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France unveils plan to expand prison system
Oct 07, 2016 10:40France has announced a controversial plan to build 33 new prisons, arguing that current overcrowded jails were radicalizing prisoners kept together with terrorists.
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Return of peace to Syria 'almost impossible’, Russia says
Sep 26, 2016 01:17Russia says the return of peace to war-torn Syria is almost “impossible,” more than a week after US warplanes carried out several airstrikes against Syrian government forces, killing dozens.
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India seals deal to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from France
Sep 23, 2016 10:01India has formally signed an agreement with France for the purchase of three dozen Rafale fighter jets worth a reported 8.8 billion dollars amid a long-running arms race with neighboring Pakistan.
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Inmates riot, steal keys to unlock fellows at French prison
Sep 13, 2016 03:51A riot has broken out at a prison in west-central France after a group of inmates managed to steal the keys of a warden and free scores of their fellows from the cells.
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Iran, France can help end region’s wars: Velayati
Sep 07, 2016 12:07Iran and France can work together to end the ongoing destructive wars in the Middle East, specifically in Syria, says a senior Iranian official.
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Local court in France ignores top court verdict
Sep 07, 2016 07:59A local court in the French Mediterranean island of Corsica has ruled in favor of banning the full-body swimwear worn by Muslim women despite a verdict by France’s highest court against such a ban.
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French capital to host stranded refugees in camps
Sep 06, 2016 14:49French officials have announced plans to open two new refugee camps in the capital Paris to accommodate those stranded on the streets.
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Thousands of Chinese gather in Paris in protest at crime wave
Sep 05, 2016 02:09At least 14,000 ethnic Chinese have gathered on the streets of Pairs to protest a crime wave targeting France’s Chinese community.
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EU should end economic bans against Russia: French president
Aug 31, 2016 04:35French President Francois Hollande has called for an end to European Union sanctions against Russia over the crisis in Ukraine amid growing dissent in the 28-nation bloc on the restrictive measures.
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UN hails ruling by French court to lift ban on burkinis
Aug 30, 2016 11:38The United Nations (UN) has welcomed a decision by a top French court to suspend a controversial ban on Muslim women’s full-body swimwear, known as burkini, saying such bans fuel religious intolerance in the country.