Sources: BBC
A 20-meter-long inflatable attraction in the amusement park "Wonderland Waterpark" in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, France, blows away, killing a 35-year-old man and severely injuring his 3-year-old daughter. 2023-07-30
Hong Kong reclassifies 15 countries and territories, including the U.S., France, Malaysia, and Thailand, to the "high-risk" category, which means that beginning on August 20, there will be mandatory 21-day quarantines and tougher boarding requirements for travellers arriving from those countries due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases caused by the Delta variant. 2021-08-16
France begins to vaccinate children between the ages of 12 and 18 years old using special child-sized needles in order to achieve herd immunity and reduce the spread of variants of COVID-19. The age eligibility of 12 years is one of the lowest of any European Union nation. 2021-06-15
Iraq sentences three French militants to death for their involvement in ISIS. 2019-05-26
Denmark's parliament votes 75–30 to ban garments that cover the face, which includes Islamic veils such as the niqāb and burqa. Those violating the law risk a fine of 1,000 kroner. Similar bans already exist in Austria, Belgium and France. 2018-05-31
The Embassy of Russia in London releases a list of 14 questions over the attack, including a question on possible French involvement. 2018-04-1
France's Constitutional Court rejects a bill to make visiting terrorist websites a criminal offence, citing "inviolability of freedom of communication and expression" as a reason. 2017-12-15
Bolivia summons the ambassadors of France, Spain and Portugal to explain why their countries blocked President Evo Morales' official jet "en route" to land on the Eurozone last week, amid orders to be searched if Edward Snowden was on board. 2013-07-8
Myanmar democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi returns to Europe after more than two decades for a European tour, including Norway, Switzerland, France, Ireland and Britain. 2012-06-13
France continues deporting Romani as the Vatican condemns this act. 2010-08-20