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Climate researchers report that since 1985, deforestation in the Amazon has caused the loss of an area of rainforest equal to the combined area of France and Germany.
2024-09-23

New Caledonia's pro- and anti-independence camps formally launch their campaigns ahead of a referendum on independence from France in December.
2021-08-23

The European Union files antitrust charges against Amazon, accusing the company of abusing its position as the top online retailer in France and Germany by using data from sellers to determine what offers to make and what products to launch for their own branded goods. The antitrust commission also opens a second investigation into similar charges against Amazon.
2020-11-10

Former Société Générale trader Jérôme Kerviel loses his appeal against a five-year prison sentence for forgery and breach of trust, handed down in 2010.
2012-10-24

Three people are found shot dead in a car near Corte, on the French island of Corsica.
2012-09-11

Credit rating agency Moody's downgrades the ratings of France's three biggest banks, Crédit Agricole, BNP Paribas and Société Générale.
2011-12-9

A court in France announces a delay of an investigation into whether Christine Lagarde abused her authority as Finance Minister of that country. Lagarde is the new Director of the International Monetary Fund.
2011-07-8

French trade unions plan two further days of protest on October 28 and November 6.
2010-10-22

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claims responsibility for kidnapping five French workers in Niger.
2010-09-21

The trial of alleged "rogue trader" Jérôme Kerviel of Société Générale begins in Paris.
2010-06-8