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Three die on French motorway after car travels 40 km in wrong direction

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 27 05:45 AM

A man who drove about 40 kilometers on the wrong side of a French motorway died in a head-on crash that also killed his passenger and another driver, police said Thursday. Read more »

Former French president Jacques Chirac dies at 86

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 26 06:44 PM

On the international stage, Chirac will be best remembered for angering the United States with his public opposition to the 2003 war in Iraq. Read more »

Embattled Hong Kong leader set for town hall meeting

Yan Zhao, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 26 06:00 PM

"No matter what your stands and opinions are, I believe we have a common goal -- for the interest of Hong Kong," chief executive Carrie Lam said in a Facebook post. Read more »

China buys 'considerable' amount of US pork, soybeans

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 26 05:26 PM

Beijing said Thursday it had bought a "considerable" amount of US pork and soybeans, the latest sign of appeasement between the two sides in the drawn-out trade war. Read more »

Black panther stolen from a French zoo

Reuters
Posted at Sep 25 06:03 AM

LILLE, France—A young black panther that escaped last week and was seen prowling the rooftops of a northern French town has been stolen from the zoo where it was held after being recaptured, police and city officials said on Tuesday.   Read more »

France may face sperm shortage under Macron plan to ease IVF rules

Marine Pennetier and Michaela Cabrera, Reuters
Posted at Sep 25 05:57 AM

PARIS—France risks a shortage of frozen sperm if lawmakers approve new legislation that allows single women and lesbian couples access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and abolishes the right of sperm and egg donors to keep their identities secret, clinicians said. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 24, 2019

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Updated as of Sep 25 01:35 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos Read more »

Another lopsided loss for Gilas

Abhishek N. Chinnappa, AFP
Posted at Sep 24 09:38 PM

France Mae Cabinbin of the Philippines guards Australia’s Jenna O’Hea of Australia in the 2019 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup in Bangalore, India on Tuesday Read more »

Stray cat? Black panther found roaming rooftops in French city

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 20 12:03 AM

A black panther found roaming the rooftops near the northern French city of Lille like a stray cat on Wednesday evening was captured after being cornered inside a home, local authorities said. Read more »

Google agrees 945-million-euro tax settlement with France

Juliette Montesse and Valentin Bontemps, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 13 08:41 AM

US internet giant Google has agreed a settlement totaling 945 million euros ($1.0 billion) to end a tax dispute in France under an agreement announced in court on Thursday. Read more »

Saudi princess gets suspended jail in France over beaten workman

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 09:50 PM

A French court on Thursday handed a 10-month suspended sentence to a sister of the Saudi crown prince over the beating of a workman at a luxury residence in Paris in 2016. Read more »

PH makes big statement with small items at this year's Maison & Objet fair

Marilyn Paed-Rayray, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 12 07:01 PM

Philippine independent designers and manufacturers of decor, fashion and furniture are once again taking part in the premier international interior design trade fair Maison & Objet at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre this month. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 11, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 12:48 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos  Read more »

Stifled by ‘Team Eiffel’

Ng Han Guan, AP
Posted at Sep 11 10:06 PM

Rudy Gobert of France dunks as Team USA’s Brook Lopez and Derrick White look in the quarterfinals of the 2019 FIBA World Cup in Guangdong, China, on Wednesday. Read more »

French court to rule if noisy rooster can keep crowing

Olivier Guerin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 05 03:51 PM

ROCHEFORT, France – A rowdy rooster named Maurice will learn Thursday if he can go on crowing as usual, after unhappy neighbors filed a lawsuit denounced by critics as an attack by urban interlopers on the traditional sounds of the French countryside. Read more »

UK, France, Germany express concern over situation in South China Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 08:06 PM

MANILA - The United Kingdom, France and Germany have expressed concern over the current situation in the South China Sea. Read more »

Macron and Bolsonaro: political polar opposites

Michel Moutot, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 28 08:40 AM

Relations between French President Emmanuel Macron and his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro which have been fraught from the start sunk to new lows after Bolsonaro's jibe about Macron's wife, analysts say. Read more »

US tech industry cool on Trump deal on France digital tax

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 28 07:25 AM

A US trade group representing major technology firms on Tuesday denounced an agreement on France's digital tax announced by Presidents Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron that leaves the levy in place until a new international taxation plan takes effect. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 27, 2019

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Posted at Aug 28 01:39 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Brazil will reject G7 Amazon aid unless Macron withdraws 'insults'

Lisandra Paraguassu and Jamie McGeever, Reuters
Posted at Aug 27 09:50 PM

Brazil will reject an offer of at least $20 million from the Group of Seven nations to fight fires in the Amazon rainforest unless French President Emmanuel Macron withdraws his "insults," President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday. Read more »