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French gangster who broke out of prison in daring escape is captured

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Redoine Faid, who held five people, including four guards, at gunpoint before detonating explosives to destroy five doors, was arrested at an hotel.

France seeks overhaul of planned EU ‘Robin Hood’ tax

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Paris sees major flaws in the European Commission proposal for the financial transaction tax which it fears will target the wrong type of deals.

Algeria doctor jailed for child-trafficking to France

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The medic was sentenced to 12 years in jail for abducting children born to single mothers and selling them in France for adoption.

France Télécom takes Orange as new name

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Shareholders in the country's partly state-owned telecommunications giant have voted for the change, which comes into effect on July 1st.

French police arrest man over soldier stabbing

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The 22-year-old man arrested outside Paris on Wednesday morning is said by sources close to the inquiry to be a ‘Muslim radical'.

France, Germany declare war on job crisis for the young

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With six million jobless youths in Europe, ministers say priority is to back smaller businesses who 'create the most jobs for young people'. 

France considers electronic cigarette ban in public places

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Medical experts insist that the increasingly popular e-cigarettes should be subject to the same restrictions as tobacco smoking.

Coronavirus death reported in France

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The 65-year-old, who had been travelling in Dubai, died from the Sars-like virus in hospital on Tuesday, according to the French health ministry.

France to marry first gay couple on Wednesday

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Vincent Autin and his partner Bruno Boileau will tie the knot in Montpellier in first ceremony since new marriage for all law was passed.

Thousands of deaths per year in France because of medication

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Expert says 18,000 people die as a result of the side effects of certain medications, many of which are handed out under unjustified prescriptions.