france wont rule out no deal on uk future ties

France won't rule out 'no deal' on UK future ties

PARIS: France does not rule out Europe failing to reach a deal on its post-Brexit relationship with Britain but very much wants to avoid such an outcome, its foreign minister was quoted as saying Tuesday (Jun 16).
lpga banks on british open after losing first major to virus

LPGA banks on British Open after losing first major to virus

PARIS: LPGA Tour Commissioner Mike Whan said he felt "pretty sure" the Women's British Open could go ahead in August despite France's Evian Championship becoming the first women's golf major to be lost to the COVID-19 pandemic.
eiffel tower to reopen to public on jun 25

Eiffel Tower to reopen to public on Jun 25

PARIS: The Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited sites in Paris, will reopen to the public on Jun 25 more than three months after shuttering in France's coronavirus lockdown, its operators said on Tuesday (Jun 9).
covid 19 travel bans separate families even as lockdowns ease

COVID-19 travel bans separate families even as lockdowns ease

TOKYO: When Julie Sergent's father died, she faced an agonising decision: If she travelled from her home in Japan to attend the funeral in France, she wouldn't be allowed back.
french police fire tear gas at anti racism demo in lille

French police fire tear gas at anti-racism demo in Lille

LILLE, France: French police fired tear gas to disperse around 2,000 demonstrators protesting against racism and police brutality in the northern city of Lille on Thursday (Jun 4).
plastic bubble brings joy to french nursing home amid covid 19 lockdown

Plastic bubble brings joy to French nursing home amid COVID-19 lockdown

BOURBOURG: Nathalie Szczepaniak caresses the hand of her husband Joseph, a care home resident, as the couple reunites after weeks without a visit because of France's coronavirus lockdown.
26 people arrested in france and belgium over uk truck deaths

26 people arrested in France and Belgium over UK truck deaths

PARIS: The French prosecutor's office said on Wednesday (May 27) that 26 people have been arrested in France and Belgium in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants found in the back of a truck near London last year.
covid 19 macron merkel agree us 545b recovery plan for europe

COVID-19: Macron, Merkel agree US$545b recovery plan for Europe

BERLIN: France and Germany proposed on Monday (May 18) a 500-billion-euro (US$545-billion) fund to finance the recovery of the European Union's economy from the devastation wrought by the coronavirus crisis.
france death toll passes 28000 as coronavirus hits abattoirs

France death toll passes 28,000 as coronavirus hits abattoirs

PARIS: Deaths from the new coronavirus in France passed 28,000 on Sunday (May 17), the health ministry announced, as officials tried to contain outbreaks in two abattoirs.
amazon seeking to resume french operations from may 19

Amazon seeking to resume French operations from May 19

PARIS: Online retailing giant Amazon is seeking to resume operations from Tuesday at its six warehouses in France that were temporarily closed in a labour dispute over working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic, it said on Friday (May 15).
global virus vaccine race heats up but not without controversy

Global virus vaccine race heats up, but not without controversy

Global tensions simmered over the race for a coronavirus vaccine on Thursday, as the United States and China traded jabs, and France slammed pharmaceuticals giant Sanofi for suggesting the US would get any eventual vaccine first.
france reports 351 more coronavirus deaths

France reports 351 more coronavirus deaths

PARIS: France on Thursday (May 14) reported 351 new coronavirus deaths in hospitals and nursing homes as its overall toll from the pandemic hit 27,425.
cancel french open rather than play without spectators says leconte

Cancel French Open rather than play without spectators, says Leconte

PARIS: Henri Leconte says the French Open should be cancelled if it is impossible to have spectators at the claycourt Grand Slam event.
paris 2024 organisers vow not to change olympic dna

Paris 2024 organisers vow not to change Olympic 'DNA'

PARIS: The budget for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris currently remains unchanged despite the coronavirus pandemic, according to the head of the organising committee.
patience vital as eu endeavours to reverse fortunes

Patience vital as EU endeavours to reverse fortunes

As France, Italy, and Spain are set to relax coronavirus restrictions, Vietnam-based companies still have to wait a little bit longer to step up their export activities towards the European market.