kvitova dethrones mladenovic to claim st petersburgs title

Kvitova dethrones Mladenovic to claim St Petersburg's title

Czech Petra Kvitova brushed aside defending champion Kristina Mladenovic of France in straight sets on Sunday (Feb 4) to claim the St Petersburg Ladies Trophy, her 21st WTA crown.
griezmann to join barcelona after world cup report

Griezmann 'to join Barcelona after World Cup': Report

MADRID: Barcelona and Antoine Griezmann have reached an agreement for the France striker to switch from Atletico Madrid to the Catalan giants at the end of the season, Spanish daily Sport reported on Saturday (Jan 20).
hcm city france cooperate in anti corruption

HCM City, France cooperate in anti-corruption

Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Huynh Cach Mang has expressed his hope that the French Anti-corruption Agency (FAA) and the HCM City Inspectorate will cooperate with each other and exchange experience in the fight against corruption.
may macron strike border security deal at uk summit

May, Macron strike border security deal at UK summit

SANDHURST: Prime Minister Theresa May and her French counterpart Emmanuel Macron agreed a new border security deal on Thursday (Jan 18), through which the UK will pay more to France to stop migrants trying to reach British shores.
france to clear decade old airport protest camp

France to clear decade-old airport protest camp

PARIS: France on Wednesday (Jan 17) scrapped controversial plans for a new west coast airport, vowing to evict environmental activists who have occupied the huge site for almost a decade.
macron gets tough on migrants vowing no more jungles

Macron gets tough on migrants, vowing 'no more Jungles'

CALAIS, France: President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday (Jan 16) vowed that France would no longer allow migrant camps like the notorious "Jungle" as he defended a tougher line on immigration that has attracted sharp criticism from some of his allies.
lactalis ceo breaks silence over salmonella tainted baby milk

Lactalis CEO breaks silence over salmonella-tainted baby milk

PARIS: The chief executive of France's Lactalis group on Sunday vowed compensation for victims of salmonella-tainted baby milk, as he revealed that recalls were now under way in 83 countries.
frances first panda cub makes debut appearance

France's first panda cub makes debut appearance

SAINT-AIGNAN-SUR-CHER: France's first panda cub made its debut public appearance Saturday (Jan 13), five months after its birth, to rapturous crowds - some of whom had travelled hours to see the fluffy male.
france decries dysfunction in baby milk recall

France decries 'dysfunction' in baby milk recall

PARIS: France said on Thursday (Jan 11) there has been a "major dysfunction" in a recall of baby milk after stores sold potentially contaminated products despite having been ordered to take them off their shelves.
france to cut highway speed limits as auto deaths rise

France to cut highway speed limits as auto deaths rise

PARIS: The French government said on Tuesday (Jan 9) it would lower the speed limit on two-lane highways to 80 kilometres per hour from 90 kilometres (55 miles) per hour, hoping to reverse an alarming rise in road deaths in recent years.
french star singer france gall dies aged 70

French star singer France Gall dies aged 70

PARIS: French singer France Gall, who shot to fame in the 1960s with a series of hits and a sexually suggestive song about lollipops written by Serge Gainsbourg, died on Sunday (Jan 7) aged 70, her spokeswoman announced.
fourth time lucky monfils storms to qatar title

Fourth-time lucky Monfils storms to Qatar title

DOHA: France's Gael Monfils won the Qatar Open final in straight sets on Saturday (Jan 6), brushing aside Russia's Andrey Rublev in a one-sided final, 6-2, 6-3.
rouhani calls on macron to act over anti iran terrorists in france

Rouhani calls on Macron to act over anti-Iran 'terrorists' in France

TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani phoned his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday (Jan 2)  to demand action against a "terrorist" Iranian opposition group he accused of fomenting recent protests.
france to probe lactalis baby milk salmonella scare

France to probe Lactalis baby milk salmonella scare

PARIS: French prosecutors have opened a probe into salmonella contamination and a major international recall of baby milk produced by dairy giant Lactalis, a legal source told AFP on Tuesday (Dec 26).
three people die in avalanches in swiss alps

Three people die in avalanches in Swiss Alps

GENEVA: Three mountain climbers from Switzerland and France have been killed in avalanches in the Swiss Alps in the past three days, police said on Monday (Dec 25).