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French government says second coronavirus wave threatens but life must go on

France will not let its guard down against a still-virulent coronavirus but life must return to some kind of normality, the prime minister said on Wednesday, as a senior adviser to the government warned of a second wave in November.…

French government to unveil economic recovery plan on September 3

The French government will unveil an economic recovery plan on Sept. 3, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Wednesday, as it looks to revive activity in the wake of the new coronavirus pandemic. Castex told France Inter radio that the…

France to join military exercises in East Med

French Armed Forces Ministry said on Wednesday, that France will join military exercises with Italy, Greece and Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean from Aug. 26 to Aug. 28. The ministry also said that three French Rafale jets and one…

Le Drian: France concerned about Iran’s “destabilising activities”

France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told his Iranian counterpart he was concerned about what he called Iran’s destabilising activities in the region, Le Drian’s office said on Tuesday. Le Drian also told Mohammad Javad Zarif…

France says country’s new coronavirus cases predominate among people under 40

The new coronavirus is circulating four times more among people under 40 in France than among over 65-year-olds, France's health minister said, though he warned that contamination was on the rise among the elderly and more vulnerable too.…

France delays launch of Covid-19 economic reboot plan to September

On Saturday, the French government said it would unveil details of its 100 billion euro ($118 billion) plan to reinvigorate the economy in the first week of September, instead of next Tuesday, as it focuses on preparing the new school term.…

France reports 3,310 new coronavirus cases

France reported 3,310 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, marking a post-lockdown high for the fourth day in a row as the country grapples with a rebound in cases. The latest count took France’s cumulative cases to…

France sends two fighter jets, frigate to eastern Mediterranean amid tensions with Turkey

France will send two Rafale fighter jets and the naval frigate ‘Lafayette’ to the eastern Mediterranean as part of plans to increase its military presence in the region, the armed forces ministry said on Thursday, amid signs of tension with…

UK and France working on new plan to shut Channel migrant route: Philp

Britain and France are working on a new plan to shut down illegal migration across the Channel from France, British immigration minister Chris Philp said on Tuesday. Philp was speaking to reporters at the British Embassy in Paris after…

Coronavirus spread harder to control without common effort, French PM says

The renewed spread of coronavirus in France could become harder to control without a collective effort to stop a rise in the infection rate, its prime minister said on Tuesday. The public was becoming careless, Jean Castex warned, after…

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