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France braces for holiday travel chaos amid pensions strike
21-12-2019 10:36
Cancelled trains, packed roads, frazzled nerves: Travellers scrambled across France on Friday (Dec 20) to begin Christmas vacations upended by a weeks-long transport strike over a pensions overhaul that unions have vowed to defeat.
French commuters face 12th day of transport strike over pensions
17-12-2019 09:59
French commuters endured a twelfth day of misery on Monday (Dec 16) as the government and unions traded blame for a crippling transport strike over a pensions overhaul that has put holiday travel plans at risk for thousands.
Former Roland Garros champion Schiavone 'wins' cancer fight
14-12-2019 09:24
Former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone said on Friday (Dec 13) she had defeated cancer, defiantly telling fans: "I'm still breathing".
France braces for holiday misery as pension strike persists
14-12-2019 09:09
French commuters endured a ninth day of public transport strikes on Friday (Dec 13), with little relief expected in coming days as unions vow to keep up their protest against a pension overhaul through the holidays unless the government backs down.
France to take 400 asylum-seekers from Greece
13-12-2019 09:40
France will help Greece tackle an ongoing migration challenge that has put overwhelming pressure on its infrastructure by accepting 400 asylum-seekers, the French ambassador to Athens said Thursday (Dec 12).
French PM fails to appease strikers with pension reform plan
12-12-2019 11:29
France's prime minister sought to strike a conciliatory note on Wednesday (Dec 11) as he unveiled a controversial plan to overhaul the country's pension system, but failed to appease striking unions which vowed to expand a crippling week-old transport freeze.
Real Madrid forward Benzema could face trial over sextape allegations
10-12-2019 15:00
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema may be facing a criminal trial after France's highest court of appeal on Monday (Dec 9) dismissed his appeal challenging the legality of a blackmail investigation over a sextape featuring fellow footballer Mathieu Valbuena.
Asian markets rattled by fresh trade concerns
04-12-2019 09:49
Asian markets slipped on Tuesday (Dec 3) as global trade uncertainty returned to the fore after the United States reimposed tariffs on Argentina and Brazil, threatened steep levies against France and warned China of new measures if ongoing talks are not successful.
France-Vietnam Days of Innovation is underway
26-11-2019 11:55
The second France-Vietnam Days of Innovation, co-organised by the Consulate General of France in Ho Chi Minh City and the French Institute, is taking place from November 27 to December 4.
Two dead, one missing after rainstorms drench south France
25-11-2019 16:32
Two people lost their lives and at least one more was missing on Sunday (Nov 24) after historic rain levels drenched the south of France, provoking major floods that are only now starting to recede, officials said.
Tens of thousands march in France to protest femicide levels
24-11-2019 20:35
Tens of thousands marched in Paris on Saturday (Nov 23) calling for an end to gender violence and femicide in a country where at least 116 women have been killed by current or former partners this year.
Leclercq, who led Lens to only title, dies at 70
23-11-2019 09:36
Daniel Leclercq, known as the "Druid", who led Lens to their only French league title in 1998, has died at the age of 70, his former club announced on Friday (Nov 22).
French city opens famed Christmas market year after attack
23-11-2019 09:28
The celebrated Christmas market in France's eastern city of Strasbourg opened for another festive season on Friday (Nov 22), with shopkeepers and visitors vowing not to be cowed by an attack last year by a radical militant gunman that killed five people.
Girl dies, several feared missing in French bridge collapse
19-11-2019 11:29
A 15-year-old girl was killed after a suspension bridge over a river in southwest France collapsed on Monday (Nov 18), causing a car, a truck and possibly a third vehicle to plunge into the water, local authorities said.
Michelin-starred chef arriving at Press Club
18-11-2019 16:09
This November, Michelin-starred chef Alain Dutournier will be back in Hanoi’s Press Club to present his art of French haute cuisine at the Festival of Flavours, praising the freshness and sweetness of the season.
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