Sources: Newsweek
The Gloucestershire Constabulary arrest a man near Cheltenham, Cotswolds, England, as a prime suspect in conspiring to transport 30 illegal immigrants from France to the United Kingdom on an inflatable boat, of which all but three died when the boat capsized in transit along the English Channel in 2021. 2022-11-29
The European Commission extends the marketing authorization of Bavarian Nordic's smallpox vaccine Imvanex to also cover monkeypox. 2022-07-25
Prime Minister Jean Castex announces a ban of alcoholic drinks in parks and outdoor public spaces in France as part of the limited nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19. 2021-04-1
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
A fire kills at least 13 people in a bar in the French city of Rouen. 2016-08-6
The Eurozone moves out of 18 months of recession because of Germany and France. There was a growth rate of 0.3% in the June quarter. 2013-08-14
President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz returns to Mauritania after being in France for five weeks recovering after being shot by a soldier on 13 October. 2012-11-25
Bulgarian Romani protest outside the French embassy in Sofia about expulsions of Romani from France. 2010-09-18
French police find the bodies of eight new-born babies in the village of Villers-au-Tertre in north-east of France. 2010-07-28
Three Chechens are charged by France in connection with a conspiracy to attack Russia; another man is released. 2010-07-16