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France reopens UK border for travellers who are Covid-free: Report

People arriving from Britain are required to have a virus test capable of detecting the new variant

Emmanuel Macron's condition 'stable' after testing Covid-19 positive

"The medical condition of the president is stable... He presents similar COVID-19 symptoms which do not prevent him from fulfilling his obligations," said the Elysee in a statement

France's Macron announces referendum to add climate goals in constitution

French President Emmanuel Macron announced a referendum to add the fight against climate change and the need to preserve the environment into the French Constitution

More than 100 arrested at Paris protest over proposed security bill

Police targeted protesters they suspected might coalesce together into violent groups like those who vandalized stores and vehicles and attacked officers at previous demonstrations

France reports 13,750 new coronavirus cases, tally stands at 2.3 million

France reported 13,750 new Covid-19 cases, bringing its tally to 2,337,966, according to the country's health authorities

France confirms its first farm outbreak of H5N8 avian influenza this year

France's Ministry of Agriculture said Tuesday that a highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza had been detected on a duck farm in the southwest of the country, confirming the country's first farm outbreak of the virus this year.The H5N8 virus, which has never been detected in humans, has been spreading rapidly in wildlife in Europe through migratory birds."The ANSES (French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety) national reference laboratory confirmed today the infection of a farm of 6,000 ducks by the H5N8 virus in Benesse-Maremne (Landes region), in which high mortality was observed on Dec. 5," the ministry said in a statement.It said all the infected ducks were culled and a security zone was set up around the farm. A ban on the movement of poultry in these areas was imposed in order to contain the spread of the virus.In addition, three wild swans and one wild goose found dead last week have also been confirmed as carrying the H5N8 virus, the ministry ..

France's SocGen to shut 600 branches by 2025 by merging retail networks

France's Societe Generale expects to shut 600 branches in France by 2025 with the merging of its two retail banking networks.

Covid-19 deaths in France cross 55,000-mark: National public health agency

More than 55,000 people have died of the novel coronavirus disease in France, the country's national public health agency, Sante Publique, said in a statement

Boxed in: French climate activists protest against Amazon's expansion

The campaigners view the U.S. retail giant as a prime factor in the urbanisation of farmland, a process they say is contributing significantly to climate change.

Biden should clarify US position on digital tax within two months: France

France is pushing its EU partners to prepare an EU digital tax in early 2021

100 police officers injured in France amid protest against new security law

The tally of French law enforcement officers injured as a result of Saturday nationwide protests against the new security legislation has been finalised at 98 people

France sees further fall in Covid hospitalisations as lockdown exit starts

A total of 28,168 COVID-19 patients remained in hospitals, down by 480, consolidating a downward trend reported since mid-November

France coronavirus update: 16,282 new Covid-19 cases, 381 deaths registered

France on Wednesday registered 16,282 new COVID-19 cases and 381 deaths in a 24-hour span, while pressure on the country's health services continued to ease, health authorities said

Nicolas Sarkozy's corruption trial delayed after co-defendant falls ill

Sarkozy is only the second former French president to go on trial in modern times, and the first over corruption accusations.

France demands withdrawal of Pak minister's objectionable remarks on Macron

France has demanded Pakistani Minister of Human Rights Shireen Mazari to withdraw his objectionable remarks on President Emmanuel Macron for treating the "Muslims like the Nazis"

Amazon and other major retailers to postpone Black Friday in France

Amazon and traditional retailers, including Galeries Lafayette department stores, agreed to postpone the shopping holiday from Nov. 27 to Dec. 4

France's biggest glacier is melting, you should see it before it disappears

"There's sometimes a certain anxiety of seeing the Mer de Glace before it disappears"

Anti-France protests in Pakistan's Islamabad over 'blasphemous' sketches

A large number of supporters of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan marched from Liaquat Bagh Rawalpindi to Faizabad in Islamabad to protest against the publication of "blasphemous" sketches in France

France coronavirus update: Over 30,000 Covid-19 cases reported in a day

France confirmed 32,095 Covid-19 infections in the past 24 hours, pushing the total count to nearly two million, while hospitalisation-related figures improved

France sees slowdown in Covid-19 cases, 'fragile' downward trend of spread

Two weeks into its second nationwide lockdown, France has witnessed a slowdown in the number of new Covid-19 cases and a "fragile" downward trend of the viral circulation, official data revealed