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Death toll mounts after buildings collapse in Marseille
A sixth body was found Wednesday in the wreckage of two dilapidated buildings that collapsed in the French city of Marseille, where furious residents have accused authorities of…
Search for survivors as buildings collapse in Marseille
French rescue workers were searching into the night Monday for possible victims under the wreckage of two dilapidated buildings that suddenly collapsed in the centre of Marseille.
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Les Calanques: The idyllic coves of the south of France
In the south of France, the rocky inlets known as "Les Calanques" become popular as soon as spring arrives. Whether it's in Figuerolles, Cassis, Port-Miou or Marseille, these…
Fashion
Christelle Kocher, queen of street couture, reigns over Marseille
Invited by the Mediterranean House of Fashion, French designer Christelle Kocher has chosen to present her first cruise collection on a boat in Marseille, showcased by a range of…
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Marseille mon amour: Mediterranean city celebrates love
Paris might have a monopoly on romance when it comes to the public imagination, but the French capital now has some competition from a southern contender. Marseille is hosting…
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Chinese textile wholesalers open Marseille site
A new outlet village for Chinese textile wholesalers has opened in Marseille, with the hope of attracting retailers from across southern Europe. The project is also looking to…
Trial of carbon tax 'fraud of the century' opens in Paris
Between 2008 and 2009, 1.6 billion euros were swindled in a huge carbon quota market scam dubbed the "fraud of the century". On Monday, 36 people suspected of running the…
Video: ’We are football’ exhibition opens in Marseille
Football, aka the 'beautiful game', is currently being exhibited in all its passion, frustration and glory at the MuCEM museum in Marseille. The exhibition aims to show how the…
French police detain four over knife attack in Marseille
French authorities on Tuesday detained four people suspected of helping a man who later stabbed to death two women in the southern port city of Marseille.
Marseille knife attacker was not on French anti-terror list
A man who fatally stabbed two women outside Marseille's main train station had been detained for shoplifting and released the day before the attack but was not on France's…
IS group claims fatal knife attack in Marseille
Two women were stabbed to death and their assailant shot dead by soldiers at the main train station in the southern port city of Marseille on Sunday in an attack claimed by the…
One dead after car crashes into bus shelters in Marseille
At least one person was killed and another was injured when a van crashed into pedestrians waiting at bus shelters in Marseille on Monday, French police have said.