France’s virus pass now required in restaurants, trains
PARIS (AP) — France took a big step Monday into a post-pandemic future by requiring people to show a QR code proving they have a special virus pass before they can enjoy restaurants and cafes or travel by plane, train or bus across the country.
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France’s virus pass now required in restaurants, trains
PARIS (AP) — France took a big step Monday into a post-pandemic future by requiring people to show a QR code proving they have a special virus pass before they can enjoy restaurants and cafes or travel by plane, train or bus across the country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
For 4th week, protesters in France decry virus pass rules
PARIS (AP) — Thousands of people marched in Paris and other French cities Saturday for a fourth consecutive week of protests against the COVID-19 health passes that everyone in the country will need shortly to enter cafes, trains and other venues.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
France’s virus pass now required in restaurants, trains
PARIS (AP) — France took a big step Monday into a post-pandemic future by requiring people to show a QR code proving they have a special virus pass before they can enjoy restaurants and cafes or travel by plane, train or bus across the country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
For 4th week, protesters in France decry virus pass rules
PARIS (AP) — Thousands of people marched in Paris and other French cities Saturday for a fourth consecutive week of protests against the COVID-19 health passes that everyone in the country will need shortly to enter cafes, trains and other venues.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
For 4th week, protesters in France decry virus pass rules
PARIS (AP) — Thousands of people marched in Paris and other French cities Saturday for a fourth consecutive week of protests against the COVID-19 health passes that everyone in the country will need shortly to enter cafes, trains and other venues.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
For 4th week, protesters in France decry virus pass rules
PARIS (AP) — Thousands of people marched in Paris and other French cities Saturday for a fourth consecutive week of protests against the COVID-19 health passes that everyone in the country will need shortly to enter cafes, trains and other venues.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
French opponents of virus passes protest for 4th week
PARIS (AP) — Thousands of people marched in Paris and other French cities Saturday for a fourth consecutive week of protests against the COVID-19 health passes that everyone in the country will need shortly to enter cafes, trains and other venues.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
French leader Macron slapped in face on visit to small town
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron denounced “violence” and “stupidity” after he was slapped in the face Tuesday by a man during a visit to a small town in southeastern France.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
French leader Macron slapped in face on visit to small town
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron denounced “violence” and “stupidity” after he was slapped in the face Tuesday by a man during a visit to a small town in southeastern France.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
French leader Macron slapped in face on visit to small town
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron denounced “violence” and “stupidity” after he was slapped in the face Tuesday by a man during a visit to a small town in southeastern France.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
French leader Macron is slapped during visit to small town
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped Tuesday in the face by a man during a visit to a small town in southeast France.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Normandy commemorates D-Day with small crowds, but big heart
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — When the sun rises over Omaha Beach, revealing vast stretches of wet sand extending toward distant cliffs, one starts to grasp the immensity of the task faced by Allied soldiers on June 6, 1944, landing on the Nazi-occupied Normandy shore.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Normandy commemorates D-Day with small crowds, but big heart
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — When the sun rises over Omaha Beach, revealing vast stretches of wet sand extending toward distant cliffs, one starts to grasp the immensity of the task faced by Allied soldiers on June 6, 1944, landing on the Nazi-occupied Normandy shore.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Normandy commemorates D-Day with small crowds, but big heart
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — When the sun rises over Omaha Beach, revealing vast stretches of wet sand extending toward distant cliffs, one starts to grasp the immensity of the task faced by Allied soldiers on June 6, 1944, landing on the Nazi-occupied Normandy shore.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Eyeing reelection bid, Macron looks to repair French economy
PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron’s plans for bringing France out of the pandemic aren't just about resuscitating long-closed restaurants, boutiques and museums. They are also about preparing his possible campaign for a second term.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
France hits unwanted milestone: Over 100,000 virus deaths
PARIS (AP) — France on Thursday became the third country in Europe after the U.K. and Italy to reach the unwanted milestone of 100,000 COVID-19-related deaths as new infections and deaths surged due to virus variants.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
France hits unwanted milestone: Over 100,000 virus deaths
PARIS (AP) — France on Thursday became the third country in Europe after the U.K. and Italy to reach the unwanted milestone of 100,000 COVID-19-related deaths as new infections and deaths surged due to virus variants.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
France hits unwanted milestone: Over 100,000 virus deaths
PARIS (AP) — France on Thursday became the third country in Europe after the U.K. and Italy to reach the unwanted milestone of 100,000 COVID-19-related deaths as new infections and deaths surged due to virus variants.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
France to open archive for period covering Rwandan genocide
PARIS (AP) — France’s role before and during the 1994 Rwandan genocide was a “monumental failure” that the country must acknowledge, the lead author of a report commissioned by President Emmanuel Macron said, as the country is about to open its archives from this period to the public.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
France to open archive for period covering Rwandan genocide
PARIS (AP) — France’s role before and during the 1994 Rwandan genocide was a “monumental failure” that the country must acknowledge, the lead author of a report commissioned by President Emmanuel Macron said, as the country is about to open its archives from this period to the public.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
France to open archive for period covering Rwandan genocide
PARIS (AP) — France’s role before and during the 1994 Rwandan genocide was a “monumental failure” that the country must acknowledge, the lead author of a report commissioned by President Emmanuel Macron said, as the country is about to open its archives from this period to the public.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
France to close schools, ban domestic travel as virus surges
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced a three-week nationwide school closure and a month-long domestic travel ban, as the rapid spread of the virus ramped up pressure on hospitals.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
France to close schools, ban domestic travel as virus surges
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced a three-week nationwide school closure and a month-long domestic travel ban, as the rapid spread of the virus ramped up pressure on hospitals.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
France to close schools, ban domestic travel as virus surges
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced a three-week nationwide school closure and a month-long domestic travel ban, as the rapid spread of the virus ramped up pressure on hospitals.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
France to close schools, ban domestic travel as virus surges
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced a three-week nationwide school closure and a month-long domestic travel ban, as the rapid spread of the virus ramped up pressure on hospitals.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
France’s Sarkozy faces new trial over 2012 campaign finance
PARIS (AP) — The trial of French former President Nicolas Sarkozy on charges that his unsuccessful reelection bid in 2012 was illegally financed has been postponed for two months.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
France’s Sarkozy faces new trial over 2012 campaign finance
PARIS (AP) — The trial of French former President Nicolas Sarkozy on charges that his unsuccessful reelection bid in 2012 was illegally financed has been postponed for two months.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
France’s Sarkozy faces new trial over 2012 campaign finance
PARIS (AP) — The trial of French former President Nicolas Sarkozy on charges that his unsuccessful reelection bid in 2012 was illegally financed has been postponed for two months.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
France's Sarkozy convicted of corruption, sentenced to jail
PARIS (AP) — A Paris court found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling on Monday and sentenced him to a year in prison. He can ask to serve that time at home and also plans to appeal.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
France's Sarkozy convicted of corruption, sentenced to jail
PARIS (AP) — A Paris court found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling on Monday and sentenced him to a year in prison. He can ask to serve that time at home and also plans to appeal.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
AP Interview: French government to tackle child abuse issue
PARIS (AP) — France has a “deeply rooted” societal problem with child sexual abuse, the French official responsible for children and families acknowledged Friday while discussing new government plans to address it with tougher laws and heightened vigilance in schools.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
AP Interview: French government to tackle child abuse issue
PARIS (AP) — France has a “deeply rooted” societal problem with child sexual abuse, the French official responsible for children and families acknowledged Friday while discussing new government plans to address it with tougher laws and heightened vigilance in schools.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
AP Interview: French government to tackle child abuse issue
PARIS (AP) — France has a “deeply rooted” societal problem with child sexual abuse, the French official responsible for children and families acknowledged Friday while discussing new government plans to address it with tougher laws and heightened vigilance in schools.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
French victims of child abuse speak out in new #MeToo wave
PARIS (AP) — “I was 9. ... It was my father. He raped me until I was 17.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
French victims of child abuse speak out in new #MeToo wave
PARIS (AP) — “I was 9. ... It was my father. He raped me until I was 17.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
French victims of child abuse speak out in new #MeToo wave
PARIS (AP) — “I was 9. ... It was my father. He raped me until I was 17.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
'At 6 p.m., life stops': Europe uses curfews to fight virus
PARIS (AP) — As the wan winter sun sets over France's Champagne region, the countdown clock kicks in.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
'At 6 p.m., life stops': Europe uses curfews to fight virus
PARIS (AP) — As the wan winter sun sets over France's Champagne region, the countdown clock kicks in.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
'At 6 p.m., life stops': Europe uses curfews to fight virus
PARIS (AP) — As the wan winter sun sets over France's Champagne region, the countdown clock kicks in.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
50 countries vow to protect 30% of land and sea by 2030
PARIS (AP) — At least 50 countries committed to protecting 30% of the planet, including land and sea, over the next decade to halt species extinction and address climate change issues, during a global summit Monday aimed at protecting the world's biodiversity.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
50 countries commit to protect 30% of land, sea over decade
PARIS (AP) — A coalition of at least 50 countries have committed to protect 30% of the planet, including land and sea, over the decade in efforts to halt species extinction and address climate change issues, during a global summit aimed at protecting the world's biodiversity.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Leaders at summit focus on better protecting biodiversity
PARIS (AP) — Protecting the world's biodiversity was on the agenda Monday for world leaders at the One Planet Summit, which was being held by videoconference due to the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
France seeks strategy change to reduce troops in West Africa
PARIS (AP) — As it pays tribute Thursday to French soldiers killed in Mali and faces questions over a deadly airstrike, France is considering changing its military strategy against Islamic extremists in Africa’s Sahel region — and a possible partial troop pullout.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
France launches service to make deadbeat parents pay
PARIS (AP) — France is launching a new government service empowered to take money directly from the bank accounts of parents who fail to pay child support, aiming to help many families — the vast majority of whom are headed by single mothers — emerge from precarious financial situations.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
France launches service to make deadbeat parents pay
PARIS (AP) — France is launching a new government service empowered to take money directly from the bank accounts of parents who fail to pay child support, aiming to help many families — the vast majority of whom are headed by single mothers — emerge from precarious financial situations.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
French President Macron tests positive for COVID-19
PARIS (AP) — Wearing a white medical mask, French President Emmanuel Macron went ahead with a planned speech by videoconference Thursday, hours after testing positive for COVID-19 following a week in which he met with numerous European leaders.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
French prosecutors seek jail in Sarkozy corruption trial
PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors on Tuesday requested two years of prison and a two-year suspended sentence for former President Nicolas Sarkozy in a landmark corruption and influence peddling trial in Paris.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
French prosecutors seek jail in Sarkozy corruption trial
PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors on Tuesday requested two years of prison and a two-year suspended sentence for former President Nicolas Sarkozy in a landmark corruption and influence peddling trial in Paris.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Egypt's El-Sissi, France's Macron at odds over human rights
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged Monday “disagreements” with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi over human rights, but said it will not prevent France from reaching economic and defense deals with the North African country, which has seen the heaviest crackdown on dissent in its modern history.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Egypt's El-Sissi pays state visit to France; activists angry
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged “disagreements” Monday with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi over human rights, amid criticism from activists over the Egyptian leader's crackdown on dissent.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Late French ex-president Giscard helped reshape Europe
PARIS (AP) — No one who saw it will forget Valery Giscard d’Estaing’s imperious exit from the Elysee Palace. Seated alone at his desk, he offered a stiff televised farewell to the French who had voted him out of office, then stood and left the room. For 45 seconds, the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
France to prioritize nursing home residents for vaccination
PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Jean Castex said Thursday that COVID-19 vaccines will go to nursing homes residents first when doses become available in France, which is not expected before the end of the month.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Late French ex-president Giscard helped reshape Europe
PARIS (AP) — No one who saw it will forget Valery Giscard d’Estaing’s imperious exit from the Elysee Palace. Seated alone at his desk, he offered a stiff televised farewell to the French who had voted him out of office, then stood and left the room. For 45 seconds, the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Late ex-French ex-president Giscard helped reshape Europe
PARIS (AP) — No one who saw it will forget Valery Giscard d’Estaing’s imperious exit from the Elysee Palace. Seated alone at his desk, he offered a stiff televised farewell to the French who had voted him out of office, then stood and left the room. For 45 seconds, the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
France and UN rally aid for Lebanon, urge political reforms
PARIS (AP) — France and the United Nations vowed Wednesday to keep providing humanitarian aid to Lebanon but urged the country's leaders to form a new government as a political deadlock in Beirut has blocked billions of dollars in assistance for the cash-strapped country hit by multiple crises.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Ex-French leader Valery Giscard d'Estaing dies at age 94
PARIS (AP) — Valery Giscard d’Estaing, the president of France from 1974 to 1981 who became a champion of European integration, died on Wednesday. He was 94.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
France and UN rally aid for Lebanon, urge political reforms
PARIS (AP) — France and the United Nations vowed Wednesday to keep providing humanitarian aid to Lebanon but urged the country's leaders to form a new government as a political deadlock in Beirut has blocked billions of dollars in assistance for the cash-strapped country hit by multiple crises.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
France's Macron warns against going skiing in Switzerland
PARIS (AP) — France will apply restrictions to prevent vacationers from going to Swiss ski resorts, and French slopes will remain closed during the Christmas period amid the coronavirus pandemic, President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
France's Macron warns against going skiing in Switzerland
PARIS (AP) — France will apply restrictions to prevent vacationers from going to Swiss ski resorts, and French slopes will remain closed during the Christmas period amid the coronavirus pandemic, President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Uproar in France over proposed limits on filming police
PARIS (AP) — French activists fear that a proposed new security law will deprive them of a potent weapon against abuse — cellphone videos of police activity — threatening their efforts to document possible cases of police brutality, especially in impoverished immigrant neighborhoods.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Paris police suspended over beating of Black man
PARIS (AP) — A Black man beaten up by several French police officers said he is seeking justice after the publication of videos showing officers repeatedly punching him, using a truncheon and tear gas against him for no apparent reason.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
French ex-President Sarkozy's trial for corruption suspended
PARIS (AP) — The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence peddling was suspended Monday less than two hours after it started, to allow a medical report on one of the defendants.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
French ex-President Sarkozy's trial for corruption suspended
PARIS (AP) — The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence peddling was suspended Monday less than two hours after it started, to allow a medical report on one of the defendants.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
French ex-President Sarkozy stands trial for corruption
PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy went on trial Monday on charges of corruption and influence peddling in a phone-tapping scandal, a first for the 65-year-old politician who has faced several other judicial investigations since leaving office in 2012.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
French ex-President Sarkozy stands trial for corruption
PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial Monday on charges of corruption and influence peddling in a phone-tapping scandal, a first for the 65-year-old politician who has faced several other judicial investigations since leaving office in 2012.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
France: Bill on publishing police images sparks protests
PARIS (AP) — Thousands of people took to the streets in Paris and other French cities Saturday at the urging of civil liberties campaigners and journalist groups to protest a proposed security law they say would impinge on freedom of information and media rights.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Protests staged across France against bill on police images
PARIS (AP) — Thousands of people took to the streets in Paris and other French cities Saturday at the urging of civil liberties campaigners and journalist groups to protest a proposed security law they say would impinge on freedom of information and media rights.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
France mulls ban on police images, alarming rights defenders
PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers start debating a security bill Tuesday that would ban the publication of images of police officers with intent to cause them harm, a measure that has provoked outrage from journalist organizations and rights campaigners.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
France's Macron hosts Trump envoy after congratulating Biden
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron held a closed-door, low-key meeting Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump’s top diplomat, a delicate tip-toe around the ticklish fact that France has already recognized President-elect Joe Biden as the U.S. election winner.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
After congratulating Biden, France's Macron sees Trump envoy
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has met Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump’s top diplomat behind closed doors in a potentially uncomfortable encounter only nine days after having congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on his election victory.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Macron speaks with CEOs to promote investment in France
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has turned to international CEOs to promote France’s recovery plan aimed at saving jobs and pave the way for a greener, more competitive economy as the country is struggling amid the virus crisis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Macron speaks with CEOs to promote investment in France
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has turned to international CEOs to promote France’s recovery plan aimed at saving jobs and pave the way for a greener, more competitive economy as the country is struggling amid the virus crisis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Macron speaks with CEOs to promote investment in France
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has turned to international CEOs to promote France’s recovery plan aimed at saving jobs and pave the way for a greener, more competitive economy as the country is struggling amid the virus crisis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Macron speaks with CEOs to promote investment in France
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has turned to international CEOs to promote France’s recovery plan aimed at saving jobs and pave the way for a greener, more competitive economy as the country is struggling amid the virus crisis.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
France reinforcing its border controls following attacks
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that France is reinforcing its border controls after a series of attacks that hit the country in recent weeks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
France boosts its border controls after terrorist attacks
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that France is reinforcing its border controls after a series of terrorist attacks that hit the country in recent weeks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
France bans Turkish ultranationalist group Grey Wolves
PARIS (AP) — The French government on Wednesday banned a Turkish ultranationalist group that it accused of leading violent actions and inciting hatred speech in France.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
France reacts after Erdogan questions Macron's mental health
PARIS (AP) — France recalled its ambassador to Turkey for consultations after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said President Emmanuel Macron needed mental health treatment and made other comments that the French government described as unacceptably rude.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
France reacts after Erdogan questions Macron's mental health
PARIS (AP) — France recalled its ambassador to Turkey for consultations after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said President Emmanuel Macron needed mental health treatment and made other comments that the French government described as unacceptably rude.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Macron says beheaded teacher was victim of stupidity, hate
PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron promised Wednesday that France will not renounce freedoms taught by a schoolteacher beheaded by a radical Islamist last week after showing caricatures of the prophet of Islam to his class.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
French prosecutor says students helped killer find teacher
PARIS (AP) — The 18-year-old suspected killer of a French teacher who had shown caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in class paid students to help him identify the victim, France's terrorism prosecutor said Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Memorial march to be held near Paris to honor slain teacher
PARIS (AP) — A memorial march will be held Tuesday evening near Paris in homage to the history teacher who was beheaded last week, while French police said 16 people remain in custody as part of the investigation into the attack.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Trial of Russian charged in bitcoin fraud begins in Paris
PARIS (AP) — The trial of a Russian man alleged to have used ransomware in a 135 million euros ($157 million) bitcoin fraud will begin Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Trial of Russian charged in bitcoin fraud begins in Paris
PARIS (AP) — The trial of a Russian man alleged to have used ransomware in a 135 million euros ($157 million) bitcoin fraud will begin Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Tensions mar Paris protest as Floyd outrage goes global
Chanting ‘I can’t breathe,’ thousands marched peacefully through Australia’s largest city
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Virus voting: France holds local elections despite fears
PARIS (AP) — French voters went to the polls Sunday to choose mayors and other local leaders but the second round of the vote was put into question amid concerns over low turnout and the rapid spread of the new coronavirus across the country.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Virus voting: France holds local elections despite fears
PARIS (AP) — French voters went to the polls Sunday to choose mayors and other local leaders but the second round of the vote was put into question amid concerns over low turnout and the rapid spread of the new coronavirus across the country.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Virus voting: France holds local elections despite fears
PARIS (AP) — French voters went to the polls Sunday to choose mayors and other local leaders but the second round of the vote was put into question amid concerns over low turnout and the rapid spread of the new coronavirus across the country.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Democracy in times of virus: France maintains elections
PARIS (AP) — The new virus has shuttered all schools, banished cheek-kissing and upended daily life across France, but President Emmanuel Macron won't let it disrupt democracy, so he's maintaining nationwide elections this weekend.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Ex-French prime minister's wife is key figure in fraud trial
PARIS (AP) — For over three decades, Penelope Fillon was known as the very discreet wife of a prominent politician who became France’s prime minister. She is now at center stage of a fraud trial in Paris for well-paid, public-funded jobs as an aide to her husband that she allegedly …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
French pensions: Government survives two confidence votes
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s government faced down not just one, but two no-confidence votes, allowing it to force an overhaul of the retirement system through the lower house of parliament early Wednesday despite months of protests.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
France prepares for mass anti-terrorism rally
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
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