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The Latest: Employee sickness rates below average in Germany
World
May 10, 2021
The Latest: Employee sickness rates below average in Germany
BERLIN — A large German health insurance provider says the number of days working-age people called in sick during the…
France sends patrol boats as tensions flare with UK on fish
World
May 6, 2021
France sends patrol boats as tensions flare with UK on fish
LONDON (AP) — Vessels from Britain’s Royal Navy and French police boats patrolled Thursday near the English Channel island of…
French FM in Lebanon with a message of ‘great firmness’
Middle East
May 6, 2021
French FM in Lebanon with a message of ‘great firmness’
BEIRUT (AP) — France’s foreign minister began a visit to Lebanon Thursday with a message of “great firmness” to its…
France to sell Egypt 30 fighter jets in $4.5 bln deal -Egyptian defense ministry, report
Egypt
May 4, 2021
France to sell Egypt 30 fighter jets in $4.5 bln deal -Egyptian defense ministry, report
Egypt has signed a contract with France to buy 30 Rafale fighter jets, its defense ministry said in a statement…
France urges rebuke for Syria over chemical weapons use
Middle East
April 21, 2021
France urges rebuke for Syria over chemical weapons use
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A group of 46 nations called Tuesday on member states of the global chemical weapons…
Bitter experience helps French ICUs crest latest virus wave
World
April 19, 2021
Bitter experience helps French ICUs crest latest virus wave
ROUEN, France (AP) — Slowly suffocating in a French intensive care ward, Patrick Aricique feared he would die from his…
Rwanda report blames France for ‘enabling’ the 1994 genocide
World
April 19, 2021
Rwanda report blames France for ‘enabling’ the 1994 genocide
PARIS (AP) — The French government bears “significant” responsibility for “enabling a foreseeable genocide,” a report commissioned by the Rwandan…
Pakistan blocks social media platforms amid protest crackdown
World
April 16, 2021
Pakistan blocks social media platforms amid protest crackdown
Pakistan placed a temporary ban on several social media websites on Friday. Platforms that will be unavailable include Facebook, Twitter,…
Is a ban on buying sex work effective? Sex workers say ‘no’
World
April 15, 2021
Is a ban on buying sex work effective? Sex workers say ‘no’
Sex work. The issue of whether a country should criminalize the industry is a polarizing one — and no less…
Let us rebuild Beirut’s port in less than three years, says France’s CMA CGM
Middle East
April 10, 2021
Let us rebuild Beirut’s port in less than three years, says France’s CMA CGM
PARIS (Reuters) – French container shipping group CMA CGM is pursuing a plan to rebuild Beirut’s port within three years,…