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France

Forced to close its doors again, the Louvre takes chance to spruce up

Amid another enforced closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Louvre in Paris is using the absence of visitors as a chance to refurbish.

21/02/2021

France

Dozens protest dissolution of Generation Identity group in France

An anti-fascist counter protest gathered near the Generation Identity demonstration in Paris, but the two rallies were largely peaceful.

20/02/2021

France

Asylum seeker arrested after refugee centre manager stabbed to death

A 38-year-old Sudanese asylum seeker has been arrested.

19/02/2021

French Polynesia

New Caledonia: Pro-independence parties win majority in snap elections

Pro-independence support is on the rise on the island as is a surge in violence recently sparked by the proposed sale of a local nickel mine.

17/02/2021

France

French MPs back law aimed at cracking down on Islamic radicalism

French MPs back controversial law aimed at cracking down on Islamic radicalism

16/02/2021

World News

Macron and Harris to closely cooperate on COVID, climate and democracy

French President Emmanuel Macron and US Vice President Kamala Harris agreed on the need for bilateral cooperation on COVID, climate change and democracy in their first telephone exchange.

16/02/2021

France

France fines Google €1.1 million over 'misleading' hotel rankings

An investigation by the French consumer watchdog and finance ministry found the tech giant was guilty of "misleading commercial practice".

15/02/2021

Russia

Soldiers who fought in Napoleon's 1812 Russian campaign are buried

The remains of over a hundred French and Russian soldiers who died during Napoleon's disastrous 1812 campaign were finally buried on Saturday.

13/02/2021

Destinations

The rural French region attracting city dwellers with a free holiday

The department of Corrèze is offering people an all-expenses-paid experience living in rural France.

12/02/2021

France

French village inherits fortune from Austrian Jew it housed during WW2

In Chambon sur Lignon, only one person remembers Erich Schwam, who died at the end of December at the age of 90 in Lyon, leaving no relatives behind.

12/02/2021

World

Calais migrants willing to risk freezing temperatures to cross channel

Authorities have opened emergency shelters where the migrants can get a hot meal and a bed for the night. Local NGOs claim little information has been made available about sites and say migrants won't use them if they are located too far from crossing sites.

11/02/2021

France

Conch shell found in French cave oldest known seashell instrument

The shell, thought to be around 18,000 years old, was found during the excavation of a cave with prehistoric wall paintings in France - and it still works.

11/02/2021

France

France seeks to change age of consent to protect children from abuse

President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to tighten legislation to help prevent violence against children after recent shocking scandals in France prompted tens of thousands of people to share their own stories of sexual abuse within their families.

10/02/2021

France

Sciences Po director Frédéric Mion resigns over Duhamel incest scandal

Mion resigned over the accusations against Olivier Duhamel, the former president of the foundation that oversees the political science school.

09/02/2021

France

At least two people killed in helicopter crash in Courchevel, France

At least two people have died and three people were injured in a helicopter crash in Courchevel.

09/02/2021

Experiences

Is this just a wave or the face of Poseidon, God of the Sea?

Photographer, Mathieu Rivrin caught the image as the most powerful waves caused by Storm Justine were striking the French coast.

09/02/2021

France

COVID-19 in France: Student meals for just one euro in Paris

A restaurant in Paris is offering students a meal at knockdown prices to help them cope during the pandemic.

07/02/2021

World News

Five EU states receive first shipments of AstraZeneca vaccine

Austria, France and Germany are going to restrict the jab to the under 65s because of a lack of data following the vaccine's trials.

06/02/2021

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Hundreds march in memory of murdered woman in eastern Alsace

Prosecutor Alex Perrin said the killings were "totally premeditated" by the 45-year-old, who was not known to the police or intelligence services.

06/02/2021

World News

Famous venues in London and Paris help out with COVID-19 testing

The London cricket club Lords has been a vaccination centre since mid-January and an iconic gay nightclub in Paris started hosting tests this weekend.

06/02/2021