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Aviation group Air France-KLM will issue new shares. That writes Reuters news agency based on sources around the French-Dutch company. Air France-KLM announced on Tuesday that it wants to convert part of its government loans into…

The French House of Representatives, the National Assembly, has, as expected, agreed to another national lockdown from Saturday. President Emmanuel Macron announced that Thursday to combat the third wave of corona infections. Of…

Nicolas Sarkozy is the first French ex-president in modern history to be sentenced to prison for corruption. The judges found him guilty of attempted bribery of a judge and abuse of power during his presidency. He has been…

The idea that airline Air France may have to give up so-called slots at Paris's Orly airport in exchange for extra government support is against the sore leg of French transport minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari. The former pilot…

France is alluding to new sanctions against Turkey. This is what French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in an interview with radio station Europe 1. The minister did not comment on what the possible sanctions against…

The French department of Alpes-Maritimes with the famous places Nice and Cannes will go into a nightly lockdown on Saturday. That reports the newspaper Nice-Matin. Everything indicates that Prime Minister Jean Castex will announce this in…

In the French capital Paris, the wearing of a face mask is mandatory in shopping streets and queues, for example for authorities, attractions and museums. The metropolis beloved by tourists wants to nip the second wave of corona…

The number of coronavirus deaths in France rose by 83 to 27,074 on Wednesday. That increase is less than the previous two days. The number of confirmed cases of infection increased by 507 to 140,734. According to the Ministry of…

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that May 11 is not a day for the country to return to normal life. It is only one step towards the relaxation of the measures imposed to combat the coronavirus. The President said this in…

France does not intend to withdraw its troops from Iraq for the time being, as the fight against terrorist IS is still a priority for the country. The French government announces this. Security for the 160 French soldiers in Iraq…