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25 Apr

Protests In Paris After Emmanuel Macron’s Election Win, Police Use Teargas

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Riot police charge and spray teargas on protesters in central Paris after President Emmanuel Macron was re-elected on Sunday, social media footage showed. Police wanted to break up a crowd of ordinary youths who had gathered in the central locality of Chatelet to protest, photos on Twitter showed. Macron earlier defeated far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a runoff vote on Sunday, using a second five-year term victory and averting what could have been a major political upset in another case. Although Macron won by a comfortable margin, the cost of abstention was expected to be high considering 1969, with…

07 Jan

New variant detected in France

editor0 CommentsInternationalB.1.640, covid, France, who

The new Covid-19 variant, B.1.640, was detected by French researchers and is probably of Cameroonian origin, is not "circulating widely at the moment" and has so far been identified in less than 1 per cent of the samples sequenced in France, the World Health Organization said. The strain is known as the 'IHU' variant because it was first identified by academics at the IHU Mediterranee Infection Institute in Marseille, France, reports Xinhua news agency. At a press meet on Thursday, Maria van Kerkhove the technical lead for the WHO's Health Emergencies Program, said that it was first detected in September…

07 Nov

India, France to expand defence, maritime security partnership

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India and France have agreed to strengthen bilateral defence and security partnership through enhanced intelligence and information-sharing, operational cooperation and bolstering mutual capabilities. The annual India-France Strategic Dialogue, co-chaired by NSA Ajit Doval and French President’s Diplomatic Adviser Emmanuel Bonne in Paris, agreed to pursue new initiatives in maritime, space and cyber domains, according to an official release. These were the major takeaways from the meeting between National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and and Defence Minister Florence Parly in Paris on Friday, officials said here on Saturday. The two sides also reviewed…

09 Jun

President of France slapped in the face: Two arrested

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastcrime, France, international, President Emmanuel Macron, slapped

In a video circulating on social media, President Macron is seen walking up to a barrier on a trip to Tain-l'Hermitage outside the city of Valence. He was on an official visit to the south-east of France. A man in a green T-shirt slaps Mr Macron in the face before officers quickly move in. The two men have been arrested following the incident, French media report. "We must not let ultra-violent people take over the public debate: they do not deserve it." said Macron. The man reportedly cried "Montjoie, Saint-Denis" - the battle-cry of the old Kingdom of France. Mr…