A Paris court has ordered former French President Nicolas Sarkozy's release from prison less than three weeks into his five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy.

Has a shop ever opened amid this furore? Shein's Paris debut saw fans pack the store, while politicians, the fashion industry and labor groups rounded on the retailer.

France marks a ten years since its worst ever attack on 13 November 2015 when jihadists killed 130 people at the Bataclan concert hall and around Paris.

Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison following his conviction for criminal conspiracy in a scheme to finance his winning 2007 campaign with funds from Libya.

He entered jail on Oct. 21, becoming the first former head of an EU state to be incarcerated. The appeal means that Sarkozy is now presumed innocent again.

France started proceedings on Wednesday to suspend online fast-fashion retailer Shein after childlike sex dolls and weapons were found being sold on its site, marring the opening of the Chinese company's first shop in a Paris department store.

France marks a decade next week since suffering its worst attack, with the only surviving attacker jailed for life and plans for a long-term memorial. The sole surviving member of the 10-person jihadist cell that staged the attacks,

Reformation, the LA-based fashion brand, opened its first Paris store to end the year with 65 stores. Global expansion is central to its sustainable fashion mission.

Sebastien Lascoux was absorbed in the music when three Islamist militants burst into the Bataclan concert hall in Paris and opened fire on the crowd, killing 90 people including one of his friends.

The international rugby window has opened and the view is very familiar. South Africa crushed French hearts with 14 men and New Zealand thwarted a Scotland fightback despite three yellow cards.

France has paused suspension proceedings against Chinese online retailer Shein after the company removed illegal products from its platforms, the country's Finance Ministry has announced.