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French health experts say it's time to relax overly strict sanitary rules
Health authorities in France say the coronavirus epidemic is now “under control” as the country recorded its lowest hospital death toll since mid-March – with epidemiologists now calling for sanitary…
2020-06-08
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EU approves €5 billion French plan to develop treatments to combat coronavirus
The European Commission on Saturday approved a €5 billion scheme submitted by France to support research and development in combating the coronavirus.
2020-06-07
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China commits to international cooperation in Covid-19 vaccine trials
China is to strengthen international cooperation in future COVID-19 clinical vaccine trials, building on earlier collaboration in vaccine development, the science and technology minister said on Sund…
2020-06-07
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Summer holidays back on in France and Europe as borders set to reopen
European travelers will be able to jet off to the sun again by the end of this month after EU leaders agreed to reopen their internal borders that were shut to stop the coronavirus.
2020-06-07
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Paris prosecutors to investigate police Facebook group carrying racist comments
The Paris public prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into racist messages posted on Facebook and attributed to the police at the behest of Christophe Castaner, the minister of the interio…
2020-06-07
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Rural India starts to record significant surge in Covid-19 cases
Rural areas in India has begun to see a singificant surge in COVID-19 infections, as millions of migrant workers returning from big cities and industrial hubs bring the virus home with them.
2020-06-07
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Black Lives Matter supporters march in France and across the world against police brutality
Taking a knee and chanting, outraged protesters from Paris to Sydney poured out onto the streets on Saturday to call for justice in the killing of black American George Floyd, while denouncing racism…
2020-06-07
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Paris closes temporary mortuary in vegetable markets as Covid-19 cases continue to fall
The Paris police authority said a temporary mortuary set up in April in a vacant building at the Rungis wholesale food market south of the capital, was shut down on Saturday. Its closure corresponds…
2020-06-07
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Adama Traoré death: French judges to hear from two key witnesses
French judges investigating the death of Adama Traoré, a young black man who died in police custody in 2016, are to hear from two key witnesses who could help shed light on the long-running dispute i…
2020-06-06
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Rwandan Genocide: The 25-year search for Félicien Kabuga
Félicien Kabuga, the alleged financial mastermind of the Rwandan genocide of Tutsis in 1994, was arrested mid-May in a suburb outside Paris. Police forces throughout the world had been trying to trac…
2020-06-06
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France holds quiet D-Day commemorations in shadow of coronavirus
Small ceremonies were held in France on Saturday to mark the 76th anniversary of the D-Day landings that paved the way for the liberation of Western Europe from the Nazis.
2020-06-06
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Al-Qaeda leader killed in French raid in Mali
Abdelmalek Droukdel, a prominent Al-Qaeda leader, was killed this week in a French special forces raid in northern Mali, France’s minister for the armed forces, Florence Parly, said
2020-06-06
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Ripples from coronavirus research scandal rocks global scientific community
The first research scandal of the coronavirus pandemic has created unnecessary distraction around the politically divisive drug hydroxychloroquine, scientists say.
2020-06-06
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India's wildlife under threat from poaching as incidents double since lockdown
Incidents of wildlife poaching in India have more than doubled during the COVID-19 lockdown with animals being killed for meat and trade.
2020-06-06
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Protests against police violence and racism in US to go ahead in Paris despite Covid-19
French police have banned two rallies to be held in front of the United States Embassy in Paris on Saturday, in honour of George Floyd, a black American who died at the hands of police last month. Si…
2020-06-06
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Cameroon military admits journalist Wazizi died 10 months ago
Cameroonian Anglophone Pidgin journalist Samuel Wazizi died on 17 August 2019, and he was not tortured, according to a statement from the Cameroonian Ministry of Defense and read out over Cameroonian…
2020-06-05
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Chateau de Versailles re-opens after Covid-19 closure, minus foreign tourists
One of France's star tourist attractions, the Chateau de Versailles has re-opened for the first time in over 80 days. Closed for the first time since World War II, the lockdown period to curb the cor…
2020-06-05
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France cancels Bastille Day parade over Covid-19 fears, replaces it with tribute to health workers
France on Thursday cancelled the 2020 Bastille Day military parade due to coronavirus social distancing requirements. It will be replaced by a tribute to health workers fighting the pandemic.
2020-06-05
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French police fire tear gas in clashes with anti-racism protesters in city of Lille
French riot police on Thursday fired tear gas to disperse some 2,000 protesters who staged an undeclared demonstration against alleged police violence and racism in the northern city of Lille.
2020-06-05
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Scientific committee claims Covid-19 epidemic is now 'under control' in France
France's scientific committee says Covid-19 is still active, but it has slowed down, and is "under control". This comes as the health authorities report 44 deaths in the last 24 hours and 1,163 in in…
2020-06-05
