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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

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: 22/11/2019 - 09:03Modified: 22/11/2019 - 09:03 A French policeman appeared in court Thursday for hurling a paving stone at proteste, ...ادامه مطلب

Issued on: 25/10/2019 - 20:19Modified: 25/10/2019 - 20:21 Last year, more than five million counterfeit goods were seized by the aut, ...ادامه مطلب

Date created : 23/02/2019 - 05:13Latest update : 23/02/2019 - 15:07 "Custody", a film about domestic violence and a divorced couple's battle o, ...ادامه مطلب

Date created : 20/02/2019 - 09:57Latest update : 20/02/2019 - 10:02 French police have arrested a man suspected of taunting prominent essayist, ...ادامه مطلب

Tuout at Saturday’s Yellow Vest protests fell sharply, with 51,400 attending demonstrations nationwide as opposed to 69,000 just two weeks ago. The movement is falling pre, ...ادامه مطلب

French police on Thursday killed the suspected gunman behind a deadly attack on Strasbourg’s Christmas market who had been on the run for two days. Read FRANCE 24's live blog below to review the events as they unfolded. , ...ادامه مطلب

President Emmanuel Macron ran for office on a promise to revitalise the economy and shed France’s reputation as a place that is hostile to business. Less than a year into his tenure, his efforts have started to pay off. “France is back,” Macron announced in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, continuing his charm offensive to convince the world that France is open for business. “France was coming from a very low point both in terms of policy and in terms of perception,” Peter Zemsky, professor of strategy at INSEAD, told FRANCE 24. At Davos, he said, it was clear that: “Macron has shifted perceptions.” 'Macron has changed perceptions of France' says INSEAD professor Zemsky France’s reputation for smothering bureaucracy in addition to high taxes, and a labour code that's not business friendly, has made it hard for the country to attract foreign investment and talent. “For the first time in a long time I sense optimism both in France and from investors looking at France,” Paul Rawlinson, global president of law firm Baker McKenzie, told French daily Le Mon, ...ادامه مطلب

Austrian conservatives, right wing to form coalition govement South Africa's ruling party meets to choose new leader FRANCE 24 wins UN media award for Mali report Macron criticised for marking 40th birthday at lavish chateau , ...ادامه مطلب

Austrian conservatives, right wing to form coalition govement South Africa's ruling party meets to choose new leader FRANCE 24 wins UN media award for Mali report Macron criticised for marking 40th birthday at lavish chateau , ...ادامه مطلب

A Paris judge on Wednesday handed down jail terms of up to seven years to protesters who attacked and set fire to a police car with two officers inside in what he described as an "urban guerrilla scene". Swiss national Joachim Landwehr, who is on the run and was tried in absentia, was sentenced to seven years for throwing a smoke bomb into the car during the attack in May 2016. Six oth, ...ادامه مطلب

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday signed sweeping changes to France's complex labour code into law, sealing a signature reform after four months at the helm. The measures, which have triggered mass protests, are designed to give employers more flexibility to negotiate pay and conditions with their workers and makes it easier to lay off staff. In signing the measures, Macron w, ...ادامه مطلب