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Riots continue across France. More than 1,300 people have been arrested, and 79 police officers have been injured.
2023-07-1

France reports a new single-day record of the 1.3 million vaccine appointments as the Government pressures people to get vaccinated.
2021-07-13

France introduces new measures to ban homemade masks in educational institutions, requiring school children over the age of six to only wear category 1 masks in schools.
2021-02-8

A French judge hands preliminary charges to one of French President Emmanuel Macron's top security aides after video surfaced showing him attacking a protester at a May Day demonstration.
2018-07-22

France bans the breeding of killer whales and dolphins in captivity and orders aquariums and water parks to expand their pools within three years following a campaign by animal rights groups.
2017-05-7

With polls showing a close race with Emmanuel Macron and Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Marine Le Pen of the National Front pledges to temporarily suspend all immigration, "legal and illegal", to France.
2017-04-18

A large fire 12 mi west of the French city of Bordeaux ravages more than 350 ha of forest.
2015-07-25

The Standard & Poors credit rating agency lowers its long-term credit rating on the European Financial Stability Facility, the eurozone's bailout fund to help indebted European countries with their finances, from AAA to AA+ following the downgrade of France and Austria, who are two of the fund's backers.
2012-01-16

France announces plans to host a summit on Libya as early as next week.
2011-08-22

American John Isner defeats Frenchman Nicolas Mahut, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7), 6-7 (3), 70-68, in the longest match in tennis history, finally advancing from the first round of the 2010 Wimbledon Gentlemen's Singles tournament. The match took over 11 hours, spanning three days.
2010-06-24