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France: a divided nation decides

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The French presidential election has exposed deep splits that will be difficult to heal, says Anne-Sylvaine Chassany in the Financial Times.

France bans extremely thin models

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Models will need to provide a doctor's certificate attesting to their overall physical health, with special regard to their body mass index.

Macron campaign says it is the victim of massive hacking attack

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Team says fake documents, mixed with authentic ones, were released in bid to sow doubt and misinformation before voters go to the polls.

Anger will 'explode' after election says Le Pen as Macron surges ahead

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 Le Pen received a hostile reception at her final campaign stop in Reims cathedral as polls show her likely share of the vote falling below 40%.

Top French court refuses to recognise 'neutral gender' as a category

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Ruling on a case filed by a 65-year-old, court said that 'the duality' of gender as a civil status was 'necessary for social and legal organisation'.

Obama endorses Macron in French presidential race

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Former US president backs Macron over far-right rival Marine Le Pen because centrist candidate 'appeals to people's hopes and not their fears'.

Macron 'most convincing' in French TV debate says poll

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Some 63% of viewers of BFM TV said former minister was more convincing than Marine Le Pen in sometimes fierce 2-hour TV debate.

Macron, Le Pen clash in bad-tempered TV election showdown

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Le Pen played up Macron's background as investment banker while he accused her of not having solutions to issues such as unemployment.

Macron and Le Pen to square off in French pre-election TV debate

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Sparks are set to fly as the contenders for the presidency fight their corner in a last encounter before Sunday's runoff vote.

Two-thirds of French radical left will not back Macron in second round

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Poll of Mélenchon's 'Unbowed France' movement shows 36.% plan to cast blank ballot, 29.1% will not vote and 34.8% will back Macron.