PARIS (AFP) : France has chosen the baguette as its candidate for Unesco intangible cultural heritage status, the government said on Friday … More
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Four oaks, one sacred destiny: Recreating Notre Dame’s spire
JUPILLES, France (AP) : Four French oaks that have been standing for hundreds of years in a once-royal forest now … More
Nicolas Sarkozy: The politician, the pop star and a very French scandal
It’s a punishment not even his critics expected —as France’s ex-president is sentenced to three years, Agnes Poirier reports on … More
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 … More
In Photos: 200 years after Napoleon defeat, Russia and France bury their dead
A ceremony near the western city of Smolensk will see the re-burial of 126 people killed in one of the … More
UK vaccine gambles paid off, while EU caution slowed it down
SAINT-HERBLAIN, France (AP) : French pharmaceutical startup Valneva had big news in September: a government contract for 60 million doses … More
5 nations want Iran to deliver justice on downed plane
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) : The countries whose citizens were killed when Iran accidentally shot down a Ukrainian jetliner said Friday … More
The Latest: France criticized for slow vaccine rollout
PARIS : France’s cautious approach to its virus vaccine rollout appears to have backfired, leaving just a few hundred people … More
Coronavirus: Israel leads vaccine race with 12% given jab
Israel has given vaccinations against coronavirus to more than one million people, the highest rate in the world, as global … More
Stanley Johnson confirms application for French passport on eve of Brexit
Prime minister’s father campaigned to remain in the EU in 2016 while his son led the leave movement Boris Johnson’s … More
COVID-19 in France: Paris hospitals begin to see signs of hope despite virus surge
Dry-coughing as he pedals — a hack, hack, hack after-effect of his own personal battle with COVID-19 — the doctor … More
7 charged with selling virus test documents at Paris airport
PARIS (AP) : Officials in France said Friday that seven people have been arrested for selling false certificates of negative … More
Suspected Nice attacker’s family say he showed no signs of extremism
The Tunisian man suspected of killing three people in the French city of Nice spoke to his family on a … More
World leaders, Christian figures decry attack at Nice church
World expresses solidarity and support for France after an attacker killed three people. World leaders and prominent Christian figures have … More
Photos: French start-up Ynsect to build world’s biggest bug farm
Company breeds mealworms that produce proteins for livestock, pet food and fertilisers 10 Reuters and Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina / … More
Coronavirus: France faces lockdown amid surging cases
France’s interior minister has warned the public to prepare for “difficult decisions” ahead of a Cabinet meeting on COVID-19. Calls … More
French startup Ynsect to build world’s biggest bug farm
(Reuters) – Growing global demand for food is putting a squeeze on available land and one French startup says it … More
France-Italy floods: Graves unearthed by floodwaters in French cemeteries
Destruction amid deadly flooding across France and Italy’s Alpine regions has grown worse after fast-flowing waters were found to have … More
New Caledonia rejects independence from France
New Caledonians have voted against a proposal to gain independence, marking a milestone moment in a decades-long decolonization effort. The … More
Two dead and 24 missing after floods in France and Italy
Record rain in mountainous region destroys bridges, blocks roads and cuts off communities Flooding from record rains in a mountainous … More
New Caledonia set for 2nd referendum on independence from France
Voters in southern Pacific archipelago will choose whether to break away from France in second independence referendum. Voters in the … More
Belarus: Putin denounces ‘external pressure’ as Macron meets Tsikhanouskaya
French President Emmanuel Macron pushed for European mediation in the Belarus political crisis after a meeting with the country’s opposition … More
A European odyssey: A portrait of Europe during the pandemic
Two journalists travelled from the North Cape to Sicily to document a Europe divided by the coronavirus crisis. The main … More
‘Mr Snake’: Meet the teacher who is France’s most tattooed man
No part of the 35-year-old’s body has been left untouched by a tattooist’s needle Palaiseau, France : By night he … More