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26/01/2012 - France

French aviation unions to strike over plan to curb airport industrial action

French trade unions say they will do everything they can to stop a bill which would impose new conditions on strikes in the aviation sector from being passed into law.

24/01/2012 - Radio France Internationale

RFI's English website gets a makeover

Regular visitors to RFI’s website in English may have noticed some changes on our homepage.

23/01/2012 - France - Unesco

25,000-year-old cave paintings and Burgundy wine bid for World Heritage status

A cave containing 25,000-year-old paintings and the climats of one the world’s most famous wine regions are France’s candidates to be added to the UN’s World Heritage status in ...

09/01/2012 - France - Britain

SeaFrance bankrupt, workers' co operative "unviable"

A Paris court has declared SeaFrance cross-channel ferry company bankrupt and ruled "unviable" the plan for a workers' co operative to buy out the company.

 

06/01/2012 - France - UK

SeaFrance workers cooperative takeover runs aground

Plans for a workers’ cooperative to takeover the running of the cross-channel ferry company SeaFrance, which is facing bankruptcy, have been scrapped after a meeting on Thursday between the ...

04/01/2012 - France - United States

Paris-Houston flight turns around after mysterious mobile found

An Air France flight from Houston to Paris was obliged to turn around and return to Houston on Tuesday after a mobile phone whose owner could not be identified was found on board.

03/01/2012 - France

Paris Louvre most visited museum in the world

The Louvre museum in Paris had a record number of visitors last year, consolidated its position as the world's most-visited museum according to figures released on Monday.

26/12/2011 - France

End to French airport strike in sight as union leaders agree deal

Eleven days after security staff went on strike at France’s main airports, unions have agreed a deal.

26/12/2011 - France

Paris-New York flight turns back for “minor problem”

An Air France Airbus A330 on its way from Paris to New York was forced to return to Charles de Gaulle Airport on Sunday after the crew detected that some of the plane’s de-icing equipment ...

26/12/2011 - France

French airport strike continues but air traffic “normal”

Security staff at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport voted on Monday to continue their strike.

23/12/2011 - France

French airport unions plan new action over "anti-strike" bill

French flight and airport workers’ unions declared on Thursday they would stage a strike in February (6-9) to protest against a government bill which proposes new rules on strikes in the ...

21/12/2011 - France

French airport strike continues as government threatens to use police

Little disruption was reported at French airports Wednesday, as a strike by security staff entered its sixth day.

20/12/2011 - France

Sexy walking sticks, 19th-century condoms… going, going, gone!

A watercolour of Napoleon Bonaparte sporting a large erection and a 19th-century condom were among the objects auctioned on Monday in a large sale of erotica.

18/12/2011 - France

French airport strike to continue

Delays and flight cancellations look set to continue in France’s airports after security personnel voted to continue their strike, which started on Friday.

17/12/2011 - France

Airport strike causes flight disruption at Paris and Lyon

Flights were delayed at Paris’s Charles de Gaulle airport and cancelled at Lyon’s Saint-Exupéry due to a national strike by airport security staff.

14/12/2011 - France - China

Chinese wines beat Bordeaux in Beijing blind-tasting

Wines from the remote Chinese region of Ningxia have beaten top Bordeaux châteaux at a blind-tasting in Beijing.

10/12/2011 - France

EasyJet faces handicapped discrimination charges in French court

Budget airline EasyJet faced a French court on Friday, accused of discrimination against handicapped people.

22/11/2011 - France

Rachida Dati libelled peace wall couple, court rules

France’s former Justice minister, Rachida Dati, was given a suspended fine of 2000 euros for defamation on Tuesday in a case concerning the “Wall for Peace” on the Champs de Mars ...

15/11/2011 - France - Romania

Paris calls in Romanian police to tackle petty crime

The Paris police chief said on Tuesday that the city will be calling in 30 Romanian police officers to carry out joint patrols, in a bid to tackle a crime problem blamed on Romanian nationals.

31/10/2011 - France

Air France cancel more flights on third day of strike

Air France management said on Monday it expected to cancel about 15 per cent of flights as a strike by cabin crew entered its third day, coinciding with France’s the school holiday ...

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