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Dismay as France overtaken by Italy as top wine producer

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Official figures also show that Spain has taken over as the world's top wine exporter - with France being its biggest customer.

Dutch police arrest French citizen over 'terror attack plans'

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The 32-year-old was arrested in Holland at the request of the French authorities and is suspected of planning attacks in France.

Activists launch legal action against French marine park over orcas

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Peprotest at Marineland in Antibes against conditions that killer whales and otther sea creatures are kept in following deaths in storm last year.

French ponder 'right' to disconnect from work emails at home

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Planned law would require French companies to encourage employees to turn off phones and other devices after they leave work.

French journalist Florence Hartmann jailed by war crimes tribunal

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Ex-Le Monde correspondent detained for revealing that information on Srebrenica massacre was withheld from international criminal court.

Canada allows French beef imports after mad cow case

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Canadian officials said they had evaluated beef inspection system and are confident products are safe despite case of mad cow disease in France.

Paris, Brussels terror network 'being destroyed' says Hollande

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But after latest arrests linked to Paris and Brussles bomb attacks, French president says 'there are other networks' posing a 'heavy threat'.

French unemployment hits new record

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But finance minister says France's deficit was lower in 2015 than expected and that growth is expected to accelerate this year to 1.5%.

France fines Google over 'right to be forgotten'

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French authority fines search engine giant 100,000 euros for not scrubbing web search results enough after European privacy ruling.

Minibus-lorry crash in France kills 12

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Victims were all Portuguese passengers on the minibus, which was travelling across France from Switzerland to Portugal; the driver survived.