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Brother of Toulouse gunman Merah denounces family 'education of hate'

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Toulouse gunman Mohamed Merah's brother claims in a new book that their parents raised the family 'in atmosphere of racism and hate'.

France looks to save Normandy refinery with Libyan funding

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France is ready to join Libya's sovereign wealth fund in mounting a rescue plan for Petroplus, its oldest refinery, says industry minister Arnaud Montebourg.

German finance minister 'asks Berlin experts to offer solutions for French economy'

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Germany's finance minister has reportedly asked a panel of top advisers to study France's economic problems and suggest proposals to contain them.

Britain's top manadarin says French diplomats are best

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UK diplomats have been told to learn lessons from the French, if they want to become the best diplomatic service in the world.

Power glitches strand thousands of Paris rail commuters

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Tens of thousands of commuters and international travellers were stranded in Paris after a series of incidents disrupted rail traffic from the Gare du Nord.

Rare French mammoth find may have been meal remains

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Archaeologists have uncovered a near-complete skeleton of a mammoth in countryside near Paris, alongside tools suggesting it was somebody's dinner.

French cabinet approves same-sex marriage bill

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The French government approves bill to go before parliament that will allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt children.

France celebrates Obama victory

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Obama's re-election to a second term of office is applauded across the French political divide.

French government to give businesses 20bn-euro tax break

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The French government announces a package of measures to give companies a 20bn-euro tax break to address sliding industrial competitiveness.

Government-commissioned report says France must slash labour costs

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President François Hollande is urged by both a government-commissioned report by former EADS boss, and by the IMF, to slash employment costs.