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Dozens Injured as Two Trams Collide in France’s Strasbourg

PARIS (AP) – Two trams collided in Strasbourg in eastern France on Saturday, injuring dozens of people but none of them were fatal, authorities said. The accident occurred in the afternoon in a tunnel leading to the station near the city's central station. A further 100 people were uninjured but underwent shock and stress tests, […]

Pelicot Rape Trial Shifts France’s Practices Around Drug-Facilitated Assaults

Paris: Around late September, staff manning the phones for 39 19, France's main anonymous hotline for women victims of violence, began noticing a new type of incident. “The caller believes she may have been drugged and raped. She has had suspicions for several months and all the information about the Mazan trial helped put things […]

Thousands Feared Dead As Cyclone Chido, Worst Storm In Century, Hits France’s Mayotte

Images from local media showed a mother pushing her newborn's crib along a flooded hallway at Mayotte's hospital. A capsized police boat lay on the shore, and palm trees broke through the roofs of many buildings. French President Emmanuel Macron said: “My thoughts are with our compatriots in Mayotte, who suffered the most terrifying hours, […]

Cyclone Chido Hits France’s Mayotte Archipelago, Killing At Least 14

Paris: A ferocious cyclone has hit the French Indian Ocean territory, killing at least 14 people in Mayotte province, authorities said Sunday, and they warned it would take several days to know the full death toll. Rescue workers and supplies are rushing to arrive by air and sea, but efforts could be hampered by damage […]

France’s Charlie Hebdo Holds God Cartoon Contest To Mark 10 Years Of Attack

Paris: Ten years after the attack on Charlie Hebdo's offices that shocked France, the magazine is celebrating the anniversary with a cartoon contest mocking God, with entries closing on Sunday. The satirical weekly was targeted by two Islamic extremists on January 7, 2014, who shot dead eight of its staff, including some of the country's […]

France’s Macron names centrist ally François Bayrou as next PM

French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister after a historic parliamentary vote toppled the previous government. Former Prime Minister Michel Barnier resigned last week following a vote of no confidence, leaving France without a functioning government. Bayrou heads the centrist democratic movement known as MoDem, which he founded in […]

France’s Macron To Name New Prime Minister Today

Two days ago, President Macron said he wanted to name a new head of government within 48 hours. Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has postponed naming a new prime minister until Friday morning, his office announced Thursday. Two days ago, President Macron said he wanted to name a new head of government within 48 hours. […]

Organe, France’s Largest Internet Operator Fined 50 Million Euros For Fake Emails

Paris, France: Orange, France's largest internet operator, was fined 50 million euros ($53 million) on Tuesday for sending unsolicited advertisements disguised as emails to customers of its email service. Orange is the successor to the French monopoly telephone operator and remains a major telecommunications company with a popular email service. “Orange, which provides internet access […]

Who Could Be France’s New Prime Minister?

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to name a new prime minister “within days” to replace Michel Barnier, who was ousted in a no-confidence vote after just three months in office. Sources told AFP that Macron did not name the names in an address to the nation late Thursday and no appointments were expected […]