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Cédric O says French will not back down on levy despite US threats of trade war and that tax is just tip of the iceberg in terms of new regulations needed to deal with powerful tech giants.

Édouard Philippe said he was willing to withdraw a proposal which would raise age at which French workers can claim their pension from 62 to 64.

Lawyers for deliveryman Cédric Chouviat’s family accuse authorities of trying to cover up heavy-handed tactics.

Meanwhile ministers inched towards a deal with one labour union to try to end some of the longest public sector strikes in the country’s postwar history.

Dozens of school close and rail services severely hit as demonstration enters 36th day and as talks over pension reforms are due to resume Friday.

Speaking at a news conference in Lebanon, Ghosn described himself as a 'hostage' in Japan with a choice between dying there - or running.

Publishing house Gallimard, which pulled books of Gabriel Mattzneff, said it was the first time in its 140-year history it had taken such a step.

The attack on the weekly - with its long history of mocking Islam and other religions - was the first in a series of assaults that have claimed more than 250 lives since January 7, 2015.

Foreign affairs minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said it was 'essential' that Iran renounced any reprisals or retaliation, adding that no one wanted war.

As France returns from the Christmas break this week, the month-long strikes look set to get even more disruptiv.