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France delays launch of $118 bn Covid-19 economic reboot plan to September

'Recovery plan is ready, the timetable for its 77implementation still stands,' says government spokesman

French government pushes for wider mask use, protection for migrant workers

After France recorded its highest one-day rise in virus infections since May, the government is pushing for wider mask use and tighter protections for migrant workers and in slaughterhouses. But France still plans to reopen schools nationwide in two weeks, and the labor minister says the government is determined to avoid a new nationwide lockdown that would further hobble the economy and threaten jobs. France's infection count has resurged in recent weeks, blamed in part on people criss-crossing the country for weddings, family gatherings or annual summer vacations with friends. Britain re-imposed quarantine measures Saturday for vacationers returning from France as a result. France reported 3,310 new infections in a single day Saturday, and the rate of positive tests has been growing and is now at 2.6%. The daily case count was down to several hundred a day for two months, but started rising again in July. Overall France has reported more than 30,400 virus-related deaths, among th

Airlines unhappy over UK reimposing quarantine on France, Netherlands

European airline shares tumbled on deepening concerns that the weaker than hoped travel recovery could yet stall or be reversed by new outbreaks and restrictions

French unemployment rate hits 37-year low in Q2 2020 as lockdown bites

The jobless rate fell to 7.1%, from 7.8% in the first quarter, dropping to its lowest since the second quarter of 1983, when it stood at 7.0%

UK seeks French muscle to stop migrants from crossing English Channel

More than 650 migrants have reached Britain so far in August - including 235 who made the 33-kilometer (about 20-mile) crossing in a single day last week

UK appoints 'threat commander' as more migrants cross Channel on boats

On Thursday, 235 people were brought ashore, a record number for a single day. More than 650 have arrived so far in August, including babies and unaccompanied children

French Riviera resort of Saint-Tropez makes masks mandatory outdoors

More cities and towns, especially in tourist areas, are imposing mask requirements as France's coronavirus infections creep up again, with more than 2,000 new cases reported on Friday

OCI card holders from US, UK, Germany, France can visit India: Govt

Other foreigners from these countries have also been allowed to avail Indian visa facility for business, medical and employment purposes

Closed for vacation: France faces new coronavirus testing troubles

With virus cases rising anew, France is struggling to administer enough tests to keep up with demand

Covid-19: France starts testing travellers from 16 nations for virus

Travellers entering France from 16 countries where the coronavirus is circulating widely are having to undergo virus tests upon arrival at French airports and ports

Covid-19: French economy shrinks by record 13.8%, still beats estimates

The contraction in France was steeper than the 10.1% reported by Germany, where authorities kept a surge in Covid-19 related deaths in check and did not enforce a lockdown as strict as France's

As vacationers throw caution to the wind, France sees new wave of Covid-19

Among the nightspots where now-infected people congregated, is one that skirted a national coronavirus ban on nightclubbing by converting itself into a late-night watering hole

Indian technicians, pilots capable of using Rafale at their best: France

The French Envoy stated he is very proud to say that the first batch of Rafale is reaching Indian soil

France sends ventilators, test kits to assist India in Covid-19 fight

President Emmanuel Macron had recently announced the donation of medical equipment to India, as well as provision of technical expertise

In pictures: Five Rafales fighter jets take off for India from France

The multi-role fighter aircraft are scheduled to arrive at Ambala air force station on Wednesday

First batch of 5 Rafale jets takes off from France, to arrive on Wednesday

The fleet is expected to significantly boost the IAF's combat capabilities at a time when India is locked in a tense border row with China in eastern Ladakh

France's Health Minister says coronavirus tests now free of charge

France's Health Minister Olivier Veran announced that he signed a decree allowing everyone who takes a coronavirus test to receive a refund

France to test travellers from 16 'red zone' countries from August 1

The French government plans "to reinforce sanitary security on borders" due to the high risk of the virus' resurgence

France imposes de facto ban on Huawei 5G equipment, says report

The United States say the company's equipment could be used by the Chinese government for espionage - a charge denied by Huawei and Beijing - and has pressed its allies to ban it.

First Rafales to touch down on July 27 amid rising tensions with China

The aircraft will form the nucleus of the IAF's first Rafale squadron, Number 17 Squadron, which calls itself the Golden Arrows. They will be based in Ambala