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President Hollande calls on French to display national flags

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France's head of state will lead a ceremony during a day of mourning on Friday for the 130 people killed by jihadists on 13 November 13th.

French soldier in Mali dies after 'terrorist' attack, says Hollande

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The soldier, a member of a parachute regiment, suffered the injuries in October in the north of Mali when a landmine blew up his vehicle.

Nuclear exit unthinkable for climate conference host France

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French scientists played a key role in discovering radioactivity and atomic energy is broadly accepted by all major political parties except the greens.

France's Hollande heads to Russia hoping for Syria breakthrough

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French president will meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin as part of push for international cooperation against Islamic State following Paris attacks.

Migrant crisis: France's prime minister warns over refugee numbers

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Manuel Valls said stricter controls were not imposed on the EU's external borders, then people would say 'enough of Europe'.

France outlines security plans for Paris Climate summit

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Police and soldiers will patrol the site of the conference at Le Bourget and private vehicles will be banned from some Paris roads.

France detects first bird flu outbreak in eight years

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The first outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in chickens since 2007 has been confirmed in Dordogne in south-west France.

Paris terror attacks organiser 'planned to attack business district'

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Paruis prosecutor says Abdelhamid Abaaoud aimed to target La Défense area in Paris with accomplice just days after the November 13 carnage.

Obama pledges support for France in face of Islamic State group

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The US president, meeting François Hollande in Washington, said the two countries 'stand united, in total solidarity, to deliver justice to these terrorists'.

Michel Platini facing lifetime ban from football

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Fifa ethics unit calls for the ban on former French player and Uefa chief over suspicions about payment he received from Fifa boss Sepp Blatter.