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Google must open payment talks with publishers, says French court

The Paris Court of Appeal sided with France's competition authority, which had ordered the US tech company to discuss compensation with publishers and news agencies

Russia, France, US call for ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh region

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for a ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh region

Floods hit France and Italy; at least 2 dead, over 20 still missing

A number of villages north of Nice in France suffered serious damage from floods and landslides, with roads, bridges and homes destroyed

France coronavirus update: Record single-day rise with 16,972 new cases

France has broken its national single-day record for new Covid-19 cases on Saturday after the country's Public Health Agency recorded 16,972 positive tests over the past 24 hours

French President Emmanuel Macron vows to fight 'Islamist separatism'

His proposals include stricter oversight of schooling and control over foreign funding of mosques

ISRO to launch its Venus mission in 2025, France to take part: CNES

ISRO chairman K Sivan and CNES president Jean-Yves Le Gall held talks and reviewed the areas driving cooperation between France and India in space

France to inject $49 bn in economic stimulus to soften Covid-19 blow

Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said "we are convinced that France can recover, and quickly recover," following a Cabinet meeting

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Under 10% Americans have antibodies, says study

The study looked at blood samples from 28,500 patients on dialysis in 46 states, the first such nationwide analysis

Paris: 4 wounded in knife attack near former offices of Charlie Hebdo

Reporters at the scene saw police flooding into the neighbourhood in eastern Paris, near the Richard Lenoir subway station

Italy orders coronavirus testing for travellers coming from France

Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza has ordered mandatory Covid-19 testing for travellers coming from seven regions of France, including Paris

France's Iliad makes $4.2 billion bid for Polish telecom firm Play

Iliad, which has already agreed to buy 40% of Play from two shareholders, said it had now bid for all of the operator at 39 zlotys per share, a 38.8% premium to Play's Friday close

Paris: Carpenters wow public with medieval techniques at Notre Dame

The demonstration to mark European Heritage Days gave the hundreds of people a first-hand look at the rustic methods used 800 years ago to build the triangular frames

France coronavirus update: New daily record of 13,215 Covid cases reported

A further 13,215 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in France, making it the highest number of infections recorded in a single day since the coronavirus outbreak

Students sit on the floor: Covid fears loom in overcrowded French varsities

Can masks offer enough protection in lecture halls so packed that late arrivals have to sit on the floor? That's what worries many students in Paris as the coronavirus is on the rebound across France

France mulls additional restrictive measures as Covid cases hit new high

French authorities have said that they would consider additional restrictive measures to contain the spread, notably in the country's red zones, following a surge in the number of positive cases

France won't buy Covid-19 vaccines through WHO's COVAX scheme: Report

The decision by one of the U.N. agency's biggest supporters is a big blow to its strategy aimed at uniting governments around the world to fight the coronavirus pandemic together

Vladimir Putin, Emmanuel Macron discuss Navalny, Belarus, over phone

Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron discussed the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny as well as the situation in Belarus, Ukraine and Libya over telephone.

France sees highest daily coronavirus infections with nearly 10,000 cases

French heath authorities said almost 10,000 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in one day, making a record since the epidemic outbreak

India supported us by sending medicines amid Covid: French Defence Minister

French Defence Minister Florence Parly said that India supported her country by sending essential medicines during the peak of Covid-19 crisis in the European nation

France backs India's candidacy for permanent seat in UN Security Council

French Defence Minister Florence Parly on Thursday reiterated her country's support to the candidature of India for a permanent seat in UNSC