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Family in Paris awaits news of relatives from Hamas-hit kibbutz

Family in Paris awaits news of relatives from Hamas-hit kibbutz

Impressionist masterpieces set for Tour de France to mark milestone anniversary

Impressionist masterpieces set for Tour de France to mark milestone anniversary

The world's leading museum of Impressionist art is sending an unprecedented number of its masterpieces on tour in France to mark the movement's 150th anniversary.

7 things you didn’t know about the French constitution

7 things you didn’t know about the French constitution

French officials squabble over revolutionary manifesto

French officials squabble over revolutionary manifesto

12 world-changing inventions that came from France

12 world-changing inventions that came from France

Crime, poverty and the British: 12 things that may surprise you about the French Riviera town of Cannes

Crime, poverty and the British: 12 things that may surprise you about the French Riviera town of Cannes

Which French figure has the most streets named after them?

Which French figure has the most streets named after them?

Douze points: Why is French an official language of so many organisations?

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Douze points: Why is French an official language of so many organisations?

Armenian Resistance fighter joins France's Pantheon greats

Armenian Resistance fighter joins France's Pantheon greats

France to compensate relatives of Algerian Harki fighters

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France to compensate relatives of Algerian Harki fighters

Who are the Harkis and why are they still a sore subject in France?

Who are the Harkis and why are they still a sore subject in France?

The lives and loves of French writer Colette

The lives and loves of French writer Colette