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French military prepares 2014 cuts, far-right seeks to benefit

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Defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says 7,881 jobs will be cut next year but promises that by 2019 France will have 'the leading army in Europe'.

France has most cybercrime victims in Europe

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French companies need to take urgent action to protect themselves from fraud and espionage on internet, head of cybersecurity agency warns.

Nicolas Sarkozy's 'shocking comments' lost him election, says ex-wife

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Nicolas Sarkozy displayed a “worrying impulsiveness” according to his ex-wife in extracts of a “tell-all” autobiography.

France approves 'anti-Amazon' bill

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Law to save bookships will restrict companies such as Amazon from combining offers of five percent discounts with free deliveries.

Landscape of French farming set to change

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President François Hollande to channel EU farming subsidies to smaller producers and away from intensive, highly-mechanised producers.

Children political ‘hostages’ in row over French schools

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Ruling socialists accuse conservative opposition of exploiting teething problems in the government’s reform of length of primary school day.

D-Day memorial among 24 overseas cemeteries closed by U.S. government shutdown

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Ten cemeteries in France, including the D-Day Memorial in Normandy, have been hit by the political impasse in Washington.

France's Hollande tells ministers to end Roma row

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President orders interior minister and housing minister to end damaging public squabble over how to tackle issue of Roma people in France.

Ryanair hit for 9 mn euros by French court

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Judges rule that airline had illegally given French-based staff Irish contracts in order to save money on payroll and other taxes.

French population to top 70 million in 2050

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Latest forecasts say that by mid-century France's population will be almost the same as Germany's, rising from 63.9 million to 72 million.