France

The Cube

French coronavirus film gives floor to 'usual suspects of conspiracy'

French politicians and NGOs have severely criticised a new film "Hold Up" which features several debunked conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 pandemic.

13/11/2020

France

Five years after Paris' deadly terror attacks, the scars remain

For one survivor, restrictions on events to remember the November 13 attacks has not helped the healing process.

13/11/2020

France

Coronavirus: French PM says lifting lockdown would be 'irresponsible'

French PM Jean Castex said he hoped that some lockdown restrictions could be lifted by Christmas but told people not to plan large gatherings for New Years.

12/11/2020

Travel News

Technology is being harnessed to create more meaningful travel

A new online platform has been launched which connects travellers to locals who want to provide tips, advice and insider knowledge.

12/11/2020

No Comment

Moments of silence in France and UK commemorate end of World War I

Armistice Day commemorates the November 11, 1918 armistice that ended World War I.

11/11/2020

France

Cases rise in France as health minister warns peak is yet to come

France is approaching the halfway point of its second lockdown. The current measures were announced by President Emmanuel Macron nearly 2 weeks ago - in the hope to stem the spread. But how effective have they been?

11/11/2020

France

Watch: Macron leads Armistice Day commemorations in France

While France usually observes the public holiday with a parade in Paris as well as several other events around the country, this year will be different as the nation is under a national lockdown.

11/11/2020

France

France pays tribute to 6-year-old wartime resistance hero Marcel Pinte

Known as "Quinquin", and celebrated as France's youngest resistance hero, he carried messages under his shirt to leaders of the movement against Nazi occupation.

11/11/2020

France

Prosecutors begin 4 probes into France's handling of COVID-19 pandemic

They will look into the prejudice allegedly committed against the general population, health care workers, civil servants and people sick or deceased.

10/11/2020

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Opera star sings US national anthem from his window to toast Biden win

Senechal rose to fame on social media during France's first coronavirus lockdown after uploading clips of himself singing to his neighbours.

10/11/2020

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French traders hold funeral march to highlight lockdown impact

The varied business owners were united by a simple demand: "Let us work".

09/11/2020

France

Dogs in France can be retrained in weeks to detect COVID-19

Scientists in France say right now sniffer dogs are more reliable than the PCR tests in detecting COVID-19

09/11/2020

France

French police targeted by mortar fire in clashes outside high school

Police in France were targeted by mortar fire in front of a high school in Compiègne, where several dozen young men had set fire to rubbish bins, authorities have said.

09/11/2020

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Sign language interpreters take on hip hop in Paris

Sign language interpreters performed alongside artists at a hip hop concert -- without a live audience -- that took place in Paris on Saturday.

08/11/2020

Ecotech

Invasive plants could be turned into textiles, research shows

A laboratory in Marseille, France is looking for ways to mix design and biology.

08/11/2020

France

Castex says France to continue to fight 'enemy' of 'radical Islamism'

"Terrorism attacks who we are, what makes our identity, our freedom, our culture, and finally our lives. The enemy, we know what it is, not only is it identified, but it has a name," French PM Jean Castex said at a tribute for victims of the terror attack in Nice.

07/11/2020

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Bordeaux's national opera turns to recording amid COVID-19 lockdown

In the absence of live shows due to the coronavirus lockdown, Bordeaux's national opera is recording an album for its most ardent followers.

06/11/2020

France

France's intensive care units near full as infections hit record high

Meanwhile Paris enforced additional restrictions for take-away and delivery services.

06/11/2020

France

Teenagers due to be indicted over links with Samuel Paty killer

Two men aged 18 and a 17-year-old woman were arrested by examining magistrates on Tuesday.

06/11/2020

France

Iconic Paris bookshop hit by lockdown urges customers to buy a book

Founded by Sylvia Beach in 1919, Shakespeare & Company became a creative hub for expatriate writers including Ernest Hemingway, T.S. Eliot, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and James Joyce.

06/11/2020

My Europe Series

What is secularism and why is it causing such divisions in France?

The principle is a key part of France's political fabric. It's also a source of tension with some sections of the Muslim community.

05/11/2020

France

Macron calls for Europe to fight terrorism with stronger border security

The French president says he is doubling the number of security personnel on France's own borders. And he wants the Schengen rules to be reformed.

05/11/2020

France

Controversy surrounds French school tribute to murdered teacher

A tribute to the murdered history teacher Samuel Paty has triggered a row over France's core values with diverging views over whether all schools and students should take part

02/11/2020

France

What has French president Macron said to outrage the Muslim world?

Emmanuel Macron staunchly defends freedom of expression amid the furore over caricatures of Prophet Muhammad, and seeks to isolate those who 'distort Islam' to justify violence from the majority who practise the religion peacefully.

02/11/2020

France

French churches honour three victims killed in Nice knife attack

Churches around France held Sunday services honouring three people killed in an Islamic extremist attack at Notre Dame Basilica in the city of Nice last week.

01/11/2020

France

France: Macron says he understands Muslim shock over Prophet cartoons

"I understand and respect that we can be shocked by these caricatures. I will never accept that we can justify physical violence for these caricatures," Macron said in an interview.

01/11/2020