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François Hollande at a press conference in Paris
18/05/2013 - France

President François Hollande signs into law same-sex marriage

 President François Hollande’s signing of the same-sex marriage law today makes France the 14th country in the world to legalise gay marriage.

18/05/2013

French press review 18 May 2013

Same-sex marriage now signed into law headlines the French papers today, along with a new giant fiscal fraud scandal involving a prominent French art collector.

 

The French Constitutional Court has rejected a challenge to same-sex marriage and adoption rights.
17/05/2013 - France

France’s top court rejects same-sex marriage challenge

France’s Constitutional Council has cleared a bill allowing same-sex marriage and adoption rights, rejecting a challenge to the law.

Jean-Claude Mas, the founder of PIP, arrives in court on the trial's opening day on 17 April.
17/05/2013 - France

Breast implant firm denies fraud over faulty implants

Lawyers for the French breast implant firm PIP have used the final day of a fraud trial to deny knowingly making faulty implants.

Franco-Argentinan actress Bérénice Béjo in "Le Passé" by Asghar Farhadi
17/05/2013 - Report: Cannes 2013

The Past by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi

Le Passé or The Past is a slow film which takes place over a few days in the lives of ordinary working people in a Paris suburb in a huis clos of tightly shot, beautifully lit ...

Movie stars at Cannes
17/05/2013 - France - Cannes 2013

Luxury jewellery stolen from Cannes hotel room

Thieves have stolen nearly one million euros’ worth of jewellery destined for movie stars at the Cannes Film Festival.

17/05/2013

French press review 17 May 2013

The news is dominated by President François Hollande’s press conference to mark his first year in office and a shocking suicide committed in front of of school children in Paris.

Martine Aubry has been cleared of manslaughter charges for failing to protect French workers from asbestos.
17/05/2013 - France

Martine Aubry cleared of asbestos manslaughter charges

A court in Paris has cleared former Socialist Party leader Martine Aubry of manslaughter charges for failing to French protect workers from asbestos.

French bank sued over slave trade
17/05/2013 - African news explained

French bank sued over slave trade

Although French President François Hollande has ruled out the payment of reparations for slavery, a leading civil society group says it is planning to sue a state body for the role it ...

French cinema continues to thrive
17/05/2013 - On-the-spot France

French cinema continues to thrive

French cinema enjoyed a bumper box office year abroad in 2012, and as RFI reports from Cannes, the festival is trying to help this local industry to continue to thrive.

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