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Chef reveals Elysée Palace menu secrets

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Guillaume Gomez says Brigitte Macron eats ten fruit and vegetables every day while her husband Emmanuel is partial to cordon bleu cuisine.

France plans New Caledonia self-rule referendum in 2018

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Political agreement, which could pave the way for independence, came after New Caledonian leaders held talks with French ministers in Paris.

France reduces stake in carmaker Renault

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Shares rose in the firm after the French state said it had sold a 4.7 percent stake in Renault for 1.2 billion euros.

France tightens rules over awarding of Légion d'Honneur

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Number of awardees to decrease by 50% for civilians, 10% for soldiers and 25% for foreigners amid claims they are granted too easily.

Brother of Toulouse killer Merah convicted of links to terror group

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Abdelkader 'Kader' Merah, 35, cleared of helping brother kill seven people in 2012 but jury decided he had been part of a terrorist conspiracy.

Judgement day for brother of French Jewish school shooter

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Court to rule whether whether older brother of jihadist who shot dead seven people, including three children, in 2012 was complicit in killings.

Trolls force shutdown of French anti-harassment hotline

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A phone number launched in France as a tool for women being pestered by over-insistent men has to close after intimidation and death threat.

Macron defends new anti-terror law as state of emergency ends

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Anti-terrorism law, which critics say undermines civil liberties, takes effect on Wednesday, in place of state of emergency imposed in November.

France plans 1-billion euro university reform

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Government promises to offer more places on popular courses, cut drop-out rates and build more accommodation, in a bid to assuage students. 

France and Poland clash over removal of cross from Jean Paul II statue

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Poland pledges to save work from 'dictates of political correctness' after French court order to remove cross because it breaches secularism rules.