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France working with allies on plan should US move on Greenland
TRUMP RENEWS GREENLAND AMBITIONS Trump has in recent days repeated that he wants to gain control of Greenland, an idea…
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France plans social media ban for children under 15
PARIS: France will make a fresh attempt to protect children from excessive screen time, proposing a ban on social media…
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Thieves in France steal up to US$1.2 million in jewellery, police say
LILLE: Thieves in northern France stole jewellery worth up to US$1.2 million, police said on Saturday (Nov 15), after breaking…
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France marks decade since harrowing Paris attacks
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron began a day of commemoration ceremonies on Thursday (Nov 13), 10 years on from France’s…
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French minister raises ‘not acceptable’ Shein sex dolls with China
SHANGHAI: France’s foreign trade minister said on Friday (Nov 7) he had told Chinese authorities “in a spirit of cooperation”…
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Louvre heist a ‘deafening wake-up call’ for museum security: Auditor
PARIS: Last month’s spectacular Louvre heist, in which robbers made off with some of France’s crown jewels, was a “deafening…
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Ten stand trial in Paris for sexist online harassment of France’s first lady
PARIS: Ten people will stand trial in Paris on Monday (Oct 27) and Tuesday for the alleged cyber-harassment of France’s…
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How a German freight lift became an unexpected social media star in the Louvre heist
The post also touts the ability of the “Böcker Agilo” to transport up to 400kg of “your treasures” at a…
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Thieves strike Louvre in daring jewel heist as the world’s most visited museum shuts
SERIES OF HEISTS Several French museums have recently been targeted. Last month, thieves broke into Paris’s Natural History Museum, making…
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France’s Macron reappoints Lecornu as Prime Minister
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday (Oct 10) reappointed his outgoing prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu, back into that position,…
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