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French court postpones actor Gerard Depardieu’s sex-assault trial over health concerns
Actor Gerard Depardieu poses for photographers during a photo call for the film Valley of Love, at the 68th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, on May 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
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Anti-whaling activist detained in Greenland requests French citizenship after asylum bid dismissed
FILE - Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, founder of the Oregon-based Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, is sworn in before testifying during a contempt of court hearing in federal court, on Nov. 6, 2013, in Seattle. (Karen Ducey/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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France should charge visitors a fee to see the Notre-Dame cathedral, Culture Minister says
FILE - French Culture Minister Rachida Dati delivers a speech at the Culture ministry in Paris, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte, file)
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Mélanie Joly at Paris summit on Lebanon as Canadian donation-matching goal falling short
Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly arrives to a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. Joly is attending a conference on Lebanon as leaders try to help the country cope with Israeli airstrikes and a political impasse.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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U.S. warns against a long Israeli campaign in Lebanon, Gaza ceasefire efforts renewed
Smoke billows over southern Lebanon, behind the buildings in Mi'ilya, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from near Ein Ya'akov, northern Israel October 24, 2024. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
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Pelicot mass rape trial in France may spur changes to the law
Gisele Pelicot (C) flanked by her lawyer Antoine Camus (L) leaves the court at the Avignon courthouse after attending the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on October 23, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. (Photo by Christophe SIMON / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Survivors of Rwandan genocide describe the 1994 mass killings at Paris trial
FILE - Family photographs of some of those who died hang in a display in the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre in Kigali, Rwanda, April 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
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Extreme weather creates challenges for France’s winemakers
Fabien Cabezas, a young vigneron Rhonéa in Beaumes-de-Venise, Vaucluse, France, has grassed his vineyard to limit heat, UV and evaporation. On Wednesday, September 18, 2024. Photographer : Jeremy
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Israel to take legal action against Macron over naval trade show ban
FILE PHOTO: Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz waits for his British and French counterparts ahead of a meeting, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Jerusalem August 16, 2024. REUTERS/Florion Goga/File Photo
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France’s richest family shaking up soccer with planned purchase of second-division Paris FC
(FILES) This photograph taken in Paris on March 18, 2024 shows the logo of the Paris FC at the Charlety stadium in Paris. The possible takeover of Paris FC by the Arnault family and Red Bull, revealed by the press on October 9, 2024 evening, could offer a second major football club to the capital, a worthy opponent for PSG and an unexpected spotlight on French football. (Photo by Julie SEBADELHA / AFP) (Photo by JULIE SEBADELHA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Paul Watson, anti-whaling activist held in Greenland, requests political asylum in France
(FILES) Leader of the environmentalist association Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Paul Watson speaks at a press conference on December 10, 2015 in Paris on the sidelines of the COP21 United Nations Climate Change Conference at Le Bourget on the outskirts of Paris. Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, who is wanted in Japan, has asked French President Emmanuel Macron to grant him "political asylum", Watson's group, Sea Shepherd, said on October 16, 2024. The request was made in a letter to the French head of state several days ago, Lamya Essemlali, head of Sea Shepherd France, told a press conference in Paris. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Paris announces $55-million plan to revamp Notre Dame’s surroundings into a green oasis
FILE - People walk past Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, April 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, FILE)
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France struggles to protect its national monuments as costs balloon
IMG_4870.HEIC Barry Troglodyte Village, near Bollène, France. September 19, 2024. (Credit: Irene Galea/ Globe and Mail). Thanks to financial support from the French Heritage Lottery, the cave dwellings perched on a mountain above Bollène, France, unique in the country, are finally being restored, but not before significant losses. It's a lucky example: most projects receive inadequate funding from outside organizations, leaving them with a significant budget burden.
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TotalEnergies expects lower third-quarter results amid outages, shrinking refining margins
FILE PHOTO: The logo of French oil and gas company TotalEnergies is seen at the company's headquarters skyscraper in the financial and business district of La Defense, near Paris, France September 14, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
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France and Germany beat fierce rivals in Nations League
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France’s far-right politician Marine Le Pen faces court on charges of embezzling EU funds
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen walks past the media as she arrives at the court house in Paris, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
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Canadian striker Theo Bair hopes to seize opportunity in French top flight
Uruguay's Rodrigo Bentancur, left, and Canada's Theo Bair fight for the ball during the Copa America third place soccer match in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, July 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Nell Redmond
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Paris ’44 captures a remarkable time in the city’s history
(FILES) A cheering crowd salutes as they wait for soldiers of the Allied troops and the French 2nd armored division (2ème DB) on the Place de la Concorde in Paris on August 26, 1944 during the parade to celebrate the Liberation of Paris, during World War Two. 80 years ago, Parisians rose up against the German occupiers: on August 25, 1944, after a crazy week of strikes, barricades and street battles, Paris was liberated. A historic event made up of small stories, both happy and tragic. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
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England loses to Greece as Carsley experiment backfires and France wins without Mbappé
England's interim manager Lee Carsley gestures on the touchline during the UEFA Nations League, League B - Group 2, football match between England and Greece at Wembley Stadium in London on October 10, 2024. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / NOT FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING USE / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)
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EU delays new biometric travel checks as IT systems in Germany, France and the Netherlands not up to speed
FILE PHOTO: European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo
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