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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 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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Southern Europe regretting exodus of doctors, nurses as coronavirus surges

Thirty-year-old Pep Iglesies emigrated to Canada from Spain in August for a new job that is much like his old one – taking care of coronavirus patients and working as…

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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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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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COVID-19 cases and deaths increase in France and Germany, UK registers decrease

The number of confirmed new COVID-19 cases and deaths in France rose sharply in the last 24 hours, according to French health ministry data published on Saturday. France registered 32,095…

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New coronavirus cases drop sharply in France’s second week of lockdown

New coronavirus infections and hospital admissions for COVID-19 dropped sharply at the end of the second week of a new nationwide confinement in France, health ministry data showed on Friday.…

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Five years after Paris attacks, France back on maximum alert

Five years after a squad of Islamist killers waged the deadliest attack during peacetime in modern-day France, Prime Minister Jean Castex on Friday paid tribute to those killed, with the…

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Macron hails chance to “make our planet great again” after Biden win

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday welcomed the prospect of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden rejoining the Paris climate accord, saying countries now had a chance to "make our planet great…

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France extends lockdown for two more weeks

French Prime Minister Jean Castex said there would be no easing for at least two weeks of the country's second COVID-19 lockdown, with the number of people in hospital with…

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MEPs unanimously condemn recent terrorist attacks in France and Austria

MEPs call for unity and a robust response to terror attacks, in parallel with additional efforts promoting fundamental freedoms and integration. In a debate with Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson,…

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French PM says now is not the time to relax COVID measures

It is not the right time to relax restrictions imposed upon France to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, French Prime Minister Jean Castex told Le Monde newspaper in an interview published…

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France’s Le Maire: I want to save Christmas for shopkeepers

French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday the crucial Christmas season for businesses and shopkeepers could be saved, provided people stick to strict guidelines under the current lockdown…

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New cases of coronavirus in France overtake Russia

France reported 35,879 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the total to 1.86 million, overtaking Russia and making France the worst affected country in the European region. With a total…

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Macron and Merkel urge for Schengen reform

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said it was urgently necessary for Europe to reform the open-border Schengen area in light of recent terrorist attacks. "I want to mention the entry-exit system…

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French minister, in Cairo, affirms respect for Islam in dispute over cartoons

The French foreign minister asserted his country’s “profound respect for Islam” during a visit to Cairo on Sunday in a dispute with the Muslim world over France’s defence of the…

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France Covid-19 death-toll surpasses 40,000

The total number of deaths in France from COVID-19 has topped 40,000 for the first time while the number of new cases hit a fresh record, health ministry data showed. New…

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French PM vows to fight radical Islam

French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Saturday the government would keep "fighting relentlessly" against radical Islam as he paid tribute to the three victims of a knife attack in…

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Photo Story: Ceremony for the victims of knife attack in Nice

Notre-Dame de l'Assomption Basilica's Priest Franklin Parmentier (R) carries a portrait of Vincent Loques during a ceremony on Saturday for the victims of the recent attack at Notre-Dame de Nice…

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France posts record 60,486 new coronavirus cases

France registered a record 60,486 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday, after posting a record 58,046 on Thursday, health ministry data showed. The new cases took the total number of…

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Tunisia ready to accept migrants deported from France

Tunisia will accept all Tunisian migrants deported from France following the fatal stabbings at a church in Nice as long as all judicial appeals have been exhausted, its interior minister…

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France places parts of country on high alert for bird flu

France is putting part of the country on high alert for bird flu after cases of the disease were reported in western Europe since last month, the government announced on…

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New headache for France, parts of country put on high alert for bird flu

France is putting part of the country on high alert for bird flu after cases of the disease were reported in western Europe since last month, the government announced on…

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BNP Paribas Chiefs Ordered To Appear Before Maltese Court in €1 Billion Lawsuit Or Face Consequences

In a sitting at the beginning of the month, Judge Joseph Zammit Mckeon reconfirmed a ruling last August ordering Chairman Jean Lemierre and CEO Jean-Laurent Bonnafé to appear in person…

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Paris mayor Hidalgo: COVID restrictions to be widened in Paris

Paris will be placed under more restrictions to curb the worsening COVID-19 pandemic, including a requirement for more shops to close in the evening, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo told BFM…

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France’s COVID-19 deaths rise by almost 1,000

France’s daily COVID-19 death toll spiked by 854 on Tuesday, an increase unseen since April 15, while the number of people hospitalised for the disease went up by more than…

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Paris to re-impose evening curfew

The French government will reimpose an evening curfew on Paris, and possibly the greater Paris Ile-de-France region, to tackle the country's worsening COVID-19 figures, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on…

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French manufacturing sector strengthened slightly in October

Activity in France's manufacturing sector strengthened slightly in October, although the country's new lockdown will likely hit the sector soon, according to a monthly survey published on Monday. Data compiler…

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French pupils return to school for first time since teacher’s beheading

Twelve million pupils returned to school in France on Monday for the first time since an Islamist militant beheaded teacher Samuel Paty, who had used cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammad…

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Some French shops may reopen in 10 days if virus slows

France may ease its lockdown rules and allow some shops to open if circulation of the coronavirus slows, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on RTL radio on Monday.…

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France announces ban on sale of ‘non-essential’ items in supermarkets

France is to introduce a ban on the sale of all 'non-essential' items in supermarkets from Tuesday, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced in a televised interview Sunday on TF1, under measures already imposed by…

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Charlie Hebdo trial suspended after suspect tests positive for Covid

The main suspect in a trial over the 2015 Charlie Hebdo massacre has tested positive for coronavirus, prompting the court to suspend hearings until Wednesday. Ali Riza Polat is accused…

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French death toll up by 224 at 36,788

France said on Saturday that 224 more people had died from the new coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 36,788, as the number of confirmed cases…

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France’s Macron to Muslims: I hear your anger, but will not accept violence

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday he respected Muslims who were shocked by cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad but that was no excuse for violence, as his officials ramped…

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France reports close to 50,000 new cases over 24 hours

France on Friday reported 49,215 new confirmed coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, compared to 47,637 on Thursday and a record high of 52,010 on Sunday. A new national…

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France strengthens up security at home, abroad

French ministers said on Friday that they were calling up gendarmerie reserves and boosting security at home and abroad, a day after three people were killed in what authorities say…

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French economy now seen contracting by 11% in 2020 -Le Maire

The French economy is now expected to contract by 11% in 2020, compared to an earlier forecast for a 10% contraction, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told radio on…

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Nice residents mourn church attack dead

France's interior minister said on Friday more militant attacks on its soil were likely and the country was engaged in a war against Islamist ideology following the second deadly knife…

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French Interior Minister warns “war against Islamist ideology” means more attacks in France

More attacks on French soil are likely as France is engaged in a "war against Islamist ideology", its interior minister said on Friday. A knife-wielding Tunisian man shouting "Allahu Akbar"…

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France raises security threat level to highest after Nice attack

France has raised the security alert for French territory to the highest level after the knife attack in the city of Nice, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Thursday. Castex…

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UPDATED: Another attack in France thwarted

French police shot dead a man in Montfavet, near the city of Avignon in southern France, after he had earlier threatened passersby with a handgun, police said, confirming media reports. Police in…

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UPDATED: Man arrested in Jeddah after attacking guard at French consulate “with sharp tool”

A Saudi man was arrested in the Red Sea city of Jeddah after attacking and wounding a security guard with a "sharp tool" at the French consulate on Thursday, local police said.…

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UPDATED: Three dead in knife attack in French church, woman beheaded

A knife-wielding attacker shouting "Allahu Akbar" beheaded a woman and killed two other people in a suspected terrorist incident at a church in the French city of Nice on Thursday,…

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New French COVID lockdown may have to go beyond Dec. 1 – government adviser

France's new national lockdown, aimed at curbing the resurgence of COVID-19, may have to be extended beyond its initial deadline of Dec. 1, government scentific adviser Professor Jean-François Delfraissy said…

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France’s Macron announces new nationwide lockdown starting Friday to combat virus outbreak

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a second national lockdown, banning travel between regions. Mr Macron said under the new measures, starting on Friday, people will only be allowed to…

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Relations between France and Turkey continue downhill slide

Top Turkish officials condemned a caricature scorning President Tayyip Erdogan in the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, calling it a “disgusting effort” to “spread its cultural racism and…

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France increases security due to ‘very high’ terror risk

France is increasing security at religious sites as the interior minister said that the country faces a “very high” risk of terrorist threats, amid growing geopolitical tensions following the beheading…

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France considering one-month lockdown

The French government may be considering a one-month national lockdown in response to surging coronavirus cases and higher deaths. The lockdown could take effect from midnight on Thursday, France’s BFM…

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Four dead after boat carrying migrants capsizes off northern France

At least four people died after a boat carrying about 20 migrants capsized off the coast of Loon-Plage near Dunkirk, northern France, French media reported on Tuesday. "This is the…

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