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France eyes aero and nuclear deals with China

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France is hoping to conclude several aerospace and nuclear production deals during China president Xi Jinping's visit to Europe this month.

Libération shareholder warns job cuts inevitable

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Bruno Ledoux, who holds a 26% stake in the troubled daily, said a future "major restructuring" of the paper is certain.

Schumacher 'still in wake-up phase'

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Manager of former Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher says he remains in a medically-induced coma in a French hospital. 

French married women earn significantly less than husbands

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Study by statistics office INSEE found the average salary of a woman in a couple was 16,700 euros, against 29,000 euros earned by her partner.

French public sector workers 'take one month off beyond annual leave'

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Think tank study of public servants in 25 cities found they missed work an average 26 days per year, three times more than private sector staff.

French unemployment drops

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French national statistics office INSEE reports an unemployment rate of 10.2% during the fourth quarter of 2013, representing a fall of 0.1%.

Sarkozy and Bruni launch legal action to block secret tapes

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The couple hope to stop any further publication of secret recordings of Sarkozy's confidential conversations made during his time as president.

Vivendi confirms bids for its telecoms arm SFR

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If accepted, Bouygues' offer for SFR would reduce the number of players in France’s ferociously competitive mobile market from four to three.

Amid Ukraine crisis, French-made warship sets sail for delivery to Russia

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The troop, tank and helicopter carrier is part of a 1.2-billion-euro deal, the biggest-ever sale of NATO weaponry to Moscow, agreed in 2011.

UPDATE: Russia, US and key EU states hold Paris talks over Ukraine crisis

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US state secretary John Kerry and Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov held their first face-to-face talks, which are to continue over coming days.