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Euro 2016 kicks off amid race row for France team

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Everyone loves a winner, but if France stumble at Euro 2016 race row tensions may spill over says founder of the US National Association of Black Journalists.

England fans arrested after Marseille brawls

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Two England fans were arrested after clashes with local youths in the Old Port district of Marseille ahead of Saturday's England-Russia Euro 2016 match.

French special forces helping Syrian rebels on the ground

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The special forces, who are advising rebels hoping to retake IS-held town of Manbij, will not engage in combat with ISIS militants, a French official said.

Euro 2016 football tournament terror fears focus on fan zones

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Security will be especially tight at the official fan zone at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, where up to 90,000 fans at a time can assemble.

Paris court fines Uber 800,000 euros for running illegal service

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The UberPop service, which no longer operates in France, connected clients via a smartphone app with non-professional drivers using their own cars.

Rubbish piles up in Paris as binmen join anti-labour law reform protests

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Blockades at waste collection centres are preventing rubbish collection in the capital and other cities, while strikes are also disrupting rail services.

French archeologists uncover remains of 6,000-year-old massacre

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Mutilated male skeletons and lopped-off arms found in an ancient underground silo in eastern France suggest a ritualistic killing of raiding warriors.

France launches smartphone terror alert app

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The app will alert geo-located users to a suspected terrorist attack and advise on how to stay safe but will not cause the phone to vibrate or emit any sound.

French police face 48 complaints of violent behaviour at demonstrations

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Nationwide demonstrations against labour law reforms have seen fierce battles involving protestors and police, causing serious injuries.

SocGen ex-trader Jérôme Kerviel wins 455,000 euros for unfair dismissal

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A Paris employment tribunal found that the bank knew of Kerviel's reckless trades that lost it 4.9 billion euros, and gave him back a yearly bonus never paid.