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France moves to shield its book industry from e-commerce giant Amazon

Amazon said the legislation, adopted by parliament but not yet enacted, would punish those in rural areas who cannot easily visit a bookstore and rely on delivery

Real Madrid forward Benzema faces verdict in blackmail trial

A French court trying an alleged blackmail case involving Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema and four other defendants expects to render its verdict on Friday. Benzema hasn't been attending the trial that opened Wednesday in Versailles and is scheduled to wrap up Friday. He is charged with complicity in the alleged attempt in 2015 to blackmail France teammate Mathieu Valbuena over a sex tape thought to have been stolen from his mobile phone. Prosecutors asked Thursday that Benzema be fined 75,000 euros ($87,000), the maximum allowed on the charge, and be given a suspended 10-month jail term. The law allows for a maximum of 5 years imprisonment. The four other defendants are being tried on charges of attempted blackmail.

Dishman Group to invest $50 mn for setting up drug manufacturing facility

As part of its expansion plans, the Gujarat-headquartered drug developer will invest $50 million in France

French outrage over US submarine deal will not sink a longstanding alliance

In France, President Joe Biden's Sept. 15, 2021 announcement of a new trilateral security partnership between the U.S., Australia and Great Britain was met with disbelief and outrage.

France's $35 billion innovation plan includes nuclear reactor funds

Macron on Tuesday unveiled a 5-year, 30 billion-euro ($35 billion) investment plan for developing innovative technology and industrial activity

Macron unveils moonshot $35 billion industrial revival plan

The plan, dubbed 'France 2030' foresees investing the funds over five years in sectors including nuclear and renewable energy sources, electric cars, semiconductors and robotics.

French clergy sexually abused over 200K children since 1950: Report

Most of the victims were boys, he said, many of them aged between 10 and 13

Thousands protest against coronavirus health passes across France

Nearly 48,000 people participated in demonstrations against the coronavirus health passes held across France on Saturday, La Depeche newspaper reported citing the French Interior Ministry

US NSA Jake Sullivan meets French Ambassador at White House

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Thursday (local time) met French Ambassador Philippe Etienne at the White House following the envoy's return to Washington.

Nicolas Sarkozy gets house arrest over illegal campaign financing

Sarkozy, France's president from 2007 to 2012, has vigorously denied wrongdoing during the May-June trial

Sarkozy makes French history with second conviction in a year

The Paris criminal court ruled Thursday that Sarkozy brushed aside accountants' warnings and knowingly exceeded spending limits in a bid to win over voters.

World Chess Championship: India beats France 3-1 in final prelim round game

India defeated France 3-1 in the fifth and final round, riding on wins from Bhakti Kulkarni and Mary Ann Gomes, to finish second in Pool A and qualify for the quarterfinals

Sarkozy convicted by French court in campaign financing case

He is accused of having spent almost twice the maximum legal amount of 22.5 million euros ($27.5 million) on the reelection bid that he lost to Socialist Francois Hollande

France, Greece sign defence deal; Athens to buy 3 warships

President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a defence and security strategic partnership in a joint news conference in Paris

France: Man who threw egg at Macron in psychiatric treatment

The egg hit Macron on the shoulder as he milled with a crowd at an international food fair in Lyon on Monday

Egg thrown at French President Emmanuel Macron during food trade fair

A video of the incident, widely shared on the social media, shows Macron walking through the crowd when an egg bounced off him without breaking

French leader PSG beats Montpellier 2-0 for 8th straight win

French league leader Paris Saint-Germain relied on early and late goals to beat Montpellier 2-0 and make it eight straight wins

Why the Australia-France submarine deal collapse was predictable

For France, the aim was to develop a partnership with the largest nation in the South Pacific

France, Germany nominate WHO chief Tedros for a second term

Germany and France said they and other European Union countries have nominated Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of Ethiopia for a second term as director-general of the World Health Organisation. This marks the first time that a candidate for the top job at the UN health agency has not been nominated by the home country. Tedros, who goes by his first name, has been in the global spotlight over the organisation's response to the coronavirus pandemic over the last 19 months - an epochal crisis that eclipsed all else throughout his term that began in 2017. The election for the next WHO director-general, which carries a five-year term, takes place at the agency's next annual assembly meeting in May. Tedros has run afoul of the Ethiopian government of Nobel Peace Prize-winning Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed over his outspokenness about killings and other human rights abuses in his home region of Tigray. Tedros was formerly a top official in the Tigray People's Liberation Front, once a dominant mem

AUKUS, born in secrecy, will have implications for Australia, wider region

Dubbed by some as ANZUS 2.0, AUKUS is a trilateral agreement, but one that notably excludes New Zealand