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Thousands march in France to mark International Women's Day

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Unions officials said protesters, both male and female, demanded equal pay in both private companies and state-run bodies.

Macron says abortion rights battle is not over

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President says France ‘will not rest until promise is kept throughout world’, as it became the first country to explicitly protect rights when the constitution was officially updated on Friday following an earlier vote by Parliament.

Union threatens public sector strike during Paris Olympics

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The general secretary of the CGT said the union will give a notice of strike in public services during the Games, which are held in July-August.

Macron urges allies not to be 'cowardly' on Ukraine

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Macron has faced a backlash from many Western allies after he discussed the idea of sending Western troops to Ukraine at a Paris-based conference last month, but says he stands by his comments. 

France cuts Olympic ceremony crowd size amid terror attack fears

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French president Emmanuel Macron asked for capacity to be reduced to half of what was initially planned for showpiece opening event. 

Prosecutors open probe over Depardieu sexual assault claims

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Move came as actor Anouk Grinberg, 60, who appeared alongside actor Gérard Depardieu in the 2022 feature 'The Green Shutters' during whose filming the incidents allegedly happened, said producers knew he was an aggressor, and urged more women film stars to speak out about sexual violence.

France makes abortion a constitutional right

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Move makes France the first country in the world to explicitly include the right to abortion in its constitution.

Girl, 7, drowns in France as migrants attempt to cross Channel

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The young girl was with her three siblings, pregnant mother, and father, who all fell into the canal shortly after the boat was launched, according to local officials in northern France.

French psychoanalyst Gérard Miller investigated over rape claims

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Prosecutors have received six complaints against Miller, 75, who is a prominent media personality, dating from between 1995 and 2005.

France highlights risk of flow of migrants if Ukraine falls

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Foreign minister Stéphane Séjourné said about 10 million Ukrainians could leave Ukraine in the event of a collapse.