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Airport screening 'not effective' in containing coronavirus outbreak

Quarantine is a far more effective measure of containing coronavirus than screening at airports, an expert has told Euronews

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Outrage as Polanski leads Cesar nominations despite rape allegations

Film director Roman Polanski received 12 Cesar nominations on Wednesday for ‘An Officer and a Spy’ despite facing fresh rape allegations.

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MAR: France grapples with who should benefit

French senators say medically assisted reproduction should only be free for single women or lesbian couples if they're infertile.

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'A p***take!': Lyon chef Claude Bosi on his UK residency rejection

Two-time Michelin star chef Claude Bosi spoke to Euronews after the UK government rejected his residency application.

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Petition signed by 33,000 people to get British man French citizenship

Mark Lawrence has lived in France for 30 years but had his citizenship request rejected.

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France bans male chicks culling and live piglet castration

France is to ban the culling of male chicks and the castrating of piglets without anaesthesia in a move welcomed by animal welfare groups.

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European rugby club signs player who said 'hell awaits' gay people

Israel Folau was sacked from the Australian national rugby union team last year over homophobic comments he made on social media. Now he's sparked shock by signing for Catalan Dragons.

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French firefighters scuffle with police during Paris protest

Firefighters from across France have joined the protest in Paris to call for better working conditions and a raise in risk pay.

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French oil giant Total in court over carbon emissions

It is the first such case against a private company in France.

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Airbus settles for €3.6bn over 'bribery and corruption' case

The €3.6bn deal is one of the biggest settlements for both the UK and France in a company corruption case.

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Locals still searching for answers over Jewish cemetery attack

'We don't know why they attack (the graves), they are dead,' said one local in the community near Strasbourg.

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Last-ditch protests and strikes in France over pension reforms

Unions are hoping to revive more opposition to the controversial reforms.

United Kingdom

London rolls out live facial recognition as EU considers ban

The Metropolitan Police say the technology will help them combat "serious crime" but opponents argue it will be in violation of human rights.

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Fresh strikes and protests as Macron pushes ahead with pension reforms

It's being seen as a last-ditch attempt to revive opposition to Emmanuel Macron's controversial pension reforms.

World News

France will delay digital tax on technology giants after talks with US

France's finance minister said that the country would delay its tax after repeatedly saying they would not back down in the face of pressure from the United States.

World News

Europe's weather mix: Record high pressure, cold and Storm Gloria

Extreme weather has come to western Europe. A powerful anticyclone is breaking records in high pressure across Belgium, France and the UK, while Storm Gloria, pushing the anti-cyclone south, is causing heavy rain, winds and even rare snowfall in Spain.

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French publisher apologises for CIA 9/11 conspiracy theory in textbook

Textbook publisher Ellipses said it bitterly regretted the mistake that suggested 9/11 was orchestrated by the CIA.

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After the strike, will France face more radical forms of protest?

Transport services resumed on Monday after 46 days of strikes. But is the country headed towards more punctual and violent forms of protests? Euronews takes a look.

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Blaze at Macron-visited Paris restaurant as pension protests continue

A small fire was quickly put out at La Rotonde restaurant in the early hours on Saturday after a string of demonstrations across the city over pension reform proposals.

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Paris metro workers to pause pension strike to 'recharge batteries'

The biggest union for Paris metro workers said on Saturday it would pause striking in order to "recharge" and "re-orient" the movement.