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In France’s Marseille, teen ‘stabbed 50 times’ then burned alive

The southern French city of Marseille was shaken this week by two apparently drug-related killings, including the murder of a 15-year-old boy who was...

Pope set to draw Marseille crowds after migrant plea

MARSEILLE—Tens of thousands of people are expected to watch Pope Francis process through the streets and celebrate mass in the French Mediterranean city of...

Pope Francis flies into migrant squabble with trip to Marseille

Vatican City,  Holy See—Pope Francis headed to Marseille Friday for a two-day visit focused on the Mediterranean and migration, and bringing a message of...

Elderly man killed in violence in France’s Marseille

Marseille, France - A flareup in drug violence has left a 63-year-old man dead and another person badly wounded in the French port city...

Marseille building collapse injures five

The collapse of a four-storey residential building in Marseille on Sunday left at least five people from surrounding structures injured, but a fire was...

Fears over Marseille rival gangs: 3 dead

At least three people died and another eight were injured after a flare up in gang violence in the crime-plagued French port of Marseille...

Protest

A member of the Confederation Generale du travail (CGT) labor union raises his arms as he stands in front of an overturned burning car...

Messi strikes early to keep PSG top in Ligue 1

Lionel Messi struck after five minutes as Paris Saint-Germain edged Lyon 1-0 to regain top spot in the Ligue 1 table ahead of Marseille...

Komodo dragon, 2-in-5 shark species lurch towards extinction on ‘Red List’

Marseille—Trapped on island habitats made smaller by rising seas, Indonesia’s Komodo dragons were listed as “endangered” on Saturday, in an update of the wildlife...

Marseille rebounds; Messi set for French bow

Paris—Marseille bounced back from the violent mayhem of their last Ligue 1 encounter to defeat Saint-Etienne 3-1 on Saturday as Lionel Messi prepared to...

Global coronavirus death toll passes one million

More than one million people have died from coronavirus, according to an AFP toll, after the deadly disease emerged less than a year ago...

France shuts down Marseille nightlife as virus cases climb

Paris, France"•Bars and restaurants in France’s second-biggest city Marseille were ordered closed Wednesday as Europe surged past five million coronavirus cases, with France and...

Thousands evacuated as forest fires rage in southern France

Around 2,700 people have been evacuated, some of them by boat, to escape forest fires that were raging Wednesday across a vast area near...

March against pension reform

Paris"•Thousands of people demonstrated on Saturday against French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed pension reforms which have sparked a month-long transport strike. Some protesters donned the...
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