As France’s bid to vaccinate 5- to 11-year-olds against Covid-19 hits the one-month mark, progress remains ploddingly slow, light years behind many EU neighbours. As the Omicron wave rages through France with average confirmed cases exceeding 300,000 a day, Prime
France’s parliament gave final approval on Sunday to the government’s latest measures to tackle the COVID-19 virus, including a vaccine pass contested by anti-vaccine protestors. Lawmakers in the lower house of parliament voted 215 in favour to 58 against, paving
Huge numbers of French teachers went on strike Thursday, with the biggest teachers’ union saying half of primary schools were closed as staff demand clarity from the government on coronavirus measures. Coming as France’s presidential election campaign gets under way ahead
French health authorities on Tuesday said they had registered 271,686 new Covid-19 infections, the highest recorded to date, confirming France’s position as Europe’s hardest-hit country as the Omicron wave sweeps across the continent. The more-contagious Omicron variant of coronavirus drove the number of
France and Germany bear a “special responsibility” to make the European Union a stronger world power as Paris assumes the bloc’s rotating presidency, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told AFP on Friday. Germany‘s coalition government has said it wants to
France on Thursday said it would show “tolerance” for Britons hoping to transit the country to reach homes elsewhere in the European Union, after a surprise clampdown caused dismay for thousands of travellers. Under tougher Covid rules that began to be applied
Wearing masks even outdoors will be mandatory in Paris starting on Friday, French authorities have announced, as the country struggles to come to grips with an Omicron surge. France is leading Europe in new infections, with a record 208,000 new cases confirmed
Paris (CNN)With Iran on the cusp of building a deliverable nuclear weapon and with a growing perception that the United States may no longer be the staunch and reliable ally that many, especially in Europe and the Middle East, had
French Prime Minister Jean Castex said major public parties and fireworks will be banned on New Year’s eve. © Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt, AFP France said on Friday it will reduce the time between second and third Covid-19 vaccination injections to
French President Emmanuel Macron cancelled his visit to Mali over Covid-19 crisis. © Yves Herman, Pool/AFP French President Emmanuel Macron Friday cancelled a trip to Mali to meet transitional leader Colonel Assimi Goita after France announced new measures to battle the pandemic.