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Russia expels 85 diplomats from France, Spain and Italy in retaliatory move
May 18, 2022 13:00Russia on Wednesday declared 85 diplomats from France, Spain, and Italy "persona non grata" in a retaliatory move, effectively ordering their expulsion, as the war in Ukraine rages on.
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Iran: Intelligence ministry arrests two French nationals for stoking social disorder
May 17, 2022 09:52Iran's intelligence ministry has arrested two French spies for attempting to stoke chaos and social disorder in the country during protests by teachers.
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Chadian police fire tear gas to disperse anti-French protesters
May 15, 2022 09:30Chadian police have fired tear gas and used water canon to disperse hundreds of protesters who held anti-French demonstrations in the capital and other towns.
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Poll: 30% of France has less than €100 in the bank
May 12, 2022 07:00France is a nation of 67 million people, and 40 million of them earn less than 2,000 euros per month. A new poll reveals that skyrocketing inflation is wreaking unprecedented havoc on their lives.
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Millions of tonnes of dead animals: The growing scandal of fish waste
May 11, 2022 08:55Dumped at sea, lost on land or left to rot in shops and fridges, the global catch of fish is being wasted like never before – hurting not only the oceans but the nutrition of billions of people. Can it be reversed?
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Macron sworn in for rare 2nd term as France’s president
May 07, 2022 11:13Emmanuel Macron has been sworn in for a historic rare second term as France’s president.
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Putin tells Macron West should stop sending arms to Ukraine to end atrocities
May 04, 2022 02:57Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged the West to halt its arms deliveries to Ukraine to help end ongoing atrocities in the former Soviet country.
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France’s Macron vows to ‘intensify’ aid to Ukraine
May 01, 2022 03:16French President Emmanuel Macron vows to “intensify” military and humanitarian support to Kiev, despite Russia’s warnings against supplying Ukraine with more weaponry.
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France's nuclear shutdown hits 50% of reactors amid EU energy crisis
Apr 30, 2022 10:10French authorities say half of nuclear power plants are now offline for maintenance or defects, at a time of soaring demand for electricity amid the energy crisis in Europe.
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Internet outages in French cities after cable sabotage
Apr 28, 2022 04:16Internet and phone services were hit in several French cities on Wednesday after fiber optic cables were cut overnight in suspected attacks on the crucial data infrastructure, telecom operators said.