France

2020-10-29 Man Armed with Knife Kills at Least 3 in France

A man armed with a knife killed at least three people Thursday at a church in Nice, France. Police wounded the attacker,…

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2020-09-30 France to Ban Wild Animals from the Circus

France says it plans to ban the use of wild animals in traveling circuses as part of new rules set to take…

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2020-08-10 France Deploys Equipment to Mauritius to Help Contain Oil Spill

France has sent equipment to Mauritius to help contain an oil spill from a Japanese ship. France's defense ministry said…

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2020-06-04 France Launches Contact-Tracing App Despite Privacy Concerns

France is launching an official software application, or app, aimed at containing new outbreaks of the novel coronavirus. The app's main purpose…

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2020-02-18 Questions Remain as France Marks 60 Years Since Nuclear Tests

This month, France marks the 60th anniversary of nuclear weapons tests that made the country one of the world's first…

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2019-12-05 France Shuts Down As Nationwide Strike, Protests Begin

The Eiffel Tower closed down and France's high-speed trains stood still Thursday as labor unions launched nationwide strikes. The unions…

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2015-12-16 Anti-Immigrant Party Loses Elections in France

In France, an anti-immigrant political party has lost regional elections. The National Front had led in at least six of the country's…

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2015-11-14 French President Calls Terror in Paris an ‘Act of War’

French President Francois Hollande has called the deadly attacks on Paris "an act of war." The French leader spoke after…

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2015-07-12 Healing Jewish-Muslim Relations in France

France is guarding against new violence after the terrorist attack last month near the city of Lyon. The attack came…

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2015-07-03 France’s ‘Freedom Frigate’ to Celebrate 4th of July

A warship from France that came to the United States 235 years ago became a sign of friendship between the…

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2015-05-06 France Recreates Cave With Ancient Art

Some 30,000 years ago, artists living in caves in Europe painted pictures of the animals around them: panthers, hyenas, rhinoceroses,…

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2015-02-12 Anti-Immigration Party Gains Strength in France

The terrorist attacks in Paris have increased tensions in France between French citizens and immigrants. The anti-immigration National Front party says…

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2019-08-12 France May Permit More Women to Become Pregnant With Medical Help

Life may soon change for some women in France. French law currently prevents unmarried and homosexual women from seeking medical help to…

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