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French ducks in the dock for quacking
03-09-2019 15:17
Less than two months after the owner of a French rooster was hauled before a court over his rowdy crowing, the owner of a gaggle of geese and ducks is in the dock over their boisterous quacking.
Brazil's Bolsonaro to stop using France's Bic pens amid spat
31-08-2019 08:43
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday (Aug 30) he will stop using disposable pens made by France's Bic to sign official documents, while a diplomatic spat continues over fires in the Amazon basin.
Russia readmission divides leaders at G7
27-08-2019 08:52
The future reintegration of Russia into the elite G7 group of the world's rich nations divided leaders at its summit in France on Monday (Aug 26), as President Donald Trump pushed for Moscow to be allowed back after its 2014 expulsion.
G7 leaders back Hong Kong autonomy, call for calm
27-08-2019 08:48
G7 leaders meeting in France on Monday (Aug 26) backed Hong Kong's autonomy as laid out in a 1984 agreement between Britain and China and called for calm in the protest-hit city.
US, France reach agreement on digital taxes
27-08-2019 08:45
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday (Aug 26) G7 members had reached an agreement on the taxation of tech giants, a long-standing subject of friction between France and the US which has threatened to retaliate with tariffs on French wines.
G7 wrestles with Iran, Amazon fires and trade, but own unity shaky
26-08-2019 14:49
G7 leaders close their summit Monday (Aug 26) with discussion of world problems including the fires ravaging the Amazon rainforest, but overshadowed by President Donald Trump's trade wars and questions over the group's unity.
Anti-G7 activists march with 'stolen' Macron portraits
26-08-2019 09:01
Several hundred anti-G7 protesters staged an unusual protest in southwestern France on Sunday (Aug 25) holding "stolen" portraits of French President Emmanuel Macron which were held upside down in a pointed critique on his policies.
China hits out at 'bullying' US over new tariffs
25-08-2019 10:15
China on Saturday (Aug 24) angrily hit out at the latest US tariff hikes on its goods, saying a "bullying" Washington would eventually "eat its own bitter fruit".
UN, France raise concern over Amazon wildfires 'crisis'
23-08-2019 09:14
France and the United Nations called on Thursday (Aug 22) for the protection of the fire-plagued Amazon rainforest as Brazil's right-wing president blamed NGOs for promoting an "environmental psychosis" to damage the country's interests.
Five held in France for urging attacks on G7 police
21-08-2019 14:01
French authorities arrested five people for encouraging attacks on a hotel slated to accommodate police during this weekend's G7 summit, sources said on Tuesday (Aug 20), as more than 13,000 members of the security forces prepared to deploy for the event.
Depay, Dembele at the double as Lyon hammer Angers
17-08-2019 09:50
Lyon forwards Memphis Depay and Moussa Dembele both scored twice to guide their side to a 6-0 drubbing of Angers in France's Ligue 1 on Friday (Aug 16).
PSG and French football braced for Neymar exit
16-08-2019 14:11
The saga of Neymar's seemingly inevitable departure from Paris Saint-Germain is proving a long, drawn out affair bringing the curtain down on what will ultimately feel like a fleeting and failed experiment.
Pilot of firefighting plane dies in France
03-08-2019 08:57
The pilot of a firefighting plane died Friday (Aug 2) when his aircraft crashed while trying to put out a blaze that has been raging in southern France for four days, the local authorities said.
Facebook and Google will sooner or later have to obey global laws
31-07-2019 16:50
Facebook and Google may no longer be able to ignore paying copyright fees to content creators as more and more countries, the latest being France, making strong efforts to bring the tech giants under the scope of the law.
Air France-KLM orders 60 new Airbus planes, plans A380 phase-out
31-07-2019 10:06
Air France-KLM said on Tuesday (Jul 30) that it would buy 60 of Airbus' new A220-300 planes, one of its biggest orders in years as the airline moves to modernise its fleet in order to reduce operating costs and rein in carbon emissions.
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