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French climate council urges referendum on making ‘ecocide’ a crime
Jun 22, 2020 08:52A citizens' council set up by President Emmanuel Macron to explore measures for cutting carbon emissions urged the French leader on Sunday to hold a referendum on making the destruction of nature a crime.
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Germany, France criticize Israel over West Bank annexation plans
Jun 21, 2020 03:12Germany and France have called on Zionist regime to halt its plans to annex large swathes of the occupied West Bank which Palestinians consider as part of their future independent state.
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France's test of nuclear-capable ballistic missile inconsistent with NPT obligations: Iran
Jun 21, 2020 01:14Iran has voiced concern over a recent test-firing of an intercontinental nuclear-capable ballistic missile by France, saying the test is in clear violation of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and inconsistent with the European country's commitments vis-à-vis nuclear disarmament.
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Iran warns IAEA against adopting resolution pushing for intrusive nuclear inspections
Jun 18, 2020 23:05Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) against adopting a draft resolution pushing for intrusive inspections of two nuclear sites in the country.
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Tourism deals lingering blow to global economy
Jun 15, 2020 10:49Economists warn the blow that coronavirus has dealt to the global travel and tourism industry is set to do lingering damage to the world’s growth, as areas that are dependent on visitors for their income struggle to reposition their local economies.
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World joins US protests but leaders restrained about Trump
Jun 15, 2020 10:05People have taken to the streets of Berlin, London, Paris and other cities around the world to demonstrate in support of Black Lives Matter protesters in the US and to vent anger over President Donald Trump’s response to the police killing of George Floyd in Minnesota. But at the top, the leaders of traditional allies of the US have taken pains to avoid criticizing Trump directly, walking a fine line to reconcile international diplomacy with domestic outrage.
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France must halt ‘abusive’ identity checks by police: Human Rights Watch
Jun 15, 2020 03:24France should halt identity checks by the police that are ‘abusive and discriminatory,’ Human Rights Watch said on Sunday, following angry protests over alleged racism in the security forces.
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Several thousand people hold anti-racism rally in French capital, slam police violence
Jun 14, 2020 04:41Several thousand anti-racism protesters gathered in central Paris on Saturday to denounce police violence, as a wave of anger continued to sweep the world following the death of African American George Floyd.
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French police protest against racism stigma, chokehold ban
Jun 12, 2020 11:09Police staged protests in cities across France against a ban on chokehold restraint techniques imposed by the government in response to public anger over the death of George Floyd and police brutality in France.
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EU human rights court rebukes France over fines for BDS activists
Jun 12, 2020 02:33The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that French judges were wrong to take penal action against members of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, who staged demonstrations against Israeli-made products, stating the protests did not amount to incitement to discrimination.