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Egypt to extradite Frenchman in Caribbean drugs case

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Christophe Naudin is wanted in the Dominican Republic for alleged involvement in escape of two pilots sentenced to prison in a drugs case.

Fresh rally against French airport plans near Nantes

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Protesters want Notre-Dame-des-Landes airport plan to be withdrawn and expulsion orders given to local families and farmers to be scrapped.

France records first sexually transmitted case of Zika in Europe

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Health minister says woman was not pregnant and is recovering well after contracting virus from her partner who had visited Brazil.

French farmers heckle Presdent Hollande as he opens farm show

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Livestock farmers booed and whistled as Hollande appeared at Salon de l'Agriculture in Paris; they later tore down a government stand.

French 'Oscars’ celebrate diversity with wins for ‘Fatima’ and ‘Mustang’

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After row over 'too white' US Oscars, top French César film awards went to movies that deal with life as an immigrant and forced marriage.

French authorities try to pry migrants from Calais camp

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After court ruling, officials go from tent to tent trying to convince residents in the so-called 'Jungle' to leave.

Looted Pissarro to return to France

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American universiry will hand 'La bergère rentrant des moutons', a painting looted by Nazis in 1941, to Holocaust survivor Leone Meyer.

French court gives green light to Calais 'Jungle' evacuation

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Activists who had sought to stop evacuation of the southern half of the migrant camp say decision will leave thousands with nowhere to go.

French drug trial scandal: 'dogs died in pre-clinical test'

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Newspaper says that drug which left one person dead and four others with suspected brain damage had killed dogs in pre-clinical trial.

Google unpaid taxes: France seeks €1.6bn from search giant

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News came as US company's boss Sundar Pichai arrived in Paris where he was due to meet France's economy minister Emmanuel Macron.