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EU leaders resume 'grumpy' summit on $2.1 trn budget, coronavirus fund

A full day and night of discussions by the 27 leaders on Friday only added to the irritations over how the huge sums should be spent and what strings should be attached

France begins investigating Covid-19 unemployment fraud worth millions

Criminals took advantage of an unemployment scheme, successfully obtaining more than 2 million euros from the state that did not go to workers

Emmanuel Macron creates three super ministries to lead coronavirus recovery

Macron is also seeking to reset relations with unions and voters after waves of protests.

France won't ban Huawei, but encouraging 5G telcos to avoid it: Report

The US government has urged its allies to exclude the Chinese telecoms giant from the West's next-generation communications, saying Beijing could use it for spying. Huawei has denied the charges

Airbus hints at compromise on job cuts in exchange for govt-funded schemes

France urged Airbus to make as few forced layoffs as possible, while French and German unions said compulsory cuts at the European planemaker were a "red line"

France says no link between origin of Covid-19, China's Wuhan lab

France has supported a resolution brought up by the European Union to the World Health Assembly in May, which requested the World Health Organisation (WHO) to continue its work

French football set to return on July 24 with Coupe de France finals

Up to 5,000 supporters are expected to be allowed into the Stade de France to watch the two cup matches.

Structures like UNSC have teeth but little or no appetite to bite: UN chief

UNSC has teeth but "show little or no appetite to bite, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said as he underlined the need for "effective and inclusive" multilateralism.

France to apply digital tax whether US returns to negotiations or not

Nearly 140 countries have been negotiating the first rewrite of international tax rules in a generation

AstraZeneca agrees to supply Europe with 400 mn doses of Covid-19 vaccine

The deal is the latest by AstraZeneca to pledge supply of its vaccine to governments who have scrambled to agree advance purchases of promising coronavirus vaccines

Covid-19: With cheaper ones available, France is left holding 20 mn masks

They asked the French government for assistance promoting and finding buyers for the unsold output of the industry's national effort

Use of hydroxychloroquin for Covid-19 treatment banned by France govt

The decision came a day after French health organisations, namely, the HCSP health advisory and ANSM drugs agency, advised against using hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 treatment

New Zealand tames coronavirus outbreak; France, Spain reveal lockdown exits

Brazil is emerging as a new hotspot for infections; epicentre of pandemic shifts to US.

Lighter workload, better safety: French court backs Amazon workers

Amazon must limit deliveries in France to IT products, health items, food and pet food, the Court of Appeal said, upholding a previous order for the firm to curtail shipments

Covid-19: Global tally reaches 2.8 million; US death toll surpasses 51,000

The US states of Georgia and Oklahoma have reopened with a green light from their Republican governors, who have eased their lockdown orders despite health experts' warnings

Covid-19 Factoid: India took just four days to add 5,000 coronavirus cases

While the rate at which new daily deaths get added to the global toll has been declining consistently, France, the fourth most affected country has shown some clear signs of improvement

Italy PM signals longer lockdown; France's Covid-19 death toll at 20,796

Italy's virus death total of 24,648 is still Europe's highest and second globally after the United States

Coronavirus global update: The worst-hit nations and UNGA vaccine plan

193 members of the UN General Assembly have adopted by consensus a resolution that calls for "equitable, efficient and timely" access to any future vaccines developed to fight Covid-19

World coronavirus dispatch: Europe recovering; Trump may ease curbs in US

From some European nations seeing recovery, to the US' industrial output contraction, and how Japan and China are trying to revive economic activity - read these and more in today's world dispatch

Amazon's EU head resigns after French court orders to limit deliveries

Perticucci joined Amazon in 2013, according to his profile on LinkedIn, and his departure comes at a time when the company is planning to close its warehouses in France until at least early next week.