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Eiffel tower becomes musical tool

US composer Joseph Bertolozzi gives new meaning to ‘heavy metal’, climbing the Eiffel Tower armed with mallets and drumsticks to record sounds for a new musical composition.

Grooms at France’s first gay wedding say “oui”

Vincent Autin and Bruno Boileau exchange vows in France’s first same-sex wedding.

Thousands march against gay-marriage in France

Thousands of French demonstrators marched along the River Seine to protest a new law allowing gay marriage.

Gallery: 66th Cannes Film Festival

Stars flock to the French Riviera resort town for the world’s most glamourous film festival: Festival de Cannes.

10 films to watch at Cannes

Here are the 10 films on our radar at this year’s Festival de Cannes.

Keira Knightley ties the knot

British actress Keira Knightley wed her rock star fiancé James Righton in the south of France on Saturday.

French bake-off for best baguette

Over 200 bakers use old-fashioned craftsmanship to win the title of Paris’ best traditional baguette. Elly Park reports.

Celebrations as France votes for same-sex marriage

As a protester interrupts the final vote at the French General Assembly, same sex marriage supporters break out the champagne. The assembly voted yesterday to back a landmark law legalizing same-sex marriage and adoption.

Losing weight, the Parisian way

Jean-Michel Cohen’s Parisian Diet has been winning over the weight-conscious thanks to its focus on delicious French cuisine.

Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder

European lawmakers have decided that the popular spirit no longer needs to contain its most potent ingredient in order to be labelled “absinthe”.

Paris Fashion Week 2013

Stella McCartney and Collette Dinnigan are among designers showing at Paris Fashion Week. See our favourite looks and celebrities both on the runway and in front row.

Vintage Vehicles For Sale In Paris

An exceptional array of motor cars and motorcycles are up for grabs in Paris, including a rare Bugatti and the plane used in the Oscar-winning film “Out of Africa”.

Raf Simons for Dior SS2013

Belgian designer Raf Simons presented a garden party themed couture show in Tuileries for the House of Dior.

Paris Fashion Week Gallery

Thirsty for new inspiration, designers have flocked to Paris for the fashion world’s premiere event, which will see Spring-Summer 2013 shows at the revered Carrousel du Louvre.

Hollande celebrates Bastille Day

French President Francois Hollande led France’s annual Bastille day military parade as jets streamed the national colours overhead and fireworks lit up the night sky.

Francois Holland appointed President of France

The country’s first Socialist leader in 17 years, Francois Hollande is elected as president of France, with rumours swirling about who will occupy the top posts in his government.

Socialist Francois Hollande wins

Francois Hollande swept to victory in France’s presidential election on Sunday —- beating Nicolas Sarkozy by at least three percentage points with the majority of votes counted.

French candidates contest first round

French President Nicolas Sarkozy prepares to cast his vote in the first round of the presidential elections. But many workers and young voters are deserting him as jobless claims hit their highest level in 12 years. MiNDFOOD reports.

France backs fashion bank

France said it would help struggling designers and artisans by creating a fashion bank and handing out state guarantees for loans, according to Industry Minister Christian Estrosi, reports MiNDFOOD.

Sarkozy favors vote on potential full veil ban

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Wednesday that he favored a parliamentary vote on the potential ban of full Islamic veils in France that would be followed by legal steps after regional elections in 2010, MiNDFOOD reports.

Inside Coco’s Private World

Chanel Autumn/Winter Haute Couture collection

Chanel Autumn/Winter Haute Couture collection gallery, brought to you by MiNDFOOD.

L’Oreal Timeline

L’Oreal Timeline gallery, brought to you by MiNDFOOD.

Italian wines spar with French in quest for quality

Not content with topping the French in volume of export wine, a number of Italian vintners have also been harvesting a lot of praise from critics.

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