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France's Jean-Luc Mélenchon has backing for presidential run

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The radical left politician said he had gathered the requisite 500 endorsements from Parliamentarians and mayors to stand in contest.

Paris region orders French be spoken on construction sites

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Rule concerns public construction sites during working time and targets foreign firms that hire cheaper workers from elsewhere in EU.

Goya etchings found in French château are 'once in a lifetime discovery'

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Prints of famous bullfighting series kept in old ledger hidden on library shelf in Château de Montigny could fetch up to £500,000 at auction.

Three quarters of French 'against a return to the franc'

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But poll also suggests that a higher number of French feel that the European Union has 'more disadvantages than advantages' than the reverse.

French rock legend Johnny Hallyday announces he has cancer

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 But the 73-year-old who has been described as the French Elvis said he is being treated and that his life was 'not in danger'.

Minister rebukes Franco-Swiss company over Trump wall comment

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French foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault intervened after LafargeHolcim's boss said he was prepared to supply materials forUS/Mexico wall.

France's right-wing scandals leave socialists struggling to be heard

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Presidential candidates Benoît Hamon and Jean-Luc Mélenchon complain that uproar is smothering discussion of the real campaign issues.

French regulator tells Saint Laurent to remove degrading posters

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Decision by regulator ARPP follows 120 complaints over French fashion house’s adverts, which use extremely thin models in humiliating poses.

Second French avalanche in two days: one dead and two missing

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Police say a Dutch national was killed in the avalanche at Alpine resort of Valfréjus on Wednesday, with two other Dutch citizens also missing.

François Fillon 'did not declare loan in 2013'

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Candidate's lawyer said the 50,000 euro loan from businessman Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière did not need to be declared and had been repaid.