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Anti-money laundering credentials key for Binance’s Paris plans – regulator

PARIS, Nov 25 (Reuters) - France's financial sector regulator said on Thursday that crypto exchange Binance must focus on its anti-money laundering compliance if it wants regulatory backing to set…

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UPDATED: France’s Macron: Stronger European cooperation needed to deal with human trafficking

ZAGREB, Nov 25 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that stronger European cooperation was needed after 27 migrants died a day earlier when their dinghy deflated as…

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UPDATED: French Health Minister Veran: COVID face masks to become compulsory again indoors

PARIS, Nov 25 (Reuters) - French Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Thursday that COVID-19 face masks will become compulsory again in many places and notably indoors to help contain…

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UPDATED: France and Britain seek answers while trading blame after migrant tragedy

PARIS, Nov 25 (Reuters) - France and Britain sought answers on Thursday on how to deter migrants from trying to cross the sea separating them after 27 people died making…

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France to take steps against online retail site Wish to protect consumers

PARIS, Nov 24 (Reuters) - The French government is taking measures against website company "Wish" to protect French consumers, finance minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday. "We ask for…

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France plans tighter social distancing rules, booster ramp-up to fight COVID wave

PARIS, Nov 24 (Reuters) - The French government will announce new COVID-19 containment measures on Thursday as the infection rate surges nationwide, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Wednesday. Attal…

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Immigration out of control in France, says presidency hopeful Barnier

Michel Barnier, the former European Union Brexit negotiator and now a challenger for the French presidency, said France had lost control of immigration and that a sense of impunity prevailed.…

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Indo-Pacific region priority for France’s EU presidency – foreign minister

JAKARTA, Nov 24 (Reuters) - The Indo-Pacific region will be a priority for France when it takes the presidency of the European Union next year, its foreign minister said on…

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Crowd problems put future of French football at risk, says minister

Repeated crowd problems in Ligue 1 are putting the future of French soccer at risk, French Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu said after Sunday's game between Olympique Lyonnais and Olympique Marseille was abandoned due to…

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France is determined the UK respect post-Brexit deal and fishing rights – French PM

PARIS, Nov 22 (Reuters) - France and the European Commission are determined to ensure that Britain respects its post-Brexit arrangements and agreements on fishing licences following the UK's departure from…

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France rescues nearly 250 migrants in English Channel

PARIS (Reuters) - A total of 243 migrants were rescued in the English Channel on Friday and Saturday while trying to cross to Britain from France in makeshift boats, local…

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Fire beaks out near Place de L’Opera in central Paris

A large fire broke out in a building on boulevard des Capucines, near the Place de L'Opera square in central Paris on Saturday, sending clouds of smoke rising into the…

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France will not impose Covid lockdowns on unvaccinated people

France does not need to follow those European countries imposing COVID-19 lockdowns on unvaccinated people, because of the success of its health pass in curbing the virus' spread, President Emmanuel…

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France to push migrant issue during EU presidency, Macron says

PARIS (Reuters) - France will push for action on migration when it hosts the European Union presidency from January, President Emmanuel Macron was quoted as saying on Thursday, and he…

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French new coronavirus cases top 20,000 per day for first time since August

France registered more than 20,000 new confirmed coronavirus infections on Wednesday for the first time since Aug. 25 as the fifth wave of the epidemic picked up speed. The health…

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France may need more to work-from-home to fight rise in COVID

PARIS, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The French government's top scientific adviser Jean-Francois Delfraissy said on Wednesday he could not rule out authorities asking companies once again to make a greater…

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Italy, France to sign Rome treaty aimed at changing EU power balance

Italian and French leaders Mario Draghi and Emmanuel Macron will sign a deal next week to try to tilt the balance of power in Europe after the departure of German…

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EU ready to support sanctions on Russian mercenaries, France says

The European Union agreed on Monday to draft a list of possible sanctions on Russian mercenaries who could be deployed to West Africa's Sahel region, France's foreign minister said. Reuters…

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Facing election, France urges EU caution on new trade deals

France urged EU partners to proceed more firmly and cautiously with trade negotiations, while denying it was blocking the conclusion of any deal before its presidential election in April. EU…

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France’s EDF stops cutting electricity supply for unpaid bills

PARIS, Nov 12 (Reuters) - EDF said on Friday it would no longer cut off French retail customers' electricity supplies for unpaid bills, extending a winter truce introduced by the…

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UPDATED: World powers to push Libya election in Paris meeting

World powers will push for sanctions against anyone who disrupts Libya's electoral process and political transition, according to draft conclusions of a conference they are holding later on Friday in…

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France experiencing start of fifth wave of COVID epidemic -minister

France is at the beginning of a fifth wave of the coronavirus epidemic, Health Minister Olivier Veran said. "Several neighbouring countries are already in a fifth wave of the COVID…

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Algeria president will not attend Libya’s conference in France

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune will not attend a conference on Libya in France on Friday but will delegate a representative, Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra said. Relations between France and Algeria…

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France extends COVID-19 booster shots, requires them for health pass

French President Emmanuel Macron said that those aged 65 and older will need to present proof of a COVID-19 booster shot from mid-December for health passes that give access to…

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France says Russia refused to hold Normandy format meeting on Ukraine

France's foreign ministry on Tuesday said Russia had refused to accept a ministerial meeting with France, Ukraine, Germany to discuss the conflict in eastern Ukraine and denied that it had failed to respond…

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French health authority advises against Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for under 30s

France's public health authority has recommended people under 30 be given Pfizer's Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine when available instead of Moderna Inc's Spikevax jab, which carried comparatively higher risks of heart-related problems. The…

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French Catholics agree to sell property to compensate abuse victims

France's Catholic Church said on Monday it would sell real estate and, if needed, take out loans to set up a fund to compensate thousands of people sexually abused by…

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UPDATED: Police official injured after knife attack in Cannes

A policeman survived a knife attack in the French Riviera city of Cannes on Monday, with media quoting a police source as saying the assailant had said he was acting…

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French ski stations will require masks in ski lift lines – media

PARIS (Reuters) - Skiers waiting in line to get on a ski lift in French winter resorts this season will have to wear a mask, but a health pass will…

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France tightens bird flu measures as virus spreads in Europe

PARIS, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The French government has put the entire country on high alert for bird flu as the virus spreads across Europe, the agriculture ministry said on…

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France criticises saved hostage who went back to Mali

French aid worker Sophie Pétronin, who was freed in 2020 after being held for four years by jihadist militants in Mali, is once again missing in the West African nation.…

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Impounded British scallop dredger sailing home from French port

ROUEN, France, (Reuters) - A British scallop dredger impounded by French authorities sailed out of the French port of Le Havre on Wednesday evening and was heading home, ending a…

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French minister says UK showed ‘constructive’ spirit in Brexit fishing talks

PARIS, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Britain has shown a "constructive" spirit in its talks with France over post-Brexit fishing licences, French transport minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari said on Wednesday. "I spoke…

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Tennis-Canada stun holders France as Billie Jean King Cup finals kick off

Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and Rebecca Marino won the deciding doubles rubber to help stun defending champions France 2-1 on the opening day of the new-look Billie Jean King Cup finals…

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Britain tells France: Back down in 48 hours or we get tough

Britain gave France 48 hours on Monday to back down in a fishing row that threatens to escalate into a wider trade dispute between two of Europe's biggest economies or face tortuous legal…

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EU’s Sefcovic warns UK not to embark on ‘confrontation’ -Telegraph

European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic said the United Kingdom must not "embark on a path of confrontation" amid tension over post-Brexit fishing rights and goods passing through Northern Ireland,…

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UPDATED: Britain warns France: back down in 48 hours or face trade trouble

Britain gave France 48 hours on Monday to back down in a fishing row that threatens to spiral into a wider trade dispute between two of Europe's biggest economies or…

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French COVID-19 hospitalisations show highest daily rise for 6 weeks

French health authorities said on Sunday the number of people hospitalised because of COVID-19 went up by 48 over the past 24 hours to reach 6,572, the highest daily increase…

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France’s Macron says Australia PM lied over submarine deal

SYDNEY, Nov 1 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison lied to him over the cancellation of a submarine building contract in September, and indicated…

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UK says it’s up to France to cool fishing dispute

ROME, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Britain rejected French assertions on Sunday that their leaders had agreed to measures to de-escalate a row over post-Brexit fishing rights, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's…

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France’s daily COVID-19 infections top 7,000 for first time since mid-Sept

French health authorities reported 7,360 daily new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the first time the tally has topped 7,000 since Sept 21. In another sign the virus is ramping up…

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UPDATED: Britain, France again at loggerheads over easing fishing row

Britain and France clashed again over a post-Brexit fishing row on Sunday, with London calling on Paris to withdraw its threats and rejecting assertions there had been any agreement to…

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Photo Story: Chocolate version of Pablo Picasso’s Guernica in Paris

Confectioners repair some parts of the chocolate version of Pablo Picasso's painting 'Guernica' in original size, made by around 40 confectioners from Euskal Gozogileak 'Basque confectioners' association using around 500…

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Britain steps up post-Brexit dispute with France over fishing

ROME, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Britain stepped up a war of words with France on Saturday, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson refusing to rule out triggering trade dispute action next…

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UPDATED: France, Britain locked in fishing standoff as Brexit tensions mount

By Costas Pitas and Sarah Meyssonnier LONDON/LE HAVRE, France, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Britain threatened on Friday to board French fishing boats and France stood by a plan to impose…

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A look at the post-Brexit fishing rules at the heart of new UK-France clash

France’s seizure of a British trawler in French territorial waters marked a serious escalation in a dispute between Paris and London over post-Brexit fishing rights. Tensions between the two sides…

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Brexit: French Agriculture Minister says no progress in fishing talks with UK

French Agriculture Minister Julien Denormandie told France 2 TV on Friday that there was no progress in talks between France and Britain over post-Brexit fishing licences, and added it was…

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UK summons French ambassador in post-Brexit fishing row

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government said on Thursday it would summon France's ambassador to London to protest France's actions in a post-Brexit fishing dispute. "I have instructed Europe Minister Wendy…

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UPDATED: UK says French threats will be met with calibrated response

LONDON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - French threats to disrupt British trade and block its trawlers from accessing French ports are not compatible with international law and will be met with…

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Brexit: France readying sanctions if UK withholds fishing licences

PARIS, Oct 27 (Reuters) - French fishermen lack half of the licences they need to fish in British territorial waters and which Paris says are owed to them after Brexit,…

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French far-right leader Le Pen, Hungarian PM Orban slam EU in Budapest

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban jointly criticised the European Union and the European Commission on Tuesday (October 26), during the French politician’s visit to the Hungarian capital. Le…

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France says it has ordered 50,000 doses of Merck’s COVID-19 antiviral pill

France has ordered 50,000 doses of Merck & Co's experimental COVID-19 antiviral drug for adults, the country's health minister Olivier Veran told a hearing at the French Senate on Tuesday.…

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French families grapple with high electricity prices

Jacques Kadio has already cut his grocery bill, refuels his car less and turns the heating off when his children are at school, but still the spiralling cost of electricity…

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New nuclear reactors can help France become carbon neutral by 2050 -RTE

PARIS, Oct 25 (Reuters) - French grid operator RTE said next generation nuclear reactors offer an affordable path to shifting the country's energy mix away from fossil fuels and make…

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Vaccine combinations with different technologies may be best

Healthcare workers in France who got a first shot of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine and then the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for their second shot showed stronger immune responses than those who had…

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New poll puts Zemmour in round two of French vote, behind President Macron

The hard-right political talk-show star Eric Zemmour was forecast to reach the second round of the French presidential election in a new poll published on Friday, although President Emmanuel Macron…

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‘Don’t be afraid’ of EU defence ambitions, France tells NATO

French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly told her NATO counterparts on Friday not to fear the European Union's defence plans, saying that the United States will benefit and any European…

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