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China’s CNPC replaces Total in Iran’s South Pars project: Oil Minister
Nov 26, 2018 08:46Tehran says China’s state-owned energy giant CNPC has replaced Total in the multibillion-dollar South Pars gas project after the French company left Iran due to the return of US sanctions.
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Protests on Champs Elysees rages through the night
Nov 25, 2018 05:04Violent protests on the Champs Elysees continued into the evening on Saturday, November 24, after a day in which thousands in yellow high-visibility vests barricaded the famous avenue and clashed with police officers.
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French rights group sues Abu Dhabi crown prince over war crimes in Yemen
Nov 22, 2018 02:55A rights group based in France has filed a lawsuit against Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan during his visit to Paris over his complicity in war crimes committed in Yemen.
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In Berlin, French president urges Europe to do more for own defense, security
Nov 19, 2018 06:19In Berlin, President Emmanuel Macron of France renews the call for Europe to do more for its own defense and security, saying the continent cannot “become of plaything of great powers,” days after he irked the US by urging the formation of an independent European army.
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More than 400 hurt in French fuel price protests
Nov 18, 2018 12:23More than 400 people were hurt, 14 seriously, in a day and night of "yellow vest" fuel price protests around France that claimed one life, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said on Sunday.
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Netherlands chides France, Germany over EU army proposal
Nov 17, 2018 08:28The Dutch Prime Minister has rejected the idea of a European army proposed by France and Germany, stressing that the continent's safety could be guaranteed only through NATO.
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Russia slams France's 'historical egotism' in Africa, asserts diplomatic presence
Nov 16, 2018 07:33Russia has denounced France's "egotist" behavior in Africa and has urged the country to recognize its peace efforts in the continent at the United Nations Security Council.
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Big powers commemorate First World War, and plan the next one
Nov 15, 2018 04:54Over the past weekend, the leaders of the world’s major powers met in France to commemorate the official end of World War I.
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France is US’ ally, not its vassal state, Macron tells Trump
Nov 15, 2018 03:15French President Emmanuel Macron has hit back at his US counterpart Donald Trump’s recent Twitter attacks, saying France is an ally of the US, not its vassal state.
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France ignores Trump’s comments
Nov 14, 2018 05:07French President Emmanuel Macron’s office says it has no comment about a series of disparaging remarks by US President Donald Trump against the French president and nation.