France
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Archaeologists discover a ‘Little Pompeii’ in southern France
Aug 5, 2017News Hour: French archaeologists have unearthed the ruins of a Roman settlement in southern France that was deserted by its inhabitants after fires that ultimately helped preserve the site now being dubbed “Little Pompeii”. The site... -
France’s armed forces chief resigns after clash with Macron over budget cuts
Jul 19, 2017News Hour: France’s armed forces chief resigned on Wednesday in a dispute with Emmanuel Macron over defense budget cuts, an early test of the newly elected president’s mettle and the tough presidential style he is cultivating.... -
France to raise the price of cigarettes to 10 euros a pack within 3 years
Jul 6, 2017News Hour: France will raise the price of cigarettes to 10 euros ($11.35) a pack within three years, the health minister said on Thursday, confirming a strategy that will push tobacco costs to among the highest... -
France supports WFP cash programme for refugees in Tanzania
Jul 4, 2017News Hour: The Government of France has contributed EUR 250,000 to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) so that refugees in Tanzania can receive further cash assistance. Following a previous allocation of funds (EUR 750,000)... -
Case of H5N8 bird flu confirmed in the northern part of France
Jul 1, 2017News Hour: The French agriculture ministry said on Friday that a case of the highly contagious H5N8 strain of bird flu had been confirmed on a farm in northern France and that it has put in... -
Italian police use tear gas on migrants trying to enter France
Jun 26, 2017News Hour: Italian police used tear gas on a group of some 400 mainly African migrants who marched towards the French border from the northern town of Ventimiglia in the early hours of Monday. The group,... -
Macron’s party set for huge French parliamentary majority
Jun 12, 2017News Hour: President Emmanuel Macron’s fledgling party is set to trounce France’s traditional main parties in a parliamentary election and secure a huge majority to push through his pro-business reforms, projections after the first round showed... -
France detected a case of low-pathogenic H7 bird flu at a farm
Jun 6, 2017News Hour: France last month detected a case of low-pathogenic H7 bird flu at a farm in the center of the country, a report from the French agriculture ministry showed. H7 is a less severe form... -
French researchers found a last-chance way for technicians to save Windows files encrypted by WannaCry
May 20, 2017News Hour: French researchers said on Friday they had found a last-chance way for technicians to save Windows files encrypted by WannaCry, racing against a deadline as the ransomware threatens to start locking up victims’ computers... -
France’s Macron takes power, vows to overcome divisions
May 14, 2017News Hour: Pro-Europe centrist Emmanuel Macron became president of France on Sunday in a solemn Elysee Palace ceremony and vowed to work to heal divisions in society – a nod to the bitter campaign he fought...
