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The investigations were opened over concerns that important information-such as warnings and precautions for cosmetics not intended for, or tested on, minors-may have been omitted or presented in a misleading manner.

The idea that this is a temporary crisis, and that the economic effects will fade away once the bombing stops, is unfortunately no longer relevant. This situation amounts to a new oil shock. And if this energy shock persists beyond a few weeks, the crisis could spread more widely throughout the economy and, in essence, take on a more systemic nature.

The first of 2026's biannual changing of the clocks takes place on the weekend of March 28th and 29th in France and across the whole of the European Union (plus the UK). Clocks officially go forward one hour at 2am (France time) on Sunday, March 29th, meaning that the hour between 2am and 3am disappears into the ether for the summer.

"Plaintiff and aggrieved employees frequently worked off the clock and were routinely subjected to periods wherein they were under the Defendants' control but not compensated for their time."

A Paris court has sentenced in absentia Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan to 18 years in prison for the rape of three women, marking his latest fall from grace.

For the first time, one or more French investigating judges will examine the conditions of the possible criminal liability of Fabrice Leggeri in the carnage that has resulted in thousands of deaths in the Mediterranean, particularly children and women.

The lawsuit alleges that the restaurant failed to pay overtime wages that were owed to her, and she was 'required to work off the clock, [and] work through meal and rest periods' without compensation.

Conor O'Brien, 29, was sentenced to eleven years in prison for importing military-grade firearms and ammunition, with the final year of his sentence suspended.

Walter Benjamin was standing three metres away from the second attacker at Zaventem airport when the bomb detonated. Three suicide bombers killed 32 people that day and left more than 320 people with the kinds of injuries doctors usually find in war zones.

The Paris criminal court found Sabri Essid directly participated in an organised system of killing, raping and enslaving members of the Iraqi ethnic and religious minority.

A woman who allegedly called her neighbours "you f**kin pervs" and threatened they were "going to get it" in a breach of a civil restraining order has been remanded in custody for a week.

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A hunting rifle was seized at the couple's home and the forensic pathologist at the scene noted 'the presence of two gunshot wounds to the upper body of the victim'. A post-mortem examination of the body has been ordered.

From 2011 to 2020 her husband, Dominque Pelicot, was drugging her and using a chatroom called "à son insu" ("without her knowledge") to invite local men to rape her while she was unconscious. He might never have been found out had he not been caught taking pictures up women's skirts in a supermarket.

Five tombs of Gauls buried in a seated position have been discovered in central Dijon. Similar to four others unearthed nearby earlier this month, it is sitting upright at the bottom of a one-metre-wide pit. The skeleton's hands are resting in its lap. Like the others, its back is against the eastern wall, its gaze directed westward.

Similar to four others unearthed nearby earlier this month, it is sitting upright at the bottom of a one-metre-wide pit. The skeleton's hands are resting in its lap. Like the others, its back is against the eastern wall, its face directed westward.

Fuel at all TotalEnergies stations in mainland France, including on motorway service stations and in rural areas will be limited to 1.99 per litre for petrol and 2.09 per litre for diesel from Friday, March 13th, until the end of the month.

Tottenham have made enquiries for the French goalkeeper, and he could prove to be an excellent acquisition for them. It is no secret that they need more quality in that area of the pitch. Guglielmo Vicario has been error-prone, and Antonin Kinsky had a horror show on his Champions League debut for Spurs last night.

On December 10, 2019, Dubliner Moira Killeen was found dead in her apartment in the Belair district. The medical examiner at the scene cited the death as 'violent and suspicious' in his report, yet the prosecutor ruled the case a suicide and declined to carry out a post-mortem examination.

In Maxeville, next door to the eastern French city of Nancy, ABC delivers 20 social housing units for seniors on the Haut-du-Lievre plateau, known for Zehrfuss's once-longest-in-Europe housing block and its panoramic tower, now entering its final winter as Lorraine's tallest.

The first round of local elections happens next Sunday (March 15th), with 34,000 communes, from tiny villages up to the major cities, heading out to elect the local mayors who play a huge part in shaping the life and infrastructure of each area.