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France in renewed offensive against Jihadists in Mali

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French military says it is engaged alongside Malian and UN forces in a "large-scale" operation to prevent a resurgence of "terrorist movements".

Man's body found hung for eight years in reposessed flat near Paris

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The new proprietor of a flat sold at auction found inside it the mummified body of the previous owner, missing since 2005, hanging from sheets.

French football clubs to stage strike over wealth tax

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Clubs from France's two top football leagues will boycott matches during last weekend of November in protest at new 'super tax' on high earners.

Former French intelligence chief says France also spies on US

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Bernard Squarcini, once boss of France’s counter-espionage and counter-terrorism agency, said allied countries 'spy on each other all the time'.

French philosopher calls for boycott of goods advertised in English

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Michel Serres protests there are more English words in ads on the walls of Toulouse than there were in notices in German during the Occupation.

US spy chief denies French phone surveillance report

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US intelligence chief James Clapper denies reports that US spies recorded data from 70 million phone calls in France in a single 30-day period.

Gang sold plonk under one of France's most expensive wine labels

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Prosecutors in Burgundy say a network of counterfeiters sold at least 400 bottles of cheap wine as Romanée-Conti for a total of 2 million euros.

Britain and France in pre-EU summit spat over regulations curb

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Paris has warned that reforms of EU social and employment legislation, encouraged by London, went too far in dismantling social protections.

US-France row deepens with 'NSA spied on French diplomats' report

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The US National Security Agency spied on French diplomats in Washington and at the UN, according to latest claims by French daily Le Monde.

US tyremaker Titan 'in U-turn' over French Goodyear plant purchase

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French industry minister says Titan boss Maurice Taylor has made an offer for French tyre plant which he once said he would be “stupid” to buy.