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France's high court validates mask mandates in dense cities

France's high court said that face masks can be made mandatory in zones with high risk of COVID-19 contamination after lower courts ruled the mandates should be limited.

07/09/2020

France

Instagram apologises for disabling accounts of Charlie Hebdo staff

Two journalists at Charlie Hebdo reported their Instagram accounts had been disabled after they shared the magazine’s front page which carries depictions of the prophet Muhammad.

06/09/2020

France

Undercover journalist reports on alleged failings in French police

A French journalist who joined the police for two years says he found a culture of racism and "banal" violence as well a force that closes ranks to protest a minority of rogue officers.

06/09/2020

France

COVID-19: seven French departments marked as coronavirus 'red zones'

Friday saw an all-time high in the number of daily reported cases in France, with a total of 8,975.

06/09/2020

France

Facebook blocks man’s planned end-of-life livestream

Facebook has blocked the live broadcast of a chronically ill man, who intended to livestream his death on the platform.

05/09/2020

France

Protests call for closure of migrant detention centre in Marseille

Dozens of people protested outside a migrant detention centre in the French city of Marseille on Saturday, insisting those inside were at risk of catching COVID-19

05/09/2020

France

French police puzzled by spate of horse mutilations across the country

Police suspect the attacks could be part of 'ritual' because the animals are slashed and often their ear and genitals are removed

04/09/2020

France

COVID-19: Rights groups challenge mandatory face mask rules in France

Authorities in three French departments were ordered by judges to revise local orders that made face masks compulsory.

04/09/2020

Sport

Wendie Renard: 'My secret is respect', says OL Champions League winner

After leading Lyon to their fifth consecutive Champions League title, captain Wendie Renard spoke to Euronews' Tokunbo Salako.

03/09/2020

France

France unveils 'historic' €100 billion package to boost sick economy

The French economy shrank by a massive 13.8 per cent in the three months to June as lockdown measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 hit hard.

03/09/2020

France

Why has French judiciary let Charlie Hebdo terrorism trial be filmed?

Just eight trials have been filmed in France before this week's landmark Charlie Hebdo terrorism hearing. Here's why the event will be videotaped.

02/09/2020

France

France 2015 terror attacks: Who are the suspects going on trial?

Dozens of suspects accused of being accomplices in the January 2015 terror attacks on French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket will face trial this week. Who are they? And how were they allegedly involved?

02/09/2020

France

Charlie Hebdo republishes Muhammad cartoons on eve of terror trial

French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has reprinted caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad that were cited by Islamic extremists as a reason for the murderous attack on the magazine’s office in 2015.

01/09/2020

France

Charlie Hebdo trial: How the terror attacks unfolded five years ago

France will reopen one of the darkest chapters in its modern history as dozens go on trial for the terror attacks on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket.

01/09/2020

France

French children head back to school as infections rise

They've lost months of classroom time due to the coronavirus pandemic. With their backpacks, hand sanitizer – and for many, mandatory face coverings – millions of children have returned to their classrooms in France and Belgium.

01/09/2020

Europe News

Coronavirus France: Millions return to work and school in masks

Infections are still surging in over 20 French departments. Indeed, public health authorities reported over 3,000 new cases on the last day of August.

01/09/2020

France

France: SNCF apologises to passengers stuck on train overnight

French state rail company SNCF has offered its “sincerest apologies” to passengers who were stuck on its train overnight due to a “chain of incidents”.

31/08/2020

France

‘Revolting’: Magazine investigated for depicting French MP as a slave

Widely condemned as racist, the “political fiction” published in the right-wing weekly Valeurs Actuelles included images of left-wing politician Danièle Obono with an iron collar around her neck.

31/08/2020

France

French local mayors facing wave of violence, says association

Five "violent attacks" have been carried out on municipal officials in the country since the start of July, the Association of Mayors in France (AMF) said.

31/08/2020

World

Tour De France finally underway despite treacherous conditions

Tough health rules mean that the event may have to be halted long before it arrives on the Champs Elysee in Paris at the end of the Grand Finale, currently due in three weeks' time.

31/08/2020

France

Senior French military officer suspected of spying for Russia

The officer was a lieutenant-colonel stationed with NATO in Italy.

30/08/2020

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Socially-distanced spectators watch the Tour de France start from Nice

Socially-distanced spectators turned up to see "Le Grand Depart" in a much more muted atmosphere than normal.

29/08/2020

France

The Tour de France starts in Nice but will the race reach Paris?

Only last century's two world wars have ever interrupted the Tour de France, but this year COVID-19 might bring the riders to a shuddering halt.

29/08/2020

France

Thieves make off with 9 million euros in France money heist

The Lyon robbery is believed to be France's biggest cash heist since 2009.

29/08/2020

France

Coronavirus: Macron doesn't rule out new nationwide lockdown

“The dynamic of the epidemic’s progression is exponential,” the national health agency said.

29/08/2020

France

Masks imposed in Paris as France sees record post-lockdown virus cases

France recorded 6,111 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours, its highest number of infections since the end of lockdown.

27/08/2020