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Germany and France at odds on integration

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The two nations remain divided on their priorities for closer economic ties in the 17-member eurozone on eve of a two-day summit.

Cash-strapped French snap up ‘yesterday’s baguette’

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A discount bakery has opened in southern France which only sells day-old leftovers - a novelty for a country which prides itself on freshness.

French PM slams flight of the 'greedy rich'

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Jean-Marc Ayrault attacks wealthy citizens fleeing France's punitive tax on high incomes as greedy profiteers seeking to "become even richer".

French prosecutors seek to have Le Pen stripped of immunity

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Officials want the European Parliament to strip National Front leader of MEP's immunity with a view to pursuing her over a remark about Muslims.

Revealed: French plot to invade Australia

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French explorer who visited British colony in 1802 advised Napoleon to annex Sydney to make Australia a strategic military site in the Pacific.

Strauss-Kahn reaches legal settlement with hotel maid

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New York judge says former International Monetary Fund chief has signed a settlement with the hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault.

French teacher suspended over 'suicide' essay

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A teacher is accused of asking her students at a school in west France to write an essay in which they imagined themselves as a suicidal teenager.

Critics say President Hollande tried to influence judiciary in Trierweiler defamation case

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French president writes letter to court as trial begins in defamation case brought by his partner over a salacious biography.

Depardieu bids ‘adieu’ to France to avoid taxes

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Leading actor Gérard Depardieu has set up his home in a Belgian town straddling the French border, a local mayor has confirmed.

Shirt-maker's woes dress challenges for an economy snagging at the seams

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In a once flourishing textile-producing region in central France, the challenges facing a small shirt-manufacturer paint a broader economic picture.