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DSK-inspired Depardieu movie gets Cannes premiere

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Movie inspired by scandal that brought down IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn got its world premiere in Cannes to mixed reviews.

French trader Jerome Kerviel refuses to go to jail

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After Rome walk, convicted trader is refusing to set foot in France until President Hollande responds to plea for immunity for key witnesses.

Le Monde tells story of French newspaper travails

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Forced resignation of paper's editor reveals the wider problems facing French newspapers as they battle to come to terms with the digital age.

Nigeria abducted girls: France's summit on Boko Haram threat

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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and other West African leaders will attend the talks in Paris to discuss threat from Islamist group.

France manager Didier Deschamps takes Samir Nasri's girlfriend to court

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French football bosses also sue Anara Atanes who sent expletive-ridden tweet over omission of Nasri from France's World Cup squad.

French government announces tax relief as euro election looms

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Prime minister Manuel Valls says move will exempt 1.8 million households from income tax, with €1 billion cost funded by anti tax fraud measures. 

France's right-wing opposition party accused of shady deals with events firm

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Party boss Jean-François Copé, whose friends run the company, dismisses claims as politically motivated on eve of Euro elections.

France's Orange 'studying plans' to buy rival Bouygues Telecom

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The former France Telecom's move comes as French ministers encourage 'consolidation' in telecom industry from four to three major players.

'Boys in skirts' plan sparks standoff at French school

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Anti-sexism initiative at school in west France, in which male pupils have been invited to wear skirts, leads to protests from conservative groups.

Former trader Kerviel faces jail as lone walk to France ends

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Convicted SocGen trader, returning after a long trek to Rome, has been ordered to attend a French police station where he is set to be jailed.