A United Airlines pilot was arrested after turning up drunk for a flight from Paris to Washington, D.C. last Sunday.
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FRANCE: Kylian Mbappé Turned Down Meeting With Saudi Club
Kylian Mbappé has reportedly refused to meet with representatives of Saudi Arabian team Al Hilal, who have made a world-record bid for the France forward’s transfer.
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FRANCE: Police Shooting Sets Off Unrest
The shooting death of a 17-year-old driver by police near Paris on Tuesday during a traffic check has triggered unrest in France after a 17-year-old driver was shot and killed by police near Paris on Tuesday during a traffic check.
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FRANCE: French Digital Minister Threatens Twitter Ban Over Non-compliance With EU Rules
France’s Digital Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Monday raised the tempo on the rising tussle between the European Union and Elon Musk’s Twitter, as he threatened the social media platform’s access to the economic bloc.
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CLICK BAIT: Is Achraf Hakim Divorce Report A Mere Click Bait?
The reports on Friday, April 14, 2023, alleging that Moroccan footballer Achraf Hakimi had all his assets registered under his mother’s name, following his ongoing divorce settlement estranged wife Hiba Abouk.
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SENEGAL: Former PM Cheikh Soumare In Police Custody For Questioning Sall’s Marie Le Pen Link
Former Senegalese Prime minister Cheikh Hadjibou Soumare has spent his first night into custody after his arrest for questioning President Macky Sall if he had financed right wing French politician Le Pen.
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GABON: French Interference In Africa ‘Over’-President Macron
French president Emmanuel Macron is drawing a line under the era of French interference in Africa. Speaking in Libreville as he began a four-nation tour of the continent to renew frayed ties, Macron said was “The age of Francafrique is well over.”
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BURKINA FASO: Government Indefinitely Suspends French Radio Over ‘Terrorist Propaganda’ Broadcast
Burkina Faso on Saturday ordered the immediate indefinite suspension of Radio France Internationale (RFI) broadcasts, accusing it of putting out a “message of intimidation” attributed to a “terrorist leader”.
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FRANCE: Tax Inspector On Audit Visit To Antique Dealer
A tax inspector has been killed during an audit at the home of a dealer in antique goods in the northern village of Arras, police say.
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FRANCE: Cardinal Admits Sexual Abuse Of 14-year-old Girl 35years Ago
Retired Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, one of France’s highest-ranking prelates of the Catholic Church has confessed to abusing a 14-year-old girl 35 years ago and has offered to hand himself to the police.
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