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France launches major offensive on Mali Islamists

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Force of 1,000 soldiers has begun a sweep of a river valley thought to be a logistics base for armed Islamists near the Malian city of Gao.

French foreign minister denies tax-evasion ‘rumour’

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Newspaper says that Laurent Fabius is being investigated by Mediapart for allegedly holding Swiss bank account; Mediapart hits back at newspaper.

Family of suspected ETA boss says death in Paris hospital was 'assassination'

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Javier Lopez Pena, in jail in France since 2008, died on March 30 officially after a stroke, but family say he "was doing fine" when they visited him.

France ups the ante in EU tax evasion battle after scandal

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Ministers say they are looking to tighten Europe-wide measures against tax evasion as it scrambles to contain the Cahuzac fraud affair.

French finance minister confirms 0.1% growth this year

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French finance minister Pierre Moscovici revises downward a previous estimate of 0.8 percent growth in 2013 as economy struggles.

French spy agency tries to pull 'classified' Wikipedia entry

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Wikipedia France's most popular article now is about a military installation - the very entry the country's spy agencies allegedly tried to suppress.

How sovereign can France's Alsace region be?

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Alsatians vote this Sunday on how they govern themselves; supporters hope for more efficient structures, opponents warn of 'the German model'. 

French wave heads for Hong Kong

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Recent years have seen a surge in French talent migrating to the Chinese city in search of opportunities amid Asia's economic boom.

France reassures Mali over troop withdrawal

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Foreign minister Laurent Fabius tells Mali leaders that France is not planning an 'overnight' withdrawal of the troops it sent to liberate the country.

France to rebaptise last street named after Vichy leader

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Only remaining street in France named after the leader of the country's collaborationist wartime regime, Marshal Philippe Petain, is to get a new name.