PARIS (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe and his government resigned on Friday as President Emmanuel Macron acted on a pledge to reinvent his administration and win back disillusioned
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Former French PM Fillon sentenced to jail for embezzling public funds
PARIS (Reuters) – A French court on Monday sentenced former Prime Minister Francois Fillon to five years in jail, three of them suspended, for embezzling public funds in a scandal
Merkel hopes for agreement EU budget, recovery fund at summit
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she hopes that European Union leaders can agree on the bloc’s next budget and a recovery fund at a summit
France's Givenchy names Matthew Williams as new designer
PARIS (Reuters) – French couture house Givenchy, owned by luxury goods giant LVMH (LVMH.PA) and known for once dressing Hollywood stars such as Audrey Hepburn, said on Monday it had
EU news: Macron warns France will seek economic independence after pandemic
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'It's up to us': how Merkel and Macron revived EU solidarity
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – It took a courtroom of scarlet-robed judges to spur Angela Merkel to make one of her boldest moves in 15 years as German chancellor: propose huge cash
Factbox: What happened in Rwanda's 1994 genocide?
(Reuters) – Police in Paris have arrested Rwanda’s most wanted man, Felicien Kabuga, an alleged architect of the genocide that killed about 800,000 people more than 25 years ago. Here
France's coronavirus death toll nears 18,000, but some good omens
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s registered death toll from coronavirus infections rose towards 18,000 on Thursday, but some data suggested the spread of the disease has been contained after a one-month
Daily coronavirus death toll in France slows to 441
PARIS (Reuters) – The number of people who died from coronavirus infections in France over the past 24 hours slowed to 441 from a high of 588 the previous day,
France to ramp up domestic production of face masks, respirators: Macron
PARIS (Reuters) – France plans to quickly ramp up domestic production of face masks and respirators to respond to urgent needs of hospitals and caregivers during the coronavirus epidemic, French