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Six civilians killed in French strike in northern Mali
Mar 28, 2021 08:08Local officials say the French military, purportedly on counter-terrorism missions in Mali, has killed six civilians in an airstrike in the northern part of the West African nation.
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Russia, Sputnik V developer hit back at Macron over vaccine world war remarks
Mar 27, 2021 03:54The Kremlin and the Russian developer of the COVID-19 vaccine have hit back at French President Emmanuel Macron over his remarks that Russia and China seek to “weaponize” their jabs to attack the European Union.
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Pro-Palestine activist stands trial after leading boycott against Israeli pharmaceutical company
Mar 22, 2021 10:44French activist Olivia Zemor has gone on trial in Lyon after making an online appeal in 2016 for a boycott of Israeli pharmaceutical giant Teva company.
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France imposes lockdown in Paris as COVID-19 variant cases rise
Mar 19, 2021 08:23France has imposed a month-long lockdown on Paris and parts of the north amid a rise in the number of coronavirus variant cases.
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Discrimination, hate against Muslims at ‘epidemic proportions:’ UN chief
Mar 18, 2021 12:53United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that hatred and discrimination against Muslims has risen to "epidemic proportions," calling for further collective efforts to promote social cohesion and religious tolerance.
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Peace-building suffers during pandemic obsession
Mar 17, 2021 10:45Evidence suggests that committed foreign aid being redirected from peace-building programs into efforts to deal with COVID-19 is likely to have even more of an impact on the ground than a decrease in foreign aid. A further reduction in funding and troops for UN peacekeeping missions is also likely.
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France slams EU members states for showing interest in Russian, Chinese vaccines
Mar 06, 2021 08:23A French cabinet minister has censured the European Union (EU) member states for showing interest in the Russian and Chinese COVID-19 vaccines instead of the ones developed by the US and the UK.
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Rouhani to Macron: Failure to seize chances of saving Iran deal to complicate impasse
Mar 02, 2021 16:34President Hassan Rouhani has called on the parties to the 2015 nuclear deal not to miss the remaining chances to revive the landmark agreement, warning that any “unconstructive” move at the UN nuclear watchdog’s upcoming board meeting will complicate the stalemate surrounding the accord.
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France’s former president Sarkozy convicted of corruption, handed jail sentence
Mar 02, 2021 02:46Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been found guilty by a court in the country’s capital, Paris, on charges of corruption and influence peddling.
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France, other accomplices to Yemen carnage cannot preach on ethics: Iran's diplomat
Feb 26, 2021 01:38An Iranian diplomat has hit back at France for its meddlesome stance, saying a country deeply involved in Yemen’s carnage cannot preach about morality.