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  Law must be changed to protect children from sexual abuse: Macron

  Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 11:16am on January 24, 2021

  French president Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that the law had to change to better protect victims of child sexual abuse, after thousands shared their...

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  Macron shrugs off apology for colonial abuses in Algeria

  Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 06:16pm on January 20, 2021

  French president Emmanuel Macron has ruled out issuing an official apology for abuses in Algeria, his office said Wednesday, ahead of a major report on...

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  Macron praises French Muslim leaders’ stand against extremism

  Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 11:16am on January 19, 2021

  President Emmanuel Macron praised French Muslim leaders on Monday after they agreed on a ‘charter of principles’ aimed at combatting sectarianism and radicalised teachings blamed...

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  French Muslim council agrees ‘principles’ sought by Macron

  Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 10:14am on January 18, 2021

  France’s Muslim federations agreed Sunday on a ‘charter of principles’ requested by president Emmanuel Macron in his bid to eradicate sectarianism and extremism. Macron urged...

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  Deschamps cannot forget Benzema's accusations

  Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 05:51pm on January 17, 2021

  France coach Didier Deschamps said he will ‘never forget’ Karim Benzema's accusation that the decision to omit the striker from the Euro 2016 squad was...

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  Sports stars rally behind L'Equipe journalists

  Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 04:51pm on January 16, 2021

  In a rare display of affection for sports writers, 180 elite athletes signed a letter published on Friday in support of striking journalists at venerable...

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  Bangladeshi avoids deportation from France with air pollution plea

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 10:48am on January 13, 2021

  A Bangladeshi man with asthma has avoided deportation from France after his lawyer argued that he risked a severe deterioration in his condition, and possibly...

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  France court drops corruption charges against 98-year-old man

  Agence France-Presse . Nanterre | Updated at 01:09pm on January 12, 2021

  A French court on Monday threw out a corruption case against a former energy boss, now aged 98, and other defendants who stood accused of...

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  Mass rave in France breaks up amid virus fears

  Agence France-Presse . Rennes | Updated at 06:21pm on January 02, 2021

  Revellers on Saturday left an illegal New Year rave in northwestern France that had drawn some 2,500 people, led to clashes with police and sparked...

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  Thousands without power, planes delayed for storm Bella in France

  Agence France-Presse . Rennes, France | Updated at 11:52am on December 28, 2020

  Tens of thousands were left without electricity and planes were delayed or forced to re-route on Sunday as storm Bella caused torrential rain and heavy...