Tag: France
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Thousands march as France paralysed by strike over pension system
Macron's government has yet to set out its reform proposals in full but is pushing for a single plan to replace 42 special pension schemes.
December 6, 2019 -
Euro 2020: Fernando Santos believes Portugal are underdogs in group of death
Portugal finished the qualifying round behind Ukraine in the qualifying group.
December 1, 2019 -
Portugal, France, Germany to play in group of death in Euro 2020; England, Belgium, Italy in easy group
In a complicated Euro 2020 draw on Saturday, Portugal, France and Germany were clubbed together and will play their matches in Budapest and Munich.
December 1, 2019 -
Thousands rally worldwide against abuse of women
Protesters gathered in countries as diverse as Guatemala, Russia, Sudan and Turkey, where riot police in Istanbul blocked the path of roughly 2,000 protesters before firing tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse them.
November 26, 2019 -
Mbappe backs Messi to win Ballon d’Or
The 20-year-old is widely touted as one of the players who is a potential future winner of the Ballon d'Or.
November 25, 2019 -
France takes to streets to protest against sexist violence
President Emmanuel Macron expressed his solidarity after the end of the protest.
November 24, 2019 -
Stop Islamophobia: 10,000 people protest in France against rising anti-Muslim stance
The protest was carried out following last month's attack on a mosque in the southern French city of Bayonne by an 84-year-old man, a former far-right activist, who shot and wounded two men.
November 11, 2019 -
Australia, France knotted at 1-1 in Fed Cup final
Mladenovic took the court first at RAC Arena in this west-coast city and silenced the home crowd with a dominating 6-1, 6-1 win over Croatian-born Ajla Tomljanovic late on Saturday.
November 10, 2019 -
Donald Trump to host NATO chief at White House next week as alliance faces strains
Trump is expected to visit London next month to attend the NATO Leaders' Meeting to commemorate the alliance's 70th anniversary.
November 10, 2019 -
Merkel calls Macron’s NATO ‘brain death’ comment ‘sweeping judgement’
Macron's comments came after the US president decided to pull troops out of north-eastern Syria last month without consulting his allies which initiated an offensive by the Turkish forces on Kurds.
November 8, 2019 -
France laments US decision to withdraw from Paris Climate accord
US President Donald Trump went ahead with the pullout despite mounting evidence of the reality and impact of climate change, with children around the world protesting against leaders who deny the fact.
November 5, 2019 -
India, France to hold joint army exercise Shakti-2019 to counter terror
While a contingent of the Sikh Regiment of Sapta Shakti Command will represent the Indian Army in this exercise, the French Army delegation will be represented by troops of the 21st Marine Infantry Regiment of 6th Armoured Brigade, the Defence Ministry said.
October 29, 2019 -
Arms exports to Turkey halted by Germany and France after Syria offensive
A number of countries have condemned Turkey's offensive, and Finland, Norway and The Netherlands have already announced that they are stopping arms exports to the country.
October 13, 2019 -
Rafale — A symbol of deep strategic Indo-France alliance
The Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) for 36 Rafale aircraft procurement was signed between the Government of India and Government of France on 23 September 2016.
October 10, 2019 -
Rajnath Singh leaves for Paris to take delivery of Rafale aircraft
Singh will participate in the Rafale fighter aircraft handing over ceremony at Merignac, about 600 km from Paris, along with French Minister of Armed Forces Florence Parly.
October 7, 2019 -
Boris Johnson asks French President to ‘push forward’ Brexit deal
With just 24 days before the United Kingdom is due to leave the EU, the future of Brexit, its most significant geopolitical move since World War Two, is uncertain.
October 7, 2019 -
Kitchen knife outrage
The attack happened a day after thousands of officers marched in Paris to protest against low wages, long hours and an increasing suicide rate in their ranks.
October 6, 2019