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July 6, 2020 at 10:23 am

France: Macron ousts security chief after police protests

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron ousted his top security official Monday following protests over police brutality, as part of a government shakeup aimed...

June 26, 2020 at 11:52 am

Putin, Macron discuss closer cooperation in video call

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed international crises during a video call Friday and vowed to cooperate more...

June 18, 2020 at 1:41 am

Macron marks appeal that gave birth to French Resistance VIEW

LONDON (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron marked Gen. Charles De Gaulle’s famed World War II appeal to resist the Nazis on Thursday in a...

June 17, 2020 at 8:36 am

France sentences Syrian leader’s uncle for money laundering

PARIS (AP) — An uncle of Syrian President Bashar Assad was sentenced to four years in prison in France on Wednesday for illegally using Syrian...

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June 16, 2020 at 12:38 am

France sends police reinforcements to Dijon to quell unrest

PARIS (AP) — The French government sent police reinforcements and a top official to the Dijon region Tuesday to quell four nights of unusually violent...

June 15, 2020 at 2:00 pm

UK begins coronavirus vaccine trial; France pledges funding VIEW

LONDON (AP) — Scientists at Imperial College London will start immunizing people in Britain this week with their experimental coronavirus shot, while pharmaceutical company Sanofi...

June 14, 2020 at 6:06 am

French leader rejects racism but colonial statues to remain

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed Sunday to stand firm against racism but also praised police and insisted that France wouldn't take...

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June 9, 2020 at 12:57 am

France announces $16.9 billion in aid for aviation industry

PARIS (AP) — France’s government is pumping 15 billion euros ($16.9 billion) in rescue money into the pandemic-battered aerospace industry, in hopes of saving its...

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This undated photo provided Friday June 5, 2020 by the Comite Adama, shows Adama Traore. Churning U.S. protests over George Floyd’s death have revived anger in France over alleged police violence, systemic racism and the complicated case of Adama Traore, a black Frenchman who died in police custody in 2016. For Traore’s family, the Floyd protests have also revived their hopes for change. (Comite Adama via AP) XPAR105 XPAR105

June 5, 2020 at 6:49 am

Floyd case restokes anger over death of black man in France VIEW

PARIS (AP) — Churning U.S. protests over the death of George Floyd have revived anger in France over police violence, systemic racism and the complicated...

June 5, 2020 at 12:04 am

Despite global reopening push, some jobs are gone for good VIEW

BANGKOK (AP) — Factories and stores are reopening, economies are reawakening – but many jobs just aren’t coming back. That’s the harsh truth facing workers...

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