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May 14, 2023 at 11:40 pm

Macron vows to build back factories, boost France’s economy shaken by pension protests VIEW

French President Emmanuel Macron has ambitions to build factories to boost job creation and make his country's economy more independent.

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May 11, 2023 at 7:57 am

1.5 million Olympic tickets on sale in new lottery round for 2024 Paris Games

The second round of ticket sales for next year's Paris Olympics has started.

May 9, 2023 at 12:20 pm

Baguettes but no wine: Olympians to eat gourmet in Paris VIEW

Some 15,000 athletes will get to feast on fresh baguettes, gourmet dishes and environment-friendly French cuisine — but no wine — when Paris hosts the...

April 26, 2023 at 11:03 am

World powers pull their citizens as violence roils Sudan VIEW

World powers evacuated more people from Sudan on Wednesday in complex international operations prompted by an eruption of fighting that has sent thousands of foreigners...

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Demonstrators stage a protest against the pension reforms outside the City Hall in Paris, Thursday, April 20, 2023. Union activists stage scattered actions to press France’s government to scrap the new law raising the retirement age. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) MEU117 MEU117

April 20, 2023 at 3:55 am

Anger at new retirement age fuels further protests in France VIEW

Hundreds gathered in a small town in southern France ahead of President Emmanuel Macron’s visit, and there were scattered protests across France.

April 19, 2023 at 2:54 am

French publisher asks UK police to cease investigation

A French publisher has called on British police to cease their investigation of an employee who it said was arrested on the way to the...

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April 17, 2023 at 8:57 am

Macron says he hears France’s anger, but defends pension law VIEW

French President Emmanuel Macron says that he heard people’s anger over raising the retirement age from 62 to 64.

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April 12, 2023 at 11:17 pm

Can France’s constitutional body halt disputed pension bill? VIEW

French unions are bracing for an expected ruling by a top constitutional body that they hope will derail President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension reform plan.

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April 3, 2023 at 11:53 pm

Macron heads to China for delicate talks on Ukraine, trade VIEW

French President Emmanuel Macron will have to muster all his diplomatic adeptness and political acumen on a three-day state visit to China where the war...

Business

April 3, 2023 at 5:13 am

France’s Macron to draft bill legalizing end-of-life options

French President Emmanuel Macron says a new bill to be drafted this year will address end-of-life options.