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latest news & developmentsFrench Resistance hero was ’emblematic’
Wartime French Resistance hero Lucie Aubrac, who famously rescued her husband in a daring attack on a German convoy, died on March 14 in a Paris hospital at the age of 94. In…
Chinese beat trail to French town with communist link
An obscure town in central France, better-known for its caramelised almonds, has become the unlikely destination for an influx of visitors from China thanks to the long-forgotten…
French riots spiral out of control
Riots in France’s poor city suburbs appeared to be spiralling out of control on Monday after the worst night of violence to date, in which more than 30 police were injured and…