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French president's wife caught virus over Christmas

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 09 11:45 PM

Brigitte Macron, 67, tested positive on December 24 but presented only light symptoms and was negative six days later, said her office.   Read more »

France's Macron tests positive for COVID-19, self isolates

Reuters
Updated as of Dec 17 08:05 PM

(UPDATE) French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19, the French Presidency said on Thursday, although it was not clear at this stage where he had contracted the virus. Read more »

Amazon, Apple stay away from new French initiative to set principles for Big Tech

Michel Rose, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 30 09:27 PM

US tech giants Amazon and Apple have not signed up to a new French initiative to get global tech companies to publicly commit to principles including paying their fair share of taxes, government officials said on Monday. Read more »

'This, again?': Weary Parisians gird for new lockdown

Reuters
Posted at Oct 29 07:25 AM

PARIS - On the television screen on the wall of the Parisian cafe she runs, manager Karine Dubin watched President Emmanuel Macron tell the French people they were heading back to lockdown, and it left her feeling deflated. Read more »

Pakistani PM asks Facebook CEO to ban Islamophobic content

Reuters
Posted at Oct 26 01:03 PM

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's prime minister has appealed to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to ban Islamophobic content on the site, warning of an increase in radicalization amongst Muslims, the government said on Sunday. Read more »

We will not give up cartoons: Macron in homage to murdered teacher

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 22 03:53 AM

PARIS - France will not give up cartoons, President Emmanuel Macron vowed Wednesday in a homage to teacher Samuel Paty, beheaded for having shown caricatures of the Prophet Mohamed to pupils in a lesson on free speech. Read more »

France daily coronavirus cases top record 30,000

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 16 06:49 AM

PARIS - The number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus in France over the past 24 hours has exceeded 30,000 for the first time, official data showed on Thursday. Read more »

World should not be dominated by China-US 'rivalry', says French president

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 23 06:29 AM

UNITED NATIONS - World leaders must not let themselves be dominated by a power struggle between the US and China, French President Emmanuel Macron told the UN on Tuesday, calling for a "modern new consensus" on tackling global challenges. Read more »

Al-Qaeda threatens to repeat Charlie Hebdo carnage for republishing Mohammed cartoons

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 12 05:31 AM

PARIS - Al-Qaeda has threatened French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo with a repeat of a 2015 massacre of its staff after it republished controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, the SITE observatory said on Friday. Read more »

Facebook, hinarang ang livestream ng isang lalaking tinanggihang ma-euthanasia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 12:18 AM

Inihayag ng social media site na hindi nito papayagan na i-livestream ng isang Frenchman, na may malala at hindi na magamot na sakit, ang pagpapakamatay nito.  Read more »

Lebanon president rejects global probe into port blast

Hashem Osseiran and Jean-Marc Mojon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 08 05:23 AM

Lebanon's president Friday rejected any international probe into the catastrophic port blast, saying a missile or negligence could have been responsible as rescuers desperately combed the rubble for survivors. Read more »

Lebanon's leaders face rage, reform calls after blast disaster

Jean Marc Mojon and Valerie Leroux, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 07 05:47 AM

Lebanon's embattled leadership, under fire after a massive explosion laid waste to large parts of central Beirut, faced public fury Thursday and stern calls to reform from the visiting French president and the IMF. Read more »

France, Netherlands reach deal on KLM bailout: minister

Toby Sterling and Laurence Frost, Reuters
Posted at Jun 26 09:01 AM

The Dutch finance minister said on Thursday the government would hold a news conference on Friday to release details of an aid package agreed by France and the Netherlands on his country's contribution to bail out Air France-KLM. Read more »

World leaders to launch WHO COVID-19 plan, but US won't take part

Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Posted at Apr 24 10:28 PM

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will help launch a global initiative on Friday to accelerate work to fight COVID-19, the World Health Organization said, but the United States said it will not take part. Read more »

From sugarcoating to brutal honesty, leaders navigate coronavirus crisis

Megan Specia, The New York Times
Updated as of Apr 18 06:36 PM

Leaders have taken approaches that run the gamut — from dismissive to serious to somber to combative — offering insights into governing in a time of crisis. Read more »

France to extend coronavirus lockdown; Macron to address nation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 09 03:33 AM

France is to further extend a lockdown ordered to slow the spread of the coronavirus, with President Emmanuel Macron to again address the nation next week, the French presidency said Wednesday.   Read more »

EU to defend economy from coronavirus using 'all of our means'

Damon Wake and Dave Clark, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 11 08:32 AM

EU leaders sought Tuesday to reassure business and markets they will do what it takes to protect the bloc's economy from the effects of the deadly coronavirus epidemic.    Read more »

Macron warns France that coronavirus epidemic is coming

Sudip Kar-Gupta and Michel Rose, Reuters
Updated as of Feb 27 10:11 PM

President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said a coronavirus epidemic was inevitable in France as his government and others worldwide bolstered measures to fight the spread of infection. Read more »

NATO chief dismisses Macron nuclear call

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 16 12:42 PM

The head of NATO on Saturday dismissed President Emmanuel Macron's call for a European "strategic dialogue" about the role of France's nuclear weapons, saying a "tried and tested" deterrent was already in place. Read more »

How tech taxes became world’s hottest economic debate

Jim Tankersley, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 24 08:42 AM

The fight pits traditional allies against each other, with European countries like France, Italy and Britain clashing with the US over their plans to impose new taxes on digital services provided by companies like Amazon and Google. Read more »