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Comedy about gender confusion sweeps French cinema awards

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Guillaume Gallienne's autobiographical film about a boy whose family treated him as a girl wins five trophies at the yearly César awards.

France's 'long war' with its Arab population

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A book by an academic and veteran France watcher argues that sections of France's Arab population are engaged in an 'unacknowledged civil war'.

Sarkozy meets in private with Merkel

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The former French president upped comeback rumours by meeting the German Chancellor before addressing the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.

Hollande pledges France will strive to avoid CAR split

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On a visit to the Central African Republic, the French president pledged strong military support to avoid a break-up of the strife-torn country.

French opposition chief caught in party 'sting' scandal

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Press report says UMP leader Jean-François Copé handed lucrative PR contract to former aides who systematically overcharged his party.

Security heads agenda during Hollande visit to Nigeria

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The French president, the only Western leader invited to Nigeria's centenary celebrations, pledged to support fight against terrorist groups.

Morocco suspends judicial cooperation with France

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The escalating tension follows a French police attempt to question Morocco's domestic intelligence chief over alleged rights' abuses.

French court blocks extradition of Rwanda genocide suspects

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Paris Court of Cassation ruled that the three Hutu men wanted by Rwanda cannot be tried for a crime that was not defined in law when committed.

Convicted French banker 'Fabulous Fab' now teaching economics

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Fabrice Tourre, the only banker convicted of charges arising from the 2008 Wall Street crisis, has become a Chicago University teaching assistant.

More than 21,000 birds found dead after fierce storms in France

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The 21,341 recorded bird deaths were mostly Atlantic puffins, guillemots and razor-billed auks which starved after winds blew them off course.