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French police fire teargas at refugees in Calais
Oct 23, 2016 05:47Police in France have fired teargas at refugees during clashes in a camp in the northern port city of Calais ahead of the demolition of the site.
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French cops hold demos for 5th night in defiance of government ban
Oct 22, 2016 06:53Hundreds of French officers have taken to the streets of the capital and several other cities for a fifth night of protests to express their frustration with working conditions under the almost year-old state of emergency in the European country.
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Total to invest $2bn in Iran’s petchem plan
Oct 21, 2016 11:46Iran says it expects the French energy giant Total to invest as much as $2 billion in its petrochemical industry.
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French officers protest for 3rd night against violence targeting police
Oct 21, 2016 11:30Several hundred police officers rallied in the French capital, Paris, for a third night of demonstrations calling for stiffer penalties following a spate of attacks on officers.
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Presidents of France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia to discuss Minsk deal
Oct 18, 2016 11:26The Presidents of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine have agreed to hold a Normandy format summit in the German capital to discuss the latest developments surrounding the Minsk deal on the crisis in eastern Ukraine.
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France set to dismantle 'Jungle' refugee camp in Calais soon: Minister
Oct 15, 2016 03:26France says it will begin soon completely destroying the sprawling “Jungle” camp in the northern port city of Calais, home to thousands of refugees waiting to cross into Britain.
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France unveils plan to expand prison system
Oct 07, 2016 10:40France has announced a controversial plan to build 33 new prisons, arguing that current overcrowded jails were radicalizing prisoners kept together with terrorists.
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Return of peace to Syria 'almost impossible’, Russia says
Sep 26, 2016 01:17Russia says the return of peace to war-torn Syria is almost “impossible,” more than a week after US warplanes carried out several airstrikes against Syrian government forces, killing dozens.
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India seals deal to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from France
Sep 23, 2016 10:01India has formally signed an agreement with France for the purchase of three dozen Rafale fighter jets worth a reported 8.8 billion dollars amid a long-running arms race with neighboring Pakistan.
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Inmates riot, steal keys to unlock fellows at French prison
Sep 13, 2016 03:51A riot has broken out at a prison in west-central France after a group of inmates managed to steal the keys of a warden and free scores of their fellows from the cells.