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Insurance boss breaks ranks with French business elite over taxing the rich

France, Nov. 7 -- While many CEOs and France's wealthiest are resisting demands for greater fiscal fairness in the 2026 budget, Pascal Demurger, managing director of the MAIF insurance company, says h... Read More


Crying the news with Ali Akbar, the last paperboy of Paris

France, Nov. 2 -- Ali Akbar of Rawalpindi, Pakistan, has been hawking newspapers in Paris's Left Bank district for more than five decades. While sales are dwindling, the job has allowed him to lift hi... Read More


Growing calls for France to lift 'collective punishment' ban on visas for Gazans

France, Sept. 26 -- France's recognition of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations this week has led to calls for it to reinstate evacuations from Gaza, which were halted on 1 August following an... Read More


Does Paris's most picturesque neighbourhood need protecting from overtourism?

France, Sept. 23 -- As the neighbourhood of Montmartre groans under the weight of more than 11 million annual visitors, some of its residents are battling to reclaim their cobbled streets from social ... Read More


World Alzheimer's Day: Is France's once world-renowned care falling behind?

France, Sept. 21 -- France was once a pioneer of Alzheimer's care, but as the number of sufferers continues to rise and budgets are cut, the country is now struggling to tackle what is one of the worl... Read More


Why far-right National Rally dropped Bayrou and is calling for snap elections

France, Sept. 10 -- The National Rally initially backed Francois Bayrou as prime minister and helped him survive a vote of no confidence earlier this year. But its MPs withdrew their support in Monday... Read More


How the Caribbean became a front line in France's fight against the cocaine trade

France, Aug. 31 -- France is to boost its military and police presence in its Caribbean overseas territory of Guadeloupe, in a bid to clamp down on escalating cocaine trafficking in the region that is... Read More