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Several EU countries halt arms export to Turkey over Syrian incursion

London, Berlin, Paris join fellow European countries Norway, Denmark and Finland in their blockade, with the latter stating that the arms export ban concerned not only Turkey but also any other country involved in the fighting.

13/10/2019

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Activists spray paint Paris building of energy firm Total

Activists from the anti-capitalist group ATTAC vandalised the Total headquarters building in Courbevoie, Paris's business district, on Saturday (October 12)

12/10/2019

France

Frenchman suspected to have killed his family arrested in Glasgow

Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès, a Frenchman who is suspected to have killed his entire family in 2011 and has been on the run since, was arrested in Glasgow on Friday, AFP reported, citing police sources.

11/10/2019

Travel News

French Riviera hosts 4th France-China Cultural forum

Euronews travelled to Nice to take part in the 4th edition of the Franco-Chinese Cultural forum. A presentation and meeting, attended by dignitaries from both nations, was held at the beautiful Opera house in Nice on Wednesday.

11/10/2019

France

Macron: Turkey's offensive in Syria helping ISIS build caliphate

The French president warned Turkey is putting millions of people at humanitarian risk with its military campaign against Kurdish forces in northern Syria.

10/10/2019

France

Global Fund raises its targeted €12 billion to fight pandemics

Global Fund raises its targeted €12 billion to fight pandemics

10/10/2019

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Next stop, Place De Clichix: Paris metro stations renamed for Asterix

Getafix and Obelix joined festivities at Gare de Lugdunum.

10/10/2019

France

France calls for funds to 'intensify' Global Fund fight against AIDS

The Global Fund Forum aims to save 16 million lives within the next four years as well as averting 234 million infections worldwide.

09/10/2019

France

Why the EU growing its own soybeans could prevent fires in Amazon

Every year, 33 million tonnes of soybeans are imported into the Old Continent, mostly from Brazil and the United States.

09/10/2019

The Cube

French charity publishes deepfake of Trump saying 'AIDS is over'

A deepfake video developed by French charity Solidarité Sida features US President Donald Trump saying ''AIDS is over''. But should fake news be used in this way?

09/10/2019

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Chamonix: Victor the eagle, witness of climate change

Equipped with a 360-degree camera mounted on his back, Victor recorded a bird's eye view of the Mont Blanc

09/10/2019

World

World leaders gather in France for Global Fund initiative

A conference in France, which kicked off on Wednesday, aims to raise funds to combat deadly diseases and condemn them to the history books.

09/10/2019

France

Global Fund conference seeks €12 billion in fight against big killers

Global Fund conference aims to raise €12 billion for HIV, malaria and tuberculosis

09/10/2019

France

Mona Lisa returned to home in the Louvre after causing 'visitor jam'

Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece had been moved due to renovations.

08/10/2019

France

France immigration debate: PM Philippe suggests quotas for migrants

French politicians are debating the country's immigration system ahead of elections in 2020.

08/10/2019

France

French Interior minister admits to 'failings' in monitoring attacker

In an interview, Christophe Castaner said there were administrative "failings" in monitoring the attacker who killed four people last week.

07/10/2019

France

French anti-IVF groups march in Paris

Anti-IVF groups are marching in Paris in opposition to a new bill that will widen access to medically assisted procreation to lesbian couples and single women.

06/10/2019

France

Paris police killer followed 'radical vision of Islam before attack'

In the weeks leading up to the attack, he had adopted an increasingly radicalised behaviour, the prosecutor said, justifying the terror attacks on Charlie Hebdo newspaper that left 12 dead in Paris in 2015, trading his clothes for traditional religious ones and stopping to have contact with women.

05/10/2019

France

France's vineyards grapple with grape thieves at harvest time

In the heart of Burgundy's most prestigious vineyards, security forces patrol day and night during harvest time to deter grape thieves.

05/10/2019

France

Watch: Tetraplegic man walks again thanks to mind-reading exoskeleton

The technology represents a scientific breakthrough that could bring hope to tetraplegics seeking to regain movement.

04/10/2019

France

French anti-terrorist unit to investigate Paris police knife attack

French anti-terrorist unit to investigate Paris police knife attack

03/10/2019

World

Rouen fire: Expert fears carcinogenic molecules created in blaze

More than 5,000 tonnes of 400 different substances were ignited in the accident at the Lubrizol plant a week ago.

03/10/2019

France

French police in 'anger march' over conditions, high suicide rates

Thousands of police officers in France are marching in Paris for the first strike in almost two decades to call for improved working conditions.

02/10/2019

France

Watch: Glacier in danger of collapse over Italian town

A huge section of Planpincieux glacier is threatening to break off the mountain.

02/10/2019

France

Euronews answers: The Council of Europe turns 70, but what does it do?

Not to be confused with the European Council or the Council of the European Union, the Council of Europe's role is to uphold human rights and the rule of law on the continent.

01/10/2019

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French activists stage stunt at Saudi consulate over Khashoggi killing

Two-dozen Reporters Without Borders (RSF) activists dropped dismembered mannequins outside the Saudi Arabian consulate in France. It was to mark a year since the killing of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Turkey on October 2, 2018.

01/10/2019