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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.
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Muslim women sue Paris restaurant owner for insults
Aug 30, 2016 09:08Two Muslim women have filed a complaint with French authorities after being described as “terrorists” and kicked out of a Paris restaurant for wearing headscarves.
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Paris says will urge EU to end talks with US on free trade deal
Aug 30, 2016 08:49Paris says it will urge the European Union to end negotiations on a transatlantic free trade deal with the US due to a lack of “political support” in France as doubts are mounting about the prospects of the controversial pact.
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Sarkozy to change French constitution to ban burkini if elected president again
Aug 29, 2016 11:26Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has defended a controversial ban in France on Muslim women’s swimsuit, known as burkini, saying he would change the constitution to forbid wearing the garment nationwide if he is elected for another term as president.
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Paris restaurant owner refuses to serve Muslim women
Aug 29, 2016 06:10A video has emerged of a Paris restaurant owner chasing two Muslim women with headscarves out of his premises, calling them “terrorists.”
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French minister says banning burkinis unconstitutional
Aug 28, 2016 23:57French mayors are refusing to remove a ban on burkinis despite the country’s highest administrative court ruling them as illegal.