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EU Commissioner for migration & asylum urges 'clarity' from UK over Channel crossings

2022 is not yet one month old, but already around a thousand people have made "irregular" crossings from France to the United Kingdom – putting a spotlight back onto the issue of migration between the European Union and its former member state. Margaritis Schinas is European Commission Vice-President, and the…

France 24

Canada, US and allies talk aid for Haiti at virtual meeting

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says immediate action is needed to fix the security situation in Haiti and he says additional aid is a central topic of a virtual conference that includes officials from Canada, the United States and France

The Independent UK

France's Macron 'will implement' EU funding conditionality over rule of law degradations

In a week when France has been at the forefront of EU news thanks to heated exchanges between President Macron and Members of the European Parliament, we speak to leading French MEP from the president's political group, Fabienne Keller. The former Strasbourg mayor tells FRANCE 24 Emmanuel Macron is "determined"…

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French council allows vaccine pass, but not for political rallies

France's Constitutional Council has approved with conditions the government's controversial vaccine pass. From 24 January, people over 16 must show a certificate of vaccination to enter public places like restaurants, cinemas or inter-city trains.

Radio France Internationale

Victims of Storm Alex in southeastern France still struggling to recover

For various experts, Storm Alex, which ravaged south-eastern France in October 2020, was a "weather bomb". In the area north of the city of Nice, torrential rain burst the banks of rivers. Entire houses were swept away in the current, sometimes with their owners inside. The 2,000 inhabitants of the…

France 24

No, French hospitals are not using mannequins as fake Covid-19 patients

Since early January, some people online have been sharing a photo of a dummy in a hospital bed, claiming it was used in a TV report by French broadcaster BFM in order to trick people about the severity of the latest wave of Covid in France. They say that hospitals…

France 24

China condemns French parliament's Uyghur genocide declaration

The authorities in China have reacted angrily to a French parliament resolution on Friday that accuses Beijing of carrying out a genocide against its Uyghur Muslim population, a move that has further strained ties two weeks before the opening of the Winter Olympics.

Radio France Internationale

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France's Constitutional Council approves Macron's vaccine pass

France's Constitutional Council on Friday approved - with conditions - the country's new COVID-19 vaccine pass, which will require people aged 16 and above to show proof of vaccination to enter public places like bars, restaurants and cinemas.

Reuters

Oil giants Total, Chevron to leave Myanmar citing human rights

Total cited ‘worsening’ human rights situation after the country’s military seized power in a coup last year.

Al Jazeera

Cannibal murderer goes on run from custody and attacks woman walking her dog

Cannibal murderer Jeremy Rimbaud escaped custody and grabbed the victim on a street in Toulouse, France, leaving her "absolutely terrified", an investigating source said

Daily Mirror

Rail company Alstom to hire 7,500 people worldwide, 1,000 in France

French railway equipment manufacturer Alstom has announced plans to hire 7,500 people worldwide this year, including 1,000 in France. The new jobs are to meet rising demand and record orders totalling 78 billion euros last year.

Radio France Internationale

Prannoy crashes out of Syed Modi International with loss in quarters

LUCKNOW: India's HS Prannoy crashed out of the Syed Modi International Super 300 tournament with a straight-game defeat to Arnaud Merkle of France in the men's singles quarterfinals on Friday.

The Times of India

Vulnerable Malians could ‘pay the price’ of heavy sanctions, warn aid groups

NGOs call for aid exemption to EU-backed sanctions imposed after election postponement and arrival of Russian paramilitary

The Guardian - UK

Munich – The Edge of War: women in historical films are too often unrealistic

In September 1938, Britain, Germany, Italy and France met in Munich as a new European war loomed. Hitler was demanding to annex the Sudetenland in western Czechoslovakia so in a bid to avoid war the Four Powers Agreement was signed and Czechoslovakia would surrender its border regions and defences. British…

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Wales Online

The Six Nations 2022 power rankings

Wales are defending champions, but they're by no means the favourite for this year's title

Benzinga

Intel To Spend $20B On Ohio Plant: Report

Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC) looks to spend $20 billion on a chipmaking hub on the outskirts of Columbus, Ohio, Time reports. Intel will build at least two semiconductor fabrication plants. The hub will likely grow to be the world's biggest silicon-manufacturing site. Intel will begin constructing two fabrication plants on a 1,000-acre site…

Asharq Al-Awsat

West Warns Russia against 'Any' Ukraine Incursion

The United States and its allies have warned Moscow Thursday of grave consequences if "any" of the tens of thousands of troops massed on the border were to cross the border into Ukraine. Following talks in Berlin with Germany, France and Britain, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken underlined that…

The Guardian - UK

Covid live: Ireland to lift almost all curbs from 6am on Saturday; France reports 400,851 new cases — as it happened

Ireland’s premier Micheál Martin says ‘we have weathered the Omicron storm’; France reports 400,851 daily cases and 233 Covid-linked hospital deaths

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Daily Record

Trucker jailed after police caught him trying to meet child for sex in back of lorry

Martin Harrison, aged 48, said that he was due to travel to France by ferry on October 21, 2019, and asked to meet up with the child the evening before.

Tribune News Service

Movie review: 'King's Daughter' is a confounding mess

Adapted from the 1997 historical fantasy novel “The Moon and the Sun” by Vonda N. McIntyre, “The King’s Daughter,” starring Pierce Brosnan and Kaya Scodelario, dares to pose the question: “what if King Louis XIV of France met a mermaid?” If you’re unfamiliar with the source material, which sprinkles elements…

Radio France Internationale

'Encouraging' situation in France sees gradual easing of Covid restrictions

French Prime Minister Jean Castex and health minister Olivier Véran have set out a timetable for a gradual lifting of Covid-19 rules and restrictions in the coming weeks. Despite recording an average of nearly 310,000 daily cases over the past week, the government is keen to show optimism that the…

Reuters

France to loosen COVID curbs in February, allowing popcorn in cinemas again

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France 24

France announces loosening of some Covid-19 measures in February

French Prime Minister Jean Castex said Thursday that France will end audience capacity limits for concert halls, sporting matches and other events from February 2, part of a gradual lifting of Covid-19 restrictions made possible by a vaccine pass that will be required for most public areas starting Monday. Face…

The Guardian - UK

Kwasi Kwarteng rejects Tory donor’s plan for £1.2bn subsea cable

Aquind Energy’s project faced fierce opposition over national security and environmental concerns in UK and France

France 24

How Amazon inspired France's new unicorn: Robotics startup Exotec CEO on success

The robotics startup Exotec has become France's 25th unicorn company, valued at $2 billion after its latest fundraising round. The firm makes robots for e-commerce depots, and counts big names like Carrefour, Uniqlo and Decathlon among its customers. Exotec's CEO Romain Moulin told FRANCE 24 the inspiration for the company…

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