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France's Le Pen on stage again with anti-Muslim rhetoric
Jan 30, 2021 05:01French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has proposed a controversial ban on Muslim headscarves in all public places, in a country already accused of violating the "basic rights" of its Muslim community.
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COVID-19 updates: Mexico's virus toll world's third; Europe's crisis accelerating
Jan 29, 2021 10:01Mexico overtakes India with the third-highest number of coronavirus fatalities, after the US and Brazil. In Europe, countries consider imposing new restrictions as a new variant of COVID-19 that initially emerged in Britain, continues to rise across the continent.
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French government on legal notice over police racial discrimination
Jan 27, 2021 11:42Several prominent rights organizations have filed a class-action lawsuit against the French government over racial and discriminatory actions by police, which have recently sparked angry protests across France.
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'Snow sculpture' competition held in French Alps amid pandemic
Jan 25, 2021 08:28The 38th edition of the "Snow Sculpture" competition is held in the French city of Valloire, despite the COVID 19 epidemic.
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French Muslim groups censure Macron-pushed 'charter of principles' of Islam
Jan 23, 2021 11:22Three major Muslim organizations in France have censured the government-drafted “charter of principles” of Islam, insisting that the document will likely undermine "the honor of Muslims.”
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French drone strike in Mali kills 19 civilians at wedding event
Jan 08, 2021 08:54A French military drone strike in Mali has reportedly killed civilians attending a wedding event in a remote village amid France’s persisting military intervention in its former African colony under the pretext of fighting rising militancy in the impoverished -- though minerals-rich – nation.
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France to mobilize 100,000 police forces to prevent New Year's Eve gatherings
Dec 31, 2020 08:26The French government is planning to deploy 100,000 police forces and gendarmes across the country on New Year’s Eve in an attempt to enforce a strict curfew and prevent gatherings in public places.
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3 French police killed in shooting, suspect found dead
Dec 23, 2020 05:45A man suspected of killing three police officers responding to a domestic violence incident in central France has been "discovered dead," Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced Wednesday.
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Trucks stranded at UK border
Dec 23, 2020 04:48According to Iran Press, nearly 3,000 trucks remained stranded in southeastern England after France closed the border over fears of a potentially more contagious coronavirus variant.
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Putin, Macron urge ‘collective efforts’ to preserve JCPOA
Dec 23, 2020 02:56Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emanuel Macron called for “collective” cooperation among the remaining parties of the JCPOA in order to preserve the multilateral accord.