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Amnesty: French state of emergency aimed at stopping peaceful protests
Jun 01, 2017 00:22Amnesty International says France has been using an extended state of emergency in Paris to block peaceful protests.
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Putin on France visit to mend strained ties with West
May 29, 2017 17:05Russian President Vladimir Putin has started an official visit to France in what many see as an attempt to mend strained ties with the West.
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France: Russia important factor in solving many international problems
May 28, 2017 23:59French President Emmanuel Macron has said that Russia is a key factor in solving many international problems.
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Frenchman, 3 Congolese hostages freed in Congo
May 28, 2017 23:59Militiamen have freed a French national and three Congolese who were kidnapped in March in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Interior Ministry says.
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Total to ink $4 billion Iran gas deal before summer
May 27, 2017 10:00Iran will sign a $4 billion deal with France’s Total to develop phase 11 of the giant South Pars gas field before summer, Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh says.
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German, French finance ministers vow to strengthen eurozone
May 22, 2017 12:30Germany and France, two leading economic powers in the European Union, have vowed to double their efforts to strengthen the eurozone.
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Emmanuel Macron inaugurated as France’s president
May 14, 2017 09:10France’s centrist Emmanuel Macron has taken the reins of the French government as president of the country.
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French police evict refugees from Paris tent camp
May 09, 2017 10:34Police in France have evacuated about 1,000 refugees, mostly Afghans and Sudanese, from a tent camp in northeast Paris.
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People voting in French presidential runoff
May 07, 2017 04:30People in France are casting their ballots in a presidential run-off that pits the centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron against his far-right rival, Marine Le Pen.
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Iran cancels airport deal with France's Bouygues
May 06, 2017 12:20Iran has canceled a preliminary agreement with the French industrial group Bouygues to expand the Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA) south of Tehran, an official says.