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August 2, 2021, 1:57 PM

Giant panda in French zoo gives birth to female twins

A French zoo has announced that a giant panda on loan to France from China has given birth to two female twin cubs
August 2, 2021, 1:57 PM
Giant panda in French zoo gives birth to female twins
July 24, 2021, 7:03 PM

French protesters reject virus passes, vaccine mandate

Tens of thousands of people across France are protesting new virus measures
July 24, 2021, 7:03 PM
July 21, 2021, 7:25 PM

France requires COVID-19 pass for Eiffel Tower, other sites

Visitors now need a special pandemic pass to ride up the Eiffel Tower or visit French museums or movie theaters
July 21, 2021, 7:25 PM
July 20, 2021, 7:11 PM

France probes use of NSO spyware; Macron a possible target

French newspaper Le Monde is reporting that the cellphones of French President Emmanuel Macron and 15 members of the French government in 2019 may have been among potential targets of surveillance by spyware made by the Israel-based NSO Group
July 20, 2021, 7:11 PM
July 16, 2021, 3:36 PM

Eiffel Tower reopens; COVID passes required as of next week

The Eiffel Tower has greeted tourists for the first time in nearly nine months even as France introduces new virus rules to tame the fast-spreading delta variant
July 16, 2021, 3:36 PM
July 15, 2021, 5:31 PM

Grand firework display at the Eiffel Tower in celebration of Bastille Day

Bastille Day celebrations in Paris culminated with a grand firework display at the Eiffel Tower.
July 15, 2021, 5:31 PM
Grand firework display at the Eiffel Tower in celebration of Bastille Day
July 14, 2021, 11:31 PM

France celebrates Bastille Day amid virus fears, tensions

France has celebrated its national holiday with thousands of troops marching in a Paris parade and traditional parties around the country
July 14, 2021, 11:31 PM
1 month ago

French rush to get vaccinated after president's warning

Nearly 1 million people in France made vaccine appointments in a single day.
1 month ago
France rushes to get vaccinated after president's warning
1 month ago

French far-right chief lays out plans for presidential race

Marine Le Pen will stick with her strategy of making her party more mainstream.
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French far-right chief criticized for her mainstream turn

Marine Le Pen faces stinging criticism for dulling her party's extremist edge.
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French Black activist fined for defacing colonial statue

A French court has convicted and fined a Black rights activist for defacing a statue he sees as an insult to democracy and to the descendants of slaves
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French far right beaten in regional elections

Mainstream candidates delivered a stinging setback to anti-immigration far right
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French woman convicted of killing 'monster' abuser, set free

A mother of four has been sentenced to one year in prison in France for killing her husband after decades of sexual, physical and psychological abuse starting when she was an adolescent
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France's Sarkozy faces jail term in campaign financing trial

The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has concluded in Paris, after a month during which the court sought to determine whether he broke laws on campaign financing in his unsuccessful 2012 re-election bid
2 months ago
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French man gets 4-month prison sentence for slapping Macron

A French court has sentenced a 28-year-old man to four months in prison for slapping President Macron in the face
2 months ago
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France is back: Borders reopen to American tourists, others

France is back in business as a tourist destination after opening its borders Wednesday to foreign visitors who are inoculated against the coronavirus with vaccines approved by the European Union’s medicines agency
2 months ago
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2 men arrested for assault after slapping French President Emmanuel Macron

Neither of the men were armed during Macron's visit to a small French town. The two remain in custody and their motivation is unknown.
2 months ago
2 men arrested for assault after slapping French President Emmanuel Macron
2 months ago

French President Macron slapped in face during official trip

French President Macron was slapped in the face on an official trip.
2 months ago
French president slapped in face during official trip
2 months ago

French President Macron slapped in face during official trip

The incident happened during an official trip to the south of France by President Emmanuel Macron.
2 months ago
French President Macron slapped in face during official trip
2 months ago

French leader Macron slapped in face on visit to small town

French President Emmanuel Macron denounced “violence” and “stupidity” after he was slapped in the face Tuesday by a man during a visit to a small town in southeastern France
2 months ago
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French feminist collective uses baguettes to fight domestic violence

The French feminist group #NousToutes -- the equivalent of #MeToo in France -- is leading an awareness campaign called "Baguettes against domestic violence."
2 months ago
French feminist collective uses baguettes to fight domestic violence
2 months ago

Ghosn testifies to French investigators in Renault probe

Lebanese judicial officials say French investigators have questioned fugitive former auto magnate Carlos Ghosn in Beirut as a witness in a probe over Renault’s pollutant emissions
2 months ago
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France’s Sarkozy goes on trial over 2012 campaign financing

The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy on charges that his unsuccessful 2012 reelection bid was illegally financed has formally started
3 months ago
3 months ago

Grand day for the French: Cafe and bistro terraces reopen

It’s a grand day for the French
3 months ago
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Angry French police hold huge, emotional rally at parliament

Thousands of French police officers have held a demonstration outside parliament to press for a law that protects the protectors
3 months ago
Angry French police hold huge, emotional rally at parliament
3 months ago

France holds global talks to offer debt relief for Sudan

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the cancellation of Sudan’s $5 billion debt to France in an effort to support the country’s transitional leadership and help its crippled economy recovering
3 months ago
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Police fire tear gas on banned Palestinian march in Paris

Protesters supporting Palestinians in the Gaza Strip marched despite a ban.
3 months ago
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Paris court tries anti-racism activist for statue attack

An activist for Black rights has gone on trial in Paris for defacing a statue of a historical figure from France’s colonial, slave-trading past
3 months ago
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Eyeing reelection bid, Macron looks to repair French economy

Emmanuel Macron looks to repair the French economy.
3 months ago
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French reporter kidnapped by jihadi rebels in northern Mali

The chief of Reporters Without Borders says that jihadi rebels kidnapped French journalist Olivier Dubois on April 8 while he was working in Mali’s northern city of Gao
3 months ago
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Paris police hunt for gunman who killed person near hospital

Paris police are hunting for a gunman who opened fire near a hospital in the wealthy 16th district of the French capital, killing one person and injuring another
4 months ago
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Suspect arrested over Easter linked to French church plot

French anti-terrorism investigators say that an 18-year-old woman arrested over the Easter weekend is suspected of planning an attack on a church
4 months ago
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5 women arrested in southern France in suspected attack plot

Arrests in southern France were part of an anti-terrorist investigation.
4 months ago
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France to close schools, ban domestic travel as virus surges

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a three-week nationwide school closure and a month-long domestic travel ban as the rapid spread of the virus ramped up pressure on hospitals
4 months ago
Macron to address the nation as France's epidemic surges
4 months ago

French virus surge raises harrowing specter of ICU overloads

Surging infections in France are increasingly raising the specter of hospital intensive care units running short of beds
4 months ago
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France's Macron: No regrets for rejecting new virus lockdown

French President Emmanuel Macron says he has no reason to be sorry about refusing to impose a third virus lockdown earlier this year
4 months ago
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France hit by 3rd virus surge; culture minister in hospital

France’s high-profile culture minister has been hospitalized for COVID-19, the latest senior official to be infected as the nation faces a third surge of infections
5 months ago
France hit by 3rd virus surge; culture minister in hospital
5 months ago

French navy seizes 6 tons of cocaine off African coast

The French military says it seized 6 tons of cocaine worth $1.2 billion from a cargo ship traveling from South America toward the west coast of Africa
5 months ago
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Ikea France on trial over claims it spied on staff, clients

Ikea’s French subsidiary and several of its executives went on trial Monday over accusations that they illegally spied on employees and customers
5 months ago
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France's limited lockdown beset by glitches as cases rise

Residents of Paris, other regions of France are under limited monthlong lockdown
5 months ago
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The Latest: Australia seeks vaccine aid for Papua New Guinea

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he is working with U.S., Indian and Japanese partners to provide emergency coronavirus vaccine to Papua New Guinea
5 months ago
France set to unveil new restrictions amid spike
5 months ago

French actor strips for culture during Cesar Awards ceremony

France’s equivalent of the Oscars included an eye-catching appeal for culture.
5 months ago
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France to speed up opening of secret archives on Algeria War

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a decision to speed up the declassification of secret documents related to Algeria’s seven-year war of independence from 1954 to 1962
5 months ago
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France: Man wielding knife arrested outside Jewish school

Police in the French city of Marseille have detained a man who was wielding a knife outside a Jewish school and kosher market
5 months ago
Man wielding knife arrested outside Marseille Jewish school
5 months ago

France's Sarkozy convicted of corruption, sentenced to jail

The court said Sarkozy will be entitled to request to be detained at home.
5 months ago
France's Sarkozy convicted of corruption, sentenced to jail
6 months ago

Food fight: Meat-free school meals spark furor in France

The ecologist mayor of one of France’s most famously gastronomic cities has kicked up a storm of protest and debate by taking meat off the menu at school canteens
6 months ago
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France: Protesters oppose move to disband anti-migrant group

Dozens of people have rallied in Paris to support an anti-migrant group which is fighting for survival amid a French government order to dissolve it
6 months ago
France: Protesters oppose move to disband anti-migrant group
6 months ago

France to boost cyberdefense after hospital malware attacks

French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled a plan to better arm public facilities and private companies against cybercriminals following ransomware attacks at two hospitals this month
6 months ago
France to boost cyberdefense after hospital malware attacks
6 months ago

Protesters say French anti-radicalism law is anti-Muslim

Activists rallied in Paris to demand the French government abandon the bill.
6 months ago
6 months ago

Flooding hits some French towns as water recedes elsewhere

Floodwaters devastated vineyards and orchards in southwest France.
6 months ago