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The United Kingdom and France both prepare new military packages containing long-range missiles to send to Ukraine following President Biden's decision to allow deep strikes into Russian territory using American weapons.
2024-11-19

Hairdressers and other non-essential shops in France reopen for the first time since October after the country eases its second nationwide lockdown.
2020-11-28

Nationwide protests organised by the French Confédération Générale du Travail union attract over 18,000 people in Paris, including many supporters of the Yellow vest movement.
2019-02-5

Germany and France call for Britain to negotiate a quick divorce from the European Union.
2016-06-25

Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) opens a humanitarian camp for migrants in the Grande-Synthe suburb of Dunkerque, France.
2016-03-7

One person is brain dead and five people are critically ill in Rennes, France, from a clinical trial of an experimental drug made by Portuguese drug company Bial. The six men, aged 28 to 49, had been in good health prior to the start of this test. All trials on the drug are suspended.
2016-01-15

Tens of thousands of people rally in Paris in support of the legalisation of gay marriage and adoption in France.
2013-01-27

The offensive smell - caused by mercaptans - from a leak at a chemical plant in northern France is reported in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.
2013-01-23

A court in France announces a delay of an investigation into whether Christine Lagarde abused her authority as Finance Minister of that country. Lagarde is the new Director of the International Monetary Fund.
2011-07-8

A Frenchman and his Algerian driver are kidnapped by armed men in Niger.
2010-04-23