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French police officers convicted of gang rape of tourist
Feb 01, 2019 09:39Two French policemen have been convicted of gang rape and sentenced to seven years in prison over the assault of a Canadian tourist at the Paris police headquarters, 36 Quai des Orfevres.
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European states set up payment channel with Iran to bypass US bans: German media
Jan 31, 2019 05:32The European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal have finalized a much-awaited transactions channel with Iran aimed at protecting trade ties with Tehran against American sanctions, German media say.
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Macron slams Egypt’s human rights record during Cairo visit
Jan 28, 2019 07:10French President Emmanuel Macron says human rights in Egypt are perceived as worse now, under his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, than under former strongman Hosni Mubarak, who was toppled by protests in 2011.
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'Yellow Vest' protesters keep up campaign in 11th week
Jan 27, 2019 04:50With the "Yellow Vest" movement into its eleventh week, French riot police have clashed with protesters in the capital Paris as thousands of people also took to the streets in several other cities in the country, denouncing economic policies of the administration of President Emmanuel Macron.
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French ‘yellow vest’ movement to contest European Parliament vote
Jan 24, 2019 04:56Members of France’s “yellow vest” protest movement say they are to field candidates to run in the upcoming European Parliament elections, well more than two months after they began protest rallies against political elite and what they called inequality in the European country.
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France says it expects Iran-EU trade mechanism to be established in ‘coming days’
Jan 24, 2019 02:35French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says a European-backed trade mechanism, known as the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), aimed at facilitating non-dollar business with Iran in the face of US sanctions should be established in the coming days.
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Italy again accuses France of exploiting Africa
Jan 22, 2019 09:10Italy has once again accused France of continuing to exploit Africa, saying French policies are creating poverty and causing mass migration in the impoverished continent.
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Macron says France seeks to remain in Syria, 'militarily engaged' in West Asia
Jan 18, 2019 06:27President Emmanuel Macron says France will keep its forces in Syria and remain "militarily engaged" in the West Asia despite US plans to withdraw from the Arab country.
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Iran won't sacrifice progress over 'fake' US, France concerns
Jan 17, 2019 02:49Iran's Foreign Ministry has dismissed as "fake" French and American concerns about the Islamic Republic's recent strides in space technology, asserting that nothing will stop the Islamic Republic's scientific progress.
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Macron: Vote to leave EU was based on 'false information and lies'
Jan 16, 2019 06:07Emmanuel Macron Tuesday night poured scorn on the UK over its Brexit crisis, saying the vote to leave the EU had been manipulated by “false information and lies.”