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After the granting of French citizenship to Mamoudou Gassama, the young Malian commended for his bravery in scaling a building last month to save a young child dangling from a balcony, the lawyer of a Tunisian man who also heroically saved several children from a fire in an apartment bloc has revealed that his client has been refused residence status in France. 

The French public prosecution services have opened an investigation into corruption allegations against President Emmanuel Macron's chief of staff, Alexis Kohler, which centre on suspected conflict of interest and influence peddling over his close connections with a major shipping company while serving as a senior civil servant.  

French TV channel Canal Plus has finally announced the end of its long-running popular puppet show Les Guignols de l'Info, whose lampooning of political and establishment figures angered the channel's controversial billionaire owner Vincent Bolloré.

Mélina Boughedir, who left her home in France with her four children in 2015 to follow her husband to Iraq, was sentenced to life by Iraqi court.

Health authorities in France attribute the drop to recent anti-smoking measures and higher taxes on cigarettes.

Oil firm Total in talks with farmers opposed to planned biodiesel refinery and says it plans to use 50,000 tonnes of French rapeseed to supply it.

Marine Le Pen's far-right party is now Rassemblement National or National Rally in bid to broaden appeal ahead of European elections next year.

President Macron warned that the decision would penalise everyone, including US, and made his views clear to President Trump in phone call.

Martine Landy is charged with aiding two underage Africans to illegally enter France, in latest case involving activists assisting migrants.

Prosecutor said 20 prisoners of this profile are to be released in 2018 and 20 in 2019, and called for police, state and intelligence services action.