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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”.

01/09/2020

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

France

Coronavirus: Belgium bans travel to Paris amid COVID-19 resurgence

The Belgian foreign ministry has banned travel to the French capital amid a rise in COVID-19 cases.

26/08/2020

France

Mosquitoes to be bred on large scale to study infectious diseases

InnovaFeed will partner in this project with the World Mosquito Program (WMP). who began fighting the transmission of such viruses to humans ten years ago by infecting female mosquitos with bacteria.

26/08/2020

France

Topless sunbathing: French government defends right to bare torsos

It comes after police told three women to cover up on a beach in south-western France.

26/08/2020

Travel News

COVID-19: Latest travel rules to UK from quarantine listed countries

Britain imposed a 14-day quarantine rule on travellers arriving from countries such as France, Spain and Belgium and confusion has mounted for those looking to take a short trip to the UK and what it means for family or friends you may stay with.

25/08/2020

World

Coronavirus cases spike in South of France holiday regions

French health authorities reported nearly 10,000 new COVID-19 cases this weekend as infections continue to spike. Holiday destinations in the South of France are seeing the virus spread fast, but few seem to be following social distancing rules.

24/08/2020

France

French nudist resort reports 'worrying' level of COVID-19 cases

The Regional Health Agency (ARS) said the rate of COVID-19 positive cases among those who visited the naturist village is four times higher than people who stayed in the nearby city of Adge and did not travel to the resort.

24/08/2020

France

Paris fans clash with riot police after PSG lose final

By contrast, the defeat was met with huge celebrations in Marseille, where fans cheered and let off flares and fireworks.

24/08/2020

France

France reports record COVID-19 infections since May, global cases jump

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23/08/2020

France

WWII memorial defaced in massacred French village

On June 10, 1944, troops from the SS "Das Reich" division brutally killed 642 villagers. They were herded into barns and a church before the town was set on fire.

22/08/2020

France

UCL final: Marseille lifts ban on arch-rival PSG fans after criticism

Authorities had planned to restrict PSG fans access to the Old Port area, fearing clashes.

22/08/2020

France

Meet the woman campaigning for her right to die just for being old

Jacqueline Jancquel plans to have assisted suicide in December 2020. She’s 76 years old: she has no terminal illness, she’s not in a lot of pain.

22/08/2020