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Merkel and Macron agree to draw up roadmap to deeper EU integration

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and new French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on Monday to draw up a roadmap to deeper European Union integration and opened the door to changing the bloc's treaties to facilitate ambitious reform.

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Cybersecurity stocks rise after global 'ransomware' attack

CybersecuritystocksandtrackerproductsroseattheEuropeanopenonMondayafteraglobal"ransomware"attackdisruptedcarfactories,hospitals,shopsandschoolsaroundtheworld.AL

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Macron takes office as French president

EmmanuelMacronbecomesFrance'syoungesteverpresidentonSunday,takingoverfromSocialistFrancoisHollandeinasolemnceremony.Macron,a39-year-oldcentrist,arrivedattheElys

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APD Review: The road of new French president is still full of obstacles

ByAPDwriterFanZhengjieOnMay8,theFrenchMinistryoftheInteriorannouncedtheresultsoftheelection,the39-year-oldex-economyministerEmmanuelMacronwonwith66.1%votes.Thef

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Spotlight: Projections show Macron elected French president

PARIS, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron won Sunday's runoff vote of the French presidential election, defeating his far-right rival Marine Le Pen, according to polling agency projections issued after the vote.

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Macron, Le Pen advance to French presidential election runoff

Centrist candidate and former minister of economy Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen on Sunday came out on top in the first round of the French presidential election, according to projections by polling agencies and official partial results.

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Kendall vs. Bella! 2 Model Takes on Rainproof Hair

Now that Paris Fashion Week Fall 2017 and the month of March are off to drizzly starts, what are the well coiffed to do?

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Le Pen blames media as Macron jumps in French polls

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday accused the media of "campaigning hysterically" in favour of Emmanuel Macron, her centrist rival for the presidency, as polls showed him enjoying a jump in support.

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French court fines Easyjet over handicapped passenger

A French court on Thursday (Jan 19) fined British low-cost airline EasyJet 60,000 euros (S$91,000) for having refused to allow a handicapped passenger to board for "security" reasons.

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'I'm not ashamed', says Paris attacks suspect: Report

The main suspect in the Paris attacks said he was "not ashamed" in a letter to a woman who has been writing to him in prison, according to extracts published in the French press Friday.

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Pollution-hit Paris extends odd-even driving ban for 3rd day

The French capital Paris implemented licence plate-based driving restrictions for a third day in a row yesterday and is planning bans on old cars as the City of Light experienced the worst air pollution in a decade.

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Conservative Fillon wins French presidential primary

Francois Fillon, a conservative reformist promising to shrink the French state, on Sunday clinched the rightwing nomination for next year's presidential election with a resounding victory over his rival Alain Juppe.

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French 'Spiderman' climbs Barcelona skyscraper harness-free

French "Spiderman" Alain Robert scaled one of the tallest skyscrapers in Barcelona without a harness on Friday.

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French presidential primaries upend political landscape

​The political landscape of France has been upended, the tables have been turned.

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How will Israel's denial to French initiative affect Israeli-Palestinian peace process?

French attempts to revive the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process have been met with a repeated Israeli refusal.

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One year after Paris attacks, a deeply-changed France

Outside the Carillon bar, where flowers piled up over bloodstains almost one year ago, the pavement tables are packed again with regulars from the hipster Parisian neighbourhood.

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Children in Calais Jungle to arrive in UK "in days"

​British and French officials have begun registering unaccompanied children in the Calais "Jungle" who are hoping to join relatives in Britain.