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More Afghans and foreigners flee as humanitarian situation worsens

Afghanistan is teetering on the brink of "universal poverty,'' the UN development agency has warned.

11/09/2021

France

France's ex-health minister indicted in COVID-19 handling probe

Agnes Buzyn, France's health minister when the global COVID-19 pandemic erupted, was on Friday indicted for "endangering the lives of others".

10/09/2021

France

France raises bird flu alert level as cases reported in Europe

A case of bird flu has been detected in the Ardennes, while Belgium and Luxembourg have also reported infections.

10/09/2021

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Alain Delon, Jean Dujardin among grievers bidding adieu to Belmondo

Jean-Paul Belmondo's family, friends and loved bid adieu to the French film icon, at a private funeral service inside Paris' oldest church – Saint German des Près.

10/09/2021

France

'He was family': Macron pays national tribute to Jean-Paul Belmondo

A national farewell was given to Bébel on Thursday with the Hotel des Invalides in Paris turned into an open-air cinema for the occasion.

10/09/2021

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Paris Art Fair 2021 opens its doors

Art Paris 2021 has opened its doors at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in the monumental Grand Palais éphémère.

10/09/2021

United Kingdom

UK plan to send migrant boats back to France 'inhumane', critics say

France says it will not tolerate any flouting of international law, following reports that UK Border Force staff are to receive training on how to turn back migrant boats before they reach the English coast.

10/09/2021

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France pays rare national tribute to cinema icon Jean-Paul Belmondo

Dozens of fans of French cinema icon Jean-Paul Belmondo gather at the entrance to Invalides in Paris to be among the 1,000 privileged people allowed to attend a rare national tribute.

09/09/2021

France

Police say 'calm' restored after five nights of clashes near Paris

French police clashed with rioters for five consecutive nights near Paris after two men were arrested and their mother was hit by tear gas.

09/09/2021

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Chamonix mountain guide company marks 200th birthday atop Mont Blanc

Five members of the Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix, the founding institution of mountaineering which is celebrating its 200th anniversary, climb the Mont Blanc to raise awareness of global warming which is forcing guides to adapt.

09/09/2021

France

France to offer free contraception benefits to women under 26

France to offer free contraception benefits to women aged under 26, says Health Minister Olivier Veran.

09/09/2021

France

France warns UK over plans to push back migrants in English Channel

The number of migrants successfully reaching the UK after crossing the Channel has soared in recent years.

09/09/2021

France

French wine production in 2021 cut by 30% due to frost and disease

Losses incurred by a historic bout of frost in early spring were compounded by the emergence of diseases blamed on the wet summer.

08/09/2021

France

French doctors demand more protection against online death threats

A union for doctors in private practice has called on French authorities to take action against the insults and threats.

08/09/2021

France

Police arrest armed robbers who stole €10m from Paris jewellery store

French police have arrested three suspects after armed robbers stole €10m worth of jewellery from a Paris store on Place Vendome.

07/09/2021

France

'French Spider-Man' climbs Paris tower to protest COVID health pass

The 60-year-old was arrested more than an hour into his equipment-free climb and placed in police custody at midday for "endangering the lives of others".

07/09/2021

Tech News

ProtonMail secure email gave activist's IP address to French police

The service said it was compelled to hand over the data by a Swiss court order. It said the content of its encrypted emails would never be accessible by authorities.

07/09/2021

France

New Wave icon Jean-Paul Belmondo dies at 88

French film star Jean-Paul Belmondo has died at the age of 88

06/09/2021

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Short in front, long behind: the Mullet Cup holds its championship in the French Creuse

"The spirit of the mullet is self-deprecating, anti-conformism, and a freedom from codes": for one day, the village of Cheniers, in France's central Creuse region, is the European capital of the mullet, a daring hair style - short hair on top and long behind - popularised in the 1980s

05/09/2021

France

Former French PM François Fillon faces fresh 'fake jobs' investigation

Former French prime minister François Fillon is facing a new investigation into reports he hired a parliamentary assistant with public money to write his 2017 presidential candidate book.

03/09/2021