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French startup lobby to file privacy complaint against Apple

The lobby also alleges that Apple's tracking functionality allows it to share the data it collects with affiliated companies without telling users ahead

French billionaire politician Olivier Dassault killed in helicopter crash

Dassault was the eldest son of late French billionaire industrialist Serge Dassault, whose namesake Dassault Aviation, builds the Rafale war planes and owns Le Figaro newspaper

French billionaire MP Olivier Dassault killed in helicopter crash

French billionaire and member of Parliament Olivier Dassault died on Sunday in a helicopter crash.

France reports 22,857 new Covid-19 infections, 417 deaths in 24 hours

French health authorities on Tuesday reported 22,857 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, sharply up from Monday's 4,703 and higher than the 20,064 daily cases registered a week ago.

Ex-French president Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail for corruption

Guilty of helping a magistrate land a prestigious job in return for a favour

Former French President Sarkozy convicted of corruption, sentenced to jail

Sarkozy was found guilty by a Paris court of corruption after he offered to pull strings to help a magistrate land a prestigious job in return for a favor

France reports nearly 24,000 new Covid-19 cases, 186 deaths in 24 hours

As the world is struggling to contain the pandemic, vaccination is underway in some countries with the already-authorized coronavirus vaccines

France extends operational lifetime of its oldest nuclear reactors

The nuclear authority said in a statement that it finds that measures planned by EDF "open the prospect of continued operation of these reactors for a further ten years."

With 31,519 new cases, France's daily Covid infections hit three-month high

A higher single-day tally, at 45,522, was registered on November 17, according to official data

India, France, Australia discuss ways to enhance ties in Indo-Pacific

India, France and Australia on Wednesday deliberated on ways to enhance trilateral cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.

France reports 22,046 coronavirus infections, 160 deaths in 24 hours

The number of French people who have died from the virus rose by 160 to 84,306, compared to a single-day increase of 183 reported on Saturday

French military presence in Sahel won't change in coming months: Macron

A massive withdrawal of French forces "would be a mistake," he said, noting that "it would be paradoxical to weaken our system at a time when we have a political and military alignment"

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with President Macron of France

They agreed on the need for close bilateral and multilateral cooperation to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak, climate change, and support democracy, the White House said in a readout of the call

France joins US to mount multilateral challenge on China in South China Sea

France on Friday deployed a nuclear attack submarine in the South China Sea, reported Asia Times

Relentless spread of Covid-19 variants in France worrying: Minister

Currently, the variant first spotted in Britain represented up to 25 percent of the total positive tests in France, up from 15 percent a week ago, Veran said at a weekly press briefing on the epidemic

France coronavirus update: 19,715 new Covid cases, 171 deaths registered

France registered 19,715 new Covid-19 cases, down from 20,586 reported a day before, official data showed

Covid situation particularly fragile due to more virus variants: French PM

"A new lockdown can only be considered as a very last resort. Currently, the situation does not justify such a move," Castex told reporters at the briefing

France advises AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine only for people under 65 years

The decision could shake up the French vaccination strategy, because the country has prioritized nursing home residents and people over 75

French lawmakers debate controversial bill aimed at tackling radical Islam

Opening the debate, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, the bill''s sponsor, said the aim is to stop "an Islamist hostile takeover targeting Muslims."

Covid-19: French PM Jean Castex announces new stricter restrictions

In a bid to complement a nightly curfew, which "produces real effects but insufficient", France would close borders to non-European Union countries except for essential travel starting from Sunday