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France strikes positive tone on Vienna talks, says deal within reach
Jan 07, 2022 11:39France’s foreign minister strikes a positive tone over the ongoing negotiations in Vienna to revive the 2015 Iran deal, saying progress has been made in the talks.
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French parliament approves Macron’s new ‘vaccine pass’
Jan 06, 2022 10:25France’s parliament has approved President Emmanuel Macron’s plans for a “vaccine pass” to help curb the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus after three days of tumultuous debates, which were sparked by Macron’s comment that he wants to “annoy” the unvaccinated.
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Backlash after Macron says his COVID strategy aims to ‘annoy’ the unvaccinated
Jan 05, 2022 04:44French President Emmanuel Macron has generated major furor after insisting his government’s COVID vaccination strategy was aimed at “annoying” the unvaccinated and ardently making life harder for them.
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Iran to pursue legal case against Airbus, ATR: Aviation chief
Jan 03, 2022 02:18Iran’s civil aviation chief says the country will pursue its legal case against international plane manufacturers Airbus and ATR over their failure to supply spare parts to the Iranian airlines based on contracts signed before the United States imposed sanctions on Iran in 2018.
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874 cars set ablaze across France on New Year's Eve
Jan 02, 2022 09:24A total of 874 vehicles have been set ablaze across France on New Year's Eve as part of a decades-old tradition.
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France culls over 600,000 poultry in new bird flu outbreak
Dec 31, 2021 15:28France has culled 600,000 to 650,000 chickens, ducks and other poultry over the past month, officials said Friday, in a race to contain a bird flu virus threatening to become the fourth major outbreak in the country since 2015.
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France suspends transit ban for UK nationals
Dec 31, 2021 12:38The French government has suspended a road travel prohibition for UK nationals, allowing Britons to drive through France to reach their residential homes in EU member states.
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Islamophobia in France: Another mosque ordered closed in Paris
Dec 28, 2021 13:51France has ordered the suspension of a mosque for six months over what the government has called inciting “violence” and “hatred.”
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France’s unconstructive role threw wrench in Vienna talks: Source
Dec 26, 2021 09:47An informed source has shed light on France’s attempts to throw a wrench in the latest round of talks in Vienna between Iran and the P4+1 countries, saying Paris’ two-day absence in the negotiations helped the negotiating sides make progress in preparing drafts.
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France to take legal action against UK on post-Brexit fishing licenses in January 2022
Dec 23, 2021 10:14France plans to take legal action against Britain on the issue of post-Brexit fishing licences early next year, France’s junior minister for European Union affairs says.