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India, other Quad nations join France in mega naval drill in Indian Ocean

India and three other Quad member nations on Monday joined France in kick-starting a three-day naval wargame in the eastern Indian Ocean in reflection of their growing maritime cooperation

Apple to shut its stores in France amid fresh Covid-induced lockdown

As France enters its third Covid-19 lockdown phase, Apple has decided to shut down its stores in the country.

We see Indian Navy as global security provider of Indo-Pacific: Fayard

France's Rear Admiral Jacques Fayard has said that French Navy see Indian Navy as global security provider of Indo-Pacific region

Iran nuclear deal: France, Germany, Russia, UK, China to meet virtually

Representatives of China, France, Germany, Russia, Britain and Iran will meet virtually on Friday to discuss the possible return of the United States to the Iran nuclear deal

France imposes third lockdown amid rising Covid-19 cases, schools closed

The French leader implored the nation to make an extra effort as the lockdown comes into force on Saturday

Macron widens Covid-19 lockdown measure to entire mainland France

French President Emmanuel Macron has extended light lockdown from 19 areas to all over the country for the next four weeks amid the resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic

Emmanuel Macron to address the nation as France's Covid epidemic surges

Previous nationwide lockdowns in March and October of 2020 were announced by Macron in televised speeches

Air Force to get 3 Rafale jets today, 10 more to join by April end

The new additions would increase the number of these planes to 21 as already 11 of these planes are flying with the Ambala-based 17 Squadron

Morocco suspends air traffic with France, Spain over coronavirus surge

Morocco is suspending flights to France and Spain due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, the kingdom's government said in a statement on Monday

ICU cases in French hospitals creep toward new peak amid Covid-19 surge

Hospitals stopped treating many non-Covid-19 patients to avoid becoming completely overwhelmed

France, European Union close to a deal on Air France bailout: Minister

France and the European Union are close to a deal on a bailout for Air France, which like other carriers has been hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday,

Ikea France goes on trial for spying on employees and customers

Ikea France is being prosecuted as a corporate entity along with several of its former executives in Versailles, southwest of Paris

Europe signals opposition against China's intimidation in South China Sea

In a united opposition against China's intimidation in the South China Sea, the UK, France and Germany are sending warships to the South China Sea to pushback Beijing's assertiveness in the region

Amid third Covid wave, France to go into month-long lockdown from Friday

French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Thursday imposed a month-long lockdown in 16 areas of the country, including the greater Paris and Nice areas, in wake of rising Covid-19 cases

Apple gets boost in French privacy fight, but still faces probe

Apple's new 'App Tracking Transparency' feature allows users to block advertisers from tracking them across different applications

PSG shuts down youth academy amid coronavirus outbreak

Paris Saint-Germain closed its youth academy training facility on Wednesday following a COVID-19 outbreak. The French club said several new coronavirus cases were recently detected following a testing campaign at the training center. The club said the academy will be closed until Monday "as a precautionary measure" and that a new round of testing will take place Friday. Meanwhile, PSG's women's team did not travel to the Czech Republic for its Champions League match against Sparta Prague because of several positive tests within the squad. PSG won the first leg 5-0 and would qualify even if UEFA hands Sparta a 3-0 forfeit victory. UEFA said the issue will be discussed by its disciplinary body.

French Parliament votes to include climate change clause in constitution

The lower house of the French parliament, the National Assembly, on Tuesday voted in favour of amending the country's constitution with provisions that include climate and biodiversity protection

France has entered third wave of coronavirus, says PM Jean Castex

French Prime Minister Jean Castex said the country has entered 'a kind of third wave' of Covid-19 infections, amid a surge of cases as numerous variants of the virus has affected the nation

Germany, Italy, France hit pause on AstraZeneca amid safety fears

The moves by some of Europe's largest and most populous countries will deepen concerns about the slow rollout of vaccines in the region

Millions of websites offline after fire at French cloud services firm

There was no immediate explanation provided for the blaze, which erupted just two days after the French cloud computing firm kicked off plans for an initial public offering