•Ebola outbreak France today announced its first confirmed case of Ebola identified on its territory, through a doctor who had returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The health ministry “confirms today the identification of a first positive case of Ebola virus disease on national territory”, it said. Contacted by our correspondent, th...
•A woman walks with an umbrella to protect herself during a heatwave in Bordeau, yesterday A 30-year-old man died on an athletics track outside Paris yesterday, as a new heatwave swept across much of France, forcing the cancellation of dozens of trains and the suspension of classes. Although astronomical summer does not begin until Sunday, [&...
•France’s forward Kylian Mbappe (R) celebrates goal with teammate, defender Jules Kounde, against Senegal, yesterday Kylian Mbappe scored twice as France launched their bid for a third World Cup crown with a 3-1 victory over Senegal in Group I yesterday. Real Madrid star Mbappe took his career World Cup goals tally to 14 – just […]...
•Demonstrators in Geneva yesterday Thousands of protesters thronged the streets of Geneva yesterday ahead of the G7 summit in Evian in neighbouring France, with police omnipresent amid fears of a repeat of the violence seen at a similar summit in 2003. Waving banners with messages like “No to the G7 and all imperialist alliances!” and [&hellip...
•Bahamas-registered cruise ship, Ambition French authorities today confined more than 1,700 passengers and crew on a British cruise ship docked in Bordeaux after an elderly passenger died, said officials, who played down any links to the hantavirus scare. Dozens also suffered from upset stomachs aboard the Ambition — most of whose 1,233 passen...
•France’s President Emmanuel Macron French President Emmanuel Macron said yesterday that the government had the hantavirus situation “under control”, after a rare outbreak on a cruise ship sparked a global health scare. The virus was detected on board the MV Hondius, where three people died after being infected with the virus that usually spre...
•Tinubu jets out President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja tomorrow on a three nation visit to Kenya, Rwanda and France. This was disclosed by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. Giving a breakdown of the three nations trip, Onanuga said President Tinubu’s first stop will be in France, […]...
•Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) and France’s President Emmanuel Macron (R) France and Britain will co-host a video conference on Friday with countries ready to contribute to a “purely defensive mission” to secure the Strait of Hormuz, the French president’s office said. President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minist...
•South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been disinvited by France to the G7 summit in the French town of Evian in June because of US pressure, the South African presidency told our correspondent today. South Africa has faced months of pressure from US Preside...
•Strait of Hormuz Six major international powers, including Britain, France, Germany, and Japan, said yesterday they were ready “to contribute to appropriate efforts to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz”. “We welcome the commitment of nations who are engaging in preparatory planning,” the grouping — which also includes Italy and...
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