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France places former Jeffrey Epstein associate under formal investigation for rape, sexual…
French prosecutors said Saturday they had charged and imprisoned a former close associate of disgraced American billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, the prominent French modelling agent Jean-Luc Brunel, over alleged sex crimes.
Brunel was charged…
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France debates human rights at home while still selling weapons to oppressive regimes
As the French President Emmanuel Macron faces accusations that he is moving to curtail the civic rights in his country and reduce transparency, the recent state visit of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi underscored France’s…
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‘We’re not Hungary, Turkey or somesuch’: Macron rejects ‘illiberal’…
French President Emmanuel Macron, in a more than two-hour-long, wide-ranging interview on Friday with the online media outlet Brut, rejected accusations his government had taken an illiberal turn with a contested bill to protect police…
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France to start widespread Covid-19 vaccine campaign from April 2021, says Macron
France is aiming to launch a widespread Covid-19 vaccination campaign between April and June next year, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday.
Early 2021 will see a first vaccination drive targeted at the most fragile and…
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France weighs forcing coronavirus-infected patients to isolate
As France seeks to ease its Covid-19 lockdown and stem the virus's spread, French President Emmanuel Macron this week proposed compelling those infected to isolate from others. His prime minister Jean Castex followed suit and promised draft…
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French businesses look to new avenues to drive sales
Two rounds of Covid-19 lockdowns have taken their toll on French merchants, who are looking for innovative ways to boost fourth-quarter sales. Some of these changes are likely to last long after the pandemic is over.
As have so many…
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Coronavirus: French lockdown to ease after ‘second peak passed’
France will begin to ease its strict coronavirus lockdown restrictions this weekend, allowing shops to reopen, President Emmanuel Macron says.
People will also be able to share "moments with the family" over the Christmas period, Mr…
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French judges on Monday postponed the corruption trial of former president Nicolas Sarkozy until…
Sarkozy was set to go on trial Monday for attempted bribery of a judge in what could turn into a humiliating postscript to a political career tainted by a litany of legal woes.
The ex-president, along with his lawyer Thierry Herzog and…
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Italian regions lock down and Paris tightens rules as Europe smashes virus records
The Italian regions worst-hit by the second coronavirus wave entered a new lockdown Friday after the country tallied its highest daily number of both infections and deaths the previous day.
Italy is under a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. nationwide…
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French court approves transfer of Rwanda genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga to UN tribunal
France’s top appeals court ruled Wednesday that alleged Rwandan genocide financier Félicien Kabuga s..
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