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Japanese Olympic chief indicted in France for corruption
12-01-2019 14:00
The head of Japan's Olympic Committee has been charged in Paris for "active corruption" in connection with the awarding of the 2020 Olympics to Tokyo, a judicial official told AFP.
French police comb Channel beaches in search for migrants
12-01-2019 09:08
A helicopter swoops over the northern French coast, its spotlight racing across the deserted beach on a freezing January night, looking for migrants who might put out to sea trying to reach nearby England.
Germany returns Nazi-looted painting to French Jewish collector's heirs
09-01-2019 09:38
Germany on Tuesday (Jan 8) returned a painting looted by the Nazis to the heirs of French Jewish politician and resistance leader Georges Mandel.
France to crack down on unauthorised 'yellow vest' protests: PM
08-01-2019 09:49
PARIS: French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Monday (Jan 7) announced plans to ban participation in unauthorised demonstrations as the government scrambles to try to end weeks of violent "yellow vest" protests.
French women reclaim 'yellow vest' protests with peaceful demonstration
07-01-2019 09:21
Hundreds of women on Sunday (Jan 6) marched in Paris to reclaim France's "yellow vest" movement from violent activists, a day after protesters smashed their way into a government ministry.
Taiwan New Year tax protesters cite French 'yellow vest' success
01-01-2019 16:03
A Taiwanese tax reform campaign whose activists dress in yellow ramped up its protests Tuesday (Jan 1), interrupting a New Year flag-raising ceremony attended by the president, partially inspired by the recent success of France's "yellow vests".
French 'yellow vest' protests planned for Saturday, New Year's Eve
28-12-2018 11:00
The "yellow vest" anti-government protests that have rocked France will be held on Saturday and New Year's Eve, and continue into 2019, several sources in the movement said on Thursday (Dec 27).
'Yellow vest' protest numbers fall in run-up to Christmas
23-12-2018 12:39
French "yellow vests" turned out in small numbers for a sixth Saturday of nationwide demonstrations, with one person killed in a road accident, the 10th death since the protests began last month.
French National Assembly approves 'yellow vest' tax cuts
22-12-2018 09:23
The French National Assembly on Friday (Dec 21) approved a package of emergency concessions first announced by President Emmanuel Macron in a bid to end the violent "yellow vest" protests.
Belgium end year ranked ahead of world champions France
21-12-2018 11:50
Belgium will end the year as No. 1 ahead of world champions France in the global rankings released by FIFA on Thursday (Dec 20).
NGOs launch legal action against France over climate
18-12-2018 15:04
A group of NGOs including Greenpeace and Oxfam have launched a lawsuit against the French state accusing it of taking insufficient action to tackle climate change.
Grosjean named France Davis Cup captain
18-12-2018 09:45
Former world number four Sebastien Grosjean was named as the new captain of France's Davis Cup team, the national federation announced on Monday (Dec 17).
EU leaders sign off watered down eurozone reform
15-12-2018 10:35
French President Emmanuel Macron barnstormed to power in 2017, promising to inject the European project - and especially the euro single currency - with much-needed oomph.
Macron visits Strasbourg as police probe potential accomplices
15-12-2018 10:30
French President Emmanuel Macron visited Strasbourg on Friday (Dec 14), a day after police shot dead a gunman who killed four people at the city's Christmas market, as investigators probe whether the militant had any accomplices.
No Vietnamese citizen killed or injured in France’s Strasbourg attack
13-12-2018 16:32
The Vietnamese Embassy in France has confirmed that there is no Vietnamese citizen killed or injured in a gun attack at a Christmas market in Strasbourg, one of the busiest cities of France on December 11.
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