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Belgium

Watch: 'World's biggest sculpture' installed in Belgium

The sculpture is made from 200 tonnes of steel and was set in 2,800 tonnes of concrete.

14/08/2019

World

What is France's innovative digital solution to combat GP shortage?

An innovative digital solution will give residents in rural areas of France access to doctors in an attempt to combat ‘medical deserts’.

14/08/2019

France

Watch: Macron marks 75th anniversary of France's second D-Day

You remember the Normandy landings but what is Operation Dragoon? French President Emmanuel Macron marked 75th anniversary of country's second D-Day in Provence

14/08/2019

France

What's the G7? A look at the economic summit coming to France

The Group of Seven (G7) is an international gathering of some of the world's largest economies. This year, economists expect world leaders to discuss trade and technology.

13/08/2019

France

Man killed riding e-scooter on motorway near Paris

The 30-year-old, who was not wearing a helmet, was struck from behind by a motorcycle on the A86 near Vélizy-Villacoublay, southwest of Paris.

11/08/2019

Greece

French man arrested after Greek resort boat crash kills two

A French boat owner was questioned in Greece after a collision that left two local people dead and a third seriously injured, the coastguard said.

11/08/2019

France

Mother who took her children to Syria given eight years in prison

"This woman, who was already married, joined a 'fighter' with whom she had an online relationship. They wed when she arrived in the region of Idleb, north-west of Syria," the court said.

08/08/2019

France

France issues more than 700 fines under new street harassment law

French authorities have issued over 700 fines since a street harassment law came into effect last year.

07/08/2019

France

Watch: Farmers create natural straw intend to break plastic's back

Just a half acre provides 1 million drinking straws that are biodegradable, reusable, resist the cold and heat, as well as being dishwasher-friendly.

07/08/2019

Italy

Italian Senate backs train link with France, widening coalition rift

Italian Senate backs Lyon-Turin high-speed rail link, widening coalition rift

07/08/2019

France

‘Say things in French!’: Minister reignites debate over language

France's culture minister wants people in France to "say things in French".

05/08/2019

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French inventor Franky Zapata succeeds to cross the English Channel

Looking like a superhero, 40-year-old Franky Zapata completed the 35-kilometer journey in 22 minutes, setting off from the French coastal town of Sangatte to land in Saint Margaret's Bay in Britain.

04/08/2019

United Kingdom

UK Border Force find 60 guns in car arriving in Dover from Calais

Britain's National Crime Agency said the find is believed to be "the largest seizure of lethal purpose weapons at a UK port."

04/08/2019

France

Watch: Frenchman successfully crosses Channel on 'hoverboard'

"The last five, six kilometres were pure pleasure, to see the [British] coast approaching like this," Franky Zapata said after landing.

04/08/2019

France

Amazon will pass on digital tax to French businesses using its service

US online retailer Amazon said it will pass on the cost of France's new digital tax to its French customers, three weeks after the levy was passed.

02/08/2019

Haiti

Euroviews. The UK has abandoned Haiti. The push for a “Global Britain” is an opportunity to make amends ǀ View

2020 will mark a decade since the earthquake that devastated the country’s infrastructure and set Haiti back a generation. Lest we forget, this earthquake was catastrophic. More people died in five minutes than during five years of conflict in Syria.

31/07/2019

France

France hits back over Trump's 'moronic' comments on French wine

The genie is out of the bottle as the French Farming Minister hits out at Donald Trump, calling his assertions regarding French wine 'moronic'.

30/07/2019

France

People demand #JusticeforSteve after French festival-goer's body found

After the body of a man who went missing during a police operation at France's Fete de la Musique last month was found on Tuesday, people took to social media to demand answers.

30/07/2019

France

Watch: Balloons fill the skies but fail to pop world record

The count, which reached 456, tied with the previous record set by the festival.

30/07/2019

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Balloon extravaganza in France misses out on world record

It failed to break the world record, but the "Grand Est Mondial Air Ballons" festival sent as many balloons in the air as the last time it was held, organisers said on Monday (July 29)

30/07/2019