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50 test positive for COVID-19 aboard French aircraft carrier
Apr 11, 2020 00:27France’s armed forces ministry has announced that 50 coronavirus cases have been recorded among the crew of the country’s sole aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle.
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France’s economy shrinks most since World War II amid coronavirus pandemic
Apr 08, 2020 11:17The French economy has shrunk about six percent in the first quarter of this year amid the spread of the new coronavirus and a consequent lockdown that has disrupted economic activity.
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US leads global wave of nations stealing, seizing and diverting coronavirus equipment
Apr 08, 2020 09:27Western governments have resorted to seizing, diverting, outbidding and outright stealing equipment from each other in a desperate bid to stem the tide of the coronavirus epidemic.
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Rouhani: Friendly countries must pressure US to lift Iran sanctions amid pandemic
Apr 07, 2020 00:41President Hassan Rouhani says friendly countries should exert pressure on the United States to lift its "cruel and one-sided" sanctions against Tehran at the current juncture that the Islamic Republic is diligently fighting the deadly new coronavirus pandemic.
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France probing ‘terror’ knife rampage in southeastern town
Apr 05, 2020 03:50French authorities have launched an investigation into a knife rampage in a town in southeastern France that killed two people and injured five others in what is being treated as a “terror” attack.
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UK, Germany and France use INSTEX to circumvent US sanctions on Iran
Apr 01, 2020 01:47The UK, Germany and France have circumvented US-led sanctions imposed on Iran to send it medical equipment. The trio used a special purpose vehicle called INSTEX to achieve this.
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Paris hospitals will be swamped within 48 hours after coronavirus spike: Official
Mar 27, 2020 12:10A spike in coronavirus patients means hospitals in and around Paris will reach saturation point within 48 hours, the head of the French Hospital Federation said on Friday, with the peak not expected until April.
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G7 countries oppose fellow-member US’s attempt to label coronavirus as Chinese
Mar 26, 2020 02:58The latest meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) countries has ended in disarray because of attempts by the United States to include language in a draft final statement that linked the new coronavirus to China.
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Iran does not rule out MSF offer on coronavirus fight: Minister
Mar 26, 2020 01:04Iran’s Health Minister Saeid Namaki says the Islamic Republic has not totally ruled out using staff and equipment offered by Doctors Without Borders, known by its French acronym as MSF.
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France releases jailed Iranian engineer accused of violating US sanctions: Press TV
Mar 21, 2020 01:32Iran’s judiciary sources have informed Press TV that France has released an Iranian engineer who was set to be extradited to the United States over accusations of violating sanctions.