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Freak storm buries French town in deluge of hail, locals forced to dig way out of homes (VIDEOS)

Posted on July 2, 2021July 2, 2021By Editor

A town in France has been battered by up to 80cm (32in) of hail in a freak June storm that saw snowplows brought in and locals taking up shovels in an effort to clear the clogged roads. … Read More >Freak storm buries French town in deluge of hail, locals forced to dig way out of homes (VIDEOS)

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Covid Delta variant pours into France, strain now accounts for 20% of all cases

Posted on July 1, 2021July 1, 2021By Editor

The notorious Delta variant has not left France unscathed as the strain’s presence has increased since last week and now accounts for up to one in five Covid-19 cases in the country. … Read More >Covid Delta variant pours into France, strain now accounts for 20% of all cases

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Residents of homeless migrant camp outside Paris City Hall given temporary shelter after protest

Posted on June 28, 2021June 28, 2021By Editor

A makeshift camp erected outside the office of the French capital’s mayor was removed by police on Friday after more than 300 protesting migrants were provided temporary shelter by the Paris authorities. … Read More >Residents of homeless migrant camp outside Paris City Hall given temporary shelter after protest

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Homeless migrants camp outside Paris City Hall to demand accommodation solution (VIDEO)

Posted on June 27, 2021June 27, 2021By Editor

Hundreds of migrants and activists have installed a makeshift camp outside the mayor’s office in Paris, demanding that asylum seekers have a stable roof over their heads. … Read More >Homeless migrants camp outside Paris City Hall to demand accommodation solution (VIDEO)

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European human rights group ‘extremely concerned’ over French prisoners ‘deliberately beaten’ in custody

Posted on June 26, 2021June 26, 2021By Editor

The Council of Europe’s human rights body has stated that it is “extremely concerned” about the treatment of prisoners in French jails and police stations, warning that people in custody have been “deliberately beaten.” … Read More >European human rights group ‘extremely concerned’ over French prisoners ‘deliberately beaten’ in custody

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Prevalence of Delta Covid variant increases as much as 4-fold in France as infections shoot up in southwest

Posted on June 26, 2021June 26, 2021By Editor

The French government has warned about the Delta strain of Covid-19, after it appeared to become four times more prevalent over the course of a week, with some areas of the country seeing infection rates shoot up. … Read More >Prevalence of Delta Covid variant increases as much as 4-fold in France as infections shoot up in southwest

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Four French executives charged with ‘complicity in acts of torture’ for aiding Libya and Egypt in spying on opposition figures

Posted on June 25, 2021June 25, 2021By Editor

Prosecutors in Paris have charged four executives at French companies with “complicity in acts of torture” over allegations they aided Libya and Egypt in spying on opposition figures who were then tracked down and tortured. … Read More >Four French executives charged with ‘complicity in acts of torture’ for aiding Libya and Egypt in spying on opposition figures

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EU leaders split over whether to push for summit with Russia, France & Germany back plan but some other members voice opposition

Posted on June 25, 2021June 25, 2021By Editor

Senior EU leaders have clashed over whether to ask for high-level talks with Moscow, just days after US President Joe Biden met with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to discuss a range of issues including global security. … Read More >EU leaders split over whether to push for summit with Russia, France & Germany back plan but some other members voice opposition

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French police fire tear gas at protest march in Nantes, break up crowds at street music festival in Paris (VIDEOS)

Posted on June 24, 2021June 24, 2021By Editor

Police have dispersed a march in memory of a young man who died during a 2019 raid in the western French city of Nantes on Monday. Officers have also broken up crowds at a music festival in Paris one day after a curfew was lifted. … Read More >French police fire tear gas at protest march in Nantes, break up crowds at street music festival in Paris (VIDEOS)

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Germany’s Merkel & France’s Macron to propose revival of collective EU-Russia relations & broad meeting with Putin – media report

Posted on June 24, 2021June 24, 2021By Editor

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, backed by French President Emmanuel Macron, reportedly wants the EU to invite Russia’s Vladimir Putin to a summit and consider “selective engagement” with Moscow on issues of common interest. … Read More >Germany’s Merkel & France’s Macron to propose revival of collective EU-Russia relations & broad meeting with Putin – media report