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Lyon more than doubles paternity leave to 10 weeks for city employees

Lyon's municipal council has voted to extend paternity leave for its employees to 10 weeks, making it the first city in France to do so.

Radio France Internationale

As France moves to limit the rights of migrants, research reveals just how reliant on them it is

Once again, France finds itself in the grip of a political crisis. After the pension reform of June, which prompted more than one million people to take to the streets, president Emmanuel Macron’s framework immigration bill passed on Tuesday December 19. It will now be sent to be reviewed by…

The Conversation

France ends decade of missions in Sahel as last troops leave Niger

The last French troops withdrew from Niger on Friday, marking an end to more than a decade of anti-jihadist operations in the Sahel. France has been forced to pull out of three countries in the region in less than 18 months, following military takeovers that have seen Niger, Mali and…

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Gustave Eiffel: French Tower Builder Who Sparked Skyscraper Frenzy

French engineer and entrepreneur Gustave Eiffel will forever be remembered for building the much-loved tower that has dominated the Paris skyline for over a century.

International Business Times

Nativity season in France means peace, goodwill – and an annual row in the town hall

Secularists and traditionalists are at loggerheads over the proper place for a crib – and it’s a godsend for the far right, says Paul Taylor of the Friends of Europe thinktank

The Guardian - UK

Cross-Channel Eurostar traffic resumes after unions end wildcat strike

Passenger and freight traffic using the underwater tunnel between France and England returned to normal on Friday following an agreement between tunnel operators and unions over end of year bonuses.

Radio France Internationale

Last French Troops To Bow Out Of Africa's Sahel

The last French troops are to withdraw from Niger on Friday, marking an end to more than a decade of French anti-jihadist operations in west Africa's Sahel region.

International Business Times

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A Behind The Scenes Look at The Making of Chanel No. 5 Fragrance

I traveled to Grasse France to discover how the jasmine flower, the heart of Chanel No. 5., is harvested.

Marie Claire

French police botched Michel Fourniret case, say UK victim’s parents

Roger Parrish and Pauline Murrell say police might have stopped serial killer and his accomplice sooner

The Guardian - UK

Worldcoin’s eye-scanning orb is no longer available in France, India, and Brazil just months after announced expansion

Worldcoin announced in July it was expanding to offer eye scans in 35 cities around the world.

Fortune

India receives price bids for 26 Rafale-M jets, 3 Scorpene submarines

The Rafale-M deal is being processed through an Inter-governmental agreement; the scorpene submarine deal is a follow-on to the earlier contract with Naval Group, under which Mazagon Dockyard Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), Mumbai manufactured six submarines in India.

The Hindu

Wildcat Channel Tunnel Strike Blocks France-UK Train Travel

A strike by workers operating the Channel tunnel blocked train travel Thursday between Britain and France, leaving thousands of pre-Christmas travellers as well as freight traffic stranded.

International Business Times

Gaza aid, fight against terror on menu for Macron's Christmas visit to Jordan

French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting an air base in Jordan this week to mark the holidays with French forces deployed abroad. As well as reiterating France's commitment to fighting terrorism, he is also expected to highlight French humanitarian efforts for civilians caught up in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Radio France Internationale

Train travel resumes between France and UK after surprise strike ends

A wildcat strike Thursday by staff at Eurotunnel, which links Britain and the European continent and paralyzed dozens of Eurostar trains, ended some six hours after it began, Eurotunnel announced. It promised a gradual return to service.

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International Business Times

Channel Tunnel Strike Blocks Train Travel

A wildcat strike by workers operating the Channel tunnel has blocked train travel between France and Britain since midday Thursday, train operator Eurostar said.

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Best French players ever

The list of world-class players to have played for Les Bleus is a lengthy one - but who tops it?

The Guardian - UK

In pandering to the far right on immigration, Macron has handed it a victory. Take note, Britain

Desperate to fulfil a campaign promise, the French president has accepted an impractical, repressive bill praised by Marine Le Pen, says John Lichfield, a journalist based in France

Radio France Internationale

French union urges civil disobedience to denounce Macron's immigration law

France's powerful CGT trade union has called for nationwide "civil disobedience" following the adoption by parliament of an immigration law designed to toughen conditions for foreigners living in or moving to France.

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French drugmaker Servier ordered to pay $471m over Mediator scandal

France's Servier laboratories group, which marketed Mediator – a drug used as an appetite suppressant and accused of causing serious cardiovascular damage – has been fined more than €7 million on appeal and ordered to repay more than €415 million to social security bodies and insurance companies.

Radio France Internationale

Macron says new law will protect France from its 'immigration problem'

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has defended a new immigration law that has split his party and sparked the resignation of his health minister, describing it as a necessary "shield".

The Guardian - UK

Outrage as Emmanuel Macron says Gérard Depardieu is target of ‘manhunt’

Feminists and politicians on left condemn French president’s praise of actor as sending ‘massive support’ to man being investigated for rape

International Business Times

Celine Berthon Made France's First Woman Spy Agency Chief

France appointed its first woman domestic intelligence chief Wednesday, with top police officer Celine Berthon stepping up to head the General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI).

Radio France Internationale

What are the controversial immigration reforms adopted by France?

A contentious package of immigration reforms designed to toughen certain conditions for foreigners living in or moving to France has now passed both houses of the French parliament, thanks to the support of the far right. The legislation has changed considerably since it was first proposed by President Emmanuel Macron's…

France 24

Le Pen's breakout moment? French government split by far-right backing of immigration bill

Are we at a turning point in French politics? Emmanuel Macron's ruling party is in crisis after the far right threw its weight behind an immigration bill stiffened after a parliamentary compromise. The government insists it had the votes without Marine Le Pen's party, but there's more than one way…

Evening Standard

French TV star Patrick Poivre d'Arvor faces preliminary rape charge as women accuse him of sexual misconduct

Patrick Poivre d'Arvor denies any wrongdoing and has sued 16 of his accusers

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