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French armed officers spark Italy migrant row Turin: Armed French customs officers have provoked widespread anger by entering a migrant clinic at a railway station over the border in Italy
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| Feb.5 |
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Far-right's Le Pen rails against globalisation Map of Lyon France French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has launched her presidential election manifesto with a twin attack on globalisation and radical Islam
| Feb.4 |
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Centrist rising star Macron urges unity The centrist candidate shaking up the presidential campaign has vowed to unite the nation and boost ties with Germany in his first big speec...
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| Jul.25 |
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Petition as French Riviera beach closed for Saudi king More than 100,000 people have signed a petition against the closure of a beach on the French Riviera to allow Saudi King Salman to holiday in...
| May.31 |
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John Kerry breaks leg in bicycle crash in France Map of Scionzier France The US Secretary of State John Kerry has broken his leg in a biking accident in the French Alps. Kerry, 71, was in a stable condition in hospital
| Jan.10 |
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France attacks: Huge marches for victims Paris: About 700,000 people are said to have taken part in marches across France following three days of deadly attacks in the Paris area
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| Oct.13 |
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National Front party wins bellwether by-election Laurent Lopez, A candidate for the French far-right FN party has won a by-election in the south-east, amid signs the party is gaining in str...
| Sep.4 |
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German leader visits massacre site German President Joachim Gauck has become the first senior dignitary from his country to visit Oradour-sur-Glane in France
| May.29 |
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First gay couple to wed in France Map of Montpellier France Two men will become the first gay couple to wed in France, just days after President Francois Hollande signed the same-sex marriage bill into law
| May.26 |
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Lesbian drama wins top Cannes prize Map of Cannes France Blue is the Warmest Colour, an intimate love story about two young French women, has won the Palme d'Or for best film at the Cannes Film Festival
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| Nov.17 |
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French march against gay marriage Paris: Tens of thousands of people have protested in France against plans to legalise same-sex marriage and allow gay couples to adopt
| Mar.22 |
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Pressure on France over shootings France is facing calls for an inquiry into possible intelligence failures after a series of murders by a gunman in the south of the country
| Mar.20 |
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France investigates neo-Nazis after killings The suspect in a deadly shooting spree at a Jewish school knows he is being hunted and might carry out another attack, Paris Chief Prosecutor...
| Mar.1 |
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Mob forces Sarkozy to hide in bar Hundreds of angry protesters have booed President Nicolas Sarkozy, forcing him to take shelter in a bar as he campaigned in the Basque count...
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| Dec.8 |
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Sarkozy warns of disintegration French President Nicolas Sarkozy has warned that 'never has the risk of disintegration been greater' for Europe in a speech in Marseille
| Nov.3 |
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G20 seeks solution to debt crisis The G20 leaders are set to continue their talks on Friday as they seek to find a sustainable solution to the eurozone debt crisis
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| Jul.17 |
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Order pledge after Grenoble riots The French government has vowed to restore order after rioting in the eastern city of Grenoble over a shooting by police
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| Sep.29 |
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Mass protest over factory blast 15,000 people have demonstrated in Toulouse demanding that hazardous factories be relocated away from residential areas
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| Jul. 2, 1940 |
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Vichy Government set up in France Map of Vichy France It was the pro-Axis government headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain from 1940 to 1944 during World War II | |
| Aug. 15, 1769 |
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Napoleon Bonaparte born Map of Ajaccio Corsica France Born to Carlo Maria di Buonaparte and Maria Letizia Ramolino in his family's ancestral home, in Ajaccio, the capital of the island of Corsica
He was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and its associated wars
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| Jan. 17, 1377 |
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End of Papal Babylonian Captivity Map of Avignon France The Avignon Papacy, during which 7 successive Popes resided in Avignon, rather than in Rome | |
| Jan. 6, 1367 |
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Richard II, King of England, born Map of Bordeaux France Richard II, also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed on 30 September 1399 | |
| Nov. 27, 1095 |
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Pope Urban II preaches First Crusade Map of Clermont France The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a number of crusades that attempted to capture the Holy Lands called by Pope Urban II | |
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