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French drug smuggler's death sentence commuted in Indonesia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 02 03:20 PM

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A French drug smuggler's death sentence has been commuted by an Indonesian court to 19 years in prison, his lawyer told AFP on Friday. Read more »

Tain l’Hermitage: a fun, food-filled afternoon in rural France

Ronnie Gatbonton
Updated as of Aug 05 05:53 PM

Forty minutes north of the French city of Valence is a rich region filled with vineyards, fruit orchards, and Valrhona chocolates. With walking trails offering fantastic views of the landscape, it makes for a great European day trip. Read more »

Indonesia returns containers of waste to France, Hong Kong

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 30 12:51 PM

Indonesia has returned seven shipping containers of illegally imported waste to France and Hong Kong, an official said Tuesday, marking the latest move by a Southeast Asian nation to send back rubbish to their wealthy places of origin. Read more »

Cycling: Egan Bernal hails Tour de France triumph

Damian McCall, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 29 10:57 AM

Egan Bernal clinched victory in the Tour de France on Sunday, becoming the first Colombian winner of cycling's greatest prize and its youngest in more than a century. Read more »

France to develop anti-satellite laser weapons: minister

Adam Plowright, Daphne Benoit, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 25 10:44 PM

PARIS - France plans to develop anti-satellite laser weapons, its defense minister said Thursday, laying out French ambitions to close the gap on rivals who are developing new arms and surveillance capabilities in space. Read more »

Records tumble in Europe as heatwave bites

Adam Plowright, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 25 08:39 AM

Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands recorded their highest ever temperatures as a European heatwave soared towards its peak on Wednesday, impacting rail transport and prompting a number of drownings with people taking to the water. Read more »

Topless sunbathing going out of fashion in France: survey

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 25 12:25 AM

PARIS - Once widespread in France, topless sunbathing is going out of fashion, a survey has shown, with fears about harassment, body image and health seen as prompting a trend to cover up more at the beach. Read more »

'A little bit bigger salary' for teachers not enough, lawmaker says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 01:28 AM

MANILA—ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro on Monday slammed President Rodrigo Duterte's remark regarding the salary increase for teachers and other government employees. Read more »

G7 ministers reach consensus on taxing digital giants: France

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 18 09:01 PM

G7 finance ministers meeting in France on Thursday agreed to a plan for taxing digital companies such as Facebook and Google that will set a minimum level of taxation for them. Read more »

Louvre museum removes Sackler name amid opioid controversy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 18 06:38 AM

PARIS, France - The Louvre museum in Paris has removed the name of the Sackler family from one of its wings, amid a controversy that has seen the billionaire donors accused of pushing a highly-addictive opioid blamed for tens of thousands of deaths. Read more »

France, Germany worried over new Facebook currency

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 18 02:15 AM

CHANTILLY, FRANCE - The finance ministers of France and Germany on Wednesday expressed serious reservations about Facebook's planned Libra cryptocurrency because of its possible impact on global financial stability. Read more »

BRP Gabriela Silang inilunsad sa France

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 12:43 AM

Ito ang kauna-unahang offshore patrol boat na isasabak ng Philippine Coast Guard sa West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Reinvent international monetary order or face Chinese dominance -France

Reuters
Posted at Jul 17 09:17 AM

France's finance minister said on Tuesday the post-war international monetary order needed to be reinvented or become increasingly dominated by China.   Read more »

France urges G7 to find 'international solution' on digital taxes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 17 07:49 AM

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Tuesday urged the G7 club of top world economic powers to find an international solution to taxing digital giants at their meeting outside Paris this week.   Read more »

Tech tax set to dominate G7 finance ministers meeting

Antonio Rodriguez, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 15 10:22 PM

A row over taxing tech giants is set to dominate a meeting of G7 finance ministers near Paris this week, with the world's leading industrialized nations already riven by disruptive US trade policies.   Read more »

Drone snipers

Charles Platiau, Reuters
Posted at Jul 15 07:41 PM

French Army soldiers hold anti-drone guns during the traditional Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees. Read more »

Macron showcases Europe military prowess at Paris parade

Daphné Benoit and Stuart Williams, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 14 08:33 PM

President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday sought to showcase European military cooperation in France's annual Bastille Day parade at a time of growing tensions between Europe and the United States. Read more »

Macron to show off EU military might at Paris parade

Daphné Benoit, Stuart Williams, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 12 09:34 PM

Macron, who pushed the idea of an initiative to undertake missions outside of existing structures such as NATO, said that European defense cooperation was crucial. Read more »

France passes law taxing digital giants in defiance of US anger

Hazel Ward, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 11 09:36 PM

France on Thursday became the first major economy to impose a tax on digital giants, with parliament passing the legislation in defiance of a probe ordered by President Donald Trump that could trigger reprisal tariffs. Read more »

Indonesia issues tsunami warning after 6.9 magnitude quake

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 08 03:45 AM

A strong, magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off Indonesia on Sunday, the US Geological Survey reported, triggering a tsunami warning and sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes. Read more »