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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.
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French drone strike in Mali kills 19 civilians at wedding event
Jan 08, 2021 08:54A French military drone strike in Mali has reportedly killed civilians attending a wedding event in a remote village amid France’s persisting military intervention in its former African colony under the pretext of fighting rising militancy in the impoverished -- though minerals-rich – nation.
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France to mobilize 100,000 police forces to prevent New Year's Eve gatherings
Dec 31, 2020 08:26The French government is planning to deploy 100,000 police forces and gendarmes across the country on New Year’s Eve in an attempt to enforce a strict curfew and prevent gatherings in public places.
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3 French police killed in shooting, suspect found dead
Dec 23, 2020 05:45A man suspected of killing three police officers responding to a domestic violence incident in central France has been "discovered dead," Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced Wednesday.
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Trucks stranded at UK border
Dec 23, 2020 04:48According to Iran Press, nearly 3,000 trucks remained stranded in southeastern England after France closed the border over fears of a potentially more contagious coronavirus variant.
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Putin, Macron urge ‘collective efforts’ to preserve JCPOA
Dec 23, 2020 02:56Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emanuel Macron called for “collective” cooperation among the remaining parties of the JCPOA in order to preserve the multilateral accord.