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Law must be changed to protect children from sexual abuse: Macron
Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 11:16am on January 24, 2021
French president Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that the law had to change to better protect victims of child sexual abuse, after thousands shared their...
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Macron shrugs off apology for colonial abuses in Algeria
Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 06:16pm on January 20, 2021
French president Emmanuel Macron has ruled out issuing an official apology for abuses in Algeria, his office said Wednesday, ahead of a major report on...
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Macron praises French Muslim leaders’ stand against extremism
Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 11:16am on January 19, 2021
President Emmanuel Macron praised French Muslim leaders on Monday after they agreed on a ‘charter of principles’ aimed at combatting sectarianism and radicalised teachings blamed...
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French Muslim council agrees ‘principles’ sought by Macron
Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 10:14am on January 18, 2021
France’s Muslim federations agreed Sunday on a ‘charter of principles’ requested by president Emmanuel Macron in his bid to eradicate sectarianism and extremism. Macron urged...
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Deschamps cannot forget Benzema's accusations
Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 05:51pm on January 17, 2021
France coach Didier Deschamps said he will ‘never forget’ Karim Benzema's accusation that the decision to omit the striker from the Euro 2016 squad was...
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Sports stars rally behind L'Equipe journalists
Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 04:51pm on January 16, 2021
In a rare display of affection for sports writers, 180 elite athletes signed a letter published on Friday in support of striking journalists at venerable...
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Bangladeshi avoids deportation from France with air pollution plea
Staff Correspondent | Updated at 10:48am on January 13, 2021
A Bangladeshi man with asthma has avoided deportation from France after his lawyer argued that he risked a severe deterioration in his condition, and possibly...
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France court drops corruption charges against 98-year-old man
Agence France-Presse . Nanterre | Updated at 01:09pm on January 12, 2021
A French court on Monday threw out a corruption case against a former energy boss, now aged 98, and other defendants who stood accused of...
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Mass rave in France breaks up amid virus fears
Agence France-Presse . Rennes | Updated at 06:21pm on January 02, 2021
Revellers on Saturday left an illegal New Year rave in northwestern France that had drawn some 2,500 people, led to clashes with police and sparked...
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Thousands without power, planes delayed for storm Bella in France
Agence France-Presse . Rennes, France | Updated at 11:52am on December 28, 2020
Tens of thousands were left without electricity and planes were delayed or forced to re-route on Sunday as storm Bella caused torrential rain and heavy...