French League facing tough choices after season abandoned

By Reuters,

The French football league is facing a number of issues such as who gets to be named champions, who gets promoted and relegated after the Ligue 1 and ...

COVID-19 , Edouard Philippe , French football , LFP board , Ligue 1 & 2

PSG willing to play UCL abroad after Ligue 1 season over

By Agencies,

The Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 seasons will not resume after the French Prime Minister announced no sporting events, even those behind closed doors, could ta...

coronavirus , Ligue , PSG , UEFA Champions League

France’s top two divisions will not resume this season

By Agencies,

The Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 seasons will not resume after France banned all sporting events, including behind closed doors, until September. Prime Minist...

coronavirus lockdown , France , Ligue 1 , Ligue 2 , Prime Minister Edouard Philippe , Will not resume

France asks: should Notre-Dame’s spire be rebuilt as it was?

By Reuters,

France will open the redesign of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral’s historic spire to international architects after Monday night’s catastrophic blaz...

France , Notre-Dame Cathedral

Macron hopes debate can quell French unrest. So did Louis XVI

By Reuters,

In 1789, Louis XVI summoned France’s aristocracy, clergy and citizens to discuss ways to plug the crown’s dismal finances and quell popular discon...

Emmanuel Macron , FRENCH PRESIDENT , french unrest

France Plans to Crack Down on Anti-government Protesters

By VOA,

France plans to crack down heavily on unauthorized protesters, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced Monday, after an anti-government march over t...

France’s ‘yellow vest’ protesters detained and tear-gassed

By CNN,

French police clashed Saturday in Paris with protesters staging a fourth weekend of "gilets jaunes," or "yellow vest," demonstrations against the gove...

France , Interior Minister Christophe Castaner , Le Parisien , Yellow vest protests

French authorities fear ‘great violence’ as yellow vest anger endures

By Reuters,

French authorities are worried that another wave of “great violence” and rioting will be unleashed in Paris this weekend by a hard core of several...

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France’s Macron hunts for way out of ‘yellow vest’ crisis

By Reuters,

France’s prime minister met with opposition leaders on Monday as President Emmanuel Macron sought a way to defuse nationwide protests over high livi...

France , France President Emmanuel Macron , France Prime Minister

Macron’s popularity hits new low amid French protests: poll

By Reuters,

French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Edouard Philippe’s approval ratings hit new lows as the “yellow vest” protests gathered pace...

Edouard Philippe , Emmanuel Macron

Macron faces most serious test as fuel protests threaten French gridlock

By CNN,

Emmanuel Macron is braced for one of the toughest tests of his 18-month presidency on Saturday with planned protests over rising fuel taxes set to bri...

Emmanuel Macron , France

Vietnam, France Sign Deals Worth More Than $10 Billion

By VOA,

The prime ministers of France and Vietnam have witnessed the signing of two business deals worth over $10 billion and dozens of other cooperation agre...

Edouard Philippe , Nguyen Xuan Phuc , Vietnam

13 dead after floods hit southern France

By CNN,

At least 13 people have died after flash flooding hit the Aude region of southern France, local officials said Monday. Roads were cut off and cars ...

floods , French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe , Southern France

Zuckerberg to face pressure on taxes in meeting with Macron

By AFP,

Fresh from saying "sorry" to European lawmakers, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg holds talks with Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday where he will face renew...

Emmanuel Macron , EU , facebook , France , Mark Zukerberg , tax compliance

Macron’s party set for huge French parliamentary majority

By Reuters,

President Emmanuel Macron's fledgling party is set to trounce France's traditional main parties in a parliamentary election and secure a huge majority...

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