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Wildfires in southern France brought ‘under control’

French firefighters say they have tamed one of the fiercest blazes to break out during wildfires in the south east of the country.

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Global hijabista style

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France tackles fierce forest fires on Riviera and in Corsica

Unusuallyhot,dryandwindyweatherinsouth-eastFrancehascontributedtothespreadofforestfiresacrosstheregion.TheislandofCorsica,thetownofCarros,closetoNice,andSaint-T

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Sea levels could rise further on back of human-caused climate change: sc

Human-inducedclimatechangehasthepowertocauseasignificantriseinsealevelsoverthenext100years,aclimatescientistfromtheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange(IPCC)sa

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Chinese gamers enter quarter-finals at Overwatch World Cup 2017

A Chinese team has beaten Thailand by three games to nil to successfully reach the quarter-finals of this year's Overwatch World Cup — a global, community-driven competition based on the popular PC online game developed by Blizzard Entertainment.

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Macron, Netanyahu mark 75 years since Paris roundup of Jews

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joined a ceremony in Paris on Sunday marking 75 years since the roundup of 13,000 Jews sent to Nazi death camps, with French President Emmanuel Macron saying France's responsibility was a "stark truth".

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Trump and Macron: Unexpected friendship with ambiguous future

US President Donald Trump left Paris on Friday after a two-day trip that had likely built up a friendship with French President Emmanuel Macron.

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France marks first anniversary of Nice attack

FrancehasmarkedthefirstanniversaryoftheNiceterrorattack,whichsaw86peoplekilledand435injuredwhenamandroveatruckathighspeedthroughthecity’smainpromenadeaspeoplece

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Macron: Eliminating terrorist threat more important than ousting Assad

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's departure is no longer as relevant for France, as fighting terrorism and seeking political stability at home has now become the top priority, French President Emmanuel Macron said at a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump in Paris on Thursday

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Trump says 'something could happen' on climate accord

U.S. President Donald Trump held the door open to a reversal of his decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord on Thursday, but did not say what he would need in return to persuade him to do so.

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France to push ahead with tax cuts in 2018 after Macron overrules PM

FrancewillpressaheadwithtaxcutspromisedbynewPresidentEmmanuelMacron,afinanceministrysourcesaidonMonday,despitewarningsfromtheofficialstateauditbodyaboutan8billi

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UN: Half of all countries lack cybersecurity strategy

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France pays homage to its 'most admired woman'

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EU rules out more time for France to meet deficit target

Offering extra time to France to respect its financial commitment to the European Union (EU) is not on the agenda, said Pierre Moscovici, European Commissioner for economic and financial affairs on Monday.

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Macron to slash France's MPs by a third as part of political shake-up

President Emmanuel Macron on Monday promised a "profound transformation" of French politics, proposing to slash by a third the number of MPs, and telling lawmakers he would call a referendum if they do not agree.

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Shifting gears: Can the Tour de France conquer China?

TheTourdeFrancegotunderwayonSaturday,withthegruelingcyclingeventfollowedcloselybyagrowingnumberoffansinChina,acountrywhereridingontwowheelsisincreasinglybeingvi

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France's Le Pen charged over EU funding scandal

MarineLePen,leaderofFrance'sfar-rightNationalFront(FN)party,wasplacedunderformalinvestigationonFridayovertheallegeduseofaEuropeanparliamentfundtopayherparty'sst