28-02-2020 08:59
Chinese telecom giant Huawei said Thursday that it would begin manufacturing radio equipment for next-generation 5G networks in France.
26-02-2020 09:25
Switzerland reported its first case of new coronavirus on Tuesday (Feb 25), after outbreaks were identified in its main neighbours Austria, France, Germany and Italy.
12-02-2020 09:02
Ousmane Dembele will miss Euro 2020 after Barcelona announced on Tuesday (Feb 11) the France international will be out for around six months following surgery on his right hamstring.
03-02-2020 16:03
Thirty-six people aboard an evacuation flight from China that landed in France on Sunday (Feb 2) showed symptoms of the novel coronavirus, which has killed more than 360 people, Health Minister Agnes Buzyn said.
03-02-2020 08:52
Around 20 of the 250 people flown back to France from China on Sunday (Feb 2) because of the coronavirus outbreak are presenting symptoms of the virus, the country's health minister said.
23-01-2020 21:36
Speaking to the Vietnam News Agency, French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery has said that on the coming traditional lunar New Year, called Tet in Vietnamese, he wishes to experience a Hanoi different from the bustle capital city with its daily activities.
21-01-2020 16:32
Kylian Mbappe says he is dreaming of helping Paris Saint-Germain win a first Champions League trophy this year, as well as leading France to the title at Euro 2020 and the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
15-01-2020 09:39
Three Romanians have been ordered to stand trial in France on charges they made off with one million euros worth of diamonds from a French jeweller and his Indian partner, in an elaborate hoax resembling a Hollywood movie script.
12-01-2020 11:18
France's government Saturday proposed a compromise to end a crippling transport strike against pension reform, with an offer to withdraw a key proposal on raising the retirement age, but trade unions gave the announcement a mixed welcome.
11-01-2020 08:52
The EU's diplomatic chief warned on Friday (Jan 10) that it may not be possible to save the Iran nuclear deal, as the bloc's foreign ministers held emergency talks on the Middle East.
09-01-2020 09:13
A child aged around 10 was found dead on Wednesday (Jan 8) at a Paris airport in the undercarriage of a plane that had come from the Ivory Coast city of Abidjan, a source close to the inquiry said.
30-12-2019 08:59
The French government and a key trade union on Sunday (Dec 29) exchanged bitter accusations over who was to blame for France's over three-week transport strike against pension reforms, as the stalemate showed little sign of relenting.
28-12-2019 09:15
The head of a hardline French trade union on Friday (Dec 27) vowed to press on with a crippling strike that has cast a shadow over Christmas celebrations, with the stoppages entering a fourth week and becoming the longest-lasting such action since the 1980s.
27-12-2019 09:00
A transport stoppage that has caused daily travel misery for millions of people in France entered its 22nd day on Thursday (Dec 26), equalling the duration of a 1995 strike whose success against government reforms unions are hoping to repeat.
25-12-2019 10:28
Christmas Eve 2019 was an unusually gloomy one for France, as the 20th day of a transport strike left many scrambling on Tuesday (Dec 24) to reach their loved ones for the traditional family feast, while others simply gave up.