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France calls on US to withdraw sanctions targeting ICC staff
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has called on the US to withdraw sanctions targeting ICC staff investigating the US campaign in Afghanistan.France on Friday…
PM says France ’not racist’ as Floyd tribute held in Paris
Thousands paid tribute to George Floyd in Paris on Tuesday as the prime minister insisted that France and its security forces were ”not racist”, following…
France vows ’zero tolerance’ against racist police officers
France has vowed ”zero tolerance” over police racism after George Floyd’s death in the US helped shine a light on the issue in Europe. The…
France ‘looks to increase fines for littering’ amid coronavirus waste
France is reportedly looking to increase fines for people caught dropping litter – including face masks and gloves. The proposal comes amid concerns over waste…
Macron wants France to become Europe’s top clean car producer
President Emmanuel Macron said he aims to make France the top producer of clean vehicles in Europe by getting carmakers to repatriate production from abroad…
France passes bill forcing Web giants to delete hate speech
Social networks and other online content providers will have to remove paedophile and terrorism-related content from their platforms within the hour or face a fine…
France records sharp drop in crime during lockdown
Recorded cases of thefts, sexual violence and burglaries have fallen across France since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, official statistics show. The latest set…
French to return to shops and hair salons as lockdown lifted
Millions of French people are set to cautiously emerge from one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns on Monday, once more able to engage in everyday activities…
France approves new measures to fight the Covid-19 ’catastrophe’ as it prepares to ease lockdown
France has extended its state of ”health emergency” until July 10 included. The health emergency was first declared on March 22 and was set to…
’Red zone’ Paris under watch, as France prepares to lift lockdown
Parisians must show forms to use rush-hour public transport and still avoid parks, though they will be able to shop at Champs-Elysee boutiques again, under…
Covid-19: French economic activity down 33 percent
Economic activity in France picked up slightly over the last two weeks as the country prepares to emerge from a coronavirus lockdown, but it remains…
France to limit international travel this summer, Macron says
French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that it was unlikely that French people would be able to undertake major foreign trips this summer and that…
France says won’t quarantine EU, Schengen area citizens
France said Sunday that it would not quarantine anyone arriving from the EU, the Schengen area or Britain due to the coronavirus, as it prepares…
Coronavirus: What are the key points of France’s lockdown exit plan?
“We must learn to live with the virus”. These were the words of French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe as he announced the country’s plan for…
French lockdown helped slow coronavirus but too soon to lift it, PM says
France’s lockdown, in place for more than three weeks, has helped contain the spread of the new coronavirus but the time to lift the restrictions…
France heading for worst post-war downturn, finance minister warns
France will likely see its worst post-war economic downturn this year, far surpassing the minus 2.2 percent slump seen in 2009 after the global financial…
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