france moves to suspend vitamin d supplement after baby dies

France moves to suspend Vitamin D supplement after baby dies

PARIS: France has moved to suspend sales of a vitamin D medication following the death of a 10-day-old baby in December who had being given the supplement, health officials said on Wednesday (Jan 4).
105 year old frenchman pedals into history books

105-year-old Frenchman pedals into history books

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France: A 105-year-old Frenchman set a new one-hour cycling record for his age on Wednesday (Jan 4) - although Robert Marchand was already in a class of his own.
france under high terror threat hollande

France under 'high' terror threat: Hollande

PARIS: France is under a "high level of threat" from terror attack but already has a large-scale security operation in place, President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday (Dec 20), following the carnage at a Berlin Christmas market.
eu to overhaul jobless benefits for foreigners

EU to overhaul jobless benefits for foreigners

STRASBOURG, France: The European Commission on Tuesday (Dec 13) proposed to overhaul rules on benefits for EU migrants in a bid to quell rising anti-immigration sentiment in Europe after the shock Brexit vote.
vietnam france forge stronger ict cooperation

Vietnam, France forge stronger ICT cooperation

Minister of Information and Communication Truong Minh Tuan visited France from November 26-29, aiming to strengthen cooperation between Vietnam and France in information technology and communications.
airbus cuts 1100 jobs in france germany

Airbus cuts 1,100 jobs in France, Germany

PARIS: Airbus announced on Tuesday (Nov 29) it was cutting more than 1,100 jobs in Europe and closing one of its sites in the Paris region as part of an ongoing restructuring programme.
frances greens pick candidate for 2017 presidential race

France's greens pick candidate for 2017 presidential race

PARIS: France's green party EELV on Monday (Nov 7) elected MEP and former Greenpeace activist Yannick Jadot as its candidate for next year's presidential election.
france relocates remaining jungle camp children

France relocates remaining 'Jungle' camp children

CALAIS: French authorities on Wednesday (Nov 2) started moving out the remaining 1,500 unaccompanied children living next to the razed "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais to shelters around the country.
london borough opens doors to jungle migrant children

London borough opens doors to 'Jungle' migrant children

LONDON: Horrified by the desperate plight of traumatised children in the "Jungle" migrant camp in France, one London borough is seeking to provide a new life in Britain for unaccompanied youngsters.
murray beats simon for 16th time to reach vienna last eight

Murray beats Simon for 16th time to reach Vienna last-eight

VIENNA: Andy Murray defeated France's Gilles Simon for the 16th time on Thursday (Oct 27) to reach the Vienna ATP quarter-finals and keep alive his bid to snatch Novak Djokovic's world number one ranking.
venus williams crashes out of hong kong open

Venus Williams crashes out of Hong Kong Open

HONG KONG: Venus Williams was eliminated from the Hong Kong Open on Thursday by France's Alize Cornet after a tightly fought match.
hcm city to host french cuisine festival

HCM City to host French Cuisine Festival

French Cuisine Festival, themed “Balade En France” will take place at Equatorial Hotel, District 5 in Ho Chi Minh City from November 4-5.
ruthless ronaldo hits four france and dutch run riot

Ruthless Ronaldo hits four, France and Dutch run riot

PARIS: Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in the opening four minutes on the way to a four-goal haul as European champions Portugal smashed Andorra 6-0 in World Cup qualifying on Friday (Oct 7), while France recovered from a goal down to thrash Bulgaria.
french heavy weight steps in to save notorious 930m financial centre

French heavy-weight steps in to save notorious $930m financial centre

France-based Vinci Construction has expressed interest in co-operating with Berjaya Land Berhad (Berjaya), a subsidiary of Malaysian Berjaya Corporation, to develop the long-delayed $930 million Vietnam Financial Centre in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City.
deschamps backs pogba to come good given time at united

Deschamps backs Pogba to come good given time at United

REUTERS: Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba needs to be given more time to demonstrate his quality in England as his hefty price tag has raised expectations to a very high level, France coach Didier Deschamps has said.