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Macron unveils 30-bln euro plan for innovation and industrial revival
France wants to be a leader in green hydrogen by 2030 and build low-carbon planes and small nuclear reactors as part of a 30 billion euro ($35 billion) investment plan, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday.
Macron said the road map,…
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France suspends joint military operations with Malian forces
The decision comes after Mali’s military strongman Assimi Goita, who led last year’s coup, ousted the country’ civilian transitional president and prime minister last week in what French leader Emmanuel Macron has called a “coup d’etat in…
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Malaysian police search for conspiracy theorist linked to kidnapping of French girl
Malaysian police are searching for a French citizen in connection with the kidnapping of an eight-year-old girl in eastern France. France has issued an international arrest warrant for Remy Daillet, a conspiracy figure, who allegedly…
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US to strengthen bilateral ties with France, Biden tells Macron
U.S. President Joe Biden spoke on Sunday with French President Emmanuel Macron, expressing his desire to strengthen bilateral ties, the White House said, as Biden made the traditional ally one of the first countries contacted during his…
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Six Nations in jeopardy as France mulls rugby travel ban over virus fears
Discussions about the Six Nations will be held next week after the French government on Saturday recommended rugby clubs postpone upcoming European Cup matches with domestic British teams due to the new Covid-19 variant in the United…
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France says dozens of jihadists killed in weekend Mali air strike
France said on Tuesday it had killed dozens of jihadists in a weekend air strike in central Mali, while several villagers and a local group said up to 20 wedding guests were killed by a helicopter.
Social media has been buzzing with…
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France: More than 2,500 break virus restrictions at illegal rave
An illegal warehouse rave that began on New Year's Eve in France in defiance of coronavirus precautions has been shut down by police after arrests and clashes. Some of the 2,500 ravers in Lieuron near Rennes in Brittany…
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Storm Bella batters France, tens of thousands left without electricity
Tens of thousands were left without electricity and planes were delayed or forced to re-route Sunday as storm Bella caused torrential rain and heavy winds in much of France. Brittany and Normandy in the north and west of …
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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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