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"Guess what!': Macron phones Trump after blocked by US presidential convoy
AFP, Published on 24/09/2025
» PARIS - "How are you? Guess what!'
Red faces in France over Olympic mascots made in China
AFP, Published on 17/11/2022
» PARIS: The choice by Paris 2024 Olympics organisers of a cuddly red Phrygian cap as the Games' mascot is proving a harder sell than expected, after critics pounced on the fact that most will be made in China -- and others couldn't help seeing a symbol of feminine sexuality.
Cannes film fest launches with veterans and zombies
AFP, Published on 17/05/2022
» CANNES, France: The red carpet is ready for the opening of the 75th Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, with Oscar winner Forest Whitaker as the first guest of honour and a French zombie comedy to kick off proceedings.
US in first meeting with Israel's new FM amid Iran moves
AFP, Published on 27/06/2021
» PARIS - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Israel's new top diplomat Yair Lapid on Sunday, in the United States' first face-to-face meeting with the freshly installed government that seeks a less combative approach with its main ally Washington.
Violence erupts in new Paris protest against security law
AFP, Published on 05/12/2020
» PARIS - Violence erupted in Paris on Saturday for the second consecutive weekend at a mass protest against a new security law, with demonstrators clashing with police, vehicles set alight and shop windows smashed.
Frenchman zips across Channel on 'flyboard'
AFP, Published on 04/08/2019
» ST MARGARET'S BAY, UK: A Frenchman who has spent years developing a jet-powered hoverboard zoomed across the English Channel on Sunday after a first attempt last month was cut short when he fell into the water while trying to refuel.
French 'Flyboard' inventor poised for 2nd Channel crossing bid
AFP, Published on 04/08/2019
» PARIS - A Frenchman who has spent years developing a jet-powered hoverboard will again try to zoom across the English Channel on Sunday, after a first attempt last month was cut short when a botched refuelling attempt sent him into the water.
France vows tough response as new 'yellow vest' demos loom
AFP, Published on 12/01/2019
» PARIS - France braced for a fresh round of "yellow vest" protests across the country on Saturday, with the authorities vowing zero tolerance for violence after weekly scenes of rioting and vandalism in Paris and other cities over the past two months.