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Michael Schumacher suffers head injury in French Alps ski fall

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The German seven-time F1champion struck his head on a rock while skiing off piste at the Méribel resort and was taken to hospital in Grenoble.

French sports minister denounces 'disgusting' Anelka gesture

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French footballer Nicolas Anelka appeared to make an inverted Nazi salute, known as the 'quenelle', after scoring a goal for his English club.

Paris art market sees record sales

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A series of unprecedented sales this month suggest that Paris may finally be rising to the top ranks of the international art market.

French comic's show faces ban over anti-Semitic jibes

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The French interior minister is seeking legal means to ban shows by controversial comic Dieudonné after repeated anti-Jewish comments on stage.

Thousands of French homes still without power as storms return

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Some 2,000 homes in Brittany were hit by power cuts from fresh storms on Friday, while 7,500 others remained cut off by damage from Storm Dirk.

French jobless numbers rose in November to reach 3.29 million

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After a dip in October, November unemployment figures show a 17,800 rise while government insists pledge to see reversal by 2014 is on track.

Theatre director rams French presidential office gates

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The 67 year-old Italian national, head of a Paris theatre, was arrested after driving his car into the 19th-century gates of the Elysée Palace.

French cinema in 2013 'sexier and smarter than usual'

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Among the string of box office successes this year, several used an erotic plot to shine a light on the naked truth of socio-economic tensions.  

Six Chadian soldiers killed in Central African Republic

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The Chadian troops were ambushed in the CAR capital Bangui, where heavy firefights prompted French forces to deploy tanks near the airport.

One dead, three injured in Christmas fire in Paris

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More than 90 firefighters battled two hours to contain the apartment fire in southern Paris early on Christmas Day.