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New lockdown in France "almost inevitable": infectious diseases expert

The current measures that have begun have been seen as mild in a week in which the government appeared to be preparing to issue new stay-at-home orders.

01/02/2021

France

Nearly 33,000 people protest France's global security law

Demonstrators gathered across France but in smaller numbers than in protests that took place in November.

30/01/2021

France

Marseille game postponed after angry fans march to training ground

The French League postponed Marseille's home game against Rennes after angry fans marched to the team's training complex.

30/01/2021

France

In France's poorest region, the COVID-19 vaccination drive struggles

The coronavirus was initially widely seen as the great equalizer, infecting rich and poor. But studies have since shown that some people are more vulnerable than others, including the world's poorest.

30/01/2021

France

France avoids fresh lockdown, but closes borders to non-EU countries

France is to close its borders to countries outside the European Union from Sunday, but has stopped short of imposing a new lockdown as the country continues to battle the spread of coronavirus.

29/01/2021

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Clandestine classes as Paris karate lovers defy COVID restrictions

Meet the Parisians who are doing clandestine sports classes to preserve their mental health amid the COVID-19 restrictions.

29/01/2021

World

“Dream Big”, how Tony Parker accomplished the impossible

We speak to world-famous basketball player, Tony Parker, about his successful career in the NBA and his future projects to help today’s youth.

28/01/2021

France

France reports around 2,000 daily cases of new variants

France's health minister said that although the 6 pm curfew is having an effect, infections are still rising.

28/01/2021

France

French restaurant customers 'will be fined' after unlawful lunch

Restaurant owner Christophe Wilson defiantly served lunch to dozens of people in defiance of pandemic restrictions in the French Riviera City.

28/01/2021

France

Frenchman Yannick Bestaven wins Vendée Globe solo round-the-world race

Times bonuses and crashes: Bestaven won the race thanks to time banked after competitor Boris Hermann collided with a fishing trawler on the home stretch.

28/01/2021

France

French teachers strike in Paris over government's response to COVID-19

Teachers complain of working conditions, low pay, and a bungled pandemic response.

26/01/2021

France

COVID vaccine: France returns to 3 weeks between doses

Health Minister Oliver Véran said there is "no consensus in the scientific community" that doubling the time between the two doses is risk-free.

26/01/2021

My Europe Series

Should the UK help save French-owned Eurostar from the brink of ruin?

The cross-Channel link is on course for bankruptcy by spring if no state bailouts are offered - but disputes over which governments should be doing the bailing out has delayed help.

26/01/2021

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French city of Valloire holds 38th snow sculpture competition

As many as 15 teams compete against each other, all starting with a big block of ice measuring 4m high.

25/01/2021

France

Meet the French doctor who treated Europe's first COVID-19 patient

"Be careful, when I notify the authorities, it will be like I've pushed a button," a woman at the Institut Pasteur had told him as officials learned of the first COVID-19 case in France.

25/01/2021

France

France probes violent Paris attack that left Ukrainian, 15, in a coma

The victim, identified only as Yuriy, was beaten up and left in a coma at the attack in Paris' 15th arrondissement on January 15.

25/01/2021

France

'Lonely and worried': French students on COVID's mental health toll

One student poll in France found 72% had suffered recent psychological distress and more than a third had had depressive symptoms.

25/01/2021

World

France's top health adviser says third lockdown 'probably necessary'

Professor Jean-Francois Delfraissy has called for swift government action, amid rising concerns about the spread of new variants of the virus.

25/01/2021

France

Emmanuel Macron promises crackdown on incest following online campaign

The French president told victims they would "never be alone again" as he responded to an online conversation that went viral when social media users shared their traumatic stories of childhood incest.

23/01/2021

Europe Decoded

#MeTooInceste: French share stories of family sexual abuse

Following in the footsteps of #MeTooInceste, #MeTooGay began to trend around the country this week as users shared stories of homosexual abuse.

22/01/2021

My Europe Series

From vaccine creation to trepidation: France's struggle with anti-vaxxers

France has one of western Europe's highest rates of distrust in modern-day vaccines. On Unreported Europe we take a look at why, what anti-vaxxers have to say and what can bring sceptics rounds.

22/01/2021

France

Emmanuel Macron promises students one euro lockdown meals

Students whose mental health is suffering from prolonged isolation from classes and friends will also be offered "psychologist cheques".

22/01/2021

France

France: Hospital workers demand more resources to fight COVID-19

French hospital workers demand more resources to cope with the relentless influx of COVID-19 patients.

21/01/2021

France

French health minister says third national lockdown could be necessary

"If the level of this variant were to increase significantly and we followed an English trajectory, a lockdown would probably become an absolute necessity," Véran told the French Senate's Law Commission.

21/01/2021

France

Brexit headache: French firms point finger at UK over red tape delays

Overwhelmed customs services and IT problems in the UK are to blame for trade disruption under post-Brexit rules, say companies and authorities in France.

20/01/2021

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Trump's waxwork already removed from display at Paris' Musee Grevin

Trump's statue "cost a lot of hair", laughs the museum's director-general.

20/01/2021