Tag: France
Brazil’s Bolsonaro endorses sexist post about French first lady
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro endorsed a sexist Facebook post about France's first lady Brigitte Macron...
France delays signing of Internet pledge amid U.S. pressure
France delayed the planned signing of a pledge by Internet platforms to fight hate...
France outlaws pulse fishing ahead of EU-wide ban
France's agriculture ministry said Wednesday that it had officially banned electric pulse fishing from its...
Italian Senate backs train link with France, widening coalition rift
The Italian Senate on Wednesday rejected a motion by one of the ruling coalition parties,...
Colossal dinosaur bone find in France thrills scientists
Scientists have unearthed a huge two-metre (6.5-foot) dinosaur bone in a winegrowing village in southwestern...
Bystander among three killed in France ‘gang shooting’
French police were searching Monday for two gunmen who shot and killed three people in...
France’s Macron to host Putin ahead of G7 summit
French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed Saturday he had invited his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for...
France urges Trump: ‘Don’t mix digital taxes and wine tariffs’
Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Saturday that France would proceed with taxing revenues...
Heatwave threatens France’s fire-ravaged Notre-Dame cathedral
The searing temperatures gripping France risk precipitating the collapse of Notre-Dame de Paris' fire-ravaged vaulted...
Topless sunbathing going out of fashion in France: survey
Once widespread in France, topless sunbathing is going out of fashion, a survey has shown,...
France to try again with solar road plan
French local authorities said Wednesday that a high-profile "solar highway" experiment in Normandy had failed,...
Weather woes hit French vineyards: wine production seen falling this year
Wine output in France, the world's second largest producer, may fall by as much as...
Latest hot spell set to deepen drought pain in France
Hot weather in France next week is expected to prolong drought conditions that have impacted...
Never-ending story
An icon in France, where it was founded more than 160 years ago, for many...
France begins process to allocate 5G frequencies: regulator
France's telecoms regulator on Monday officially launched the process to allocate to operators frequencies for...
France’s Macron announces creation of a new space force command
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday announced the creation of a new national military space...
France says anti-tank missiles found in Libya were “unusable”
PARIS - France said on Wednesday anti-tank missiles it bought from the United...
France’s June heatwave at least ‘5 times more likely’ with climate change
Climate change alone made the record-setting heatwave that pushed temperatures in France above 45 degrees...
France ‘not ready’ to ratify Mercosur trade deal
France said Tuesday it was "not ready" to ratify a huge trade deal agreed by...
Freak blast or taste of the future? French wine-makers count heatwave cost
"It's a warning," Catherine Bernard said gravely as she surveyed rows of withered vines at...
