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  France to ban outdoor drinking under COVID-19 restrictions

  Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 02:34pm on April 02, 2021

  Alcoholic drinks will be prohibited in French parks and other outdoor public spaces as part of the new limited nationwide lockdown to stem the COVID-19...

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  France closes schools, imposes limited lockdown

  Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 11:21am on April 01, 2021

  French president Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced nationwide school closures and a limited lockdown while defending his controversial strategy to confront soaring COVID-19 infections...

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  North Macedonia shock Germany as France, England grind out wins

  Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 03:45am on April 01, 2021

  Germany suffered a stunning 2-1 home loss to North Macedonia in World Cup qualifying on Wednesday, while defending champions France edged Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-0...

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  France denounces violence in Myanmar

  Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 11:00am on March 30, 2021

  France on Monday slammed ‘blind and deadly’ violence in Myanmar where the ruling junta’s ruthless crackdown left more than 100 people dead on Saturday, the...

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  French pharmaceutical company Servier faces trial on drug deaths

  Agence France-Presse . Paris, France | Updated at 12:33pm on March 29, 2021

  A French court will on Monday rule whether pharma giant Servier deliberately ignored warnings over a diabetes and weight loss pill blamed for hundreds of...

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  Netherlands stunned by Turkey, France held by Ukraine

  Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 04:43pm on March 25, 2021

  The Netherlands slumped to a dramatic 4-2 defeat by Turkey in their opening 2022 World Cup qualifier on Wednesday, while reigning champions France were held...

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  France’s EDF says Myanmar dam project halted over coup

  Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 10:14am on March 22, 2021

  An international consortium has suspended a $1.5-billion hydropower dam project in Myanmar in response to last month’s military coup, consortium member Electricite de France, a...

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  Zidane mystified by France continuing to exclude Benzema

  Agence France-Presse . Madrid | Updated at 01:07am on March 21, 2021

  Zinedine Zidane admitted he is still baffled by Karim Benzema's exclusion from the French national team after the striker starred again in Real Madrid's 3-1...

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  Azerbaijani blogger wounded in France stabbing

  Agence France-Presse . Nantes | Updated at 10:16am on March 17, 2021

  An Azerbaijani video blogger living in exile in France who has vehemently criticised Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev was wounded in a stabbing attack, police said...

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  Government charges guarantee deposit from Croatia-bound migrants

  Rashad Ahamad | Updated at 11:52pm on March 11, 2021

  The Bangladesh government is charging for the first time a guarantee deposit from each migrant worker going to Croatia to prevent them from fleeing to...