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Some 15 towns in France have already scrapped fees on their public transport networks completely. 

French finance minister Bruno Le Maire warned that the bloc could succumb to nationalism if they failed in their attempts at reform.

Bullecourt in northern France was scene of heaviest Australian losses in war in battle that became symbolic of incompetence of British generals.

Among those arrested were a 23-year-old Colombian woman and 27-year-old Swiss man, targets of a Swiss probe into banned Islamic groups.

Environment minister Nicolas Hulot said it was not realistic to cut nuclear energy’s share in power mix to 50% by 2025 from 75% now.

Presidential spokesperson said prize-winning Slimani was chosen because she 'represents the open face of Francophonie to a multicultural world'.

Video shows hunters killing a tired but otherwise unhurt stag in a residential area on the outskirts of the forest of Compiègne, northeast of Paris.

Choice of Vuillard's 'L'Ordre du Jour' prompted some criticism as book's publisher was co-founded by French culture minister Françoise Nyssen.

Chinese news website says the tear-gassing and robbing of 40 Chinese tourists in Paris has caused 'shock and outrage' in China.

March of some 10,000 people took place in north-eastern town after burnt body of Alexia Daval, 29, who disappeared while jogging, was found.