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Issued on: 12/06/2021 - 19:21 France has administered a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to 30.14 million people, health authorities said on Saturday, hitting the govement's target for mid-June. Advertising Read more The coronavirus death toll in French hospitals rose by 34 in the last 24 hours, to a total of 83,944 since the start of the pandemic, authorities added, and the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care fell by 53 to 2,110. (REUTERS) , ...ادامه مطلب

Issued on: 20/03/2021 - 17:45 France’s Senate passed Thursday Article 25 of a security law that allows off-duty police officers to carry their firearms into public establishments such as theatres and shopping centres, and forbids the management of such places from preventing it. The article drew opposition from across the political spectrum despite its passage. Advertising Read more Not a, ...ادامه مطلب

Issued on: 24/07/2020 - 18:32 French cinemas reopened on June 22 with a certain pomp after a three-month coronavirus hiatus. At least one Pari, ...ادامه مطلب

A burgeoning movement on the French island of Corsica has haassed the #IWas hashtag to recount and denounce acts of sexual violence they suffered as minors, challengin, ...ادامه مطلب

Issued on: 10/07/2020 - 08:49Modified: 10/07/2020 - 08:51 French investigating magistrates will probe claims that human corpses donated for sc, ...ادامه مطلب

Issued on: 30/06/2020 - 11:16Modified: 30/06/2020 - 11:16 Iran’s judiciary said on Tuesday that a five-year jail sentence for French-Iranian a, ...ادامه مطلب

Issued on: 17/04/2020 - 20:24Modified: 17/04/2020 - 20:23 France registered 761 more deaths from coronavirus infections on Friday, bringi, ...ادامه مطلب

In the midst of the coronavirus lockdown, conceed professionals are asking the govement to extend the 12-week time limit to have an abortion by two weeks amid worries that wom, ...ادامه مطلب

France has traditionally taken pride in being somewhat of an exception when it comes to caring, or not caring, about the private lives of its politicians. This lax attitude has been called into question recently by the so-called Griveaux scandal. Benjamin Griveaux, a close ally of President Emmanuel Macron, pulled out of the Paris mayoral race following the release of a sex tape. So are we witnessing the "Americanisation" of French politics? Is the atmosphere becoming more puritanical and moralising? And what role does social media play in all this? , ...ادامه مطلب

Issued on: 13/02/2020 - 09:04Modified: 13/02/2020 - 09:04 French wine exports to the United States plunged by almost a fifth in the last quart, ...ادامه مطلب

Issued on: 13/02/2020 - 08:45Modified: 13/02/2020 - 08:45 Twice former European champion Nathalie Pechalat on Wednesday confirmed her candidac, ...ادامه مطلب

Issued on: 20/01/2020 - 09:44Modified: 20/01/2020 - 09:44 Thousands of people opposed to France’s plans to reform the law on assisted reproduc, ...ادامه مطلب

France's northe Hauts-de-France region has an astonishing concentration of belfries, many of them listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. These stone towers were built in the Middle Ages to mark the civic independence of towns from local lords. Like churches, they punctuate the daily lives of residents and tell the story of the region. FRANCE 24 takes you to discover the history of these impressive monuments. , ...ادامه مطلب

In her new book Consent (Le consentement), French writer and publisher Vanessa Springora says that she became the sexual “prey” of author Gabriel Matzneff at age 14. The book has , ...ادامه مطلب

Issued on: 13/12/2019 - 14:31Modified: 13/12/2019 - 14:31 , ...ادامه مطلب