French authorities detained Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov Saturday over his app’s lack of moderation, an arrest that comes as countries and governments are grappling with how to regulate social media and messaging platforms, Newsweek reported. Durov was traveling from Azerbaijan in his private jet...
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A French court on Thursday rejected an appeal by a French-Vietnamese woman, who sought to sue Bayer-Monsanto and 13 other agrochemical companies for their role in supplying the highly toxic herbicide chemical Agent Orange and other chemicals used by the United States military during the...
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France’s telecom networks experienced a series of outages Monday after vandals targeted telecommunication installations across the country, the latest incident affecting the nation as it hosts the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Sky News reported. Officials said both landline and mobile services were impacted in the...
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The 2024 Paris Olympic Games began Friday in the French capital, amidst an ambitious mix of high-profile festivities, stringent security measures, significant environmental initiatives, and logistical hurdles including food shortages, and public skepticism. The opening ceremony, which will take place along the River Seine, will feature...
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Right-wing politicians opposed to immigration, the concentration of power in Brussels, and the erosion of traditional Christian culture were expected to sweep into power during a few big elections in Europe after their recent success in elections for the European Parliament, as National Public Radio...
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French voters handed a newly formed leftist coalition a shock victory in the second round of parliamentary elections on Sunday, defying predictions that the far right would win big for the first time in French history, the Associated Press wrote. The New Popular Front – an...
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The far-right National Rally took the lead in France’s first round of legislative elections Sunday, dealing a humiliating blow to centrist President Emmanuel Macron and his gamble in calling a snap election to shore up his support, the Associated Press reported. Results from France’s interior ministry...
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French authorities recently charged two boys aged 12 and 13 with raping a 12-year-old girl in the Paris suburb of Courbevoie in what they believe was an anti-Semitic attack. The boys mentioned Palestine during the incident, according to a lawyer and Jewish leader quoted by...
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Hundreds of thousands of people marched across France over the weekend to protest against the country’s far-right National Rally party as polls project it to secure more seats than ever before in parliamentary elections later this month, the Wall Street Journal reported. Officials said more than...
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French officials are only fairly sure that the opening ceremony for the upcoming summer Olympics starting in late July will occur on the River Seine that winds through the City of Light. At present, the plan is for the athletes to travel down the river in...
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Authorities in the French South Pacific territory of New Caledonia imposed a curfew on Tuesday after a series of protests wreaked havoc in the archipelago over a bill to change election rules, an initiative from President Emmanuel Macron’s government that opponents say is intended to...
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Paris’ regional authorities temporarily suspended funding for Sciences Po this week, in response to pro-Palestinian demonstrations held at one of France's most elite universities over the war in Gaza, Agence France-Presse reported. Valérie Pécresse, the rightwing head of the greater Paris Île-de-France region, said she was...
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France’s lower house of parliament passed a bill Thursday banning discrimination based on the texture, length, color, or style of an individual’s hair, a measure that if passed, would make the country the first country to ban such a form of discrimination, the Associated Press...
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France’s upper house passed a bill this week to embed a woman’s right to abortion in the country’s constitution, marking a significant step toward legislation pledged by President Emmanuel Macron in response to the rollback in abortion rights across the world, the Guardian reported. The bill’s...
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Tourists faced disappointment again on Tuesday as a strike closed the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris over financial mismanagement for the second consecutive day, the Associated Press reported. Eiffel Tower workers, who launched a strike this week over the way the monument is managed financially, want...
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Parisians on Sunday voted to greatly increase parking fees for SUVs, a move intended to force the large, heavy vehicles out of the city center and help the 2024 Olympic host city become more green, the Associated Press reported. In a mini-referendum, 54 percent supported the...
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French police arrested protesting farmers Wednesday as convoys of tractors approached Paris and other cities across France, part of continuing demonstrations over rising costs, bureaucracy and foreign competition impacting the agricultural sector, France 24 reported. Authorities arrested 18 people for “obstructing traffic” near Rungis, a key...
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Global supermarket chain Carrefour will stop selling PepsiCo products in some of its European stores in protest over price increases for some popular items, such as Lay’s potato chips and Lipton tea, the Associated Press reported. The French multinational, one of the largest supermarket chains in...
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French lawmakers passed a bill this month that will give existing farms more protections from lawsuits by city residents who move to the countryside and are offended by the smells and noise that come from farms, Euronews reported. Currently, about 500 farmers face lawsuits from neighbors,...
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A special court acquitted French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti on charges of conflict of interest, a case that marked the first time in modern France that a government minister was put on trial while still in office, Radio France Internationale reported Wednesday. The case against Dupond-Moretti...
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