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French MPs take a swing at COVID-easing as sex clubs allowed to reopen

Under the French government's planned phased easing of restrictions, some swingers' clubs will be allowed to reopen on May 19. Nightclubs, however, still do not have any clarity over when they might be able to reopen.

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France: Large manhunt underway to track man suspected of double murder

Hundreds of officers, half a dozen helicopters and specialist dog teams have been deployed since Tuesday to track a heavily armed man in the mountainous region of Cevennes.

France

French military chief invites ‘civil war’ letter soldiers to quit

The chief of staff of the French armed forces said the anonymous signatories of a second letter, which claimed “civil war is brewing” in France, should resign for the military.

France

French anti-terror investigators notified over police stabbing

A woman stabbed a police officer at her home in Bordeaux on Monday and then was shot and injured by another official.

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World News

VE Day commemorated across Europe

France, Poland, the Czech Republic and other countries have marked the day, 76 years ago, which represent the victory of allied forces against the Nazis.

France

France charges members of neo-Nazi group over attack plot

Three members of a neo-Nazi group were arrested and charged on suspicion of planning an attack against a masonic lodge.

Europe News

France aims to spend €30 billion on decarbonising its economy

The country wants to invest billions of euros into decarbonising its economy, speeding up its target of becoming Europe's first major country to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

United Kingdom

UK Navy warships stand down as tensions ease in Jersey

HMS Severn and HMS Tamar are expected to begin their voyage back to Portsmouth within the next 24 hours after being deployed to a protest by French fishermen.

Travel News

Farmer moves 200-year-old French border with Belgium by mistake

"We will have to put things back in place," the local Belgian mayor of Erquelinnes said.

World News

European countries cautiously ease coronavirus restrictions

France and Greece became the latest European countries on Monday to begin cautiously relaxing their lockdowns.

Italy

Emperor Constantine's hand reunited with finger after 500 years

A missing finger from a giant statue of the Roman Emperor Constantine has been reunited with his hand after being missing for over 500 years.

Cult

Paris orchestra teams up with museum for livestream virtual concert

The Paris Orchestra is to play a 'live' concert from the city's Museum D'Orsay and livestream the performance on its website and on TV

France

Tractor protest in Strasbourg over new EU agriculture proposals

French farmers staged a 'tractor protest' at the European Parliament in Strasbourg over new EU agriculture proposals they say are too 'green'

France

France honours police worker stabbed to death near Paris

French authorities said the stabbing inside the police station was an Islamic extremist attack.

Tech News

US tech dominates new payment technologies, French authorities warn

Growing barriers to entry are leaving a handful of US tech companies dominating the digital payment services in France, according to a damning new report.

France

France reports three cases of Indian COVID-19 variant

All three cases involve people who have recently come back from India, the ministry said in a statement released late on Thursday.

France

French officials condemn military generals who say nation 'in peril'

Prime Minister Jean Castex condemned with the "greatest firmness" a controversial open letter from French generals stating the country is "in peril".

My Europe Series

Is Emmanuel Macron a centrist politician or marketing wunderkind?

Macron branded himself as someone who would overcome left-right cleavages but a year away from the presidential elections, some say his brand is still a mystery.

France

Two former Italian left-wing terrorists surrender to French police

On Wednesday, French authorities arrested seven former members of the Italian Red Brigades, who were wanted on domestic terrorism charges in the 1970s and 1980s.

France

COVID-19: French bars, restaurants and cinemas to reopen May 19

President Emmanuel Macron outlined the phasing out of COVID-19 restrictions in an interview with regional newspapers on Thursday.