expected in December.