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France Enters Unprecedented Era : More Deaths Than Births for the First Time Since 1945
Tunisie Numerique
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July 29, 2025
France has crossed a symbolic and historic threshold: for the first time since the end of World War II, the number of deaths has surpassed the number of births. This is according to data released by INSEE (the National Institute of Statistics and...
French government adopts bill for restitution of colonial-era objects
The Art Newspaper
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July 30, 2025
Eight years after French president Emmanuel Macron pledged to return African heritage to the continent, his government has adopted a bill facilitating the deaccession of cultural items plundered from former colonies. The bill, presented on...
France urges broader recognition of Palestinian statehood
Politico Europe
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July 30, 2025
News Politics The French push has sparked fury from Israel and the United States. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot called on more countries to recognize Palestinian statehood. “In New York with 14 other countries, France launches a...
France-Spain flight row over Jewish teens escalates
BBC
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The removal of a French group of Jewish teenagers from a flight in Spain last week has prompted a diplomatic row, after their group leader was handcuffed by police and a Spanish minister called them "Israeli brats". French government ministers...
French fashion faux pas now risks $267 fine
In Daily
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July 31, 2025
The French resort town of Les Sables d’Olonne has introduced fines for people found to be walking around topless or in their swimsuits anywhere other than the beach. Authorities in the popular seaside town in the Vendée region on France’s Atlantic...
French University Rejects Gaza Student Over ‘Hateful’ Online Posts
Channels TV
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July 30, 2025
A top French university said Wednesday it cancelled the enrolment of a woman student from Gaza because of her social media posts that the country’s interior ministry called “hateful”. Authorities did not release the content of the messages but...
France, 14 other nations back Palestine state
Dawn
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July 31, 2025
• UN conference ends with global push for two-state solution • Malta also announces intention to recognise Palestine in September WASHINGTON: France and 14 other Western nations called on countries worldwide to move to recognise a Palestinian...
France and 14 nations back Palestinian state
Euro Weekly News
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July 30, 2025
In a significant diplomatic development, France and 14 other countries have jointly called for the recognition of the State of Palestine. The coordinated statement, issued during a United Nations conference in New York on July 29 marks a renewed...
French wine sustainability agreement approved: EU and U.S. antitrust considerations
JD Supra - California
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July 30, 2025
The European Commission (“Commission”) issued its first opinion regarding the compatibility of a sustainability agreement with competition rules for the agricultural sector on July 14. The Commission’s opinion is a milestone in the intersection of...
French Musical Don Juan Visits Sofia
Bulgarian News Agency
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French musical Don Juan will be staged at Hall 1 of the National Palace of Culture (NDK) congress centre in Sofia from January 28 to 31, 2026, with a total of five performances, the organizers from Spectacolis said on Wednesday. Created in 2003 by...
French ministers condemn ‘brutal’ force used to remove Jewish youths from flight
The Times of Israel
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July 30, 2025
PARIS (AP) — A summer camp counselor has accused Spanish law enforcement officers of using brute force against her during the removal of a group of French Jewish teenagers from a plane bound for Paris from Spain, French government ministers and...
France: Israeli Settler Violence That Killed Palestinian Activist Is Terrorism
Tempo.co
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July 30, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - France on Tuesday, July 29, condemned the killing of a Palestinian activist in the West Bank who contributed to the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land. As reported by Al Arabiya, Paris referred to Israeli settler violence...
Over 60 Rights Groups Call On France For Reparations to Haiti
Our News Bahamas
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July 30, 2025
FRANCE – More than 60 rights groups are urging French President Emmanuel Macron to pay reparations to Haiti, demanding justice for crippling payments Haiti made to France after gaining independence. The so-called “ransom,” which included...
14 nations follow France's lead in push to recognize Palestinian state
Al Mayadeen
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July 30, 2025
France and 14 nations push for Palestinian state recognition through the New York Call, calling for a "two-state solution" amid the genocide in Gaza. France, along with 14 other countries, has signed a declaration suggesting a potential wave of...
I'm an American who's lived in Paris for years. Taking notes from the French improved my skin and beauty routine.
Business Insider
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As an American who's lived in France for about six years, I've made some dramatic changes to my beauty regimen. Although I regularly wore several makeup products back in Boston, I've since narrowed my routine down to four things: a tinted serum, a...
Islamophobia in France – Restaurant Owner Assaulted Amid Racist Slurs: Outrage Over Apparent Impunity
Tunisie Numerique
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July 30, 2025
Hasna, a French-Moroccan restaurateur and mother of three, was violently attacked on Saturday, July 19, 2025, outside her restaurant in La Roche-Posay, in the Vienne department. The assault — physical, sexual, and verbal — has shocked the local...
Over 60 Rights Groups Call on France to Pay Reparations to Haiti
Nationwide 90FM
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July 30, 2025
Over 60 rights groups have signed a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron calling for billions of dollars in reparations to Haiti The letter dated Tuesday, July 29, points to the crippling payments Haiti made to France as compensation for...
EVFTA spurs economic growth between Vietnam and France
People's Army Newspaper
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In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) in Paris on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the EVFTA’s entry into force, Son noted that the agreement has not only delivered economic benefits but also played a strategic stabilizing...
European Azerbaijan Center issues statement on groundless draft resolution motioned by French National Assembly
Azertag
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July 30, 2025
Berlin, July 30, AZERTAC The Germany-based European Azerbaijan Center has issued a statement on another biased and groundless draft resolution put forward at the National Assembly of France, Zaur Aliyev, Chairman of the European Azerbaijan Center...
Michael Jackson’s Sock Fetches $8,000 in France
News Central TV
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July 30, 2025
A single sparkly sock that late pop icon Michael Jackson donned during a concert in France in the 1990s fetched over $8,000 on Wednesday, according to a French auction house. A technician discovered the worn sock discarded next to Jackson’s...