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Macron under pressure to apologise for nuclear tests in Polynesia
PAPEETE: French President Emmanuel Macron faced pressure to apologise for the devastating impact of decades of nuclear testing as he…
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‘Combative’ Le Pen re-elected as head of France’s far-right
PERPIGNAN: Marine Le Pen won re-election as head of France’s far-right National Rally on Sunday at a party congress, where…
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French return to cafes, museums after half-year Covid closure
PARIS: The French on Wednesday joyfully made their way back to cafes and prepared long-awaited visits to cinemas and museums…
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Police employee stabbed to death at station near Paris
A female police employee was stabbed to death by a Tunisian man at a police station southwest of Paris on…
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Parisians flee French capital as new Covid-19 lockdown looms
PARIS: Parisians packed inter-city trains leaving the capital on Friday hours ahead of a new lockdown in the French capital…
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France alarmed by ‘despicable’ death of teen bullied online
PARIS: The French government on Wednesday expressed alarm over the “despicable” death of a 14-year-old girl whose beaten body was…
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Anger over lies which led to killing of French teacher for allegedly showing pictures of Prophet
The lawyer for the family of beheaded French teacher Samuel Paty expressed her anger on Tuesday over lies spread on social media…
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French court acquits ex-PM Balladur of corruption charge
PARIS: A French court on Thursday acquitted former prime minister Edouard Balladur on corruption charges after he was accused of…
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Former French president convicted of graft
PARIS: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of corruption on Monday and handed a three-year prison sentence, in…
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French city seeks to curb tourist inflow amid virus spike
PARIS: The mayor of the French city of Nice called on Sunday for a weekend lockdown in the area to…
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