Tag: France
Floods at the Alma Bridge in Paris
Four found dead in floods in France, Germany
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Four bodies were found floating in homes in France and Germany Wednesday in flash floods that left water lapping at the doors of one of the Loire Valley’s most famous chateaux. Heavy rains lashing parts of France, Germany and Austria cut roads, stranded people on rooftops and forced schools to close their doors, and French weather forecasters warned of more to come on Thursday. Three people who had been trapped in […]
France hit by wave of strikes
Guests in Paris, France watch live broadcast of INC Reconnect from the Philippines
IT was 2 a.m. in Paris, France, but guests still came at the Iglesia Ni Cristo locale of St. Denis in Paris, together with the INC members who invited them, to hear the INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo preach from the Philippine Arena. The event was broadcast live via video feed to 2,900 sites across the globe on May 22, 8 a.m. Philippine time.
Bomb sweeps, bag checks as terror threat looms over Cannes
CANNES, France (AFP) — Bomb experts will carry out daily sweeps at the Cannes film festival, opening this week under maximum security as France faces its highest ever terror threat, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Monday. The glitterati, set to descend on the resort town as the festival opens Wednesday, will also have to tip open expensive handbags for inspection after climbing the red carpet into the main venue, the Palais des Festivals, which is to be […]
France hits out at US-EU trade pact
PARIS, France (AFP) – France on Tuesday took aim at a vast but controversial EU-US pact to create a free-trade zone covering 850 million people, with President Francois Hollande threatening to veto it as it stands. Hollande warned that Paris would reject the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) “at this stage” because his country opposes “unregulated free trade.” “Never would we accept the undermining of the essential principles of our agriculture, our culture, of mutual access […]
Terror or tobacco? French school smoking lights up debate
by Fran BLANDY PARIS, France (AFP) –What poses a greater risk to French school children: a potential terror attack, or smoking cigarettes? This is the unusual question gripping France as a result of the jihadist attacks on Paris last November — and a court ruling later this week may point to the answer. Many high schools began letting pupils smoke on school premises as part of security measures introduced after the gun-and-bomb assaults which killed […]
French security drills prepare forces for potential Euro2016 attacks
BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) – France carried out a security drill at a “fan zone” area in the city of Bordeaux on Monday (April 4) to ensure security and emergency rescue forces are prepared in the event of an attack during the upcoming Euro2016 championship. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve and Health Minister Marisol Touraine attended the exercises. Bordeaux will host five matches at the tournament, four in the group stages and a quarter-final. Security has become […]
Some are wary after attacks, but Paris magic still enchants tourists
PARIS, France (AFP) — Some visitors may be steering clear of the world’s top tourist destination after terror attacks in the French capital, but for lovers, shoppers and gourmands who dare to go, Paris will always be Paris. Quaint Parisian streets have been a little quieter and lines outside the Louvre museum or under the Eiffel Towel a little shorter since a November jihadist attack which killed 130 people. Francois Navarro, head of the Paris […]
Iran’s Rouhani says “terrorism” main problem in Syria
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Thursday (January 28) that defeating “terrorism” had to be Syria’s main priority problem, not who is leading the war-ravaged country. Rouhani said that the main issue in the devastating five-year war in Syria was the threat from the Sunni militant group Islamic State and their supporters, and not Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. “The problem today in Syria and the region is not a question of ‘this person’ or ‘that […]
French cabbies continue strike over “unfair competition” by Uber-like mobile apps
(Reuters) — French taxi drivers started a second day of strikes on Wednesday (January 27) over the competition from private car ride firms like Uber, saying the French government isn’t doing enough to protect their livelihoods. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls told taxi driver representatives in a meeting that more efforts would be made to ensure other car ride services respected rules limiting them to pre-booked trips and returning to base after each one. This […]
