France

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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

The Cube

Fake COVID-19 health passes are being sold on Snapchat in France

Dozens of fake accounts are using Snapchat to sell "fake health passes" for up to €300 each.

13/08/2021

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Man flies over French ski resort Avoriaz in wingsuit

Fred Fugen was dropped from a helicopter before beginning a deep dive for about 1000 metres at 250km/hour.

12/08/2021

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Guadeloupe hospital says emergency rooms are saturated

In Guadeloupe, emergency rooms are saturated with patients suffering from Covid-19.

12/08/2021

Money

Lionel Messi is being partly paid in cryptocurrency by PSG

Lionel Messi's signing fee at Paris Saint-Germain includes some of its cryptocurrency fan tokens, the French club said.

12/08/2021

France

Arc de Triomphe to be covered in fabric in tribute to Bulgarian artist

France's Arc de Triomphe will be wrapped up in recyclable fabric and red rope in tribute to Bulgarian artist Christo.

11/08/2021

My Europe Series

Meet the French health workers against compulsory COVID vaccination

French health workers who refuse mandatory vaccination will face a suspension without remuneration. Many are up in arms against the new rules.

11/08/2021

Travel News

Tourists told to leave Martinique 'immediately' as COVID cases surge

France's overseas territory of Martinique enters a tougher lockdown for three weeks as COVID-19 infections surge in the Caribbean.

11/08/2021

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French Olympic medallists celebrate victory in Paris

France's basketball, volleyball and handball players celebrate their Tokyo 2020 Olympic medals in Paris, surrounded by hundreds of fans. The Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo the president of Paris 2024 Tony Estanguet were also present to congratulate the medallists.

10/08/2021

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Shrimply the best: Belgium once again victorious in prawn peeling competition

With 116 grams of peeled shrimps, Katty Vanmassenhove from Belgian is the champion of the 16th world championship of shrimp peeling in Leffrinckoucke.

10/08/2021

Health news

Man’s best friend is sniffing out COVID in French nursing homes

Pokaa the golden retriever is a quick study and is already delivering impressive results sniffing out coronavirus.

10/08/2021

Mobility

500 million-year-old 'Blob' that can think is being blasted into space

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet will be experimenting with how the curious organism behaves in zero-gravity on the International Space Station.

09/08/2021

Travel News

'Mission impossible': French restaurants grapple with new COVID pass

Since Monday, a health pass is required to visit bars, restaurants, health centres and to use long-distance public transport across France.

09/08/2021

France

Suspect hands himself in after Catholic priest murdered in France

A man handed himself in after a priest was murdered on Monday in France's western region of Vendée. The suspect had been detained last year after admitting setting the Nantes Cathedral on fire.

09/08/2021

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Protests against COVID health pass held across Europe

Protests against COVID health pass were held across Europe on Saturday 7 August.

08/08/2021

France

Protests against COVID health pass held across France

The demonstrations come just two days before the use of the health pass is extended to bars, restaurants and long-distance public transport.

07/08/2021

France

French move to require a COVID pass to access restaurants is approved

The health pass will be extended to restaurants, cafes and some modes of transport from August 9.

05/08/2021

France

France looks to help those jabbed outside EU get a COVID health pass

It comes just days before the health pass will be required to access French restaurants and bars.

05/08/2021

France

France promises €100 million to Lebanon at international conference

France will provide an additional €100 million to Lebanon as the country continues to struggle with a financial crisis one year after the Beirut port explosion.

04/08/2021

France

'Catastrophic situation': French island Guadeloupe in COVID lockdown

"We are in a catastrophic situation, we have exceeded 3,000 cases per week," Guadeloupe health chief Valérie Denux told reporters.

03/08/2021

Nature

Beaches in Marseille are being cleaned up by volunteers and charities

As much as one tonne of rubbish is removed from the beaches in a day.

03/08/2021

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Giant panda gives birth to twin cubs in France

The twins are their second and third cubs after the first panda ever born in France, Yuan Meng, in 2017.

02/08/2021

Tech News

French firefighters are fighting forest fires with this balloon

Firefighters in Marseille are using a balloon equipped with a camera to monitor the landscape for signs of fire 24/7.

02/08/2021

France

Vaccine pass plan provokes protests in France, Switzerland, Italy

Government plans to make access to public spaces conditional on health checks have provoked more protest demonstrations in France, Switzerland and Italy.

01/08/2021

France

French police brace for clashes during anti-vaccine pass protests

France will require the vaccine pass from August 9 in most places. Critics say that the measures are 'absurd' and an attack on liberty.

31/07/2021