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'Uritrottoir' is a combination of the French words for urinal and pavement

Parisians peeved at very public eco-friendly urinals

News Lens / 13 Aug

Rescue workers sift through the debris following the floods

Two Germans held in France over flooded youth campsite

Europe / 10 Aug

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May and Prince William leave the cathedral in Amiens after attending the ceremony

Centenary of decisive WWI Battle of Amiens marked

Europe / 08 Aug

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo called the vandalism a 'shameful demonstration of homophobia'

Vandals deface plaque to executed French gay couple

Mark Carney said the UK's financial system was in a 'robust position'

Carney: No-deal Brexit possibility 'uncomfortably high'

Brexit / 03 Aug

People cool off at the Trocadero Fountain in the French capital Paris

Warning as extreme heatwave expected across Europe

Europe / 02 Aug

The French monument is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world

Strike over long lines shuts Eiffel Tower

News Lens / 02 Aug

Renault, has expanded its low-cost lineup and emerging market presence in recent years

Renault's profitability follows sales to record high

Business / 27 Jul

Danone today posted a 7.9% rise in first-half operating profit, helped by cost control

Danone's Q2 sales growth slows as Morocco boycott hits

Business / 27 Jul

The French authorities are liaising with the Garda Missing Persons Bureau on the case

Remains of missing Irish man found in France

Ireland / 24 Jul

Police appeared to use pepper spray, which then got in the eyes of a number of riders

Tour de France riders hit by pepper spray after protest

France / 24 Jul

Alexandre Benalla (L) was charged with assaulting a May Day protester

Macron's govt under fire over security aide assault

France / 23 Jul

A preliminary investigation has been launched against Alexandre Benalla (seen here behind Emmanuel Macron)

Macron under fire after aide caught hitting protester

French fans poured onto the Champs Elysees after the 4-2 win over Croatia

Millions celebrate France's World Cup win

World Cup 2018 / 16 Jul

When temperatures rise above 28C, drivers will be allowed wear shorts and skirts

Parisian bus drivers get right to look cool

News Lens / 05 Jul

The helicopter used in the raid was later found in a northeastern suburb of Paris

'Defective' security may have aided helicopter escape

Europe / 02 Jul

Redoine Faid broke out after a helicopter landed in the grounds of the prison

Manhunt under way after thief flees jail in helicopter

Ryanair's return flight from Dublin Airport to Nice on Sunday has been cancelled

Ryanair cancel up to 100 European flights due to strike

Ireland / 22 Jun

French economic growth slowed to 0.2% in the first quarter of 2018

French Q1 growth confirmed to have slowed down to 0.2%

Business / 22 Jun

Around 600 migrants are on board the ship, seven days after being rescued at sea

France to take in some migrants from Aquarius ship

The row is centred on who should allow the charity ship Aquarius, with 629 people on board, to dock

Italy summons French envoy as migration row escalates

Europe / 13 Jun

Mamoudou Gassama meets French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace

French 'Spider-Man' to receive citizenship papers

Europe / 28 May

Air traffic controllers in France taking part in general strike by public sector staff

Flights to and from France hit by ATC strike

Ireland / 22 May

Business-friendly Emmanuel Macron has spent his first year in office pushing for deep reforms in France

France revises growth upwards in boost for Macron

Business / 15 May

Federica Mogherini (L) with Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (r) and other EU foreign ministers in Brussels

EU seeking 'practical solution' to save Iran deal

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