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Britain and France seeking on reopening border – BBC

Britain and France may reach an agreement over reopening their border by Tuesday lunchtime, the BBC reported. The transport of freight across the English Channel has been disrupted after France…

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France to start COVID-19 vaccinations on Sunday

France will start its COVID-19 vaccination programme next Sunday, Health Minister Olivier Veran wrote on his Twitter feed. Veran added in his Tweet on Monday that the French vaccination programme…

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French national road haulage federation: UK situation becoming catastrophic

The situation regarding truck drivers currently stuck in the United Kingdom after European countries cut transport ties due to new COVID fears is becoming catastrophic, said a spokeswoman for the…

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UPDATED: France says COVID-19 vaccines should work against new strain of virus

French Health Minister Olivier Veran told Europe 1 radio on Monday that current COVID-19 vaccines should work against a new strain of the virus, recently found in the United Kingdom.…

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Calais port chief says no post-Brexit chaos if customs paperwork done properly

Calais, France’s busiest road freight port, is ready for the return of customs formalities on trade moving between Britain and the European Union and will avoid chaotic queues of trucks…

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French President Macron’s condition is ‘stable’, presidency says

French President Emmanuel Macron's condition is stable and the results of a medical examination reassuring, the French presidency said on Saturday in an update on his bout of coronavirus. "The…

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French coronavirus death toll tops 60,000

France recorded 610 new coronavirus fatalities on Friday to become the seventh nation with a death toll surpassing 60,000. There were 264 new deaths in hospitals over the past 24…

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Update – Track and Tracing underway for EU leaders as Macron tests positive for coronavirus

French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for coronavirus, his office said on Thursday, sparking a track and trace effort targeting EU leaders and senior officials who met him in…

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‘Are we guinea pigs?’ – France’s seniors wary of COVID vaccine

SARTROUVILLE, France (Reuters) - French nursing home boss Yann Reboulleau was trying to persuade 92-year-old resident Madeleine Bonnet of the merits of taking the COVID-19 vaccine, and he was having…

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Schoolchildren can miss end of term to isolate before Christmas, says French PM

French schoolchildren will be allowed to skip classes and stay at home on Thursday and Friday if their families wish to self-isolate ahead of Christmas, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Tuesday.…

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Photo Story: Christmas tree at the Galeries Lafayette in Paris

The traditional Christmas tree of the Galeries Lafayette department store stands under its great dome in Paris, France. French President Macron announced that all stores can reopen starting 28 November…

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France, Italy and the UK report increase in Covid-19 cases and deaths

France recorded 13,947 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, up from the previous daily tally of 13,406, according to data published on a government website. The hospital death toll from…

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France reports second bird flu outbreak on farm

Highly contagious bird flu has been detected at a second farm in the Landes region in southwest France, the local authorities said, as the disease continues to spread across Europe.…

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Photo Story: PANG, the future nuclear aircraft carrier of the French Navy

A handout photo made available by Naval Group shows a digital reproduction of the future nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the French Navy named PANG (Porte-Avions de Nouvelle Generation). The PANG…

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French watchdog fines Google 100 million euros for breaching cookies rules

France's data privacy watchdog has handed out its biggest ever fine of 100 million euros ($121 million) to Alphabet's Google for breaching the country's rules on online advertising trackers (cookies).…

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Britons may need visas to stay in EU over three months -French minister

British citizens may need visas for stays in the European Union longer than three months, French European Affairs junior minister Clement Beaune said on Thursday. Beaune said the matter was…

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Five die after helicopter crashes in French Alps

Five people were killed in a helicopter crash in the French Alps on Tuesday and a sixth was injured and fighting for his life, French President Emmanuel Macron said. The helicopter was…

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France confirms severe bird flu outbreak on duck farm

PARIS (Reuters) - The French farm ministry said on Tuesday that highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu had been found on a duck farm in the southwest of the country, confirming…

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France to help farmers to abandon glyphosate weedkiller

PARIS, Dec 7 (Reuters) - France will give financial aid to farmers who agree to halt use of glyphosate, the farm ministry said on Monday after President Macron said he…

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Locals long for Disney magic as shuttered Paris park hits jobs

Sleeping Beauty's castle stands empty at Disneyland's theme park outside Paris and the giant twirling teacups and other rides have ground to a halt until at least mid-February due to…

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Paris Airshow cancelled in blow to aerospace recovery

PARIS, Dec 7 (Reuters) - The Paris Airshow has been cancelled for the first time since World War Two, raising questions about the speed of the aerospace industry's recovery from…

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Louvre Museum puts time with ‘Mona Lisa’ under hammer to plug COVID-hit finances

PARIS (Reuters) - As the coronavirus pandemic keeps visitors away, the Louvre is offering time close-up with the "Mona Lisa" and a walk along the French museum's historic rooftop at…

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Hungary, Poland risk exclusion from EU recovery fund – French minister

PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union will leave Poland and Hungary out of its economic recovery plan if the two countries continue to resist efforts to link the disbursement of…

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Photo Story: Former French president Valery Giscard d’Estaing laid to rest

Catholic priests pray around the French flag-draped coffin of the late former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing, in front of the Saint Hilaire church in Authon, France, 05 December 2020.…

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Erdogan says he hopes France will get rid of Macron “burden” soon

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday he hoped France would soon get rid of President Emmanuel Macron, describing him as a burden on France which was…

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France says COVID-19 vaccine will be free for all

PARIS (Reuters) - France will ensure free COVID-19 vaccinations for all in its social security system and has earmarked some 1.5 billion euros ($1.82 billion) of next year's social security…

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Former French president Valery Giscard d’Estaing was architect of EU integration

Former French president Valery Giscard d’Estaing, a key architect of European integration who sought to liberalise the economy and social attitudes after years of conservative Gaullist rule, died on Wednesday.…

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Former French President Giscard d’Estaing dies at 94 from COVID-19

Former French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing, a key architect of European integration in the early 1970s, has died at the age of 94 after contracting COVID-19. Giscard, who was France’s…

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France to make borders checks to stop people skiing abroad

France will make random borders checks to stop people getting infected with COVID-19 by crossing into countries where ski resorts remain open, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Wednesday. The…

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France will not accept Brexit deal if not in long term interests

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that France was paying particular attention to negotiations around trade conditions and fisheries in talks over a Brexit deal, adding that the country's…

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France’s COVID-19 hospitalisations below 28,000 for first time since early November

French health authorities said on Tuesday the number of people hospitalised for COVID-19 infections fell by more than 600 to go below the 28,000 threshold for the first time since…

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Paris police officers to remain in custody over beating of Black music producer

Three Paris police officers being held over the beating of a Black music producer during an arrest a week ago will remain in custody for now, Paris prosecutor Remy Heitz…

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French government ordered to review COVID-19 crowd limits on church attendance

France’s State Council, the country’s highest court, on Sunday ordered the government to review a law limiting the number of people in churches during religious services to 30. The Council…

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UK, France sign new deal to stop illegal migration across Channel

Britain and France signed a new agreement to try to stop illegal migration across the Channel on Saturday, upping patrols and technology in the hope of closing off a dangerous…

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Macron says images of police beating Black man shameful for France

President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that images showing Paris police beating up a Black music producer were shameful for France, and that government would have to find a way…

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We’ve been forgotten in COVID-19 easing, say French restaurants

Restaurant owner Jean Avarello is struggling to understand why in the next few weeks the shops and theatres near him in the French city of Marseille will be allowed to…

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Remy Cointreau eyes return to like-for-like profit growth in full year

Spirits group Remy Cointreau has achieved better-than-expected first-half profits despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, it said on Thursday, predicting a strong recovery in the second half, driven by China and…

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Post-COVID normal life predicted to return to France by autumn 2021

France could return to some sort of post-coronavirus normal in about a year if as many as 80% to 90% of its population are vaccinated against the disease, a government…

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France’s Macron eyes COVID-19 vaccination starting by year-end

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday a vaccine to prevent COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, could start being administered as soon as the end of the…

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France’s Macron announces three-step reopening amid ‘glimmer of hope’

France will start easing its COVID-19 lockdown this weekend so that by Christmas, shops, theatres and cinemas will reopen and people will be able to spend the holiday with their…

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French business activity at six-month low after second lockdown – PMI

French business activity contracted this month at the fastest pace since May as the second coronavirus lockdown this year clobbered the dominant services sector, a survey showed on Monday. Data…

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Danone restructures business to meet new goals

French food group Danone said on Monday it planned to cut its product range by up to 30% next year and become a more "local-first" organization worldwide, as part of…

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France plans to jail environmental offenders for 10 years under new laws

France is set to make serious intentional damage to the environment punishable by up to 10 years in prison, as part of a planned "ecocide" law, government ministers said in…

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France’s Sarkozy goes on trial today for corruption

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial on Monday accused of trying to bribe a judge and of influence-peddling, one of several criminal investigations that threaten to cast an…

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Photo Story: The Champs Elysees in Paris lights up for Christmas

The landmark Arc de Triomphe dominates the skyline as the trees lining the famous avenue Champs Elysees are lit in red lights as the Christmas illuminations were switched on, in…

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France demands Pakistan rectifies Macron Nazi jibe

France's foreign ministry has demanded Pakistan authorities withdraw comments made by one of its ministers that President Emmanuel Macon was treating Muslims like Nazis had treated Jews in World War…

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France to start easing lockdown in three stages

France will start easing coronavirus lockdown rules in coming weeks, carrying out the process in three stages so as to avoid a new flareup in the pandemic, the government said…

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France reports 17,881 new confirmed Covid-19 cases in 24 hours

The number of new coronavirus infections in France rose by 17,881 on Saturday, lower than the 22,882 reported on Friday. The health ministry also reported 276 new deaths from the…

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French man sent 25 years to prison for killing and burning his wife

A French court sentenced Jonathann Daval to 25 years in prison on Saturday for killing his wife and then burning her body, in a case that shocked the country. The…

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French protest against law to curb identification of police

Several thousand people protested in Paris on Saturday against a bill that would make it a crime to circulate an image of a police officer's face with the intention that…

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France reports further outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu

France has detected a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu in a pet shop in the Yvelines region near Paris, days after an identical outbreak in one of Corsica's main…

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France says countries could move ahead on EU budget without Poland, Hungary

European leaders could push ahead with a post-coronavirus recovery fund and European Union budget without Hungary and Poland as a last resort should they continue to block the adoption of…

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Amazon France CEO says French lockdown boosted sales

Online retail giant Amazon , which has been operating during the French lockdown, has seen a boost in activity in the range of 40%-50%, the head of Amazon France said…

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France becomes first European country to top 2 million COVID-19 cases

France on Tuesday became the first European country to surpass 2 million coronavirus cases despite an Oct. 30 nationwide lockdown that has led to a sharp decline in new infections,…

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Is Europe about to face a bird-flu outbreak?

CDE.NEWS has been following a recent spike in reported cases of bird-flu across Europe. Denmark has ordered 25,000 chickens to be culled after finding H5N8 bird flu on a farm,…

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Macron: Europe needs its own sovereignty in defence, even with new U.S. government

Europe still needs its own independent and sovereign defence strategy, even if it is dealing with a new U.S. government which may result in friendlier ties, French President Emmanuel Macron…

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French police increase COVID lockdown checks in Paris

French police stepped up controls in Paris over the weekend to ensure residents were complying with strict lockdown rules imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19, amid signs that some…

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