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Europe · ParisLawmakers in France's lower house of parliament began debating a proposal Thursday to enshrine abortion rights in the country’s constitution, the first step in a lengthy and uncertain legislative battle prompted by the rollback of abortion rights in the United States.See the Story
French lawmakers debate giving constitutional protection to abortion rights
46% Center coverage: 24 sources
Europe · ParisFrench lawmakers voted on Thursday to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution, with MPs on the left and centre saying the US Supreme Court's overturning of a landmark ruling in June showed the need for new steps.See the Story
French lawmakers approve bill enshrining abortion rights in the constitution
50% Left coverage: 18 sources
Europe · ParisA French antiques dealer in northern France has killed his tax inspector and then killed himself, local authorities said on Tuesday.See the Story
French antiques dealer kills his tax inspector
45% Center coverage: 9 sources
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Europe · FranceRoger Bontems, 36, was beheaded for being an accessory to the brutal murder of a nurse and a guard during a break-out attempt at a prison in eastern France. Seven minutes after he was decapitated in the courtyard of La Sante prison in Paris, his co-conspirator Claude Buffet -- a 39-year-old man convicted of a double murder that had sent shockwaves through France -- met a similar end.See the Story
How one beheading 50 years ago led France to end the death penalty
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Oceania · FranceSo far this year, more than 40,000 people have made the dangerous journey across the world's busiest shipping lane. CTV News spoke to asylum seekers waiting in Calais for a spot on a dinghy and for favourable weather. The English language is a big factor and for those seeking undocumented work, they've heard slipping in the black market is much easier.See the Story
Channel migrant crossings have gone up, a year after 26 drowned trying to get to the U.K.
67% Center coverage: 3 sources
Europe · FranceThe 577-seat National Assembly had looked set to vote on draft legislation that would have made the practice illegal. But the MP behind the bill withdrew it after lawmakers filed more than 500 amendments, many of them designed to take up parliamentary time and obstruct the vote. Public opinion is firmly in favour of outlawing the practice but the bill had already been expected to be rejected.See the Story
‘A good thing’ for footballers to express values: France’s PM
Europe · FranceFrom politicians making history, to Olympic bosses creating some red faces and the delicious smell on city streets, our weekly newsletter Inside France looks at what we have been talking about in France this week.See the Story
Inside France: Political history, hot wine and those Paris 'hats'
EuropeThe European Space Agency (ESA) unveiled its new class of career astronauts on Wednesday, selecting France's Sophie Adenot and four other candidates from a list of more than 22,500 applicants. A helicopter…See the Story
The Interview - French astronaut Sophie Adenot: 'Space is everywhere in our lives'
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Europe · ParisFrance was shocked by the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in the south of the country, just weeks after the brutal killing of a 12-year-old girl in Paris.
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France shocked by second schoolgirl rape and murder in a month
42% Center coverage: 7 sources
Europe · ParisA 7.6-meter (25-foot) whale, wounded but alive, was discovered stranded on a beach in northern France on Monday, authorities said, with experts hoping the rising tide will help the cetacean back on its way.See the Story
Wounded whale washes ashore in northern France
83% Right coverage: 6 sources
Emmanuel MacronFrench President Emmanuel Macron has urged the United States, China and other non-European rich nations to pay their fair share to help poorer countries deal with climate change. Nearly 100 heads of state and government will speak at the summit today and tomorrow, but China's President Xi Jinping is not attending the conference.See the Story
Macron urges US, China to pay their fair share for climate change
43% Left coverage: 7 sources
