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French website ordered to remove secret Sarkozy tapes

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Judges also sentenced former top aide Patrick Buisson to pay damages for making recordings, some of which involved Sarkozy's wife Carla Bruni.

Sarkozy’s ‘alias’ considers suing for identity theft

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The real Paul Bismuth ponders legal action over use of his name as an alias by former president Nicolas Sarkozy to avoid phone taps.

Paris offers free weekend transport due to high pollution

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Official says public transport will be free until Sunday evening due to 'significant risks to the health of residents' as pollution continues.

Jihadists return to northern Mali a year after French intervention

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Concern as Islamist groups targeted by France's Operation Serval appear to be regaining footholds despite presence of 6,000 UN troops.

Hollande hires gangster rap expert to write speeches

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Pierre-Yves Bocquet, graduate of top French school for civil servants and future presidents, has double life as Pierre Evil the hip hop music critic.

French Justice Minister urged to quit over Sarkozy phone-tapping

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But Christiane Taubira insists at press conference that she 'did not lie' about what she knew and says she will not resign from government.

Hollande government says knew of Sarkozy phone-tapping

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PM Jean-Marc Ayrault says he and justice minister Christiane Taubira knew of phone-tapping on February 26, contrary to what she had said before.

Paris beats London...says France

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France’s regional tourism body declares that Paris has knocked London off the top spot for the world’s most popular city.

France court rules against Sarkozy over diary seizures

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Judges say investigators can keep his diaries - initially confiscated during an inquiry into alleged election illegal funding - to help in other probes.

SFR buyout threatens to shake up French telecom market

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Some observers suggest that the return to just three main mobile phone operators will reduce competition and be bad news for French consumers.