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Former jet-skiing champion Franky Zapata developed the flyboard

Hoverboard steals the show at Bastille Day parade

News Lens / 15 Jul

French soldiers take part in the Bastille Day military parade down the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris

Macron showcases Europe military pride for Bastille Day

Vincent Lambert was left in a vegetative state since a car crash in 2008

French patient dies following life-support legal case

Europe / 11 Jul

Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told the Senate that France wants to create taxation 'that is fair and efficient'

French Senate approves controversial tax on tech giants

Economic growth in the euro zone would slow this year to 1.2% from 1.9% in 2018, the latest predictions from the European Commission suggest

Euro zone growth outlook cut as US trade risks grow

Business / 10 Jul

France issued €9.996 billion in long-term bonds, with just under half in the form of 10-year bonds at a rate of -0.13%

France issues 10-year bond at negative interest rate

Business / 04 Jul

Tens of thousands of people each day pass through the room where the painting is displayed

'Mona Lisa' on the move...next door

Europe / 28 Jun

People bathe in the Trocadero Fountain near the Eiffel Tower in Paris

Mercury hits 45.9C in France as Europe swelters

Weather / 28 Jun

Priests and worshippers wore hard hats to protect themselves against possible falling debris during the ceremony

Notre-Dame celebrates first mass since April fire

The transfer took place in the town of Ain Issa, home to a large refugee camp

14 French, Dutch orphans repatriated from Syria

Emmanuel Macron left the door open for another extension if Britain was looking at a second Brexit vote

Macron: 31 October should be 'final' Brexit deadline

Brexit / 03 Jun

Commission seeks to shed new light on abuse claims

Commission into clerical sex abuse in France opens

Timeline of French investigation into west Cork death

Courts / 31 May

Sophie Toscan du Plantier was found dead near her holiday home in west Cork in 1996

Bailey convicted of murder in absentia by French court

Courts / 31 May

The son of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, Pierre-Louis Baudey-Vignaud appealed for witnesses to give evidence at the trial

French court tries Ian Bailey in absentia for murder

Courts / 28 May

13 people were wounded in the blast, eight women, four men and a 10-year-old girl

French police arrest 3 suspects over Lyon bomb attack

The blast happened in the city centre of Lyon

French police hunt suspect after Lyon bomb 'attack'

Other courts in France this year had backed their assessment that nothing more could be done for Vincent Lambert

Life-support resumes for Frenchman after court order

Europe / 21 May

A rally in support of Vincent Lambert's family in Lyon which took place yesterday

Doctors halt support for French man in vegetative state

Josu Ternera pictured in 2002

Ex-leader of Basque separatist group ETA held in France

Europe / 16 May

The Eiffel Tower was built for the 1889 World's Fair

Paris light show marks Eiffel Tower's 130th birthday

The pair disappeared in the remote Pendjari National Park

Fears for French tourists as body of Benin guide found

Scooter rental services have proved wildly popular in many cities

France to ban e-scooters from pavements in September

France / 04 May

Police in Paris released the footage

Drone footage shows temporary roof on Notre-Dame

News Lens / 30 Apr

The four were arrested on Friday as part of an investigation into a terrorist conspiracy

France holds four over 'extremely violent' attack plot

Europe / 29 Apr

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