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François de Rugy chosen to replace high-profile minister Nicolas Hulot who quit live on TV; a new sports minister has also been named.

After days of speculation, President Macron has ruled that automatic income tax deduction will be implemented from January 1st, 2019.

Popular sports minister Laura Flessel, a former Olympic fencing champion, steps down for personal reasons as president's ratings hit new lows.

Defence minister said it was 'undeniable' Libya is in crisis because in 2011 someone put their own interests ahead of those of Libyan people.

Ban was brought in under a law passed in July which also banishes tablets and smart watches from French primary and junior high schools.

Formerly displaced people from Europe were tempted 'home' to USSR but lost their previous nationality and suffered poverty and repression.

Move to ban five so-called neonicotinoids hailed by beekeepers but farmers warn it could leave them all but defenceless in protecting crops.

French official has already submitted names of individuals to UN Security Council committee set up last year to deal with Mali sanctions.

His lawyer says the 69-year-old actor denies 'absolutely' the allegations made against the 69-year-old by a 22-year-old French actress.

Macron's praise for Danes as open to new ideas and description of French as 'Gauls who are resistant to change' had prompted criticism at home.