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France opens self-isolation centres to shelter homeless with COVID-19
France’s Ministry of Housing announced the opening of two self-isolation centres in Paris to shelter homeless people infected with COVID-19, with the first of...
Africa
Union for the Mediterranean calls for regional action to tackle water scarcity
In light of World Water day on March 22, the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) has called for regional dialogue to address common challenges...
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The Coronavirus III
This article originally referred to the Coronavirus Covid-19 as Chinese Flu, not as a political statement but as a geographic indication of origin. The...
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Macron says France is 'at war' with Coronavirus
As the European Commission proposed on Monday a 30-day non-essential travel ban from third countries to the EU in a last-ditch effort to stem...
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OPEC, IEA underscore importance of oil and gas market stability
International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol and Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Secretary General Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo
underscored the importance of...
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France fines Apple $1.2 bln for anti-competition acts
France’s Competition Authority fined Apple a staggering €1.1 billion on Monday for striking deals to keep prices high, saying that its operations hurt consumers.
The...
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The Coronavirus II
This article originally referred to the Coronavirus Covid-19 as Chinese Flu, not as a political statement but as a geographic indication of origin. The...
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France sees record low turnout in local elections amid virus fears
France on Sunday held the first round of municipal elections amid a coronavirus pandemic. The second round of the vote, however, was put into...
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Macron meets Haftar in bid to secure Libya ceasefire
French president Emmanuel Macron met Monday with Libya’s military commander Khalifa Haftar, who promised he would commit to a ceasefire with the country’s rival...
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France says Huawei’s investments will not influence its 5G position
French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said that investments by the Chinese tech giant Huawei will not influence France’s 5G expansion plans.
Last week, Huawei...
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G7 postpones coordinated action against coronavirus
Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the G7 countries have agreed to adopt several stimulus packages that are aimed at addressing the recent...
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Macron's pension changes survive two confidence votes
French president Emmanuel Macron’s centrist government survived two no-confidence votes on Wednesday, allowing it to force a reform of the retirement system through the...
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French government forces through pension reforms by decree
French president Emmanuel Macron's controversial pension reform will be pushed through parliament by decree, the country’s government announced on Saturday.
The need for a vote...
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France braces for coronavirus epidemic, Macron warns
French president Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that the country was preparing for a spike in the number of coronavirus cases.
"We are facing a crisis,...
Albania
Amidst crises, Greece finds time for renewed Balkan diplomacy
Despite the multiple crises Greece is currently facing – a continuing refugee deluge and massive public reaction on some islands, the spreading coronavirus threat,...
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France reports first coronavirus death, as epidemic spreads in Europe
The French Health Ministry reported that a 60-year-old man died of a COVID-19 (popularly known as coronavirus) infection overnight on Wednesday, February 26 in...
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Coronavirus fears lead to volatility, economic slowdown, oil price drop
Investor fears that the spread of the coronavirus in countries outside China, including Iran, Italy and South Korea, may slow world demand led to...
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Macron unsure of EU-UK deal by end of year
French president Emmanuel Macron has said he is not sure a UK-EU trade deal will be signed by the end of the post-Brexit transition...
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International fears grow with rise of coronavirus deaths outside China
New cases and fatalities from the new coronavirus outbreak outside China have seen a major spike, days after the World Health Organization has warned...
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Assange to seek asylum in France, lawyers say
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's European defense team has said it intends to seek political asylum in France for the whistleblower. Assange’s US extradition trial...
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SolarPower Europe, RGI, WindEurope, smartEn discuss climate neutrality goals
Leading associations of the energy transition – smartEn, SolarPower Europe, the Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI), and WindEurope issued a declaration in Brussels on 18...
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Airbus announces 2,300 job cuts in defense and space division
European planemaker Airbus announced that it plans to cut 2,362 jobs across several countries by the end of next year.
Its Germany-based subsidiary, Defence and...
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Expansion of renewables, storage, interconnectors key to deliver EU’s Green Deal
BRUSSELS – Europe is not building enough new wind farms to deliver the EU’s Green Deal goal, WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson told New Europe...
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France steps up Ghosn probe into misuse of funds at Renault
French prosecutors have stepped up their investigation into alleged misuse of funds at Renault by former boss Carlos Ghosn. A judge had been assigned...
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Macron unveils curbs on foreign imams to counter Islamic extremism
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that he would restrict other countries from sending imams and Islamic clerics to France, a move that he...
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Venezuela suspends airline over Guaidó flight
Venezuela’s authorities suspended a Portuguese airline on Monday days after it carried opposition leader Juan Guaidó home from an international tour aimed at ousting...
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French health minister to run for Paris mayor after candidate quits over sex scandal
France’s health minister Agnes Buzyn was named on Sunday as a new candidate for mayor of Paris, after the original candidate suddenly quit following...
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France confirms first coronavirus death outside Asia
France on Saturday reported the first coronavirus death outside Asia. The victim was an 80-year-old Chinese tourist who was initially turned away by two...
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Macon calls for better EU-Russia relations
French president Emmanuel Macron said the European Union needs to seek better relations with Russia in the long term.
Macron attended the Munich Security Conference,...
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Munich Bacchanalian surprises
At the Munich Security Conference 2020, two reality-altering messages were sent back to Southeastern Europe, which incidentally was not the core focus of this...
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EU lawmakers block Green's push to cancel gas projects funding
STRASBOURG - Members of the European Parliament rejected on 12 February calls to veto the fourth list on projects of common interest (PCI), on...
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EU lawmakers block Green’s push to cancel gas projects funding
STRASBOURG - Members of the European Parliament rejected on 12 February calls to veto the fourth list on projects of common interest (PCI), on...
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Parliament chief says EU won't approve deep budget cuts
STRASBOURG, France - European Parliament President David Sassoli warned the 27 national governments of the EU member states that MEPs would not support any...
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France strike resumes amid ongoing pension reform
French citizens continued to protest the government reforms in the pension system on Thursday. This is the ninth nationwide strike. People have been protesting...
Africa
High noon heat in Morocco catalyst for solar power
QUARZAZARTE, Morocco – At the foot of the snow-covered Atlas Mountains, the sun beats down on the vast plateau of the Moroccan high desert...
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French police clear last migrant camp in Paris
French police cleared the last migrant tent camp in northeast Paris as part of a plan to take migrants off the streets.
According to the...
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Macron says distancing of Russia is a ‘major error’ for the EU
French president Emmanuel Macron accused Russia of engaging in historical revisionism on World War II but said that a strong Europe needs to remain...
Albania
France scores victory on Enlargement rules
The EU Commission released new proposed rules on February 5 which substantially modify the current Enlargement process but also allow EU member states to...
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Macron in Poland to boost ties
French president Emanuel Macron visited Poland, where he met with the country’s president Andrzej Duda and prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
Macron’s visit is the first...
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French far-right leader Le Pen sued by Russian firm
A Russian company is suing the political party led by French far-right politician Marine Le Pen, to recover a loan lent in 2014 to...
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Does Trump’s peace plan make the EU less relevant?
The Peace to Prosperity plan that the Trump administration rolled out as a “Deal of the Century” on January 28 offers the prospect of a future Palestinian...
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Europeans flee China amid coronavirus outbreak
A second French-chartered airliner flew from China to Europe, carrying 300 evacuees, including citizens of France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Czech Republic and...
Africa
France to deploy extra troops to fight Sahel extremists
France will deploy an extra 600 troops to Africa’s Sahel region. Recently, France and Africa’s Sahel countries have agreed to step up military cooperation...
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Morocco's wind farms alternative energy idea for EU
TANGIER, Morocco – At the gateway to Tangier, the strong wind blowing on the corridor from Gibraltar between Europe and Africa powers the long...
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Morocco’s wind farms alternative energy idea for EU
TANGIER, Morocco – At the gateway to Tangier, the strong wind blowing on the corridor from Gibraltar between Europe and Africa powers the long...
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EU begins patrol mission in the Strait of Hormuz
France has announced the beginning of the European Maritime Awareness Mission in the Strait of Hormuz after one of the French Navy's frigates started...
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New mass protests against pension reform in France
Thousands of people took to the streets in France to protest against president Emanuel Macron's prposed controversial pension reform plans. Police used tear gas...
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Macron accuses Erdogan of breaking promises on Libya
French president Emmanuel Macron accused his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of breaking the promise and meddling in the Libya conflict.
"I want to express...
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Airbus reaches deal on corruption probe
Airbus announced it has reached preliminary settlement deals with authorities in the US, UK and France investigating alleged fraud and bribery. It did not...
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World prepares as deadly coronavirus likely to spread
China’s death toll from the new coronavirus rose to 132, including the first death in the country’s capital, Beijing. The deadly flu-like virus was...
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