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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
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
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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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French President Macron slapped in face during official trip
French President Macron was slapped in the face on an official trip.
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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.
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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
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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."
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Eyeing reelection bid, Macron looks to repair French economy
Emmanuel Macron looks to repair the French economy.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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French actor strips for culture during Cesar Awards ceremony
France’s equivalent of the Oscars included an eye-catching appeal for culture.
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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
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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
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France's Sarkozy convicted of corruption, sentenced to jail
The court said Sarkozy will be entitled to request to be detained at home.
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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
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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
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Protesters say French anti-radicalism law is anti-Muslim
Activists rallied in Paris to demand the French government abandon the bill.
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Flooding hits some French towns as water recedes elsewhere
Floodwaters devastated vineyards and orchards in southwest France.
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