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France braces for mass rail strikes
AFP, Published on 02/04/2018
» PARIS - France braced Monday for the start of three months of rolling rail strikes, the first in a series of walkouts affecting everything from energy to garbage collection as President Emmanuel Macron's reform agenda comes up against resistance.
France end Messi's World Cup dream
AFP, Published on 30/06/2018
» MOSCOW: France roared back against Argentina to reach the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday as wonderkid Kylian Mbappe sent Lionel Messi home empty-handed following a seven-goal thriller.
Helicopter jailbreak gangster arrested in France
AFP, Published on 03/10/2018
» PARIS: A gangster who made a Hollywood-esque helicopter jailbreak has been arrested in northern France after three months on the run, sources close to the inquiry said early Wednesday.
Thais sink France for first win
Sports, Published on 09/06/2025
» Thailand claimed their first win of the FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League 2025 after beating France 3-1 in Beijing on Sunday.
VAR getting irritating at France 2019
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 22/06/2019
» The Women's World Cup in France has served up some entertaining football and plenty of drama, but is also highlighting the sometimes unsatisfactory nature of the VAR system.
Court faults France over air pollution
AFP, Published on 26/06/2019
» MONTREUIL, France: A court on Tuesday found the French state had failed to take sufficient steps to limit air pollution around Paris, a legal first in the country hailed by environmental campaigners as a victory for victims of dirty air.
France gets tough on domestic violence
AFP, Published on 04/09/2019
» PARIS - The French government on Tuesday announced plans to create 1,000 new places in shelters for the victims of domestic violence as outrage grows over the number of women killed by a current or former partner.
France extradites 'butcher' of Argentine dictatorship
AFP, Published on 16/12/2019
» PARIS: An Argentine ex-police officer linked to the murder of hundreds of people during the country's "dirty war" was on a plane to Buenos Aires on Monday, after France extradited him to face trial over the disappearance of a student.
Turkey, France spar over Khashoggi killing
AFP, Published on 12/11/2018
» ISTANBUL - Turkey on Monday lashed out at "unacceptable" and "impertinent" comments by the French foreign minister who accused President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of playing a "political game" over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
Spain, France, Germany give Maduro ultimatum
AFP, Published on 26/01/2019
» MADRID: Spain, France and Germany on Saturday gave embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro an ultimatum, saying they would recognise opposition leader Juan Guaido as president unless he calls elections within eight days.