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Iranian diplomat sentenced to 20 years imprisonment over 2018 bomb plot in France
Brussels: A Belgian court on Thursday ordered a jail term of 20 years to Iranian diplomat, Assadollah Assadi, for plotting a thwarted bombing during an Opposition rally in 2018 outside Paris. According…
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3 more Rafale jets take off for India from France
Paris: Another set of Rafale jets took off from France for India on Wednesday, the Indian Embassy here said. The new set of jets, which will have three more Rafales have taken…
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Over 100K people vaccinated against COVID in France
Paris: More than 100,000 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in France over the past two weeks, media reported on Monday, citing sources in the French government. On December 27, France, among…
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British Sikh charity helps feed truckers stranded by COVID variant
London: British Sikh charity Khalsa Aid has been delivering hundreds of hot meals to truckers stranded as the border with France was sealed to try and contain a new fast-spreading variant of coronavirus…
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Took long time for me to recover from COVID-19, says Pogba
Manchester: Manchester United’s midfielder Paul Pogba has admitted that it took him a long time to recover physically from COVID-19. Pogba had tested positive for coronavirus on August 27 this year and…
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Former French president Valery Giscard d’Estaing dies at 94
Paris: Valery Giscard d’Estaing, president of France from 1974 to 1981 and a key actor in European integration, has died on Wednesday at the age of 94, French media reported. Giscard d’Estaing…
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France sees further fall in COVID hospitalisations as lockdown exit starts
Paris: The COVID-19 hospitalisations in France further declined on Saturday as the country started a three-stage lockdown exit. A total of 28,168 COVID-19 patients remained in hospitals, down by 480, consolidating a…
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France not recognising Republic of Artsakh’s independence: Foreign Ministry
Paris: France in not recognizing the independence of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, which controls a part of Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region, despite the relevant resolution of the national Senate, a spokesperson for…
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Tens of thousands in Bangladesh protest against France
Dhaka: Tens of thousands of Muslims marched in the streets of Bangladesh’s capital on Monday in the country’s largest protest yet against the French president’s support of secular laws that allow caricatures of…
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France boosts its border controls after terrorist attacks
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that France is reinforcing its border controls after a series of terrorist attacks that hit the country in recent weeks. Macron said the number…