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Minister: France committed to implementing JCPOA
Mar 04, 2017 09:54French Finance Minister, Michel Sapin, underlined that his country has remained committed to the implementation of the nuclear agreement reached between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries (the US, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany) also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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French mayor bans food distribution among refugees in Calais
Mar 03, 2017 05:48The mayor of the northern French city of Calais has banned local aid groups from providing food to the refugees gathering at the site of a former camp in the hope of crossing to the United Kingdom.
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UDI Party suspends support for French presidential candidate Fillon
Mar 02, 2017 03:46France's center-right UDI Party says it has suspended supporting the campaign of presidential candidate Francois Fillon after he was placed under a formal probe.
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Sniper accidentally shoots 2 people during Hollande’s speech
Mar 01, 2017 05:20A sniper has mistakenly shot two people during a speech given by French President Francois Hollande.
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French president hits back at Donald Trump over Paris comments
Feb 25, 2017 11:48French President Francois Hollande hit back at Donald Trump with a dig about gun control Saturday, after the new US President attacked France’s immigration policies and Paris.
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French police clash with high school students in Paris
Feb 23, 2017 16:47French security forces have clashed with high school students and detained multiple protesters in Paris as the wave of unrest against police brutality shows no sign of easing.
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UK, France sign major deal to upgrade cruise missiles
Feb 23, 2017 10:29The UK and France have signed a major deal with a multinational European arms manufacturer to upgrade long-range missiles used by their air forces.
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French police raid offices of far-right leader Le Pen in probe of EU fraud
Feb 21, 2017 10:18French police have raided the headquarters of the country’s far-right Front National (FN) Party, led by frontrunner presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, as part of a probe into her alleged misuse of EU funds.
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France’s imports of oil from Iran jump in Jan.
Feb 19, 2017 10:06Iran has reported a major rise in exports of crude oil to France in January – an announcement that comes as the country is already expanding the list of its European oil clients.
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Police clash with protesters in French capital
Feb 19, 2017 05:08Police in France have clashed violently with demonstrators taking part in an anti-police brutality rally in the capital, Paris.