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France clinches second World Cup title with win over Croatia

France's power saw it take home the win over Croatia in Sunday's World Cup final at Moscow. With a score…

France goes big on Japan with multi-million cultural program

by Loïc Vennin  Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Since Impressionist artists first clapped eyes on woodblock prints, Japan has been…

France to pay tribute to director Claude Lanzmann

PARIS, France (AFP)--France will pay tribute on Thursday to filmmaker and writer  Claude Lanzmann, known for his landmark Holocaust documentary,…

Airbus to sell 60 smaller planes to JetBlue

NEW YORK, United States (AFP)--Airbus announced Tuesday a deal to sell US airline JetBlue 60 airplanes that were formerly part…

France reach World Cup final by beating Belgium

by Kieran CANNING Agence France-Presse SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia - Samuel Umtiti headed France into the World Cup final on Tuesday…

Sanofi shuts down factory over toxic waste outcry

by Etienne Balmer Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - French pharmaceuticals group Sanofi announced late Monday an immediate halt in…

JUST IN: France beat Uruguay 2-0 to reach World Cup semi-finals

Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (AFP) -- France became the first team to reach the World Cup semi-finals on Friday after an assured 2-0…

Chinese tycoon dies in freak holiday fall in France

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Chinese tycoon Wang Jian, whose sprawling conglomerate HNA Group owns a host of foreign assets, has…

Clashes after French police shoot young man dead

NANTES, Frances (AFP) - Groups of young people clashed with police in the western French city of Nantes late Tuesday…

Dior bans Instagram bling at Paris haute couture week

by Katy Lee and Anne-Laure Mondesert © Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Fashion powerhouse Dior brushed aside the whims…

Napoleon Bonaparte’s rifle, silver soup spoon sold at auction

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- A silver soup spoon that belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte during his exile on St. Helena and…

‘Defective’ security may have aided helicopter jailbreak: French minister

PARIS, France (AFP) - The French government pointed to possible security failings on Monday after a notorious gangster used a…

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