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France working to ‘reduce escalation’ after Aramco attacks: Hariri
Sep 20, 2019 07:46France is working to “reduce the escalation” that ensued from the recent Yemeni drone attacks against Saudi oil facilities, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Friday.
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Italy, France hold talks over migrant policy
Sep 19, 2019 04:01Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Rome on Wednesday. It was the first visit by a foreign leader to the Italian new government sworn in on September 5 and the first top-level meeting between Paris and Rome since France recalled its ambassador to Italy last February.
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Renault, Peugeot will never be allowed to return to Iran: Minister
Sep 18, 2019 12:33Iran’s minister of industries says French car giants Renault and Peugeot will never be allowed to return to the Iranian market given their records on reneging on promises.
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Police shutting down major refugee camp in northern France
Sep 17, 2019 07:47Police in France have been forcing some 1,000 refugees to leave a gymnasium in the vicinity of the northern port of Dunkirk following a court ruling that declared the makeshift camp a health and security hazard.
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More mass strikes in France against cutting pensions
Sep 17, 2019 00:55Huge demonstrations and strikes were held across France as efforts increase to stop austerity-minded rollbacks to the pension system. President Emmanuel Macron wants to dismantle the current system in favor of a single plan which omits any distinction between manual labor and office work.
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Paris commuters hit by strike over public transport workers pensions
Sep 13, 2019 08:16Paris metro and other public transport workers walked off the job Friday over a planned pension overhaul, sparking huge traffic jams and forcing many people to stay home for the duration of the one-day strike action.
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Talks with US meaningless while sanctions still in place, Rouhani tells Macron
Sep 12, 2019 00:41President Hassan Rouhani has informed his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that there is no point in talks with the United States as long as it keeps sanctions against the Islamic Republic in place.
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France's summer heatwaves claimed 1,500 lives: minister
Sep 09, 2019 03:25Two heatwaves that hit France this summer claimed more than 1,500 more lives, Health Minister Agnes Buzyn said Sunday.
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Iran nuclear chief meets acting IAEA chief, complains of Europe failure to meet JCPOA commitments
Sep 08, 2019 05:54Iran’s nuclear chief has criticized the European signatories to a 2015 nuclear agreement for failing to honor their legal commitments to Tehran, adding that the multinational accord is “no one-way street.”
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Yellow Vest protesters return to streets for 43rd week
Sep 08, 2019 02:58Hundreds of "yellow Vests" demonstrators gather in front of the steps of the Opéra Comédie in Montpellier, for a "national" call to action.