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France outlaws paying for sex

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The French parliament on Tuesday voted in favour of legislation that will make it a criminal offence to pay for sex, punishable by fines.

Front National party founder fined over gas chambers comments

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Jean-Marie Le Pen, 87, was convicted of contesting crimes against humanity with remark that WWII extermination gas chambers were "a detail" of history.

French government supports taxi licence refund plan

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Transport minister said he hoped fund would guarantee that retiring drivers recover same amount it cost to buy the licences, plus inflation.

Air France boss Alexandre de Juniac to step down in summer

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The Air France-KLM group chief executive, who has overseen a troubled restructuring of the company, is to head the International Air Transport Association.

France's Front National party 'set up offshore system': Panama Papers

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The far-right party used 'shell companies and false invoices' to hide money via Panama and other states, according to latest PP leaks published in France.

Demonstrators and police clash as labour law reform protests continue

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Violence flared in latest nationwide protests by students and workers over proposed labour law reforms, which are set to continue on Wednesday.

Michel Platini among world football figures cited in Panama Papers

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The suspended UEFA chief, serving a six-year ban from football-related activity after probe into FIFA cash payment, says offshore company was declared.

Hollande says France to pursue tax evaders unmasked by Panama Papers

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The French president thanked whistleblowers for the revelations in joint media investigations which he said would lead to recovery of unpaid taxes. 

Disneyland Paris employee found dead in park's haunted house attraction

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Prosecutor's office said the 45-year-old was working on a backstage lighting system in the Phantom Manor where his body was found on Saturday.

The French protest movement with a difference

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Could 'NuitDebout' movement, which started in Paris as protest against labour law reforms, become French equivalent of Spain's Indignados?