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October 3, 2018 at 4:49 am

EU lawmakers want to cut car emissions by 40 percent by 2030

PARIS (AP) — The European Parliament wants to cut CO2 emissions from new cars and vans by 40 percent by 2030 and will try to...

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September 8, 2018 at 4:49 am

Swedish PM calls far-right party racist on election eve VIEW

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's prime minister denounced an increasingly popular far-right party as racist and a threat to the nation's European values Saturday as political...

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May 29, 2018 at 10:33 pm

Paris police clear out migrant camp at center of debate VIEW

PARIS (AP) — Police on Wednesday cleared out about 1,000 people from the largest makeshift migrant camp in the French capital, which became a focal...

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May 5, 2018 at 2:42 am

Thousands party at Paris protest to show anger at Macron VIEW

PARIS (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters in Paris danced, picnicked and railed against President Emmanuel Macron at a "party" marking his first year...

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March 28, 2018 at 2:28 am

Political tensions cloud tribute to slain Holocaust survivor VIEW

PARIS (AP) — The silent decorum of a march to honor an 85-year-old woman who survived Nazi horrors only to be stabbed to death last...

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This photo provided by Daniel Knoll Tuesday March 27, 2018 shows Mireille Knoll, center, with her son Daniel and grand daughter Jessica. Mireille Knoll, 85, was killed Friday in her apartment, which was then set on fire, according to a French judicial official. Francis Kalifat, president of the Jewish group CRIF, said Knoll was stabbed 11 times. (Daniel Knoll via AP) XPAR101 XPAR101

March 27, 2018 at 12:27 am

Anti-Semitic slaying of 85-year-old prompts outcry in France VIEW

The brutal killing in Paris last week of an elderly survivor of the Holocaust has raised uncomfortable questions about resurgent anti-Semitism in France.

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March 25, 2018 at 1:12 am

Mass for French officer whose sacrifice ‘saved the nation’ VIEW

TREBES, France (AP) — A French bishop paid tribute Sunday to a police officer who lost his life after swapping himself with a supermarket employee...

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January 31, 2018 at 11:13 am

Startup hub reflects Macron’s changing French economy VIEW

PARIS (AP) — For a glimpse at President Emmanuel Macron's vision for the new French economy, look no farther than Station F. Entrepreneurs don virtual...

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The banks of river Seine are flooded in Paris, France, Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. Floodwaters have reached a peak in Paris and are now threatening towns downstream along the rain-engorged Seine River. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) MEU101 MEU101

January 29, 2018 at 12:42 am

Floods peak in Paris as France sees worst rains in 50 years VIEW

PARIS (AP) — Floodwaters peaked in Paris on Monday and were threatening towns downstream as the rain-engorged Seine River winds through Normandy toward the English...

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December 21, 2017 at 12:38 am

Mass recall of French-made baby milk over salmonella fears

PARIS (AP) — A tainted baby milk scandal affecting some 30 countries is growing, as French dairy giant Lactalis recalled millions more products globally because...

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