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French police kill person who attacked them with knife at Paris’ Gare du Nord station

PARIS, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Police on Monday morning killed a person who attacked them with a knife at Paris' Gare du Nord station, French transport minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari told…

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Photo Story: The 88th Lemon Festival in Menton, France

A sculpture titled 'The Marriage of Figaro' made of lemons and oranges is presented during the 88th Lemon Festival in Menton, France. This year, the festival's theme is 'Operas and…

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French COVID protest convoy defies Paris stay-away order

PARIS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - A convoy protesting COVID-19 restrictions breached police defences and drove into central Paris on Saturday, snarling traffic around the Arc de Triomphe and on the Champs Elysees, as police fired…

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UPDATED: Police fire tear gas as anti-restrictions “Freedom Convoy” enters Paris

PARIS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - French police fired tear gas at demonstrators on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris on Saturday shortly after a "Freedom Convoy" protesting against COVID-19 restrictions…

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France to ease travel restrictions for vaccinated travellers

PARIS (Reuters) - France will ease some restrictions on foreign travellers from Saturday to reflect an improving pandemic situation, no longer requiring that those with a European vaccination certificate undertake…

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French “Freedom Convoys” head towards Paris, and police checkpoints

PARIS, Feb 11 (Reuters) - France will deploy thousands of police in and around Paris on Friday and over the weekend and set up checkpoints at toll stations on major…

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Further plans by France and United States to protect environment during ‘One Ocean’ summit

French President Emmanuel Macron's department announced on Friday new plans by the United States and France to protect the environment, as France hosted the 'One Ocean' summit. "Recognizing the transboundary…

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Macron refused Russian COVID test in Putin trip over DNA theft fears

French President Emmanuel Macron refused a Kremlin request that he take a Russian COVID-19 test when he arrived to see President Vladimir Putin this week, to prevent Russia getting hold…

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Paris and Brussels police ban ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests

Brussels bans 'freedom convoy' protesting COVID curbs from entry BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Brussels authorities have banned a pan-European "freedom convoy" of motorists protesting COVID-19 restrictions from entering the…

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With elections looming, France reins in open EU trade policy

France, facing a presidential election in weeks, has halted moves to clear an EU trade deal with Mexico which would allow in 20,000 tonnes of beef imports and wants to…

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UPDATED: Macron tells Putin he seeks to avoid war and build trust, Russian President says talks ‘useful’

Updated 0555 - Putin says some of Macron's ideas could form basis to move forward Russian President Vladimir Putin described Monday's talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in the Kremlin…

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UPDATED: Kremlin expects no decisive breakthrough from Putin-Macron meeting

MOSCOW, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Russia expects no decisive breakthrough from Monday's talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, but expects that Macron will propose…

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France to cut use of nitrite in cured meats

PARIS (Reuters) - French parliament has approved a bill that aims to gradually reduce the use of nitrite in cured meats and has ordered a review of the potential health…

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Putin to meet Macron, Biden to meet Scholz

MOSCOW, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron will discuss Russia's demands for security guarantees from the West during Macron's visit to Moscow…

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Cumulative total of COVID cases in France rises to over 20 million

The cumulative total for confirmed COVID-19 cases in France since the start of the pandemic has passed 20 million, health ministry data showed. The health ministry registered 274,352 new infections…

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As U.S. pledges troops, France prepares Romania plans

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - France will on Thursday aim to refine plans to send troops to Romania as part of a future NATO mission as it seeks to give further reassurance…

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France eases Covid curbs

France will begin to lift some Covid-19 restrictions on Wednesday, including mandatory outdoor mask-wearing. Audience capacity limits for concert halls, sporting matches and other events will also be removed, and…

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Photo Story: ‘Yves Saint Laurent aux musees’ exhibition in Paris

A dress (R) by French designer Yves Saint Laurent to tribute to Pop Art, and artworks by American artist Etel Adnan, on display during the exhibition 'Yves Saint Laurent aux…

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French, German ministers to travel to Ukraine for talks

PARIS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - France and Germany's foreign affairs ministers will travel to Kiev for talks with their Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba on Feb. 7-8, they said on Twitter.…

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Debate in France on whether unvaccinated patients should pay for treatment

The head of the Paris hospitals system has set off a fierce debate by questioning whether people who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 should continue to have their treatment…

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France won’t stay in Mali if price is too high -defence minister

PARIS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - European states combating Islamist militants in Mali will try to find a way to keep their mission going, but there are limits to the price…

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UPDATED: U.S., NATO responses did not address Russia’s main concerns, Putin tells Macron -Kremlin

MOSCOW, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that the United States' and NATO's responses to Russian proposals on security did not address…

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French 2021 economic growth strongest in 52 years at 7%

PARIS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - France posted its strongest growth in over five decades last year, hitting 7% as the euro zone's second-biggest economy bounced back from the COVID-19 crisis…

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Francois Hollande says he’s ready for political comeback

François Hollande has dropped a loaded hint he may be considering another run at the French presidency given the parlous state of the French Left, none of whose growing list…

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Iran sentences French national to 8 years’ jail for spying – TV

An Iranian court on Tuesday convicted French national Benjamin Briere of espionage, sentencing him to eight years in prison, BFM TV reported. Briere, 36, has been held in Iran since…

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French pet care firm stops selling fish bowls – they drive fish mad

A leading French aquarium vendor has decided to stop selling round fish bowls because they drive fish mad and kill them quickly. French pet care market leader AgroBiothers Laboratoire will…

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French EU lawmaker Collard joins far-right presidential candidate Zemmour

European Parliament member Gilbert Collard said on Saturday he is leaving Marine Le Pen's National Rally to join rival far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour, becoming the third Le Pen ally…

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Two Le Pen allies defect to join Zemmour’s presidential bid

A senior EU lawmaker and a parliamentary assistant to another deputy have quit Marine Le Pen's National Rally to join rival far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour, saying they considered Le…

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France to loosen COVID curbs in February

France will ease work-from-home rules from early February and allow nightclubs to reopen two weeks later as the general COVID-19 situation in the country is starting to improve, Prime Minister…

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French industrial confidence hits four-year high in January

PARIS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - French industrial confidence rose unexpectedly in January to its highest level in four years while broader business morale weakened in the face of the latest…

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French authorities order killing of 2.5 million poultry over bird flu

PARIS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The French farming ministry on Thursday said that a total of 2.5 million birds needed to be killed as the southwest of the country…

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Decorations for the French Presidency of the European council in Brussels, Belgium

Decorations of the French Presidency of the European council, made of national flags, in the Atrium of European council headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, 17 January 2022. France took the six…

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French parliament approves vaccine pass

PARIS, Jan 16 (Reuters) - France's parliament gave final approval on Sunday to the government's latest measures to tackle the COVID-19 virus, including a vaccine pass contested by anti-vaccine protestors.…

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As Omicron surges, a French hospital creaks under staff shortages

Emergency ward doctor Abigael Debit is increasingly spending her time finding beds for COVID-19 patients, either in her own public-private clinic outside Paris or in nearby hospitals, as the contagious…

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UPDATED: France slightly eases COVID travel protocols for trips from UK

PARIS, Jan 13 (Reuters) - France announced it was slightly easing COVID-19 protocols for vaccinated travellers from Britain, dropping a requirement for proof of an essential reason for the trip…

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French Senate approves latest COVID measures and vaccine pass

PARIS, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The French Senate approved on Thursday the government's latest measures to tackle the COVID-19 virus, including a vaccine pass, which has encountered some opposition among…

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Macron promises more police on streets as rivals criticise him on security

French President Emmanuel Macron said he will put thousands more police on the streets, at a time when the main challengers to him winning re-election say he has let the French down…

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Valerie Pecresse, the conservative who could become France’s first woman president

Fifteen years ago, Valerie Pecresse quelled a student uprising over her university reforms with the same blend of consensus-building politics and reformist mettle that she believes will now propel her…

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Europe loosens COVID policies as Omicron takes out key workers

Britain, France, Switzerland, Spain and Belgium have all cut quarantine periods in the last three weeks and eased some of the conditions for infected staff to return to work. The…

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COVID-19 hospitalisations in France see biggest jump since April 2021

The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 in France rose by 767 to 22,749 on Monday, the biggest increase since April 2021 as a runaway Omicron infection rate boosted hospitalisations. Net…

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French conservative lawmaker defects to Zemmour’s presidential bid

PARIS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - A conservative lawmaker who until last year was No. 2 in the centre-right Les Republicains party on Sunday said he was defecting to join the…

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France’s current COVID wave could peak in around 10 days time, Macron stands by his comments on COVID non-vaccinated

PARIS, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The current COVID-19 wave engulfing France could reach its peak in around 10 days time, said Professor Alain Fischer, an official responsible for France's COVID…

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France’s Le Drian: Putin trying to bypass EU by talking solely to the U.S.

Russia is trying to bypass the European Union by holding talks directly with the United States over Ukraine, where Moscow has moved nearly 100,000 troops close to its border with…

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Photo Story- Tribute to late French politicians as France takes over EU Council presidency

France's President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen leave after a ceremony to pay tribute to late French politician Simone Veil and diplomat Jean Monnet, at…

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France hits over 200,000 new COVID-19 cases on average per day

France reported 261,481 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, less than the record of more than 332,000 set on Wednesday, but the seven-day moving average of new cases rose above 200,000…

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French services growth in December slightly below initial reading -PMI

PARIS, Jan 5 (Reuters) - French services sector growth in December came in slightly below an initial estimate, according to a monthly survey, as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic…

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New French election poll shows Macron would pip Pecresse in 2022 vote

Conservative challenger Valerie Pecresse could run French President Emmanuel Macron close in the second round of this year's election if she can squeeze past right-wing rivals in round one, an…

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France imposes fines on Facebook Ireland and Google

PARIS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - France's data privacy watchdog CNIL said on Thursday it had fined Alphabet's Google a record 150 million euros ($169 million) for making it difficult for…

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UPDATED: French parliament approves latest COVID vaccine measures

France's parliament on Thursday approved President Emmanuel Macron's plans for a vaccine pass to help curb the spread of the Omicron variant after a tumultuous debate whipped up by Macron's…

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France slightly eases COVID travel restrictions regarding trips to UK

PARIS, Jan 5 (Reuters) - The French government has slightly eased COVID-19 travel restrictions regarding trips to the United Kingdom, said government spokesman Gabriel Attal, by widening the official list…

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Macron’s ‘piss off’ comments trigger new COVID law debate suspension

PARIS, Jan 5 (Reuters) - French parliament suspended debate on a new COVID-19 law early on Wednesday as opposition lawmakers demanded explanations from President Emmanuel Macron about comments in which…

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Russia, China, Britain, U.S. and France say no one can win nuclear war

China, Russia, Britain, the United States and France have agreed that a further spread of nuclear arms and a nuclear war should be avoided, according to a joint statement by…

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France finds bird flu at turkey farm in west, industry group says

France has detected highly pathogenic bird flu on a farm in the west of the country, marking the first outbreak in the region, poultry industry group Anvol said on Monday,…

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“We will not yield,” French lawmaker says after death threats over vaccine pass

Lawmakers from France's ruling party said on Monday they would not be cowed by death threats that dozens of politicians have received over a bill that will require people to show proof…

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France to expand financial aid for companies hit by COVID-19 pandemic

PARIS, Jan 3 (Reuters) - France will spend about a hundred million euros to expand financial aid for companies hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said…

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UK officials expect deal on Channel migrant crisis after French election – The Times

Jan 3 (Reuters) - British officials are working on plans for a deal to tackle the Channel migrant crisis later in the year as the government does not think reaching…

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France introduces new Covid restrictions as schools reopen

France will implement new Covid restrictions today in the latest attempt to stem rising infections. Starting from today, big events will be limited to 2,000 people indoors and 5,000 people…

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