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France says it paid no ransom for the release of the three adults and four children kidnapped in February, who are reported to be in good health.

The 60 year-old patient took the wheel of an ambulance carrying him for a scan when his paramedic began having a heart attack.

The attack in Lille was the latest in a series of homophobic incidents amid nationwide tensions over the introduction of a same-sex marriage law.

The trial opens in Marseille of managers of breast implant company PIP, which used sub-standard silicone gel that led many to rupture.

French rail operator SNCF denies union claims that it barred black and Arab workers from contact with Israeli president during a recent Paris visit.

In an EU-wide survey using DNA tests, France found more cases of the presence of illegal horsemeat in beef products than any other country.

The declarations by each French minister shows a mixed bag of comfortable fortunes, led by foreign minister's assets worth 6 million euros.

French finance minister Pierre Moscovici said most of the additional tax revenue will come from higher value-added and corporate taxes.

In the wake of Cahuzac tax fraud scandal, details of ministers' personal assets go online on Monday, decried by the opposition as a populist move.

Number of young French adults going abroad has swelled 14 percent in the past four years, according to government figures reported in Le Figaro.