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Six schoolchildren die in SW France collision between coach and truck
A loose panel on a dumper truck sliced into a coach carrying 18 pupils near Rochefort, the second deadly school bus accident in France in 24 hours.
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Ex-French budget minister's tax fraud trial postponed
The trial of Jérôme Cahuzac, who Mediapart exposed for tax evasion and money laundering, is adjourned until September on a legal technicality.
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French parliament approves first reading of anti-terror reform bill
If adopted definitively, the bill will enshrine state of emergency into France’s constitution and strip French nationality from convicted terrorists.
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Two children die in school bus crash in eastern France
Three other children were injured in the crash in snowbound conditions when their coach carrying 33 pupils to school near Pontarlier left the road.
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French foreign minister Laurent Fabius steps down
The 69-year-old former prime minister, who is to leave his job amid a cabinet reshuffle, appears likely to become head of the Constitutional Council.
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French MPs narrowly back move to strip convicted terrorists of nationality
French lower house approves by a margin of 14 votes the measure to be written into the constitution and which has divided ruling socialist camp.
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'Reinventing Paris' exhibition shows city's future urban design
The results of an international competition to turn 23 city sites into innovative, environment-friendly designs are on public display until May.
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French government tipped for reshuffle
Foreign minister Laurent Fabius is expected to leave government in the reportedly imminent reshuffle decided by President François Hollande.
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French PM calls on Brussels to increase support for farmers
Amid increasing protests by French farmers Manuel Valls says EU has 'done too little, too late' in response to downturn in agricultural markets.
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Disgraced French budget minister Jérôme Cahuzac stands trial
The trial of the 63-year-old, who Mediapart revealed held a secret tax-dodging account in Switzerland for more than 20 years, opened in Paris on Monday.