France
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France reported a possible outbreak of bird flu on a poultry farm
Mar 1, 2017News Hour: French authorities reported a possible outbreak of bird flu on a poultry farm in the far north of the country on Wednesday, which could mark a spreading of the disease beyond the southwest foie... -
France’s Le Pen cancels meet with Lebanon grand mufti over headscarf
Feb 21, 2017News Hour: French far-right National Front presidential candidate Marine Le Pen canceled a meeting on Tuesday with Lebanon’s grand mufti, its top cleric for Sunni Muslims, after refusing to wear a headscarf for the encounter. Le... -
France’s Fillon faces further legal process in fake work probe
Feb 12, 2017News Hour: France’s financial prosecutor plans to pursue legal proceedings in the coming week in connection with its investigation into fake work allegations involving presidential candidate Francois Fillon and his wife, the weekly Journal de Dimanche... -
Diners’ Michelin Guide unveils newly-starred restaurants in France
Feb 10, 2017News Hour: The Michelin Guide dining publication said on Thursday it had awarded new star ratings to about 70 restaurants in France in its latest publication, with just one establishment taking the top accolade, reports Reuters.... -
France’s Macron dismisses affair as rival Fillon battles scandal
Feb 7, 2017News Hour: France’s tightly-contested presidential race sank deeper into smear and sleaze on Tuesday after centrist Emmanuel Macron was forced to deny an extramarital affair and as scandal continued to dog conservative Francois Fillon and his... -
Facebook, Google and others launched initiative to tackle fake news stories in France
Feb 6, 2017News Hour: Social media companies Facebook, Google and a group of news organizations launched an initiative on Monday to tackle fake news stories in France, with the media in the spotlight as the country’s presidential election... -
Storm leaves 250,000 homes without power in France
Feb 4, 2017News Hour: Gale-force winds battered France’s southwestern Atlantic coast on Saturday, leaving more than quarter of million homes without power, the national electricity grid Enedis said, reports BSS. National weather agency Meteo France said winds reaching... -
Press report about his wife shows ‘contempt’, France’s Fillon says
Jan 25, 2017News Hour: French presidential election frontrunner Francois Fillon said on Wednesday that he was outraged at a press report that his wife had been paid for work she did not do, describing it as proof of... -
Kardashian driver among 17 arrested in France over jewel heist
Jan 10, 2017News Hour: French police investigating the theft of nearly $10 million in jewels from Kim Kardashian arrested 17 people on Monday, including a chauffeur who drove the American reality television star around Paris in the days... -
17 people arrested in France over Kardashian robbery
Jan 9, 2017News Hour: Police in France arrested 17 people on Monday over a robbery in which reality TV star Kim Kardashian was held at gunpoint in a Paris apartment by gangsters who made off on bicycles with...
