Ghosn set for court hearing in Japan over detention
by Miwa SUZUKI Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn is likely to appear in a…
7 years ago
France
Taiwan New Year tax protesters cite French ‘yellow vest’ success
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- A Taiwanese tax reform campaign whose activists dress in yellow ramped up its protests Tuesday, interrupting…
7 years ago
Climate change takes toll on French oyster farmers
by Elia VAISSIERE Agence France Presse CANCALE, France (AFP) -- Gulping down oysters has long been a favourite New Year's…
7 years ago
More bears needed to sustain Pyrenees population: activists
TOULOUSE, France (AFP) The release of additional bears into the Pyrenees mountains straddling France and Spain is needed to ensure…
8 years ago
Boy survives 40-minute burial after avalanche in French Alps
GRENOBLE, France (AFP) -- A 12-year-old boy was found alive Wednesday 40 minutes after being swept away and buried by…
8 years ago
Frenchman sets sail across Atlantic – in a barrel
BORDEAUX, France (AFP) -- 71-year-old Frenchman set sail across the Atlantic on Wednesday in a barrel-shaped orange capsule, hoping to…
8 years ago
2018 hottest year for a century in France
PARIS, France (AFP) -- 2018 was the hottest year in France since modern records began in 1900, the French meteorological…
8 years ago
Ghosn’s detention extended by 10 days through Jan 1
Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn will be spending Christmas and the beginning of 2019 behind bars after a Tokyo court…
8 years ago
Carlos Ghosn re-arrested over fresh allegations
by Kyoko HASEGAWA / Richard CARTER Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese prosecutors re-arrested former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn…
8 years ago
France fines Uber 400,000 euros over huge data breach
PARIS, France (AFP) -- France's data protection agency said Thursday that it had fined the US ride-hailing group Uber 400,000…
8 years ago
“Driverless” shuttle launched in northern France
VILLENEUVE D'ASCQ, France (AFP) -- A driverless, electric and street-based shuttle has been launched on the campus of the University…
8 years ago
Strasbourg gunman shot dead by French police
by Marc Antoine BAUDOUX and Adam PLOWRIGHT in Paris Agence France Presse STRASBOURG, France (AFP) -- French police on Thursday…
8 years ago
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