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French Open 2016: Garbine Muguruza upsets Serena Williams to win title
Spain's Garbine Muguruza beat world number one Serena Williams in straight sets to win her first Grand Slam title at the French Open. Fourth seed Muguruza won 7-5 6-4 to make amends for losing last year's Wimbledon final against Williams. The 22-year-old is Spain's first female champion at Roland Garros since...
Paris attacks: Suicide bomber video shown on French TV
Disturbing video of an Islamic State militant blowing himself up on the night of the Paris attacks in November has been broadcast in France. The CCTV footage shows Brahim Abdesalam detonating his suicide belt in the Comptoir Voltaire cafe. It has drawn shocked comments on social media but no formal complaint to France's...
Oh la la! French voted the world’s sexiest language
BRITONS believe French is the world's sexiest language, a new study reveals. A French accent attracts one in five, followed by Italian (16 per cent), English (13 per cent), Irish (11 per cent) and Spanish (six per cent). French is clearly the language of love but, according to researchers, the sexiest French-speaking...
French to LET migrants head for Britain: Fury at threat to scrap border checks at Calais
FRANCE last night threatened to dump thousands of migrants on Britain’s doorstep if we vote to leave the European Union. A diplomatic row erupted after a top ranking official said a historic border treaty would be ripped up and binned after Brexit. Calais regional president Xavier Bertrand said France would renege on the...
Ex-French Foreign Legion commander arrested at anti-Islam rally, due in court on Monday
General Christian Piquemal, a respected former French Legion commander, is among the dozens arrested during Europe-wide protests against the ongoing migrant influx. The arrest at the PEGIDA rally in Calais on Saturday was one of 20, and came as clashes erupted between the ‘anti-Islamization’ group and the police in...
20 arrested in French taxi driver, air traffic controller, teacher protests (PHOTOS)
Taxi drivers in France are blockading roads with burning tires in protest at the low-cost Uber app, resulting in at least 20 arrests. Air traffic controllers are also staging a demonstration, leading to dozens of canceled flights. At least 20 arrests had already been made by 10 a.m. local time, following taxi driver protests...
French Foreign Legionnaires killed in Alps avalanche
Five French Foreign Legionnaires have been killed and six injured in an avalanche while on a training exercise in the Alps, officials say. The avalanche came down close to Valfrejus, not far from the Italian border, where some 50 soldiers were training off-piste. Search dogs and helicopters immediately began looking for the...
20,000 protest forceful evictions, block roads at Nantes airport construction site (VIDEO)
In a massive protest against controversial airport construction outside the western French city of Nantes, up to 20,000 demonstrators blocked roads, demanding the reversal of the city’s plan to expand the air hub by forcefully evicting locals. Halting traffic on the Nantes ring road using dozens of tractors and blocking...
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