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France urges Germany to scrap massive gas pipeline project with Russia
Feb 01, 2021 11:49France has called on Germany to scrap a massive nearly-finished gas pipeline from Russia in protest over the detention of Western-backed opposition figure Alexei Navalny.
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Macron refuses to impose 3rd lockdown in France over fears of more protests
Jan 31, 2021 05:56French President Emmanuel Macron has defended his decision not to impose a third COVID-19 lockdown in France despite a surge in cases and a faltering vaccine rollout.
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Iran urges France to exercise restraint, avoid hasty, ill-considered positions
Jan 31, 2021 03:45Iran has rejected any new negotiations on or changes to the participants of a landmark nuclear deal it clinched with world powers in 2015, advising French President Emmanuel Macron to stop making “hasty and ill-considered positions” vis-à-vis the agreement.
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France's Le Pen on stage again with anti-Muslim rhetoric
Jan 30, 2021 05:01French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has proposed a controversial ban on Muslim headscarves in all public places, in a country already accused of violating the "basic rights" of its Muslim community.
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COVID-19 updates: Mexico's virus toll world's third; Europe's crisis accelerating
Jan 29, 2021 10:01Mexico overtakes India with the third-highest number of coronavirus fatalities, after the US and Brazil. In Europe, countries consider imposing new restrictions as a new variant of COVID-19 that initially emerged in Britain, continues to rise across the continent.
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French government on legal notice over police racial discrimination
Jan 27, 2021 11:42Several prominent rights organizations have filed a class-action lawsuit against the French government over racial and discriminatory actions by police, which have recently sparked angry protests across France.
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'Snow sculpture' competition held in French Alps amid pandemic
Jan 25, 2021 08:28The 38th edition of the "Snow Sculpture" competition is held in the French city of Valloire, despite the COVID 19 epidemic.
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French Muslim groups censure Macron-pushed 'charter of principles' of Islam
Jan 23, 2021 11:22Three major Muslim organizations in France have censured the government-drafted “charter of principles” of Islam, insisting that the document will likely undermine "the honor of Muslims.”
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‘Like torture’: French police accused of continued migrant rights abuses
Jan 21, 2021 17:41According to figures from Human Rights Observers (HRO), a non-profit that monitors police evictions in northern France, there were 973 evictions in Calais in 2020 – nearly three a day, and more than double the 452 recorded in 2018.
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Pandemic's robot 'heroes' highlight their value at tech show
Jan 17, 2021 10:21Robots that helped people survive and stay safe over the past year are touting their value at the tech industry's annual extravaganza amid a pandemic which has given fresh momentum to the robotics sector. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which is being held online this year due to the global crisis, includes robots that have become "heroes" for many during the coronavirus pandemic.