France
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‘A Prophet’ creator takes on France’s war in Algeria
Jan 14, 2019One of France’s most celebrated screenwriters is taking on its biggest taboo, the bloody conflict in Algeria, in a new war film. Abdel Raouf Dafri told AFP that he had been itching for years to broach... -
Jail for radical Russian artist who set Bank of France on fire
Jan 12, 2019A court jailed an exiled Russian artist Thursday for setting fire to the facade of a French central bank building, a performance that was filmed and circulated on social media. Pyotr Pavlensky, 34, received a one-year... -
France’s Macron reeling as tough stance against ‘yellow vests’ backfires
Jan 7, 2019Emmanuel Macron intended to start the new year on the offensive against the ‘yellow vest’ protesters. Instead, the French president is reeling from more violent street demonstrations. What began as a grassroots rebellion against diesel taxes... -
Police teargas ‘yellow vest’ protesters in Paris
Dec 30, 2018Police fired tear gas at “yellow vest”demonstrators in Paris on Saturday but the turnout for round seven of the popular protests that have rocked France appeared low. Several hundred people wearing the symbolic hi-visibility vests had... -
2018 hottest year for a century in France
Dec 22, 20182018 was the hottest year in France since modern records began in 1900, the French meteorological service said Friday. “This year was the hottest France has known since modern meteorological measures came into use in 1900,”... -
France to tax tech giants from 2019 as EU fails to act
Dec 17, 2018In early December, Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said France would give the EU until March to come up with a deal on taxing US internet giants. But ten days later he announced the tax would... -
France set for more ‘yellow vest’ protests
Dec 15, 2018Thousands of France’s “yellow vest” demonstrators were expected to take to the streets again on Saturday, a month after the start of their protest movement which has plunged President Emmanuel Macron’s government into its biggest crisis.... -
Ford to end production at its Blanquefort plant in France
Dec 13, 2018Ford will end production at its Blanquefort plant in France by late August next year after rejecting a rescue deal for the factory, in a move which drew the ire of France’s finance minister due to... -
‘Yellow vest’ protester dies in France after being hit by truck
Dec 13, 2018A “yellow vest” anti-government protester has died after being hit by a truck in southern France, a local prosecutor said Thursday. The incident happened during the night at a roundabout near a motorway exit in the... -
300 detained as Paris braces for ‘yellow vest’ protests
Dec 8, 2018Clad in their luminous road safety jackets, dozens of demonstrators — who accuse President Emmanuel Macron of only looking out for the rich — gathered at dawn on the Champs-Elysees, the scene last Saturday of the...