French slackliner wows crowd with Eiffel Tower performance
PARIS: Slackliner Nathan Paulin drew applause from a watching crowd in Paris as he completed a 600-metre crossing on Saturday from the Eiffel Tower to the other side of the …
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Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo announces French presidential bid
MOSCOW: Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, a member of the Socialist Party, announced on Sunday that she will run as candidate for president in the nation’s 2022 elections. “Humbly, aware of …
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French ex-health minister Agnes Buzyn faces court over Covid handling
Agnes Buzyn, the former Health Minister who resigned in mid-February 2020 at the start of the Covid-19 epidemic, has been summoned to the Court of Justice of the Republic (CJR) …
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Jane Birkin to skip French film festival after ‘minor’ stroke
PARIS: British actress and singer Jane Birkin has cancelled her appearance at the American Film Festival in Deauville, France, as she recovers from a stroke, her family said Monday. The …
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French rescue 108 migrants trying to sail to UK
LILLE: French authorities rescued more than 100 migrants Wednesday seeking to sail to England in four separate boats that officials said got into trouble in the Channel. Last week the …
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Rwandan immigrant suspected of killing French priest who sheltered him
PARIS: A Rwandan immigrant walked into French police station on Monday and said he had murdered the Catholic priest giving him shelter while he awaited possible trial over a fire …
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French wine production faces historic low after frost disaster
PARIS: France’s wine output this year will go on record as one of the worst in history, if not the worst, after severe spring frosts devastated vines, the agriculture ministry …
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French boxer stages ringside sit-in protest after Olympic ‘injustice’
TOKYO: A French super-heavyweight boxer lashed out at an “injustice” and sat in protest on the side of the ring after he was disqualified for headbutting in the Tokyo Olympics …
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French parliament set to adopt vaccine passports law after protests
PARIS: France’s parliament was set Sunday to adopt legislation making vaccine passports a key part of daily life in the battle against Covid-19, after a compromise deal between lawmakers from …
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French father goes on hunger strike for kids ‘abducted’ by Japanese wife
TOKYO: A Frenchman in Japan who says his children were abducted by their Japanese mother began a hunger strike in Tokyo Saturday, in a protest he hopes will bring international …
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