France

Mobility

The electric aircraft start-up hoping to be the 'Tesla of the skies'

A new electric aviation start-up based in Toulouse, the nerve centre of Europe’s aerospace industry, is looking to take the industry into the future.

03/09/2021

France

Global biodiversity conference kicks off in Marseille

French President Emmanuel Macron is to open the conference. He is expected to renew his call for 30% of the world's surface to be categorised as protected areas by 2030.

03/09/2021

France

Big John, the biggest triceratops ever found, goes on display in Paris

"On the top of being the biggest specimen in size, it is also very well preserved, up to 60 per cent of the skeleton which is incredible."

02/09/2021

France

Macron to spend 3 days in Marseille as mayor demands more investment

The recently elected mayor of Marseille Benoît Payan said the city has no money and said schools were in a catastrophic state.

01/09/2021

Destinations

Is this French town the new capital of electronic music in Europe?

The pandemic has had an interesting effect on Saint-Tropez’ music scene, placing the resort firmly on the maps of partygoers.

01/09/2021

France

France starts giving COVID booster jabs to its elderly and vulnerable

The head of WHO Europe said this week that such jabs -- given low vaccination coverage in poorer parts of the world -- should not be seen as “luxury boosters”.

01/09/2021

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World's largest triceratops skeleton on display in Paris

"Big John", a 66-million-year-old triceratops measuring 8 metres, is displayed in a gallery in the Marais district of central Paris until 20 October, ahead of an auction the following day at the Hôtel Drouot.

31/08/2021

Business

French economy grows slightly better than expected in second quarter

The French government is forecasting GDP to grow by 6% this year after last year's historic 8% contraction.

31/08/2021

Climate

Paris cuts its speed limit to 30 kph in bid to protect climate

Polls suggest most Parisians support the idea.

30/08/2021

France

Michel Barnier to run in French presidential election primary

Michel Barnier, the EU's former Brexit negotiator, said he would run in France's presidential election primary.

26/08/2021

France

European court dismisses complaint against mandatory vaccination

More than 670 professional and volunteer firefighters in France had complained that compulsory vaccines violated their rights.

25/08/2021

France

French PM Castex meets Afghan refugees and vows to protect vulnerable

"The Taliban will go and hunt our families, especially those who have a strong link with Western countries," one evacuee told French PM Castex.

24/08/2021

France

French backs COVID booster jab initiative for those 65 and older

France’s health minister announced the COVID-19 vaccine booster campaign on Monday, and now France’s national health body has backed the plan.

24/08/2021

France

Afghan evacuee convicted for leaving surveillance in France

One of the five Afghans placed under watch after being repatriated to France has been convicted of leaving surveillance, the French government has announced.

24/08/2021

France

Nice stadium’s south stand shut for four matches after Marseille brawl

The prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes said the south stand in OGC Nice’s stadium would beclosed for the next four matches after a fan pitch invasion led to an all out brawl during the Nice-Marseille game on the weekend.

23/08/2021

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Hundreds rally in Paris in support of Afghan people

Hundreds of people including many Afghans demonstrate in Paris to call for more "solidarity" with the Afghan people, a week after the Taliban takeover there.

22/08/2021

France

Josephine Baker to become first black woman interred at Pantheon

Baker is the sixth woman and first black woman to receive the honour.

22/08/2021

France

French health pass drives increase in COVID-19 tests

French laboratories and pharmacies tested a record 5.7 million people in a week.

21/08/2021

Destinations

Casa Amor hopes to lure a new crowd to Saint Tropez

This new venue is the epitome of bohemian chic on the revamped French Riviera.

19/08/2021

France

Teenager shot dead and two others injured on Marseille housing estate

The local prosecutor said that "it was a motorbike with two people armed with at least one assault rifle — Kalashnikov type — who fired (...) in the street."

19/08/2021

France

French islands struggling with COVID-19 surge are sent aid

The incidence rate in Guadeloupe now stands at more than 1,900 infections per 100,000 population.

19/08/2021

France

Two dead as fight to control raging wildfire near Saint-Tropez goes on

Hundreds of firefighters have been deployed to tackle the blaze which has now burnt through 5,000 hectares.

18/08/2021

Tech News

Is Boston Dynamics’ parkour performing robot fitter than you?

Boston Dynamics’ humanoid robot shows off its parkour skills in a near faultless routine.

18/08/2021

France

Vandals attack French vaccination centre and destroy 500 COVID vials

A COVID vaccination centre near Toulouse in France was vandalised and around 500 vials were destroyed.

17/08/2021

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'Infringement of freedom': Protest held in Paris over COVID passes

Protesters marched through Paris against a national mandate for a coronavirus health pass.

14/08/2021

My Europe Series

How France's COVID pass has pushed diners over the border to Belgium

In Saint-Jans-Cappel, near the Belgian border, restaurant owner Bénédicte Duyck is worried. Her customers literally only have to cross the street to find a Belgian restaurant where they will not be submitted to France's new vaccine rules.

13/08/2021