An investigation has been launched as an airport worker tragically died after a plane seemingly ‘ran them over’ on the tarmac on Monday night.
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HANTAVIRUS: WHO Chief Warns Countries To Prepare For More Cases
The head of the World Health Organization has told countries to prepare for more hantavirus cases as authorities in Paris said a French woman who contracted the virus onboard the cruise ship MV Hondius had the most severe form of the disease and had been put on a ventilator.
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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: 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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FRANCE: South African Ambassador Faced Multiple Corruption Claims Before Leap Of Death – French Prosecutors
Early findings by French prosecutors into the death of South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nkosinathi Emmanuel “Nathi” Mthethwa who was discovered outside a Paris hotel dead.
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FRANCE: Paul Pogba’s Brother Sentenced For Extortion Plot
Footballer Paul Pogba’s brother Mathias has been sentenced to a three-year prison term for his role in an £11million blackmail plot against the former Manchester United star.
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FRANCE: Congolese Diaspora In Paris Votes For The First Time In Presidential Elections
Members of the Congolese diaspora community in Paris have gone to the polls to vote for the first time, in the presidential and legislative elections held Wednesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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FRANCE: Paris To Charge SUV Drivers Higher Parking Fees To Tackle Pollution
Paris city hall is to impose higher parking fees on owners of SUVs in a bid to reduce pollution in the capital.
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FRANCE: Tribute Exhibition In Honour Of Fela Kuti Lights Up Paris
The Paris Philharmonic is devoting an immersive monographic exhibition in tribute to Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, inventor of Afrobeat in the 1970s, who “had a real love affair with France,” according to Alexandre Girard-Muscagorry, one of the exhibition curators.
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EQUATORIAL GUINEA: Another Appeal To Save Confiscated Paris Mansion
The government of Equatorial Guinea has filled a fresh legal at the International Court of Justice to avert the confiscation of a luxury mansion and other assets by France.
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