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July 19, 2021 at 3:31 am

Anger as French protesters compare vaccines to Nazi horrors VIEW

PARIS (AP) — A French Holocaust survivor has denounced anti-vaccination protesters comparing themselves to Jews who were persecuted by Nazi Germany during World War II....

Troops walk down the Champs-Elysees avenue during the Bastille Day parade, Wednesday, July 14, 2021 in Paris. France is celebrating its national holiday with thousands of troops marching in a Paris parade and traditional parties around the country, after last year’s events were scaled back because of virus fears. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool) PAR116 PAR116

July 14, 2021 at 1:02 am

France celebrates Bastille Day amid virus fears, tensions VIEW

PARIS (AP) — Bastille Day is back, sort of. France celebrated its national holiday Wednesday with thousands of troops marching in a Paris parade, warplanes...

A medical technician administers nasal swabs at a mobile testing site in Paris, Monday, July 12, 2021. France’s President Emmanuel Macron is hosting a top-level virus security meeting Monday morning and then giving a televised speech Monday evening, the kind of solemn speech he’s given at each turning point in France’s virus epidemic.(AP Photo/Michel Euler)

July 13, 2021 at 6:30 am

French rush to get vaccinated after president’s warning VIEW

More than 1 million people in France made vaccine appointments in less than a day, figures showed on Tuesday, after the president cranked up pressure...

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FILE – This Sept. 24, 2019, file photo shows a sign on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif. Google was quickly negotiating generous deals with big and small Australian media companies to pay for news as the Parliament considers forcing digital giants into such remuneration agreements, a minister said on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) TKHK302 TKHK302

July 13, 2021 at 1:52 am

Google fined $592 million in dispute with French publishers

PARIS (AP) — France’s competition regulator fined Google 500 million euros ($592 million) on Tuesday for failing to negotiate in good faith with French publishers...

Business

July 12, 2021 at 12:45 am

France’s Macron orders all health workers to get vaccinated VIEW

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday ordered all French health care workers to get virus vaccine shots by Sept. 15 and urged...

Business

July 9, 2021 at 7:11 am

France to pull more than 2,000 troops from Africa’s Sahel VIEW

PARIS (AP) — France will withdraw more than 2,000 troops from an anti-extremism force in Africa’s Sahel region by early next year and pivot its...

July 9, 2021 at 4:00 am

Paris police release rapper Lil Baby, hand him drug fine

PARIS (AP) — Paris police released rapper Lil Baby from custody on Friday after fining him for having cannabis in his car, according to the...

Entertainment

July 2, 2021 at 10:33 am

France probes claims that retailers used forced Uyghur labor

PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors have opened an investigation into alleged involvement in crimes against humanity based on claims that global retailers, including Uniqlo and...

Business

June 19, 2021 at 11:23 pm

Far right falters as conservatives lead French regional vote VIEW

PARIS (AP) — Marine Le Pen’s far-right party stumbled, French President Emmanuel Macron's centrists crashed and incumbent conservatives surged ahead in the first round of...

June 8, 2021 at 12:16 pm

France freezes military ties with Central African Republic

PARIS (AP) — France has suspended military operations with Central African Republic, accusing its government of failing to respect political opposition and failing to stop...

Business