France

De Gaulle statue vandalised in northern France

LILLE, France (AFP) — A bust of France's wartime resistance leader and later president Charles de Gaulle has been vandalised…

French city adds info plaques to slave trader street names

BORDEAUX, France (AFP) — As statues of slave traders and colonial figures tumble worldwide in a wave of anger against…

Eiffel Tower to reopen to public on June 25

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited sites in Paris, will reopen to the public…

French forces kill leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

by Daphné BENOIT and Didier LAURAS Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- France said its forces have killed the…

French police fire tear gas at anti-racism demo in Lille

LILE, France (AFP) -- French police fired tear gas to disperse around 2,000 demonstrators protesting against racism and police brutality…

Plastic bubble brings joy to French nursing home

by Elia VAISSIERE PICTURES BY DENIS CHARLET Agence France-Presse BOURBOURG, France (AFP) — Nathalie Szczepaniak caresses the hand of her husband…

Relief for restaurants as France prepares new lockdown easing

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The French government is expected to announce Thursday's new measures to ease the coronavirus lockdown, allowing…

France halts hydroxychloroquine use for COVID-19 cases: govt

by Joseph Schmid PARIS, France (AFP) -- The French government said Wednesday that doctors can no longer treat COVID-19 patients…

France virus toll steadies, 83 new deaths

PARIS, France (AFP) -- France on Tuesday reported 83 new deaths in hospital from the coronavirus over the last 24…

French churches reopen as coronavirus restrictions loosened

  by Taimaz SZIRNIKS with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- French churches were preparing to hold…

France’s daily virus toll dips to 83, no sign of second wave

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The number of coronavirus deaths registered in France over the last 24 hours dipped to 83…

Thousands of schools reopen as France eases virus lockdown

by Andrea GRAELLS TEMPEL et Maryam EL HAMMOUCHI avec les bureaux de l'AFP en région Agence France Presse PARIS, France…

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