EU/Presidency: France supports Portugal's EU Council presidency 200%
Lusa - France - 12/01/2021
UK reaches deal with France to allow trucks to cross border
Xinhua - International - 23/12/2020
Britain and France have reached a deal to reopen their border to haulers and some passengers from today, the British Department for Transport announced on Tuesday.
As part of the agreement, rapid turnaround lateral flow tests, which can return results in around 30…
Ex-surgeon sentenced to 15 years in prison for abuse against 349 children
IstoÉ - Brasil - 06/12/2020
Former surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec, 70, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the sexual abuse of 349 children in France, including their nieces. He was arrested in 2017. The information is from the Extra newspaper.
The conviction came after the police discovered several…
French police charged over black man's beating
AFP - France - 30/11/2020
Four French police officers were charged Monday over the beating and racial abuse of a black music producer, a case that has outraged France and ramped up pressure on the government to give ground on a controversial security bill
The assault of Michel Zecler —…
Award-winning photojournalist wounded covering Paris protest
AFP - France - 29/11/2020
A press freedom group has denounced the “unacceptable” injury of an award-winning Syrian photojournalist during a Paris protest against police brutality
Ameer Alhalbi, a freelance photographer who worked for Polka Magazine and AFP, was covering the…
France to ease lockdown as world ramps up vaccine preparations
AFP - France - 24/11/2020
France on Tuesday was set to become the latest country to ease coronavirus restrictions in the run-up to Christmas, as Russia joined in a flurry of encouraging announcements about possible vaccines.
In an evening television address, French President Emmanuel Macron was…
French army says 30 jihadists killed in Mali
AFP - France - 14/11/2020
Forces belonging to France’s Barkhane mission in Mali killed around 30 jihadists in the centre of the country, the French army headquarters said on Friday
Commando troops transported by helicopter and supported by fighter aircraft on Thursday evening fought…
Brazilian is among the victims of the attack in France, says Itamaraty
Folha de S.Paulo - Brasil - 30/10/2020
44-year-old woman and mother of three lived in the European country and was attacked in the Notre-Dame basilica
A 44-year-old woman is among the three victims of a knife attack on Thursday (29) inside the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Nice, in France, according to the Foreign…
Armed man threatens police in Avignon. It's the third attack on France this morning
TSF - Portugal - 29/10/2020
The attacker was shot dead by security forces. Case is already being investigated.
A gunman tried to attack several people this morning in the city of Avignon, the local media said. The attacker reportedly shouted “Allah is great”, threatened civilians on the…
Macron imposes new virus lockdown as French hospitals engulfed
AFP - France - 29/10/2020
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday a new coronavirus lockdown until at least December 1, hoping to bring under control an outbreak that is poised to overwhelm hospitals in a matter of days
“The virus is spreading across France at a speed that…
Chechen strongman calls Macron 'terrorist' provoking Muslims
AFP - Russia - 27/10/2020
Chechnya’s strongman leader Ramzan Kadyrov on Tuesday accused Emmanuel Macron of provoking Muslims and compared the French leader to a “terrorist.”
In a strongly-worded statement, the head of Russia’s Muslim-majority southern region condemned…
