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French President Emmanuel Macron to speak as anger smoulders over pension reform

Police arrested 234 people in Paris alone on Monday night during tense standoffs between protesters and security forces, with several groups burning trash bins, bikes and other objects.

published on : 21st March 2023
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French court orders fishing bans to protect dolphins

The move by the State Council comes days after an oceanographic institute reported that at least 910 dolphins had washed up on France's Atlantic coast since the start of the winter.

published on : 20th March 2023
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New pension protests in France ahead of crucial votes

More than 80 people were arrested at a 4,000-strong Paris demonstration Saturday where some set rubbish bins on fire, destroyed bus stops and erected improvised barricades.

published on : 19th March 2023
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France’s young people stand up against higher retirement age

For a generation already worried about inflation, uncertain job prospects and climate change, the retirement bill is stirring up broader questions about the value of work.

published on : 9th March 2023
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UEFA to reimburse Liverpool fans who attended Paris Champions League final

The special refund scheme covers all of the Liverpool FC ticket allocation for the final, i.e. 19,618 tickets.

published on : 7th March 2023
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Unions vow to shut France’s economy down amid pension battle

The government is bracing for the biggest disruptions Tuesday when strikes are expected across multiple sectors and protests are planned in cities across France against the retirement bill.

published on : 6th March 2023
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Student stabs teacher to death in France school

The teacher of Spanish, in her 50s, was giving the class at the school in the town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz when the pupil attacked her with a knife.

published on : 22nd February 2023
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France's TotalEnergies pauses green hydrogen project with Adani

A contract to create a new hydrogen company with Adani "has not been signed and will not be signed", said TotalEnergies chief executive Patrick Pouyanne.

published on : 9th February 2023
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France hit by new strikes, protests over pension reform

The crowds so far have been the largest anti-government protests since 2010, during pension reform by right-wing former president Nicolas Sarkozy.

published on : 7th February 2023
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India, UAE, France trilateral to focus on cooperation in defence, energy, environment

India, UAE and France will work with the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) to pursue concrete, actionable projects on clean energy, the environment, and biodiversity.

published on : 7th February 2023
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India, UAE, France trilateral to focus on cooperation in defence, energy, environment

India, UAE and France will work with the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) to pursue concrete, actionable projects on clean energy, the environment, and biodiversity.

published on : 7th February 2023
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France extends Covid tests for travellers from China

Since the start of this year, travellers aged over 11 and coming from China to France have had to present a negative test taken 48 hours before the flight to board the plane.

published on : 28th January 2023
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India and France ink pact for submarine's AIP certification; to be fitted onboard INS Kalvari

The AIP once fitted onboard a submarine acts as a force multiplier to its capability by enhancing the submerged endurance of the boat several fold.

published on : 24th January 2023
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Timeline: The 30-year battle to reform France's pension system

Successive governments of both the left and right have done battle with the country's famously militant trade unions over how to keep the debt-laden pension system afloat.

published on : 19th January 2023
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France gears up for 'hellish' day as pension protests rage across capital

Opinion polls show that around two-thirds of French people oppose raising the retirement age, a move that comes amid high inflation and with the country still recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic.

published on : 19th January 2023
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World's oldest known person, French nun, dies days before 119th birthday

Sister André tested positive for the coronavirus in January 2021, shortly before her 117th birthday, but she had so few symptoms that she didn't even realize she was infected.

published on : 18th January 2023
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Air France flight from Bengaluru to Paris makes emergency landing at Vienna, flyers stranded

Passengers, who had departed from Bengaluru on an Air France plane, claim they have no food, water or info.  

published on : 16th January 2023
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The 30-year battle to reform France's pension system

Taking a look back at the 30-year battle by various French governments of the left and right to keep one of Europe's most generous pension systems afloat.

published on : 10th January 2023
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French federation boss apologises for 'clumsy' Zidane comments

La Graet's comments on Zidane also drew criticism from France's star forward Kylian Mbappe and the country's Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera.

published on : 9th January 2023
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Charlie Hebdo: France's satirical magazine in new controversy

Cartoonists were invited to depict Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the context of ongoing demonstrations against his theocratic regime, by women in particular.

published on : 6th January 2023
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