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NATO squabbling over Libya continues, as France accuses Turkey of ‘hostile and aggressive’ acts in blocking UN arms embargo

Posted on June 18, 2020June 18, 2020By Editor

France and Turkey are at loggerheads over Libya. After a confrontation between their navies off the coast of the country, France is now calling Ankara’s “hostile and unacceptable” behavior an obstacle to peace. … Read More >NATO squabbling over Libya continues, as France accuses Turkey of ‘hostile and aggressive’ acts in blocking UN arms embargo

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At least 3,000 children fell victim to sex abuse at hands of French Catholic Church

Posted on June 18, 2020June 18, 2020By Editor

The president of a commission set up to investigate child abuse in the French Catholic Church has revealed that at least 3,000 children have fallen victim to sex abuse by clergy and other church officials. … Read More >At least 3,000 children fell victim to sex abuse at hands of French Catholic Church

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A social sore left to fester? How Dijon became the scene of open gang war

Posted on June 17, 2020June 17, 2020By Editor

The French city of Dijon was rocked by chaotic scenes reminiscent of a war zone as rival gangs clashed following an assault on a Chechen teen – but was it more a “battle of territories” in a drugs war than simple score-settling? … Read More >A social sore left to fester? How Dijon became the scene of open gang war

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Paris police clash with protesters at health workers’ rally, firing tear gas (VIDEO)

Posted on June 17, 2020June 17, 2020By Editor

France’s healthcare workers have been marching for better pay and increased funding. As demonstrators thronged the streets of Paris, violent clashes between protesters and police broke out, with tear gas fired into the crowds. … Read More >Paris police clash with protesters at health workers’ rally, firing tear gas (VIDEO)

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‘We won’t erase names from our history’: As France opens borders, Macron vows war on racism but rules out toppling statues

Posted on June 16, 2020June 16, 2020By Editor

While promising to fight racism and discrimination, France will not tear down any statues, whatever backgrounds they have, President Emmanuel Macron pledged. Erasing history equals “denying who we are,” he said. … Read More >‘We won’t erase names from our history’: As France opens borders, Macron vows war on racism but rules out toppling statues

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Italy, Germany, France & Netherlands sign deal for up to 400 million Oxford Covid-19 vaccines – Italian health minister

Posted on June 15, 2020June 15, 2020By Editor

Four EU countries have signed a contract with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to produce enough Oxford University vaccines to rid the continent of Covid-19 infections, the Italian health minister said. … Read More >Italy, Germany, France & Netherlands sign deal for up to 400 million Oxford Covid-19 vaccines – Italian health minister

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Tear gas deployed at anti-racism protest in Paris that drew several thousand (VIDEOS)

Posted on June 14, 2020June 14, 2020By Editor

Several thousand demonstrators gathered in central Paris to protest not only the death of George Floyd in the US, but also Adama Traore, who lost his life in France when dealing with the police. … Read More >Tear gas deployed at anti-racism protest in Paris that drew several thousand (VIDEOS)

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‘No police, no peace’: French cops reject government chokehold ban (VIDEOS)

Posted on June 13, 2020June 13, 2020By Editor

French police have marched in protest through central Paris, saying the government is denying them life-saving tools with its new ban on chokehold and chest-pinning, imposed in the wake of the death of George Floyd in the US. … Read More >‘No police, no peace’: French cops reject government chokehold ban (VIDEOS)

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European Court of Human Rights backs BDS activists convicted in France, orders Paris to pay €101,000 in compensation

Posted on June 11, 2020June 11, 2020By Editor

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that France violated the rights of 11 pro-Palestinian activists when it convicted them for campaigning against Israeli goods, and has ordered the government to pay damages. … Read More >European Court of Human Rights backs BDS activists convicted in France, orders Paris to pay €101,000 in compensation

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Thousands rally outside US embassy in Paris against police brutality in America & France (VIDEOS)

Posted on June 7, 2020June 7, 2020By Editor

A huge crowd protested outside the US embassy in central Paris over George Floyd’s death and the brutality of law enforcement in France, in violation of the ban on public gatherings introduced by the French capital. … Read More >Thousands rally outside US embassy in Paris against police brutality in America & France (VIDEOS)