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Tit for tat: France offers 'red carpet' to UK businesses in case of EU pullout

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Reacting to David Cameron's speech on Europe, France's foreign minister offers refuge to British businesses if UK referendum sees it leave EU.

US planes fly French troops to Mali

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The US Air Force begins transporting French troops and equipment from France to Mali for the military campaign there against Islamist militants.

Hollande, Merkel and French and German parliaments meet for treaty party

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Hundreds of French and German politicians and cultural leaders gathered Tuesday in Berlin to mark 50 years since signing of the Elysée Treaty.

Normandy gas cloud spreads nausea to Paris and London

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Staff at a chemicals factory in north-western France are working to stop a gas leak that has spread a foul smell to Paris and south-east England.

Chauffeur arrested for slaughter of Paris PKK officials

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A Turkish man who worked as a driver for one of three Kurdish activists shot dead in Paris this month is under investigation for their murders.

France, Germany celebrate 50 years of post-war alliance

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Der Spiegel takes a cross-Rhine view of the 50th anniversary of the Elysée Treaty that normalized relations between Germany and France after WW II.

Two key Malian towns recaptured from Islamists

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French and Malian troops have seized the key Malian towns of Diabaly and Douentza from militant Islamists, France's defence minister has announced.

French yachtsman rescued in Southern Ocean

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Round-the-world sailor had been in a life raft in the ocean for three days after his yacht lost its mast and its hull was damaged in rough weather.

French designer Andrée Putman dies aged 87

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Her many achievements included revamping the interior of the Concorde supersonic jet and helping coin the concept of the boutique hotel.

French films reach record box office revenue abroad

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At home the industry faces criticism, but French exports brought in nearly $1.2 billion in international markets last year and sold 140 million tickets.