After years of debate, French MPs have voted to adopt a bill to establish a right to assisted dying for some adults suffering from an incurable condition under strict rules.
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FRANCE: 10-year-old Boy Charged With Attempted Rape/Murder
A boy has been charged with attempted murder and rape after ambushing a woman who was jogging through a park in France.
The child, said to be 10 years old allegedly attacked the 22-year-old victim while she ran through the Gouëdic Valley park in Saint-Brieuc, Brittany.
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FRANCE: Louvre Director Steps Down Four Months After Audacious Heist
Four months after the infamous heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris, the director has resigned and president Macron has accepted Laurence des Cars’ resignation.
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FRANCE: Lawmakers Approves Bill Banning Social Media Access To Under-15s
French lawmakers have passed a bill that would ban social media use by under-15s, a move championed by President Emmanuel Macron who said, “The emotions of our children and teenagers are not for sale or to be manipulated, either by American platforms or Chinese algorithms.”
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FRANCE: Louvre Hikes Ticket Price For Non-EU Tourists
The Louvre has been the centre of a lot of attention in the last few months, from the spontaneous strikes in June to the shocking and audacious robbery of French crown jewels in October.
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MOZAMBIQUE: Total Energy Faces War Crimes Allegations Over Massacre
French energy company, Total is facing war crimes allegations over a massacre near its multi-billion-dollar international gas project in northern Mozambique in 2021, an allegation it denies.
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FRANCE: Louvre Director Offers Resignation While Indicting Macron And Culture Minister
The director of the Louvre has admitted a daylight raid, in which jewels worth an estimated £76m were stolen, was a “terrible failure” and has offered to resign.
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DEFAMATION: Brigitte Macron To Present Scientific/Photographic Proof Of Gender
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, will present photographic and scientific evidence to a US court to prove the French first lady is, in fact, a woman according to their lawyer.
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FRANCE: Prosecutors Investigates Kick Following Live Streamer’s Death
An investigation has been launched by authorities in Paris following the live stream death on Australian streaming platform Kick.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Canal+ Acquires MultiChoice In Landmark $3b Deal
French media giant Canal+ Group has completed a $3 billion deal to acquire the remaining 55% of MultiChoice Group, securing full ownership of the continent’s largest pay-tv operator and its popular platforms, DStv and GOtv.
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