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Universities, schools and crèches closed in France – 70 year olds to stay home

In a televised address, French President Emanuel Macron ordered that schools, creches and universities across France will be closed from Monday and asked people over 70 years old to stay…

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Photo Story: Ceremony to honour victims of terror attacks in Europe in Paris

Spain's King Felipe VI (C) delivers a speech during a ceremony to honour victims of terror attacks in Europe, on the 16th anniversary of Madrid attacks, at the Trocadero in…

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Coronavirus death toll in France rises to 48 as 500 new cases are confirmed

France has enacted further restrictions as the country's death toll from coronavirus rose to 48 on Wednesday, and more than 500 new cases were recorded in 24 hours. As the…

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Libya’s Haftar tells Macron he’s committed to signing ceasefire

Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar has told French President Emmanuel Macron he will sign a ceasefire if militias backing the internationally recognised government respect it. Monday's meeting between the two…

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Coronavirus cases in France continue to increase, warning heading to situation similar to Italy

Thirty-three people have died from coronavirus in France with two new cluster zones, authorities reported. The spread of the virus continued to impact all aspects of French life with concerts…

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EU will do everything needed to slow Coronavirus spread – Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the nation on Tuesday evening after a conference call with EU leaders on the coronavirus outbreak, saying that European nations will do everything that is…

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Disneyland Paris worker tests positive to coronavirus

A Disneyland Paris maintenance worker tested positive for coronavirus over the weekend, a spokesman for the theme park said on Monday. The worker has not been in contact with visitors…

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Coronavirus death toll increases in France

French health officials on Saturday reported five more deaths from coronavirus, taking the total death toll to 16 with 949 confirmed cases nationwide. The cases included three in the National Assembly,…

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Nurseries, Kindergartens and Schools to close in two zones of France as death toll rose to 9 from 613 confirmed cases

Nurseries, kindergartens and schools in two areas worst affected by the coronavirus will be closed for two weeks starting Monday, French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced Friday as the death…

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Pope Francis accepts resignation of Cardinal Philippe Barbarin as Archbishop of Lyon

Pope Francis on Friday accepted the resignation of Cardinal Philippe Barbarin as the Archbishop of Lyon, France. Cardinal Barbarin had first submitted his resignation to Pope Francis on 18 March…

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High-speed TGV train derails in eastern France

A high-speed TGV train running between Strasbourg in eastern France and Paris derailed on Thursday, the state-run SNCF rail company said. The driver of the train was badly hurt, regional…

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France confirmed its fourth coronavirus death

France confirmed its fourth coronavirus death as case count reaches 204 and 120 schools close. On Tuesday, the government reported a total of 204 cases, up 13 from the previous day,…

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France confirms 3rd Coronavirus death

France has this evening confirmed its third death from COVID-19 coronavirus. An 89-year-old woman died from the disease in a hospital in Compiègne, about 80 kilometres north-east of Paris. Compiègne…

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Paris Half-Marathon cancelled

The Paris half-marathon, which was scheduled for Sunday with 44,000 registered runners, has been cancelled over fears of coronavirus, officials said on Saturday. The cancellation of large gatherings in confined…

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Fires near Gare de Lyon train station in Paris

A large fire broke out Friday in southeastern Paris near the Gare de Lyon train station, according to a tweet from the Paris Police. BFM Television reported that the fire…

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France’s Macron Says Coronavirus ‘Epidemic Is on the Way’

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday after visiting a hospital in Paris that the COVID-19 outbreak will soon become an epidemic. "Crisis, an epidemic that is on the way,"…

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France reports first citizen to die from coronavirus

France reports first citizen to die from coronavirus as three new cases confirmed. The number of new confirmed cases of coronavirus in France has risen to three and one person…

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Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi asks France for political asylum

Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman who spent years on death row after a 2010 conviction of blasphemy, said that she was seeking political asylum from the French government. “My…

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Photo Story: ‘Rubik Mona Lisa’ sold for 480,200 euros at Paris auction

A French street artist’s interpretation of the Mona Lisa made of 330 Rubik’s Cubes sold for 480,200 euros on Sunday at a modern art auction in Paris, well above presale…

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France assures Lebanon of its financial aid if need be

France is ready to support Lebanon financially - bilaterally or multilaterally - its finance minister said on Sunday, warning against mixing economic recovery in the small Mediterranean state with…

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Erdogan to meet Putin, Merkel and Macron to discuss Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Saturday that he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron on March 5 to discuss the…

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Photo Story: French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle docks in Cyprus

Photos from the French aircraft carrier 'Charles de Gaulle' after on Friday it docked at the port of Limassol, Cyprus. The huge vessel, which has a crew of about…

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Macron ‘not sure’ of UK-EU trade deal by end of year

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he is "not sure" a UK-EU trade deal will be struck by 31 December, the end of the Brexit transition period. Mr Macron…

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Merkel and Macron seek talks with Putin and Erdogan on Syria

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron told Russia's Vladimir Putin on Thursday they want to meet him and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan to defuse the crisis in…

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Paris Saint-Germain president charged by Swiss prosecutors for bribery linked to WorldCup TV rights

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser al-Khelaifi was charged by Swiss federal prosecutors in connection with a wider bribery investigation linked to World Cup television rights. The Qatari businessman has been charged…

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France to curb on foreign imams in bid to combat separatism

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday announced measures to end a programme that allowed foreign countries to send imams and teachers to provide services without supervision in France in a…

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Photo Story: The 87th Lemon Festival in Menton, France

Sculptures made of lemons and oranges during the 87th Lemon Festival in Menton, France, 18 February 2020. This year, the festival's theme is 'World Festivals' and runs from 15 February…

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France warns UK of bitter trade negotiations

France has warned Britain to expect a bruising battle with the EU in post-Brexit trade negotiations. French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian made clear at a conference in Munich that…

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French Health Minister to run for Paris Mayor

France's Health Minister Agnès Buzyn said Sunday she will step in to run as Emmanuel Macron's party candidate for the Paris mayoral race, after the president's prior pick stepped down amid a…

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France announces first coronavirus death in Europe

France's health minister has said a Chinese tourist has died from coronavirus COVID19 , the first fatality from the virus in Europe. An 80-year-old Chinese tourist, from Hubei province, died…

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France officially opens investigation into Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder

French justice officials have opened an investigation in connection with the 2017 killing of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia to determine if there was a French connection, they announced. The…

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Macron’s party crumbling as defecting MPs believe the party is over

Emmanuel Macron’s ruling party has begun to crumble at the edges in a sign of the domestic difficulties piling up for the French president as his popularity ebbs. Members…

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French and Italian Foreign Ministers discuss Libya

Several international issues and especially Libya were on the agenda for Tuesday's meeting between Italian foreign minister Luigi Di Maio and his French counterpart, Jean-Yves Le Drian. A statement issued…

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Diplomatique.Expert Insight – Terrorism – The lone wolves strike again

This article appeared first on this week's Diplomatique.Expert, CorporateDispatch geopolitics insights journal. In a matter of days, France and Great Britain were victims of what is commonly known as lone…

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Macron unveils nuclear doctrine, warns EU ‘cannot remain spectators’ in arms race

French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled his nuclear doctrine advocating a more coordinated European Union defence strategy in which France, the bloc's only post-Brexit nuclear power, and its arsenal would…

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Two schools to shut in France as five British nationals among new coronavirus cases

France is closing two schools and trying to reassure vacationers in the Alps after five British citizens, including a 9-year-old child, contracted the new virus from China at a French…

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Four British adults and child tested positive for Coronavirus in French Alps

Five Britons have tested positive for coronavirus in France, local health officials have confirmed. BBC reports that four adults and a child were diagnosed with the virus in the French…

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Post-Brexit blues hit British elected officials in France

Thanks to Brexit, the 760 British local councillors in France will not be eligible to run for re-election in the March 2020 municipal elections. It’s a painful change for these…

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Macron says that Poland, Germany and France will lead post-Brexit Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for closer ties with Poland in shaping the European Union without Britain, in European security and relations with Russia.Poland's controversial judicial reforms, which…

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France to boost military troops in Africa’s Sahel to counter terrorism

France announced it was bolstering its military presence in Africa's Sahel region to counter jihadi violence. French Defence Minister Florence Parly said in a statement that the majority of the…

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Brexit is a ‘historic warning sign’ for the European Union, says Macron

Brexit is a "historic warning sign" for the European Union, French President Emmanuel Macron said hours before Britain's departure from the EU, adding that it meant "we need more Europe".…

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Turkey and France exchange accusation over Libya

French President Emmanuel Macron has accused Turkey of violating the agreement established at a Berlin summit to rein in the Libya conflict by halting foreign interference, saying Turkish warships and…

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Airbus agrees to settle bribery and corruption investigations

Airbus confirmed that it had agreed to settle bribery and corruption investigations with authorities in the US, the UK, and France. The European aircraft maker said that the agreements remain…

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Paris cancels Lunar New Year parade over coronavirus

Paris-based Chinese associations have cancelled a Lunar New Year parade following the coronavirus epidemic, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo said Sunday. “I have met with the Chinese community in Paris.…

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France prepares evacuation of its citizens from coronavirus-hit Wuhan, China

France is planning to evacuate its citizens from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus epidemic, the French Foreign Ministry said. A statement on the official…

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Macron pleads with Trump not to cut off U.S. support for French forces in Africa

France is appealing to President Donald Trump not to cut off U.S. military support to French forces fighting Islamist militants in Africa, warning that it could undermine efforts to counter…

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Another case of Coronavirus confirmed in France – Update

Update: - France confirmed on Friday its first three cases of the Wuhan coronavirus, with two patients being hospitalised in Paris and the other in the southwestern city of Bordeaux. In…

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Arrests in France and the Netherlands break up Iraqi-Kurdish smuggling network

The French Border Guard together with the French National Police (Police nationale) and the Dutch Royal Marechaussee (Koninklijke Marechaussee), supported by Europol and Eurojust, dismantled a large criminal network involved…

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Macron says Iran must never get nuclear weapons

President Emmanuel Macron said France was determined Iran would never gain a nuclear weapon but it wanted to avoid any military escalation in the Middle East, after he met with…

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Photo Story: Floods in the South of France

French firemen patrol in flooded streets as Storm Gloria hits the south of France, in Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, France. The storm had earlier battered Spain causing victims before moving onto France.…

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Nantes to wear Argentina colours to mark a year since Emiliano Sala’s death

French football team FC Nantes will wear a commemorative kit this weekend to mark the first anniversary of the death of Emiliano Sala. The French club, which usually wears…

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Photo Story: French nuclear aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle heads for the Middle East

The French nuclear aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle leaves Toulon military harbour, southern France, 21 January 2020. The aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle is being deployed to support the Chammal…

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Four dead as Storm Gloria batters Spain, starts moving into France

Hundreds of thousands of people were left without electricity in north-eastern Spain on Tuesday after heavy snow and rainfall. Four people have been killed by Storm Gloria since Sunday, with…

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Iran asks for US and French help in Ukrainian airliner crash investigations after admitting it shot it down by mistake

Iran said it had asked the U.S. and French authorities for equipment to download information from black boxes on a downed Ukrainian airliner, potentially angering countries which want the recorders…

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France says more countries back European-led naval mission in Hormuz

A European-led naval mission in the Straits of Hormuz - a vital shipping route for world transport that has been impacted by military tensions in the Middle East - has…

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VIDEO: Highlights Paris Fashion Week FW2020/21

Fashion Week festivities have made their way over to France’s capital of Paris. Welcoming in the Fall/Winter 2020 season, the city’s dazzling streets and ornate architecture have become the latest…

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French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier announces retirement

French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier said Friday that his next Paris haute couture fashion show will be his last. The flamboyant creator said he would be bowing out Wednesday with a…

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