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Eight people are injured after an explosion at a factory in Bergerac, France.
2022-08-3

France sees several June all-time temperature records beaten by over 1 C-change in an exceptionally strong heat wave. Biarritz's temperature rises to 42.9 C, the absolute record for the seaside resort and 2.3 C-change above the previous all-time record set in August.
2022-06-18

The French National Assembly approves the creation of a COVID-19 health pass to enable international travel and organization of large events. MPs also agree to end the state of emergency on June 1 and replace it with a transitional period that will last until the end of September, which will allow the prime minister to extend the 9 p.m. curfew until June 30.
2021-05-12

The government announces that they will receive 3,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from France.
2021-03-3

The United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declares the 2015 nuclear accord with Iran as no longer in force. He also warns that the United States "is prepared to use our domestic authorities to impose consequences" for other countries that do not enforce the sanctions. Britain, France, Germany, China, and Russia oppose the snapback sanctions.
2020-09-19

France shuts down its first nuclear power reactor, at the Fessenheim Nuclear Power Plant.
2020-02-22

France announces it will send ground troops to three border areas in Burkina Faso.
2019-11-6

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

Rwanda steps up pressure on France to admit alleged complicity in the 1994 genocide by publishing a report by law firm "Cunningham Levy Muse".
2017-12-12

The Piton de la Fournaise (Peak of the Furnace) shield volcano on France's Réunion island in the Indian Ocean erupts for the second time this year. It is one of the world's most active.
2016-09-12