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This has definitely been the summer of the burkini. Here's some background on the swimwear that's launched a worldwide debate.
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The former president, who was unseated in 2012, is pushing hard-line policies on immigration and security.
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French teens smoke at a much higher rate than their American counterparts. The French health minister is trying to remove the glamour and raise the price.
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La Braderie de Lille was first recorded in the 12th century. The annual two-day fair, with mussels, music, drinking and all-night haggling, was reportedly last canceled for World War II.
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Two men attacked a church near Rouen during Tuesday Mass, killing an elderly priest before being shot to death by police. One of the assailants had tried to travel to Syria and was under surveillance.
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The State Department regularly issues travel alerts for U.S. citizens. Now U.S. gun violence has led other countries to urge their own citizens to show caution when visiting the U.S.
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After terrorist attacks in France last year killed nearly 150 people, a commission investigated what authorities could have done differently. They are pushing for a U.S.-style counterterrorism agency.
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The search is part of an inquiry launched in June 2015 into possible tax evasion and money laundering, according to French prosecutors.
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Over the weekend, 17 former ministers publicly denounced the entrenched sexism of French society — particularly politics. The open letter comes after a week of intense national debate on the topic.
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The country has passed a law meant to be a comprehensive approach to reducing sex work. But some sex workers say it puts them at greater risk. Clients will be fined about $1,700 for the first offense.