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European court urges France to repatriate Daesh-linked family in Syria
Sep 18, 2022 01:50The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has called on France to repatriate two French citizens who joined the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in Syria, saying Paris has violated human rights.
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Ukraine’s attacks on nuclear plant could be ‘catastrophic,’ Putin warns Macron
Sep 12, 2022 03:07Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that Ukraine’s attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant could lead to “catastrophic consequences.”
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Public buildings lighting turns off in French city of Lille amid energy crunch
Sep 11, 2022 04:13French officials in the city of Lille have cut the lighting in public buildings in a bid to decrease power consumption as the nation head to a difficult cold season amid the continent’s energy crunch.
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Report: France sees biggest poverty increase in 30 years
Sep 10, 2022 01:55The annual report from one of France’s top NGOs revealed that poverty has already skyrocketed this year, and that’s at what many say is only the beginning of years of inflation and recession provoked by sanctions on Russia over the unrest in Ukraine.
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French prime minister warns of energy ‘rationing’ risk in winter
Aug 30, 2022 03:35France's Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has expressed alarm about the risk of energy rationing across the country in winter, calling on French companies and businesses to take steps to reduce consumption amid the Russian military operation in Ukraine.
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German, French electricity prices soar to new records
Aug 27, 2022 01:18The price of electricity in Germany and France for 2023 has soared to new records due to the European energy crisis caused by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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French MPs hit out at UK for turning Channel into sewage 'dumping ground'
Aug 26, 2022 08:00Three French lawmakers have hit out at Britain for putting the environment, livelihood of fishermen, and public health at greater risk by allowing raw sewage to be dumped in the Channel and the North Sea.
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French president visits Algeria as colonial wounds still fester
Aug 26, 2022 04:28French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in the country’s former colony Algeria on a visit aimed at boosting the North African nation’s gas deliveries to Europe amid a rapidly worsening energy crisis in the continent.
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Mali welcomes French military pullout, vowing improved security
Aug 20, 2022 03:18Mali's government has welcomed the withdrawal of French military forces from the African nation, saying the pullout ushers in better security for its people.
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Yemen warns against ‘suspicious’ activities of US, French troops in occupied southern cities
Aug 18, 2022 09:52The parliament of the Sana’a-based government has warned about the suspicious movements of American and French troops in the occupied areas of southern Yemen, which has been the target of a devastating Saudi-led war since 2015.