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Protesters marched against the vaccine pass and tighter Covid restrictions in Paris More than 50,000 people protested against stricter Covid-19 measures in France on Saturday, as the upper house of parliament approved a bill introducing a vaccine pass. Around 54,000 people protested across the country, including 7,000 who marched in the capital, according to the […]
The multi-million dollar deal still must be approved by US lawmakers France is looking to purchase some $88 million in intelligence equipment from the United States, with the State Department authorizing the possible sale of eight high-tech drone surveillance systems. “This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and national security objectives of the […]
Vaccinated travelers from the UK will no longer have to prove their trip to France is essential or self-isolate on arrival Tourism minister Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne has announced that France is lifting the Covid restrictions on arrivals from the UK that were imposed in December amid fears about the spread of the Omicron variant. Vaccinated individuals […]
The secretary of state for child protection has vowed to criminalize incestuous relationships The French government has said it will move to ban incest for the first time since 1791, bringing it in line with most European nations which prohibit sexual relationships with blood relatives. In an interview with AFP this week, Adrien Taquet, the […]
Covid case numbers soar to new highs in France, with country leading Europe in infections French Health Minister Olivier Véran said that France will report 208,000 cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, breaking the previous national and European record set a day earlier. Across the continent, case numbers are exploding. Véran announced the figure in parliament […]
French health officials are urging residents to receive Covid-19 vaccine booster shots just three months after their last dose, shaving down the prior five-month guideline even further than proposed. The new guidance came on Friday from the French National Authority for Health, shortening the recommended time frame for boosters by two months in order to […]
France has reported its worst day ever since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic when it comes to new infections. More than 91,000 people contracted the virus over the last 24 hours, according to government data. A total of 91,608 new Covid-19 cases were confirmed in France on Thursday, the national Public Health Agency reported, […]
France’s Scientific Council has said it expects to see hundreds of thousands of new Covid-19 cases every day in January, with the highly contagious Omicron variant taking hold over the country and dismantling French society. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, epidemiologist Arnaud Fontanet from the Scientific Council, which advises the French government, warned […]
France has canceled its order for Merck’s new Covid-19 antiviral treatment molnupiravir due to its weak performance in trials, and ordered Pfizer’s Paxlovid instead, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Wednesday. “With molnupiravir, we had to cancel the order,” Veran told BFMTV, explaining that the latest trial results of Merck’s treatment were “not good.” The […]
French Health Minister Olivier Veran has announced that the Covid vaccination campaign for children aged 5-11 is now open, proceeding with a plan announced last week to help protect youngsters from the threat of new variants. The country’s National Authority for Health (HAS) backed opening up the country’s Covid vaccination scheme to young children on […]
The French government has said it will call on the EU to open legal proceedings against the UK over London’s alleged withholding of fishing licenses. Paris says 73 licenses are now outstanding. Speaking on Friday, Minister for European Affairs Clement Beaune told reporters that France had obtained 93% of the post-Brexit fishing licenses it claims […]
Paris has said it will ban UK tourists from entering France in an attempt to slow the spread of the more contagious Omicron variant on Covid-19, which is already rampant in Britain. Speaking on Thursday, French government spokesman Gabriel Attal said applying tougher rules on people traveling from the UK would give France more time […]
The Pacific French territory of New Caledonia voted overwhelmingly to reject independence from France on Sunday. The poll was marred by a low turnout after secessionists boycotted the referendum. After all of the ballots were counted, the ‘No’ vote won by a whopping 95.5% to 3.5%, local broadcaster NC La 1ere reported. However, the reported […]
The United States has approved a massive arms sale to Greece, offering four new frigates and a major modernization package worth up to $9.4 billion, directly challenging a similar preliminary agreement with France. The US State Department said it approved the potential deals on Friday, announcing the offer of several Multi-Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC) ships […]
Several areas in southwest France have been flooded after receiving two to three weeks’ worth of rain overnight. The heavy precipitation caused rivers to swell and triggered landslides in some areas, forcing residents to flee. The French meteorological agency, Meteo France, has issued red alert warnings in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques and Landes departments, describing the downpour […]