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French mobile and internet operator SFR 'to cut 5,000 jobs'

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Union sources said they were informed by the company, taken over by Patrick Drahi in 2014, that a third of its workforce in France will be cut by 2019. 

EDF board gives go-ahead for Hinkley Point nuclear plant

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The French utilities giant is now committed to the controversial project in south-west England, despite fears the cost could threaten EDF's future.

Church aassailant spoke of 'knife carnage' weeks before attack

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Adel Kermiche, 19, used encrypted messaging service Telegram to tell fellow jihadists 'You take a knife, you go to a church, you make carnage'.

Second man in Normandy priest killing identified by DNA

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Man who carried out attack on church with Adel Kermiche is identified by DNA as Abdel Malik Petitjean, 19, and who was known to security services.

French media begin blackout on identifying terrorists

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Some French broadcasters and newspapers announce they will refrain from naming, or publishing photos of, terrorists so as not to contribute to  their 'glorification'.

Second Normandy church attacker 'named'

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The suspected identity of the man who joined Adel Kermiche in the murderous attack on a Normandy church was found in Kermiche's home.

French religious leaders urge unity after Islamist attack on church

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After meeting with President François Hollande, France's religious leaders called for solidarity in face of what Paris mosque rector called 'blasphemous sacrilege'.

Former French FM Michel Barnier to head Brexit talks for EU

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The choice of former EU commissioner and French foreign minister to be EU's chief negotiator for Brexit was regarded by some in UK as a hostile move.

Slight rise in unemployment rate in France in June

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The official number of jobless rose month-on-month by 0.2% in June, to reach a total of 3,525,700 registered unemployed, down 0.7% over 12 months.

Air France cabin crews begin six-day strike

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The airline said 37% of cabin staff were expected to join the strike beginning July 27th, but it expects about 90% of long-haul and domestic flights to operate.