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Protesting taxi drivers block Paris traffic

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Taxi drivers protesting against competition from chauffered cars mounted road blocks that caused widespread havoc in and around the capital.

Fire sweeps Val d'Isère hotel

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Three people are reported missing and several others injured in the blaze at a hotel residence used by seasonal workers in the French ski resort.

French diplomat charged in India for raping daughter

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Former French consular official Pascal Mazurier is to stand trial in Bangalore for raping his three-year-old daughter, which he denies.

Hollande US visit demonstrates stronger bilateral ties

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François Hollande arrived in Washington on Monday for the first state visit by a French president in 18 years.

At least 10 dead in Bangui as French defence minister visits central Africa

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Jean-Yves Le Drian starts a tour of the region to discuss the crisis in Central African republic (CAR) as fresh wave of violence erupts.

Mr Hollande goes to Washington

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Three-day state visit this week gives president chance to improve country’s image, with morale among American investors in France at new low.

Russian woman among dead as train derails in southern France

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The tourist train on a small private railway in south-east corner of France came off the rails when it hit a rock that had fallen from surrounding hills.

Google forced to show privacy fail message on homepage

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 French judge refuses to suspend order obliging Google to publish a notice saying it has been fined for breaches of French data protection act.

France to invest 1 billion euros to update cyber defences

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Measures include roll-outs of secure telephones, encryption technology and network surveillance to protect computer systems exposed to hacking.

Prime suspect in French murder case released after court fax 'ran out of ink'

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Court failed to respond to suspect's appeal because its fax was not working, triggering his automatic release from custody.