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France, Gisele Pelicot

Accused in France's mass rape trial apologises to Gisele Pelicot

One of more than 50 men accused of raping Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot in a mass rape case that has shocked the world told her in court on Thursday that he was sorry for what he did.

The New York Times · 1d

The Rape Trial in France of 51 Men, Explained

Prosecutors say that, for almost a decade, Dominique Pelicot drugged his wife to rape her, alongside dozens of other men he invited to abuse her.

Hosted on MSN · 1d

Mass rape trial lays bare France's disturbing culture of sexual assault, critics allege

French prosecutors are trying to prosecute around 50 men for their involvement in the mass rape trial of Dominique Pélicot. His wife says she was abused for years, having been drugged by her husband.

France, budgetary

The New York Times · 18h

France’s Budget Problems ‘Very Serious,’ Prime Minister Says

The French government, which missed a deadline this week to set a blueprint to lower its debt and deficit, is struggling to meet fiscal requirements set by the E.U.

France's new PM warns of 'very serious' financial situation

France's budgetary situation is "very serious", Prime Minister Michel Barnier told AFP on Wednesday, saying more information was needed to gauge the "precise reality" of French public finances. France was placed on a formal procedure for violating European ...

Bloomberg on MSN · 1d

French Premier Warns on Budget as Talks to Form Government Drag

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier issued a warning over the country’s public finances as disagreements between rival parties on tax and spending further complicate his task of forming a government.

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France's MK2 Films Secures Slate Financing Deal With Fund Management Company IPR.VC to Fast-Track Production, Acquisition

MK2 Films, the European sales, production and finance powerhouse behind movies by Justine Triet and Joachim Trier, is getting ...

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Vast France building project sunk by sea level rise fears

An ambitious housing project in the northwestern French city of Caen has run aground over worries that rising waters driven ...

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Michel Barnier now most popular politician in France - as Macron languishes in 44th place

Michel Barnier has become France’s favourite political figure, according to a surprise new poll, in a boost to the EU’s ...

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Pélicot arrives at court as ex-husband due to give testimony in rape trial that has shocked France

Gisele Pélicot and her lawyers arrived in court on Tuesday morning for the trial of Dominique Pélicot, the man accused of ...

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France's EDF investigates second automatic shutdown at Flamanville 3 reactor

French state-owned energy group EDF said on Tuesday its teams were shutting down the new Flamanville 3 nuclear reactor to ...

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Police in France search for Benin track and field athlete Odile Ahouanwanou, missing for a week in Normandy

Beninese athlete Odile Ahouanwanou has been missing for a week, police in France say, as they appeal for information on here ...

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France, Italy, Spain Win Key Roles in Von Der Leyen EU Team

Ursula von der Leyen proposed a sweeping financial and industrial portfolio for France in her next European Commission after ...

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What one food writer learned when he moved to France

France has long had a magnetic pull on writers, each attracted by a particular pleasure or ambition. For Ernest Hemingway and ...

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