Former French president sentenced to three years for corruption
Former French president tried to illegally obtain information from a magistrate.
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Parisian mayor jailed for rape as sex scandals shock France
A former French minister has been jailed for raping and sexually assaulting an employee.
Why a French author was free to groom a child
Times: At 14 she was groomed by a celebrated writer. Her country turned a blind eye.
French nun, aged 116, beats Covid
Unfazed, the second oldest person in the world says: 'I didn't even know I had it'.
France's latest Covid measure: Letting workers eat at their desks
New York Times: Eating lunch at your desk had previously been forbidden.
Paddy Costello: The spy who never spied?
Opinion: Was Costello simply warning of the danger of escalating East/West rivalry?
Mona Lisa is alone but still smiling
New York Times: Museum officials seizing golden opportunity for a grand refurbishment.
Treasure hunters prep for race to $1.2 million golden casket
Michel Becker's first treasure puzzle hasn't been solved. This one, he says, is easier.
Ngāpuhi woman leading UK supermarket giant Ocado made CBE
Smith accepted the honour on behalf of her team at Ocado.
'I no longer exist': Alive woman punished after being ruled dead in 2017
She lives in fear not daring to leave her house. 'It's my last chance to recover my life.'
Falling stars: 2021 Michelin awards mostly closed restaurants
Only 30 per cent of restaurants receiving the coveted award were open of business.
The vaccine blunder that shook Europe
Vaccine trouble is breeding a new form of euroscepticism, writes Ambrose Evans-Pritchard.
Boris Johnson's dad applies for French passport on Brexit eve
The move means Johnson Sr's grandkids will be able to live and work in the EU post-Brexit.
UK avoids Christmas food shortage after travel ban lifted
The UK had been on the brink of disaster after France abruptly shut their borders.
New Covid-19 strain: UK cut off by travel bans
Food trucks from Europe halted as new strain 'out of control' around London and southeast,
An elixir from the French Alps, frozen in time
New York Times: Only two monks know the full recipe for Chartreuse.
French police want to quiz Prince Andrew after model boss charged over sex abuse
French modelling boss Jean-Luc Brunel has been charged as part of Jeffrey Epstein inquiry.
Once a slogan of unity, 'Je Suis Charlie' now divides France
New York Times: The slogan's evolution exposes a deepening polarisation in France.
Jeffrey Epstein's associate arrested for sex crimes
Victims rejoice as French agent Jean-Luc Brunel is detained at Charles de Gaulle airport.
Scenes of unrest: French theatre workers stage protests
Thousands of theatre workers protested Covid closures and inadequate aid packages.
EU leaders commit to reducing emissions after night-long talks
They committed to cut the bloc's net emissions by 55 per cent by the end of the decade.
Romancing the rails: Europe revives continental night trains
Dreams of eco-friendly European sleepers set climate activists' pulses racing.
Former French leader Valery Giscard d'Estaing dies after contracting Covid
The president of France from 1974 to 1981 became a champion of European integration.
French face three-year jail term for 'accent discrimination'
Sacre bleu! Discrimination on the grounds of accent may now land you jail time in France.
Video of police beating black man in Paris fuels debate on filming officers
New York Times: Footage and bystanders suggested officers had lied about beating.
Macron's rightward push sows alarm in France
New York Times: New laws in France signal a drift toward repression in government policy.
Post-Brexit border test leads to 8km traffic jam
New York Times: Border officials held a trial run of procedures if there's no deal made.
Florence 'graffiti' believed to be work of Michelangelo
Cryptic note offers tantalising clue: 'Who will ever say that it was by my hand?'
I'm doing my great Kiwi OE in 2020. Why it isn't that bad an idea
Opinion: Just as Covid cases grew beyond processing, the terrorist attacks began.
France's dragnet for extremists sweeps up some schoolchildren, too
New York Times: Students are questioned by police on suspicion of "defending terrorism."
Covid-19: 'More trouble' as Thanksgiving crowds head to US airports
November 26 holiday is 'going to get us into even more trouble', says Dr Anthony Fauci.
Ban on police images alarm French journalists
It would be an offence to share an image, with intent to harm, that identified police.
Not dead yet: News site mistakenly runs dozens of VIP obituaries
New York Times: Queen and Clint Eastwood among 100 celebrities briefly reported as dead.
Bond Villa: Sean Connery's Riviera mansion for sale
$50m villa with Sean Connery connection worth every money penny.