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French Navy conducts surveillance op to enforce North Korea sanctions
Nov 08, 2021 05:54A UN-appointed French naval crew has conducted surveillance operations above the Yellow Sea between North Korea and China, in search of what it describes as signs of contraband headed for North Korea.
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Austerity closed over 20% of French hospital beds during epidemic
Nov 05, 2021 16:04France has been shocked by a report that found that 20% of all the nation’s hospital beds have closed since the start of the pandemic. That total number of closed beds is twice as many as in 2019, which also reveals that hospitals have been running at under-capacity for some time.
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UK, France at war over post-Brexit fishing rights
Nov 04, 2021 14:37To fish or not to fish is at the center of an escalating row between France and Britain row after France seized one British trawler and fined another for not playing by the new rules.
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Britain’s position on fishing row with France unchanged: Johnson
Nov 03, 2021 13:34British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says London will make no concession in a dispute with France over fishing rights, against the backdrop of a move by Paris to put on hold plans for retaliatory measures.
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France-Australia row deepens as Macron's text leaked to Australian media
Nov 03, 2021 05:21France has denounced Australia's "very inelegant" move to leak a private text message from President Emmanuel Macron to the Australian premier about a submarine deal that Canberra later unilaterally dropped, deeply dismaying Paris and sparking a diplomatic row.
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Britain warns France: Back down in 48 hours or face trade trouble
Nov 01, 2021 10:36The UK warned France on Monday to back down in a fish row within 48 hours or face legal action under the Brexit trade deal amid an intensifying dispute between Paris and London.
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'I Don't Think. I Know': Macron accuses Australia PM of lying over submarine deal
Nov 01, 2021 05:08French President Emmanuel Macron has accused the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison of out-rightly lying to him over a cancelled $90bn submarine deal, marking fresh escalation of tensions between the two countries.
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Johnson threatens to trigger trade dispute action against France next week
Oct 31, 2021 05:08British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warns he could trigger a trade dispute mechanism against France, amid a post-Brexit fishing dispute which has sent diplomatic relations between Paris and London into freefall.
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UK warns could board more French boats in fishing dispute
Oct 29, 2021 11:15The UK has warned France over the seizure of a British scallop dredger in French territorial waters, saying London could order the boarding of more French vessels in retaliation for the move.
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UK summons French ambassador over 'threats' as fishing dispute deepens
Oct 29, 2021 10:34The UK summoned the French ambassador on Thursday over the seizure of a British boat and "threats" made over post-Brexit fishing rights.