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Five years since MH370: Kiwis' connection to major air disasters
Four people with links to New Zealand died in the 2014 Malaysia Airlines disasters.

Morphine, codeine found in poppy seed bread
Tests revealed morphine and codeine which could cause intoxication, vomiting or nausea.

Failed medical costs Dan Carter $49,000-a-month deal
The controversial deal to bring the All Black great back to France has collapsed.

Unvaccinated French boy reintroduces measles to Costa Rica
The country had been free from the disease for five years.

Why are hundreds of Garfield phones washing up on French beaches?
An unusual item has repeatedly washed up on some French beaches for the last 30 years.

Karl Lagerfeld, fashion designer who reinvented Chanel, dies
One of the 20th century's most influential fashion designers has died.

Louvre it or leave it: The $450m 'Leonardo Da Vinci' painting no one wants
'It would be a shame to have a 'workshop Leonardo' next to the Mona Lisa.'

France and Italy fall out ahead of elections
France has recalled its ambassador to Italy amid rising tensions.

Meet the Cirque du Soleil Kooza artist who will mesmerise you
It's 18kg and a taskmaster, but Ghislain Ramage wouldn't be without his circus partner.

Paris fire: Woman in custody
An investigation has been launched into the criminal charge of causing death by arson.

French road deaths hit 'historic' low amid row over controversial speed limit cuts
France announces a historic drop in road deaths after introducing new 80kph speed limits.

Banksy painting stolen from Bataclan
The painting was a tribute to the victims of 2015 terror attack at Bataclan music hall.

Missing Premier League player: Kiwi connection to pilot who flew plane
First wife of missing English footballer Emiliano Sala's pilot lives in Auckland.

Ex-girlfriend's shocking claim about missing plane
'Investigate the football mafia because I don't believe this was an accident.'

Champs-Elysées bank heist took 3.5 hours after robbers place 'closed' sign on front door
Armed robbers pulled off brazen bank robbery after locking staff and customers in.

Trudeau lobbies Ardern to support Canada in feud with China
Ardern and Trudeau had a conversation yesterday about the escalating diplomatic feud.

Editorial: Macron's spectacular surge and stumble
EDITORIAL: Few modern leaders have had such a tough year.

New year brings more fires, tear gas
Yellow vest's first action of 2019 keeps pressure on President Emmanuel Macron.

The Frenchman who used games to save Jewish children
Georges Loinger, French resistance fighter who smuggled children to safety, dies at 108.

'Major incident': Migrants crossing Channel to get to UK
British Home Secretary says UK doesn't need more patrol boats to deal with migrant crisis.

Frenchman sets sail across Atlantic - in a barrel
Hopes to arrive on a Caribbean island within three months using only ocean currents.

A little bit of France, only 25 kilometres from Canada
St Pierre and Miquelon are the last remnants of France's colonial empire in North America.

French protesters demand referendums
France's "yellow vest" protesters are demanding the right to hold referendums.

World financial structure 'unstable'
Watchdog warns of chain reaction in next crisis as Wall Street makes fears more real

Strasbourg Xmas market attack: Police seek killer 'dead or alive'
Gunman shot and killed three people in an attack near a popular Christmas market.

Xmas market shooting: Four dead, gunman on the run in Strasbourg
The city centre is in lockdown and the shooter is still on the run.

Macron offers sweeteners to quell 'yellow vest' revolt
Emmanuel Macron decreed a "state of social and economic emergency" in France.

French protests an 'economic catastrophe'
Macron was expected to address the nation on television this morning about protests.