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France to allow class action lawsuits within months

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Lawsuits against misselling and over-charging are part of bid to boost consumer rights after recent scandals including the mislabelling of horsemeat.

Unauthorised replacement hips fitted to 650 in France

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No reason, say health officials, to believe the non-certified prosthetics pose a health risk but surgeons will carry out checks on patients.

Hollande gambling on election defeat for Merkel as French influence fades

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Relations have plunged to a new low after François Hollande's party openly criticised Merkel's self-serving approach to euro crisis.

Don’t believe the hype: the French still live better than Americans

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For all their current difficulties, the average French citizen lives better than his American counterpart according to UN and Unicef figures.

Why France blocked Yahoo deal to 'devour' video site Dailymotion

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Industry minister scuppered deal after Yahoo had been in talks to acquire a 75 per cent stake in Dailymotion, owned by France Telecom’s Orange.

France takes to the streets as disaffected voters turn to far-right

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Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of France in May Day rallies marked by calls for an end to President Hollande’s austerity policies.

Germany accuses France of being 'Europe's biggest problem child'

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A scathing German assessment of France's economic weakness has reopened divisions between Europe's two biggest powers.

Woody Allen to return to France for new film

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The movie, which will feature Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth, will be the director's second made in France, and his eighth to be set in Europe.

Sarkozy ally denies Gaddafi funding claims

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Ex-minister Claude Guéant says 500,000 euros in his bank account came from selling paintings not Libyan funding for Sarkozy's 2007 campaign.

Austerity reaches France’s presidential wine cellar

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Élysée says it will auction off 1,200 bottles of its finest wines, renew its cellar with “more modest” vintages and return surplus to the state budget.