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Over ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND rally against ‘Covid-19 tyranny’ in France, protesting immunity passports & vaccination mandate (VIDEO)

Posted on July 18, 2021July 18, 2021By Editor

Some 114,000 people have rallied across France to denounce what they see as government intrusion into their private lives. The protests were in response to the rollout of Covid-19 certificates and mandatory vaccination plans. … Read More >Over ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND rally against ‘Covid-19 tyranny’ in France, protesting immunity passports & vaccination mandate (VIDEO)

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Paris’ iconic Eiffel Tower reopens after nine-month Covid hiatus, its longest closure since WWII

Posted on July 17, 2021July 17, 2021By Editor

One of the French capital’s most notable landmarks, the Eiffel Tower, has reopened after nine months, marking the longest period in recent history that the attraction has been shut since the Second World War. … Read More >Paris’ iconic Eiffel Tower reopens after nine-month Covid hiatus, its longest closure since WWII

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France slaps Google with ‘biggest fine ever’ of €500 million for failing to comply with copyright rules

Posted on July 14, 2021July 14, 2021By Editor

US internet giant Google is facing its largest fine ever, €500 million euros from the French competition authority, which has ruled that the company had not respected the copyright rules surrounding licensing fees. … Read More >France slaps Google with ‘biggest fine ever’ of €500 million for failing to comply with copyright rules

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Macron delivers bad news to France: Vaccine passports, mandatory shots for health workers, AND unpopular pension reform

Posted on July 13, 2021July 13, 2021By Editor

French President Emmanuel Macron has told his citizens that they’ll need to be vaccinated to visit bars and board trains, and health workers face mandatory Covid jabs. Macron will also push ahead with unpopular pension reforms. … Read More >Macron delivers bad news to France: Vaccine passports, mandatory shots for health workers, AND unpopular pension reform

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Knifeman arrested after stabbing two cell phone store employees in France

Posted on July 11, 2021July 11, 2021By Editor

A disgruntled customer has stabbed two cell phone store clerks in a shopping mall in the city of Claye-Souilly, near Paris. The suspect was arrested shortly after the attack. … Read More >Knifeman arrested after stabbing two cell phone store employees in France

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French healthcare regulator recommends mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for frontline workers

Posted on July 11, 2021July 11, 2021By Editor

Vaccinations should be made mandatory for all medical staff and other workers who have contact with people at risk of Covid-19 infection, France’s health regulator has said amid an increase in cases of the Delta variant. … Read More >French healthcare regulator recommends mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for frontline workers

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Speed limit to be reduced to that of horse wagon in almost ALL Paris streets in bid to make city greener

Posted on July 11, 2021July 11, 2021By Editor

Nearly all streets in the French capital will have a speed limit of 30 kph (18.6mph) by the end of summer, authorities have announced. Local drivers have already called the move “a disgrace.” … Read More >Speed limit to be reduced to that of horse wagon in almost ALL Paris streets in bid to make city greener

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Macron announces French bases in Mali to begin closing in coming months amid restructuring of Sahel mission

Posted on July 11, 2021July 11, 2021By Editor

President Emmanuel Macron has said France will start closing its bases in northern Mali before the end of the year, with the move to be completed by the beginning of 2022 as it restructures its military presence in Africa’s Sahel. … Read More >Macron announces French bases in Mali to begin closing in coming months amid restructuring of Sahel mission

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‘Racism, imperial hegemony & neo-Nazism’: Russian Foreign Ministry slams suggestion that EU shouldn’t recognize Sputnik V vaccine

Posted on July 10, 2021July 10, 2021By Editor

Calls from a French minister not to register the Russian and Chinese Covid-19 vaccines in the EU are “unacceptable” and “neo-Nazism.” That’s according to the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, who slammed Paris for “racism.” … Read More >‘Racism, imperial hegemony & neo-Nazism’: Russian Foreign Ministry slams suggestion that EU shouldn’t recognize Sputnik V vaccine

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New documents show how the USSR’s eventual WWII allies France & Britain wanted to bomb Soviet oilfields before Hitler invasion

Posted on July 8, 2021July 8, 2021By Editor

Moscow’s reluctant World War II allies France and Britain considered bombing the Soviet Union before Hitler’s Nazis invaded, newly declassified documents show. Their goal was to disrupt supplies of fuel from southern oilfields. … Read More >New documents show how the USSR’s eventual WWII allies France & Britain wanted to bomb Soviet oilfields before Hitler invasion