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Air France pilots vote in favour of 'long' strike

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The company's largest pilots' union said no date had yet been decided for the strike, which was decided 'in principle' over pay demands.

France braced for transport sector chaos amid unfolding strike action

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Trades union protests against labour law reforms, along with separate pay demands, will this week see widespread rail and air transport strikes.

Hollande and Merkel remember WWI dead 100 years after Battle of Verdun

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Two leaders mark the 300-day 1916 offensive in north-east France that claimed more than 300,000 lives in one of the war's bloodiest battles.

French finance minister says government will hold firm on labour reform

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Michel Sapin says plan to overhaul labour law is crucial to proving France can reform and will go ahead despite protests and refinery blockades.

Eleven hurt as lightning strikes children's party in Paris

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Six were seriously injured, with three children and an adult in a critical condition, after being hit by lightning after seeking shelter under a tree.

Soldier in France stabbed over 'Syrian bombing'

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Soldier in serious condition after being stabbed in southern France by two men who reportedly criticised French airstrikes against IS in Syria.

Air France 'ripped shirt' trial postponed

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Judge puts back trial of workers accused of tearing executives' shirts amid fears it could have enflamed tensions as labour law protests continue.

French outdoor ad mogul Jean-Claude Decaux dies at 78

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Decaux built the firm, the largest specialising in outdoor advertising space and which has more than 1m ad panels in 60 countries, from scratch.

France labour dispute: Hollande 'won't back down' over protests

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Speaking from G7 summit in Japan, French president insisted the changes that have sparked protests, strikes and blockades are 'good reforms'.

Air France workers in court over shirt-ripping incident

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Sixteen men go on trial in France for alleged role in chaotic scenes last year when airline bosses had shirts torn off while fleeing angry staff.