World Dec 26 France sees over 100,000 daily virus infections for 1st time More than 1 in 100 people in the Paris region have tested positive in the past week, according to the regional health service. Most new infections are linked to the omicron variant, which government experts predict will be dominant in…
World Nov 04 As climate talks continue, nuclear power remains in dispute Nuclear power is a central sticking point as negotiators plot out the world's future energy strategy at the climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland.
World Jul 13 France rushes to get vaccinated after president's warning More than 1 million people in France made vaccine appointments in less than a day, figures showed on Tuesday, after the president cranked up pressure on everyone to get vaccinated to save summer vacation and the French economy.
World Apr 23 French prosecutors open terror probe in police official's killing France's national anti-terrorism prosecutor said his office took over the probe because the attacker had staked out the station, because of statements he made during the attack, and because he targeted a police official.
World Oct 28 France, Germany impose new lockdowns to curb virus spread The World Health Organization says the European region — which includes Russia, Turkey, Israel and Central Asia, according to its definition — accounted for almost half of the 2.8 million new coronavirus cases reported globally last week.
World Oct 26 As virus spreads throughout Europe, French doctor warns his country has 'lost control' France declared a state of emergency earlier this month and has been imposing more and more restrictions since September to try to ease the pressure on France’s hospitals.
World Oct 19 Facing terror charges, Basque separatist group ETA's last boss apologizes for deaths Josu Urrutikoetxea, the last known chief of now-extinct Basque separatist militant group ETA, is going on trial in Paris for terrorism charges, which he deems “absurd" because of his role in ending its long-standing conflict.
World Oct 16 Virus at 'turning point' in Europe, hitting at-risk groups Doctors are warning that Europe is at a turning point as the coronavirus surges back across the continent, including among vulnerable people, and governments try to impose restrictions without locking whole economies down.
Health Oct 09 As virus fills French ICU beds, doctors ask what went wrong National health agency figures and doctors at multiple hospitals say France hasn’t added significant ICU capacity or the staff needed to manage them since the pandemic's first wave.
Arts Sep 30 'It belongs to us!': French trial over colonial art grows tense Emery Mwazulu Diyabanza in part was inspired by global protests against racial injustice and colonial-era wrongs unleashed by George Floyd's death in the U.S. at the knee of a white policeman.