Published: Wed, 16 Jun 2021 11:27:51 GMT
France to drop mandatory mask-wearing outdoors Thursday, curfew on Sunday
France is lifting mandatory mask-wearing outdoors and will halt an eight-month nightly coronavirus curfew on June 20.
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Published: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 10:37:29 GMT
Euro 2021: France kick off as favourites in opener vs Germany
Reigning world champion and 2016 Euro finalist France make their hotly anticipated debut at the Euro 2021 tournament on Tuesday. Lining up against Kylian Mbappé and company are Germany, none too impressed by Les Bleus' status as favourites in the competition.
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Published: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 14:12:54 GMT
Ex-French president Sarkozy denies wrongdoing in campaign funding trial
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy appeared in court Tuesday, denying wrongdoing and showing anger at accusations during a trial over the allegedly illegal financing of his unsuccessful 2012 re-election bid.
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Published: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 13:46:58 GMT
Refugees team up with fashion students at Paris upcycling workshop
From old denim fabrics, Afghan refugee Bagher Husseini fashioned a pair of baggy jeans with fringed patches that he hopes will be paraded down a French catwalk later this year.
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Published: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 09:56:49 GMT
Ikea fined €1 million over staff spying scandal, ex-France chief handed suspended sentence
A French court on Tuesday ordered IKEA to pay a 1 million euro fine for spying on its French staff, after the world’s biggest furniture retailer was found guilty of improperly gathering and storing data on its employees.
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Published: Mon, 14 Jun 2021 14:49:41 GMT
French intellectual Duhamel won’t face incest charges, Paris prosecutor says
A well-connected Parisian political scientist who was accused of sexually abusing his stepson in a bombshell book this year will face no charges because the alleged crimes fall outside the statute of limitations, prosecutors said Monday.
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Published: Sat, 12 Jun 2021 09:15:46 GMT
Macron will reset relations with UK if Johnson 'keeps his word' on Brexit
French President Emmanuel Macron offered on Saturday to reset relations with Britain as long as Prime Minister Boris Johnson stands by the Brexit divorce deal he signed with the European Union.
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Published: Sat, 12 Jun 2021 15:22:10 GMT
Barbora Krejcikova wins French Open women's title
Unseeded Barbora Krejcikova won her first Grand Slam title by beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 in the French Open final Saturday.
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Published: Sat, 12 Jun 2021 17:21:05 GMT
France reaches 30 million Covid-19 vaccine first doses
France has administered a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to 30.14 million people, health authorities said on Saturday, hitting the government's target for mid-June.
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Published: Sat, 12 Jun 2021 04:21:34 GMT
Djokovic reaches French Open final with thrilling victory over Nadal
Novak Djokovic came from a set down in a spellbinding French Open semi-final to inflict only a third ever defeat on the Parisian clay for Rafa Nadal, moving through 3-6 6-3 7-6(4) 6-2 in front of mesmerised crowd on Friday.
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Published: Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:40:43 GMT
Amazon share in French football TV rights sparks furious Canal+ boycott
The award of a share of French league television rights to Amazon on Friday sparked a furious boycott from the other winning bidder Canal+.
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Published: Fri, 11 Jun 2021 08:45:17 GMT
Doctors Without Borders: 50 years of 'French doctors' providing care, bearing witness
For 50 years, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has brought medical care to the victims of earthquakes, famines, epidemics, conflicts and other disasters. It grew out of the ideals of a group of newly qualified French doctors who wanted to be on the ground helping those most in need anywhere in the world.
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Published: Fri, 11 Jun 2021 06:35:29 GMT
Didier Deschamps, the ‘water-carrier’ who reigns over the French national team
France start their Euro 2021 campaign on June 15 with a tricky clash against Germany as they seek to build on their 2018 World Cup triumph. It augurs well for Les Bleus’ fans that their longstanding manager Didier Deschamps not only guided France to that famous victory, but also lifted both the World Cup and Euro trophies as captain. FRANCE 24 takes a look back at Deschamps’ glittering career.
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Published: Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:31:19 GMT
France's baccalaureate exam gets a shake-up
This week, we're focusing on France's end-of-high-school diploma, the baccalaureate. Two school years of Covid-19 disruption have taken their toll on pupils all around the world. But for French teens, the pandemic chaos was only made worse by the fact that it came in the midst of a long-awaited four-year reform of the country's school-leaving system. We take a closer look and hear from some of the pupils affected.
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Published: Thu, 10 Jun 2021 18:30:49 GMT
Macron slap may herald a tense campaign ahead of French presidential elections
Tension is already in the air less than a year before French presidential polls. Just this week, President Emmanuel Macron was slapped in the face on a visit to the south and far-left firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon aired conspiracy theories in an impromptu outburst, prompting analysts to warn that the 2022 election campaign may already be seeing an escalation of extremist ideas and fiery language.
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