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France confirms first two cases of coronavirus
Jan 25, 2020 04:04France confirmed on Friday its first two cases of the Wuhan coronavirus, with one patient being hospitalized in Paris and the other in the southwestern city of Bordeaux.
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Hosting Macron, Abbas urges Europe to recognize State of Palestine
Jan 23, 2020 04:14Hosting the French leader, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has renewed a call for Europe to recognize the State of Palestine with Israeli-occupied East al-Quds as its capital.
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France, Germany say EU will respond in kind to new US tariffs
Jan 23, 2020 02:35The European Union will respond reciprocally to any further tariffs imposed by the US on the bloc’s products, French and German officials have warned in separate comments.
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Summit on Libyan peace to open in Berlin
Jan 19, 2020 10:06The leaders of Germany, Russia, Turkey, and France are set to meet in Berlin to discuss ways to end the conflict in the North African country of Libya.
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Iran's geography lesson to Macron: Gulf located south of Iran is Persian Gulf
Jan 19, 2020 04:05Tehran has blasted French President Emmanuel Macron for using a fictitious name for the Persian Gulf, saying the mistake is as wrong as France's military presence in those waters.
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French police evacuates president Macron from theater amid protests
Jan 18, 2020 08:33French police have evacuated President Emmanuel Macron from a theater in Paris after some protesters managed to enter the building, while many more were trying to enter.
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France deploys radar system, aircraft carrier in Saudi Arabia
Jan 18, 2020 08:05France is beefing up its military presence in West Asia, sending a radar system and an aircraft carrier to the region gripped by heightened tensions.
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France: Clashes erupt in Lyon as unions march to oppose planned pension reform
Jan 17, 2020 06:51Nearly 16,000 people took to the streets of Lyon on Thursday, as part of a new day of action against the government's planned reform of the pension system.
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France criticizes Israel’s illegal settlement expansion activities
Jan 13, 2020 09:10France has strongly denounced the Israeli regime’s recent plans to build some 2,000 settler units in the occupied West Bank, stressing that all Israeli settlements are illegal under international law.
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France enters second month of national strike
Jan 13, 2020 06:41Nurses, lawyers, and sanitation workers marched alongside railway and other public sector workers in massive demonstrations across France. At least 24 people were arrested at protests in Paris, and protesters clashed with police across the country.