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France: New COVID-19 measures beset by technical glitches

Paris just had its first weekend under France's latest limited lockdown. Many Parisians did not know exactly what that meant.

21/03/2021

France

France recommends reserving AstraZeneca vaccine for over 55s

Despite resuming the rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine, France's health authority has recommended reserving it for people aged 55 and over.

19/03/2021

France

From Damascus to Rouen: A Syrian dancer’s long road to refuge

The war in Syria displaced half of the country’s population, with many escaping to Europe for refuge - but the journey was rarely simple, or safe.

19/03/2021

France

Algerian passengers 'stuck' at Paris airport due to COVID constraints

A group of 25 have been stranded at Charles de Gaulle airport as they try to reach Algeria, where others also complain of being punished by the country's border closure.

19/03/2021

France

Paris and more than a dozen French areas to lock down for a month

Sixteen regions in France including the capital will lock down from Friday for a month amid rising COVID-19 cases and hospital saturation.

18/03/2021

My Europe Series

What are the real reasons behind France's slow vaccine rollout?

By March 14, France had vaccinated 10.85 people per 100 inhabitants, compared to 32.01 in the United States and 38.39 in the United Kingdom, according to Our World in Data.

17/03/2021

France

Europe's top court rules French way of catching songbirds is illegal

The technique uses glue-covered traps to catch the birds and kills tens of thousands every year

17/03/2021

World

French government auctions off €28 million worth of Bitcoin

Bitcoin crossed the $60,000 (€50 195) mark for the first time in its history on Saturday.

17/03/2021

Health Series

Meet the EU farmers using fewer pesticides to make agriculture greener

In partnership with The European Commission

One of the EU's green goals is to reduce the use of harmful pesticides by 50% by 2030. To achieve this goal, educational initiatives and new methods are being taught to new generation of farmers across Europe.

16/03/2021

France

French MPs approve law setting age of sexual consent

Any sexual act committed on children under the age of 15 by an adult will be considered rape. The bill still needs to be approved by senators.

16/03/2021

France

Holocaust victim was forced to sell the Klint art in 1938

France is returning a Gustav Klint painting to the family of its pre-war owner.

16/03/2021

France

France mulls new restrictions as intensive care units fill up

The situation is particularly worrying in the Paris region, where 1,152 patients were in intensive care on Monday.

15/03/2021

France

Twitter under fire in France after suspending account of harassed teen

Twitter admitted an "error" after it suspended Mila's account on Sunday. The teenager faces constant harassment since she posted an anti-Islam video last year.

15/03/2021

France

France: Police officer shoots dead knife-wielding assailant

The incident happened on Sunday morning in Paris's 18th district, police said.

14/03/2021

France

Actor brings political message to César film awards

Actor Corinne Masiero presented the Best Costume Award dressed as a donkey covered in fake blood with "Give us back the art Jean," written on her back as she stripped naked, making a reference to Prime Minister Jean Castex after theatres and cinemas remain closed because of the pandemic.

13/03/2021

France

Two Black actors crowned Best Newcomers at France's César film Awards

France's equivalent to the Oscars crowned Jean-Pascal Zadi and Fathia Youssouf as this year's rising stars during a ceremony at the Olympia on Friday evening.

12/03/2021

France

French minister was "pressured" not to visit Polish 'LGBT-free' zones

But Poland's Deputy Foreign Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk has denied the allegations and says the minister's comments are "clearly not true".

11/03/2021

France

Two teenagers probed for murder after girl, 14, drowned near Paris

Two French teenagers are being investigated for murder after a 14-year-old schoolgirl was found drowned in the River Seine near Paris.

11/03/2021

France

Schoolgirl's lies spark anger in case of murdered teacher Samuel Paty

The girl, who originally told her father that Paty had asked Muslim students to leave the classroom during his lessons, admitted she lied about being present.

09/03/2021

France

French billionaire MP Olivier Dassault dies in helicopter crash

"His brutal death is a great loss," said French President Emmanuel Macron.

07/03/2021

France

French government to 'go all out' on vaccination amid COVID variants

France's prime minister said the government would ramp up vaccination amid concerns over the rapid spread of more transmissible COVID variants in the country.

06/03/2021

France

Plane painted green in protest over France's climate crisis response

Several of the protesters stood on the plane's wings, carrying banners reading: "Is there a pilot to save the climate?"

05/03/2021

France

French concern as PM reveals only 1/3 of health workers are vaccinated

Only around 30% of French health workers have received a coronavirus vaccine so far. "This is not normal," the government told reporters on Thursday.

04/03/2021

France

France dissolves far-right group Generation Identity

The French government has dissolved the far-right group Generation Identity, interior minister Gérald Darmanin announced.

03/03/2021

France

Sahara dust and traffic lead to air pollution alerts in France

Parts of France are experiencing high levels of air pollution amid a storm bringing dust from the Sahara Desert over to the country.

02/03/2021

France

NGOs demand France investigates Syrian regime's chemical attacks

The Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM), Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) and Syrian Archive are seeking a French criminal investigation into the August 2013 chemical weapons attacks on Douma and Eastern Ghouta.

02/03/2021