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Will France make paying for sex a crime?

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Bill tabled by the ruling Socialist Party would make it an offence for a person to 'have recourse to prostitution', in other words to pay for sex.

France's Hollande booed at tribute to fallen WWI soldiers

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After what are thought to have been the first such Armistice Day protests against a French president, police arrested 70 people demonstrators.

France 'still feeling' the legacy of WWI 100 years on

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As France prepares to mark 100 years since start of First World War, historian Nicolas Offenstadt explains why the conflict is still so significant.

Iran blames France for failure of nuclear talks

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Iranian foreign minister says Geneva deal on its nuclear programme could have been reached if 'one of the delegations' had not blocked it.

France to postpone contested new truck tax 'by six months'

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Unpopular eco-tax will be implemented next July after local and European elections, says newspaper, as protests against green measure continue.

France's Van Cleef & Arpels charged with counterfeit

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The upmarket French jeweller, which denies the charge, is said to have used a ring design called 'Antoinette' allegedly stolen from a gem trader.

French film exports reach 10-year record with $282 million in 2012

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Overseas box office of French movies also jumped by 93.8% to 144.1 million admissions, of which 70.6% were garnered by the top five movies.

One killed, several injured in Paris theatre blast

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Around 15 others were injured, one seriously, after an explosion during rehearsals for a musical show that uses pyrotechnics.

French sports minister mistakes Ronaldo...for Ronaldo

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At reception at Brazilian Embassay, Valerie Fourneyron mistakenly introduces legendary Brazilian striker Ronaldo as Cristiano Ronaldo.

Hollande honours African role in France's WWI fight

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As France launches commemorations for next year's hundredth anniversary of WWI, President Hollande says that no soldier should be 'forgotten'.