Residents of the purpose-built village near Dax in southwestern France shop for groceries, get pampered at the hair salon and enjoy music recitals just like anyone else. This is, however, no gated community for the general public. Each one of the 105 permanent residents has Alzheimer's disease.

Inside French village constructed for Alzheimer's patients

A loud noise that panicked residents of Paris on Wednesday was caused by a sonic boom as a military jet broke the speed of sound, police in the French capital said.

Paris rattled by sonic boom from military jet

French President Emmanuel Macron insisted on Monday that Europe should cooperate with Russia to build peace in Europe.

French Prez Macron defends calls for cooperation with Russia

A major blast was heard in Paris that reverberated over the entire city. Eyewitnesses reported their buildings rocking and people from several central districts as well as in nearby suburbs reported hearing the blast.

Major blast heard all over Paris and nearby suburbs, source unclear

Meet the body mod icon Sylvain aka 'freaky hoody'. By day he is a teacher and by night he is a 'freaky hoody'.

Wion Dispatch: The most tattooed man in France, Sylvain's atypical look displeases many

New COVID-19 rules on early closing for bars left the Paris hospitality sector and customers confused on Monday (September 28) amid fears for the economic impact on the already embattled industry.

Parisians unhappy with restricted hours for restaurant, bars

Thousands of workers protested across Portugal on Saturday as they demanded higher wages and more government action to protect jobs currently being threatened by the pandemic.

Protests continue across Europe as global deaths near 1 million

French investigators were Sunday studying a video claiming responsibility for the meat cleaver attack in Paris that targeted satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo as the government condemned an act of "Islamist terrorism".

France checks video claim for Paris knife attack

French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a news conference on Sunday on the political situation in Lebanon, the French presidency said. Lebanon’s prime minister-designate, Mustapha Adib, quit on Saturday after trying for almost a month to line up a non-partisan cabinet.

French president to address situation in Lebanon on September 27

A Pakistan-born teenager has admitted to stabbing two people with a meat cleaver outside the former Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine

Paris knife attack suspect is of Pakistani origin

A public garden, honouring a Black woman who fought for the liberation of slaves on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, was inaugurated in Paris. Mayor Anne Hidalgo also announced plans to erect a statue of the woman, Solitude, at the site in northeastern Paris.

Paris inaugurates city’s first park honouring a Black woman

French police have opened an investigation after a young woman claimed she was beaten by three men in broad daylight for wearing a skirt. Elisabeth, a 22-year-old student, said she was punched in the face in the eastern city of Strasbourg on Friday after three men "complained about me wearing a skirt".

France: Woman assaulted for wearing skirt; investigation launched

Nearly 60 years ago, a number of babies, toddlers and children died during their spell in a 'Harki' camp run by the French army in the south of the country. Sixty years on, relatives seek decent funerals for child victims of French 'Harki' camps.

Fineprint: Relatives seek decent funerals for child victims of French 'Harki' camps

The novel coronavirus led to the world locked up in their houses, which also led to an increase in the number of domestic violence cases across the globe. Keeping the threat in mind, French judges are now being given the option of requiring electronic tracking ankle bracelets for domestic violence offenders.

French courts to place GPS trackers on domestic violence abusers

The Eiffel Tower in French capital Paris has reportedly been evacuated. On Wednesday, Reuters reported that the iconic European tourist site had to be evacuated.

France's iconic Eiffel Tower evacuated due to bomb scare

France President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday had strong words for Russain President Vladimir Putin and warned of consequences if Russia did not provide adequate explanation over Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's alleged poisoning.

Navalny poisoning: Macron demands answers from Russia, warns of consequences

Hijab (veil) has been a topic of much debate in France for a long time. Those who oppose it say that it is emblematic of women's oppression and has no place in the liberal French society.

In France, fierce debate over hijab begins again

France have rolled out new measures to combat coronavirus amid reports of a flareup of COVID-19 across Europe.

Video: Europe announces new COVID-19 restrictions

French health authorities reported 13,498 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, setting another record in daily additional infections since the disease started to spread in the country.

France reports new daily record in COVID-19 cases

More than a hundred people protested outside French embassy in Iraqi capital Baghdad Thursday against Charlie Hebdo magazine. Charlie Hebdo is the magazine that had published controversial cartoons of Prophet Mohammad in 2015.

Baghdad: People protest against Charlie Hebdo outside French embassy

Hundreds of workers at COVID-19 laboratories in France went on strike on Thursday, a trade union said, angry over poor working conditions as the coronavirus testing system buckles under huge demand.

Fineprint: Testing system buckles under huge demand in France, COVID-19 Pandemic

While the world continues to battle the coronavirus. French retirement homes are striving normalcy. Watch report.

Normalcy despite increase in COVID-19 cases in France: Keeping elderly busy and entertained

The resurgence in coronavirus cases is the biggest threat to the recovering eurozone economy. Growth and inflation are more likely to create negative surprises over the coming year than positive ones.

Resurging cases of COVID-19 pose big challenge to Euro Zone economy

In a factory south of Paris, a laser cuts through a hemp canvas on the production line of what the manufacturer says is Europe's first compostable face mask. Geochanvre pitches the hemp masks, priced at around one euro each, as a means to reduce the mountain of plastic waste from single-use protective gear that environmentalists say will take centuries to decompose and is already polluting the oceans.

Hemp: the solution to face masks pollution?

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